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With the #LemonChallengeMECFS , we want to raise awareness of ME/CFS – a severe, often invisible disease that affects over 40 million people worldwide, including many children.
Due to the pandemic (Long Covid), the number of people affected has more than doubled (what is ME/CFS?).
Why a lemon?
Biting into a lemon is just a symbol of the challenge. Suffering from ME/CFS is something completely different (what is ME/CFS?). Imagine your world like this: you suffer from chronic fatigue, your circulation is out of control, you can't concentrate, the slightest effort or stress makes your symptoms worse, you're in pain, you're extremely sensitive to stimuli. You struggle with other severe limitations and probably can't work or go to school anymore.
ME/CFS mainly occurs after infections (e.g. COVID-19, influenza, EBV), i.e. anyone can get it. The symbolic lemon only causes a brief moment of shock, ME/CFS changes the lives of those affected – dramatically and permanently and without any perspective.
That is why we are fighting for more ME/CFS research – please support our work!
Achievements so far
- reached over 1 million people through our own channels
- Countless strong contributions from the community and from politicians, celebrities, athletes, ... (examples on our "best of" and "football" pages)
- over € 90,000 in donations generated
It's that simple!
Donate to the ME/CFS Research Foundation. We are committed to more research!
Record a video of yourself biting into a lemon and experiencing the acidity as a symbolic moment of pain and sensory overload.
Nominate three other people and ask them to record and share a video too. Share your challenge with #LemonChallengeMECFS.
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