Beth Dobbin speaks about her experience of living with severe ME and the need for government investment in research

In an interview with the BBC, former Olympic Sprinter, Beth Dobbin has spoken about having severe ME and the impact it has had on her life. Beth spends over 22 hours a day in bed and experiences a myriad of other symptoms.

Beth has written an open letter to Andy Burnham explaining the urgent need for research funding into this illness and calling for greater government investment in research and treatment for ME.

Beth’s media coverage includes the following:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/crd6dj26v4e4o

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/cmewe4x4vnk5o

https://www.instagram.com/p/DexR9w6DfvZ/?cplk=ZnMybmcydHJ1dDc5

We would like as many people as possible to write to their MP and ask them to ask the press office at No 10 to respond to Beth’s letter.

#ThereforeME has produced a template letter which you can use to write to your MP.

See https://docs.google.com/document/d/19gKvzw2dzPRWMWtR-eR9OGCNnaS3xhL8iwqCRdeaWLw/edit?usp=sharing

If you are able, please do write to your MP. Let’s join this call for more government investment into research into ME.