{"title":"Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"severe-me-cfs-a-guide-to-living","title":"Severe ME\/CFS - A Guide to Living, by Emily Collingridge","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive reference book was written by Emily Collingridge, a patient with over twelve years experience of severe ME, in consultation with over thirty patients, carers, friends, relatives and health professionals. Although originally published by the Association of Young People with ME (known as AYME) as well as containing advice for children and young people, the entire book is suitable for adults of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA4 in size, there are over 130 jam packed pages with guidance on every conceivable area of life with severe ME as well as specific help for carers, partners, siblings, parents, grandparents, friends, doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians, speech language therapists, psychologists, social workers and home tutors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find out more about Emily and the book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.severeme.info\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn accordance with Emily's wishes, no profits will be made from the sales of the book.  \u003cbr\u003eIf you found the book useful, or would like to support the work of Action for ME, then please consider\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.actionforme.org.uk\/support-us\/donate\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emaking a donation\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are a small team and aim to process and ship orders three times a week, but please allow up to 7 business days for your order to be shipped.  If you need something quickly please email us on fundraising@actionforme.org.uk and we try our best to accommodate your request.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58234565362013,"sku":null,"price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/2416\/2653\/files\/MerchandiseImages.png?v=1757086540"},{"product_id":"descriptions-by-alec-finlay","title":"Descriptions, by Alec Finlay","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA patient-led description of ME, composed from the words of people with ME\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn late 2021, Action for ME supported Alec Finlay, an internationally recognised artist and poet, to craft an online survey that enabled people to describe their experiences of life with ME Using people’s words from their responses to the survey questions, Alec created a found poem that powerfully describes living with ME\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAlec feels this work shines a light on this hidden, invisible illness and the harmful impact of being disbelieved on people’s health and ability to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe sell the hard copy at cost price, to cover production and shipping costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuidance for readers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis content is distressing and liable to be upsetting. Support is available from Action for ME for anyone affected by ME, including friends, families and carers. We chose to include the words of people with ME in their original form, without editing. We recognise that people’s experiences vary greatly; this text can only begin to represent the difficulties that individuals endure. We especially advise discretion in terms of sharing the book with younger readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are a small team and aim to process and ship orders three times a week, but please allow up to 7 business days for your order to be shipped.  If you need something quickly please email us on fundraising@actionforme.org.uk and we try our best to accommodate your request.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Action for ME","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58443873550685,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/2416\/2653\/files\/13.png?v=1757087230"}],"url":"https:\/\/action-for-me.myshopify.com\/collections\/books.oembed","provider":"Action for ME","version":"1.0","type":"link"}