A summary of recent M.E. related stories in the news. Headlines appearing in the media as dated:
Mum helped daughter die
Reports from the first day of Kay Gilderdale’s trial for helping to end her daughter, Lynn’s life. Lynn had had severe M.E. for 17 years. The court heard that Kay handed Lynn a lethal dose of morphine then administered a cocktail of drugs and three syringes of air.
The Independent, p 15
19/01/10
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mother-helped-daughter-to--die-with-lethal-drugs-cocktail-1871978.html
As above:
The Times, p 13
19/01/10
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6992680.ece
The Guardian, p 11
19/01/10
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/jan/18/kay-gilderdale-lynn-attempted-murder
PA News Wire
18/01/10
Daily Express, p 17
19/01/10
Daily Mail, p 5
19/01/10
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1244153/Devoted-mother-Kay-Gilderdale-killed-ME-daughter-Lynn-lethal-drug-cocktail-syringes-air.html
Daily Mirror, p 24
19/01/10
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/01/19/loving-mother-helped-daughter-to-kill-herself-115875-21978082/
BBC.co.uk
18/01/10
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/8466112.stm
The Daily Telegraph, p 7
19/01/10
The Sun, p 26
19/01/10
Evening Standard, p 5
18/01/10
Belfast Telegraph Morning, p 12
19/01/10
Thisissussex.co.uk
19/01/10
http://www.thisissussex.co.uk/news/East-Sussex-mother-trial-attempted-murder-daughter/article-1700039-detail/article.html
BBC 1 South East (Kent)
18/01/10
The Daily Mail may be bad for your health
Piece criticising the Daily Mail for some of its health coverage. It mentions the ‘Is ME a genuine illness?’ poll.
nursingtimes.net
15/01/10
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/off-duty/beyond-the-bedpan/is-the-d
aily-mail-bad-for-your-health/5010428.article
M.E. Support
West Lothian Fibromyalgia & ME Support Group meetings take place on the third Sunday of the month. Contact Shelia on 0845 345 5848 for more information.
West Lothian Courier, p 14
14/01/10
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