Thank you for taking part in our #yearsinlockdown campaign for M.E. Awareness Month.

Use the form below to send us your #yearsinlockdown photo and help us spread the word: follow us on social media, share our posts and use the #yearsinlockdown hashtag.

If you need to contact us, please email media@actionforme.org.uk

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* 1. First of all, we need to get your consent to take part. Please tick to give your consent for each item below.

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* 2. Please give your contact details. We won't share them with anyone else without your permission.

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* 3. If you are under 18, we also need your mum, dad or legal guardian’s permission to store and share your story and photograph.

Please upload a photo of yourself holding up a piece of paper that shows clearly how many years you have lived with M.E. 

Please do not write anything else on this piece of paper (you can share your your story below) and make sure the number is clearly visible. You can take the photo in portrait or landscape mode.

Please be aware it may be cropped so make sure that your face and the number of years are close together. Thank you.

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* 4. Your photo

PNG, JPG, JPEG file types only.
Choose File

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* 5. What name would you like us to use with your photo, if different from above? You can use just your first name or an alias if you prefer.

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* 6. Your story: please tell us in a few sentences about one of the ways M.E. and/or lockdown have affected your life. We are not asking for lots of words here, because there is only space to share short quotes on social media. Here are some examples:
  • Pippa: “Legally we can go wherever we want, but M.E./CFS means we have to stay where we are. In many ways, we’re in a perpetual lockdown.”
  • Pete: “In the last three years it’s felt like my life is on hold but with no sign of an ending. Most of the things I loved doing – cycling, exercise, hiking, working – I can’t do anymore.”
If you are interested in sharing your story in more detail, please let us know in the next question.

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* 7. We would also like to hear about what helps you coping with the illness. Do you have anything you would like to share from your experience to help others with M.E.?

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* 8. I am happy to be contacted by the charity to share my story in more detail. 

We will be in touch by email, though this will not be immediately.

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* 9. Do you have any feedback about this campaign, or any of Action for M.E.'s work? This could be our support and/or advocacy services, our website and/or resources, or our research/campaigning work.

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* 10. Please add me to Action for M.E.'s mailing list to receive your monthly e-newsletter, Keep me updated. I understand I can unsubscribe from this at any time. 

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