The deaths are almost all young people too—mostly younger than me. Mostly women. And the world simply doesn't care. If the media reports on a #SevereME death at all, it's often in the context of talking about assisted suicide as if it's a mercy—
emily fraser 🌿🐌✨
Today, I learned of the 4th death in the #MEcfs community within a single week. None of this would have seemed possible to me before my own illness.
Why anyone would think this is not a medical emergency is completely beyond me. We are both witnesses to and victims of a complete systemic failure.
