The library is a FREE service for all members. Items are sent out and returned by post. All postage costs are covered by edmesh. There is usually no time limit on borrowing, unless an item is requested by another member.
As with many conditions you will need to learn to manage your M.E. or CFS in the best way possible for you. This will involve learning and practising approaches like pacing to make best use of your energy. It is a good idea to keep a diary of symptoms and activities to help you see any patterns and pace what you are doing day by day.
Links to reports and guidelines on ME (most in PDF format).
ME Research organisations.
The Scottish election on 5th May is a great opportunity to raise awareness of M.E. and CFS among the Parliamentary candidates who will be campaigning and asking for our vote over the next few weeks. It gives us all a chance to tell our personal stories and ask the politicians what they are going to [...]
The Therapies for ME Project is up and running with many edmesh members taking up the opportunity of free complementary therapy. Many home visits are done, enabling our housebound and more severely affected members to have the therapy in their own home…
As you may know, edmesh has secured a grant from the Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland to develop the Therapies for ME Project. edmesh is using this money to offer free training in complementary therapies to edmesh members. In return for this free training, edmesh members will provide free complementary therapies to other members…
Nottingham New Theatre presents a new piece by writer Lizzy Bourne, based on her experience with a close friend who suffers from M.E. Only One Wing revolves around a young girl named Esther who is confined to bed. In order to escape, Esther retreats into her imagination, creating a fairy story which echoes her fears [...]
Edinburgh M.E. Self-Help Group (edmesh) is delighted to announce that we have been successful in an application to secure funding from the Self Management Fund for Scotland which is jointly funded by the Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland (LTCAS) and the Scottish Government. edmesh is one of only 16 successful applicants. The grant will be [...]
Paths for All and Scottish Natural Heritage have started work on a project to look at ‘Improving Website Approaches for Promoting and Marketing Paths’. More and more people are turning to the Internet to get the information they need to access paths around Scotland. At the moment the provision is very disjointed and unco-ordinated. As [...]
