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[[File:Logo MAY12th.org.png|500px||right|Source: May12th.org Website]] [http://www.may12th.org May12th.org] is a platform site for [[ME/CFS]], [[Fibromyalgia]] and other Chronic Immunological and Neurological Disease organizations and advocates to utilize for international awareness for May12th. '''May12th.org''' writes: "May 12th has been designated as International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND) since 1992. May 12th was chosen as it is the birthday of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale Florence Nightingale]. She was believed to have suffered from ME/CFS. In 2010, a write-up was done to give a history of May 12th."<ref>[http://www.may12th.org/ May12th.org International Awareness - Welcome]</ref> == [[CDC]] and May 12th == '''Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day–May 12''' "May 12 is CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. This date was chosen to honor the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale suffered from pain, fatigue and symptoms characteristic of [[Chronic fatigue syndrome|CFS]] or [[Fibromyalgia]], yet had many remarkable accomplishments, including establishing the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale_Faculty_of_Nursing_and_Midwifery Nightingale Training School]."<ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/Features/cfsawarenessday/index.html Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day–May 12 - CDC]</ref><ref>[http://www.may12th.org/pdf/May12th-History.pdf History of May 12th - ME-FM-MCS Patient Advocacy Group]</ref> == See also == [[May12.org]] - [[United States]] platform site ==Online presence== *[https://www.facebook.com/may12th.awareness Facebook] *[https://twitter.com/May12th Twitter] == References == [[Category:Patient groups]] [[Category:Canadian patient groups]]
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