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| The Alison Hunter Memorial Foundation
of Australia have offered to help sponsor the Invest in
ME International Conference 2009. This wonderful offer,
made by Alison's mother, Chris Hunter, and the board of
the Alison Hunter Memorial Foundation will enable
Invest in ME to produce the DVD of the conference which
enables more education to reach more people around the
world. |
The Alison Hunter Memorial
Foundation (AHMF) is an enduring memorial to Alison Hunter and all
those whose lives have been devastated by ME/CFS.
Alison died in 1996, aged 19, from
complications arising from ME/CFS which included seizures,
paralysis, gastrointestinal paresis and overwhelming infection
resembling Behcets Disease. Such complications are rare and only
present in a severe subgroup. Alison courageously fought ME/CFS for
ten years and was an unstinting advocate for young people.
Alison was the founding president
of ME Young Adults (MEYA), established in 1992 at Royal North Shore
Hospital, Sydney.
The AHMF was established in 1998
through the initiative of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, and
The Public Interest Law Clearing House as a project of the law firm
Minter Ellison.
The Alison Hunter Memorial
Foundation is a non profit institution working independently in a
spirit of support and cooperation with all researchers, institutions
and ME/CFS societies to advance scientific knowledge and medical
care for people with Myalgic Encephalopathy/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
(ME/CFS). The Foundation aims to provide information, education and
advocacy for consumers and medical.
For more information go to
www.ahmf.org
Contact details:
Alison Hunter Memorial Foundation
PO Box 6132
NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2059
Australia
More information:
IiME/AHMF
Cooperation:
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