Why everyone with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis needs a computer

This video explains some of the reasons why everyone with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis needs a computer (with access to the internet).

These comments would all no doubt apply equally to people with comparable illnesses to M.E., both politically and medically.

a. Medically: Where a large percentage of patients are completely (or for significant periods of time) housebound and/or bedbound or otherwise limited with communication. (For example; if they are unable to have visitors, use the phone or speak: often/for very long at a time/without significant relapse afterward/without great difficulty or at all; as are many people with M.E.)

b. Politically: Where the vast majority of information produced about the illness is so inaccurate and misleading as to amount to nothing less than propaganda; thanks to the involvement of vested interest groups, including the government (and with full support from government and the media -- with some notable exceptions in the case of the media).

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