May CFIDS Awareness Month:

May of each year is CFIDS/CFS/M.E. Awareness Month. We need to find a cause so we can find a cure. May is also awareness month for the following diseases:

CFS – Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, (CFIDS, or ME - Myalgic Encephalomyelitis)

FM – Fibromyalgia

GWI – Gulf War Illness

CFIDS is recognized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Social Security Administration (SSA) as a serious, often disabling illness.