Paris Olympics open today! Even more special as twins laviai nielsen & L I N A are among Team GB's best Olympic gold medal hopes. Both have MS. They are running the 4x400m relay. Laviai is also going for gold in the 400m & Lina in the 400m hurdles. olympics.com/en/news/laviai…

Comment your heart 💗💚💜❤️💙💛 Remember, you are not alone. #Crohns #Colitis #InflammatoryBowelDisease #IBD

Paper on Quality of Life of people with #MECFS: “Contrary to popular misconception, anxiety and depression are the least often affected areas in persons with ME/CFS who are most impacted by their inability to perform usual activities.” mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/8…

Another "motivational" quote. Sadly often these quotes whilst well meant can be annoying if you have an autoimmune disease. What might seem doable for a healthy person can be impossible for an autoimmune patient #autoimmunediseaseawareness #Mondaymotivaion

A huge day for us here at Crohn’s & Colitis UK. We were on BBC Breakfast ! Our Head of Policy & Campaigns, Fern Howard, spoke about what we are doing to make sure people are diagnosed early, get on the right treatment and can live the lives they want to youtu.be/55SLcOaAcZk

El lupus es una enfermedad autoinmunitaria crónica y compleja. Los síntomas más comunes son cansancio extremo, erupción malar, inflamación de las articulaciones y fiebre sin causa aparente. Obtenga más información: bit.ly/lupusespanol #LupusEnEspañol

The injustice in terms of money spent on #pwME as well as autoimmune disease in general is appalling. We need change. We need people to care. #MECFS #DecodeME

Being diagnosed with #PsoriaticArthritis can be confusing and worrying. For someone who has just been diagnosed, it may raise a lot of questions about the condition. Do you have any advice you can share? Drop your tips below.

Chronic Illness #TermOfTheDay - COGNITIVE HEALTH - Source: nationalmssociety.org/managing-ms/li…

The relationship between autoimmune disorders and intracranial aneurysms in East Asian and European populations: a bidirectional and multivariable two-sample Mendelian randomization study buff.ly/3WmU9qN

Can you imagine having a disease where there is no treatment, no hope, little help and tons of misunderstanding? That's the reality of #ME #MECFS #autoimmunedisease

*TRIGGER WARNING* Last night, Action for ME CEO Sonya spoke to BBC News Scotland’s The Nine programme about the impact of ME and the need to accelerate research. Sonya appears from 10 minutes in, watch here: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

So true.

A little Monday joy from Ernesto’s Sanctuary for Syrian Cats