Guest guest Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:22:48 -0400 " Tony Britton <tbritton02 [via Co-Cure Moderators <co-cure-mod] " <auntiem6 NOT: A major ME series on BBC Radio The BBC Radio 4 programme " You and Yours " will be running a 7-part series on ME at the beginning of November. Updates at _http://www.meassociation.org.uk_ (http://www.meassociation.org.uk) Tony Britton ME Association Friday November 2: celebrity interview with Shirley Conran, and announcement about their mini-series the following week. Possibly introduction of a musical leitmotif for the series, involving originally composed music by a PwME, Monday, November 5: A Guy Fawkes Day discussion on why ME produces such fireworks when it is being discussed. Professor Peter White v Dr William Weir, with Ondine Upton, former chair of AfME. Nov 6: Interviews with two sufferers: a severely ill lady from Oxfordshire, and someone who is progressing to some form of recovery Nov 7: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Professor Trudie Chalder v. Dr Charles Shepherd (plus interviews with with PWME who have tried CBT). Nov 8: Their 'alternative and complementary " approaches day – your day if they like the sound of you. The ME Association they also look at the Bowen Technique (Cassandra Dry, from Kent), homeopathy (Dr Susie Rockwell, from Hove, East Sussex); meditation (Sue Rawnsley - she's also a Reiki master), Qi Gong (Dario Gerchi, from Bruton, Somerset), Yoga for people with ME (Angela Stevens, from Woodhurst, East Sussex), Western Herbal Medicine (Jo Dunbar, Claygate, Surrey). Probably recorded interviews with the therapists, then studio discussion about the therapies by " experts " , as yet undefined. Friday Nov 9: Research advances (discussion with eminent ME researchers). Monday, November 12: A wrap-it-up item, including feedback from listeners. We've contributed to a BBC fact sheet on ME to go with the series. Tony Britton PR and Fundraising Consultant ( & Managing Editor), The ME Association Home-based: 60 Broadgate, Weston, Spalding, PE12 6HY Tel: 01406 370293 Mob: 07880 502927 Email <tbritton02 ------------ Send posts to CO-CURE Un at http://www.co-cure.org/unsub.htm Co-Cure Archives: http://listserv.nodak.edu/archives/co-cure.html ------------ Co-Cure's purpose is to provide information from across the spectrum of opinion concerning medical, research and political aspects of ME/CFS and/or FMS. We take no position on the validity of any specific scientific or political opinion expressed in Co-Cure posts, and we urge readers to research the various opinions available before assuming any one interpretation is definitive. The Co-Cure website <www.co-cure.org> has a link to our complete archive of posts as well as articles of central importance to the issues of our community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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