“Very affecting…I couldn’t stop watching.”
– Alli Joseph, TNT’s Rough Cut
“You may walk into a screening of ‘I REMEMBER ME’ thinking you’re going to see a film about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but actually the film transcends the disease and speaks to something even more universal… anyone who has ever endured any difficulty will be forever touched by the experience.” –Elizabeth Karlsberg, Santa Barbara News-Press
On Sunday 31 August 2008 the ACT ME/CFS Society will be screening the award-winning documentary, ‘I Remember Me’, as a part of its fundraising movie event at Civic Dendy Cinemas. A raw depiction of the physical and social impacts of ME/CFS, the film provides a moving insight into the lives of those with ME/CFS.
Pre-screening canapés and drinks will kick-start a matinee screening of ‘I Remember Me’ an award-winning documentary about ME/CFS.
Where: Dendy Cinemas, Canberra Centre, Civic
When: Sunday 31 August 2008
Time: 2pm
Cost: $25 pp. Limited Tickets. Purchase before 26 August. Tickets available from Shout phone 02 6290 1984
Theme: Whether it’s a ribbon in your hair, a shirt, or a dress wear a touch of blue and show support for ME/CFS
Proceeds will go towards ME/CFS research and the ACT ME/CFS Society.
What is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)?
In the past five years research by some of the world’s leading medical organizations has shown ME/CFS is a crippling physical condition affecting people of all ages. The Royal Australasian College of Physicians estimates that as many as 140,000 Australian’s suffer from ME/CFS and of those it is thought that some 25% are so seriously affected they are permanently bed or housebound. Though some people do recover from the illness the majority achieve a level of functioning well below that prior to onset and a significant proportion don’t recover at all. The disease affects all social, economic and ethnic groups and even children as young a 5yrs. About two thirds of suffers are women.
Patients in Australia have enthusiastically adopted the Canadian Clinical Guidelines for ME/CFS published in 2003 which more accurately diagnose the illness. To be diagnosed with ME/CFS patients must experience a persistent ‘flu-like’ illness that includes widespread pain, headaches, sleep disturbance, worsening of symptoms after exertion, significant persistent or recurrent fatigue and a variety of other neurological, immune, gut and endocrine symptoms. The disease isn’t just about fatigue. The new guidelines offer a much more advanced approach to treatment as well as being much clearer on understanding and diagnosing the illness. Copies of the guidelines are available free from the ACT ME/CFS Society.
You can get support.
The ACT ME/CFS Society provides support and help members, information to patients, medical practitioners and the public; and promotes research. For more information contact the Society, details below.
ACT ME/CFS Society Inc.
Web: www.mecfscanberra.org.au
c/o SHOUT, P.O.Box 717, Mawson, ACT, 2607.
Tel: 6290 1984, Fax 6286 4475, Email: [email protected]
