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The Importance of Social Media in Chronic Illness
I have had ME for 30 years, and apart from a couple of years being relatively well when I was at uni, but then I massively relapsed. It feels almost shameful in this day and age to have to admit that you've never been able to work. In the last few years, I got involved in research and activism, and again, that was thanks to the internet and social media. There's a whole community out there who are incredibly productive and can really create change just through working together over social media and email. When everyone on a team is working like that, then you're not left out of a team. And it's amazing what you can get done together.
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