WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR?
In addition to ME and CFS patients, their caregivers, families and friends, I have shared Lighting Up a Hidden World: CFS and ME with at least one person in most of the areas below. In large part, they responded with interest and compassion and wanted to learn more, so here are some ideas for anyone wanting to spread the word:
Mainstream medical practitioners/nurses
Lighting Up a Hidden World: CFS and ME will do the work of increasing public awareness and education, and so much more. It is every patient’s advocate and a teacher for all.
Mainstream medical practitioners/nurses
- Alternative practitioners: all modalities
- Mainstream medical practitioners/nurses
- Those interested in narrative medicine and storytelling for social change
- Psychiatrists/Psychologists/Social workers
- Educators : All levels from Grade school to University
- Politicians including health institutes responsible for research funding allocation
- People with similar or overlapping conditions: chronic Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, Gulf war illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity
- People with other serious chronic conditions or health care issues, ie. rheumatoid arthritis or celiac disease
- Disability and insurance companies
- Gold prospectors (just checking if you are paying attention)
- Journalists/editors/publishers
- Media/social media/communications
- Libraries/book clubs
- Universities
- Physical therapists, chiropractors, massage therapists, acupuncturists, physiotherapists
- Church and religious groups
- Health food stores/dieticians
- Pharmacists
- Veterinarians (not kidding)
- Neighbours, friends, family
- Medical researchers/scientists
- Spiritual healers: Reiki, meditation teachers, yoga instructors
- Advocacy/activism groups/social change educators
- Celebrities from television/movies/sports
- Practitioners in urgent care, surgeons, anesthesiologists, pediatrics, long-term caregivers
- Seniors’ housing and facilities/nursing homes
- Military staff: (Gulf War illnesses awareness and others)
- Philanthropists ($$$)
- Medical first-responders: paramedics/EMTs
- Artists/storytellers/musicians
- Health and fitness organizations
- Those involved in women’s issues, men’s issues and youth issues
- Neuroplasticity protocol creators and neuroscience researchers
- Local business owners
- AND EVERYONE ELSE!
Lighting Up a Hidden World: CFS and ME will do the work of increasing public awareness and education, and so much more. It is every patient’s advocate and a teacher for all.