Saturday 28 January 2012 www.eastlancsme.org.uk

THE EAST LANCS ME/CFS ONLINE RESOURCE

WHAT IS ME/CFS? BENEFITS FOR ME CARING FOR ME/CFS FRIENDS WITH ME THE ME CHARITIES NHS CFS/ME SERVICE LOCAL ME GROUPS USEFUL WEB SITES BOOKS ON ME/CFS RELAXATION CDs HOME PAGE

Any word Exact phrase Welcome to the East Lancs ME/CFS Online Resource. We are an online support service for people with ME/CFS and related conditions and their families, carers and friends. We cover the following areas: Blackburn/Darwen Burnley Hyndburn Pendle Ribble Valley Rossendale The website provides information on many matters related to ME including where to obtain assistance with benefits claims and filling in forms such as Employment and Support Allowance (for new claimants), Incapacity Benefit/Income Support (for existing claimants) and Disability Living Allowance (for those under 65 at the time of claiming). *VIDEO* Watch and read Burnley ME sufferer Margaret Tomlinson's story about her life and her ME on the BBC Lancashire Telling Lives website. NB the East Lancs ME/CFS Support Group merged with the Central Lancs ME/CFS Support Group but there are meetings in East Lancashire held still - please visit the Central Lancashire website for further details.