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[[File:Ryan Prior.jpg|thumb|right|Photo from ProHealth]] '''Ryan Prior''' is an advocate who wrote and co-directed the documentary, ''[[Forgotten Plague]]'', based on his experiences as well as others living with [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]]/[[chronic fatigue syndrome]] (ME/CFS). The topics of science and politics of [[ME/CFS]] were also included. He is the founder of [[The Blue Ribbon Foundation]]. Ryan is a Cross-Platform Associate Producer at CNN.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryantprior | title = Ryan Prior - Journalist at CNN/Co-Director of "Forgotten Plague" | last = Prior | first = Ryan | authorlink= | date = |website=LinkedIn|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=}}</ref> == Illness onset leads to advocacy == In 2006 Ryan Prior was a healthy, athletic high school student when he became ill with [[ME/CFS]]. After graduating college and becoming a journalist he wrote an article for [http://college.usatoday.com/2013/06/10/opinion-telling-the-hidden-story-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/ USA Today: College] [http://college.usatoday.com/2012/10/02/opinion-the-real-story-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/ ''Viewpoint: The real story of chronic fatigue syndrome'']<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://college.usatoday.com/2012/10/02/opinion-the-real-story-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/ | title = Viewpoint: The real story of chronic fatigue syndrome | last = Prior | first = Ryan | date = 2012-10-02|work=USA TODAY College|access-date=2018-08-10|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|language=en-US}}</ref> and received so much feedback that he realized he needed to do more to report on the disease and produced a documentary: "A Film That Tells The Great Under-Reported Medical Story Of Our Time." His crowdfund raised $120,000 for ''[[Forgotten Plague]]''. Prior and his then-girlfriend, [[Nicole Castillo]], co-directed.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://mecfsdocumentary.com/fundraising/ | title = Fundraise | date = 2013-10-05|work=Forgotten Plague|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref> Prior also founded the [[The Blue Ribbon Fellowship]] to educate students in the disease [[ME/CFS]]. Currently only 5% of medical schools have proper curricular, research and clinical standards of care for the disease.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://theblueribbonfoundation.org/fellowship-details/ | title = Fellowship Details | date = 2013-12-09|work=The Blue Ribbon Foundation|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref> == Production credits on ME/CFS == * 2015, [[Forgotten Plague]] * Oct 2018, [https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/05/health/chronic-fatigue-stuart-murdoch-belle-sebastian-turning-points/index.html Indie pop sensation's disease became his muse]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/05/health/chronic-fatigue-stuart-murdoch-belle-sebastian-turning-points/index.html | title = Indie pop sensation's disease became his muse | last = CNN | first = Ryan Prior|work=CNN|access-date=2018-10-09}}</ref> Produced Dr. Sanjay Gupta's ''Turning Points'' interview with [[Stuart Murdoch]], a short segment and an article. == Awards == *2014, [http://medicinex.stanford.edu/conf/a/medx2014/conference/speaker/247 ePatient Scholar; Executive Producer, The Blue Ribbon]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medicinex.stanford.edu/conf/a/medx2014/conference/speaker/247 | title = Speaker Profile: Ryan Prior | last= | first = | date = |website=medicinex.stanford.edu|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref> *2014, [http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19960 ProHealth's Advocate of the Year]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.prohealth.com/library/prohealths-2014-advocate-of-the-year-ryan-prior-34892 | title = ProHealth's 2014 Advocate of the Year β Ryan Prior - Prohealth | date = 2015-04-05|work=Prohealth|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref> *2017, [https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/ruth-libby-2017-grand-prize-winner-for-rare-life-award-2017-02-28 Eagle Rare Life ''Leadership Category'' Award]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/ruth-libby-2017-grand-prize-winner-for-rare-life-award-2017-02-28 | title = Ruth Libby 2017 Grand Prize Winner for Rare Life Award | last = | first = | date = |work=MarketWatch|access-date=2018-08-10|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|language=en-US}}</ref> $5K Prize == Nominations == *2017, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Rare Eagle Rare] ''Rare Life Honor''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eaglerarelife.com/node/60 | title = Ryan Prior {{!}} Eagle Rare Life|website=eaglerarelife.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref> *Won Leadership category and $5K Award* == Talks and interviews == *Jan 23, 2014, [https://soundcloud.com/ryan-prior-1/jimbo ME/CFS on Nationally Syndicated "Jim Bohannon Show"]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/ryan-prior-1/jimbo | title = ME/CFS on Nationally Syndicated "Jim Bohannon Show" | last = Bohannon | first = Jim | date = |website=Soundcloud|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=Aug 8, 2018}}</ref> Appearing, Dr. [[Andreas Kogelnik]], Ryan Prior, and [[Llewellyn King]] of [[ME/CFS Alert]]. *2014, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJbSpdy7Kek ME/CFS Alert Episode 58 - Ryan Prior and the Blue Ribbon Foundation]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJbSpdy7Kek | title = MECFS Alert Episode 58: Ryan Prior and the Blue Ribbon Foundation | last = King | first = Llewellyn | date = Mar 23, 2014 | website = YouTube|publisher=ME/CFS Alert|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=Aug 10, 2018}}</ref> *2014, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoj_0uXp68I ME/CFS Alert Episode 57 - Patient Perspectives - Ryan Prior and the Blue Ribbon Fellowship]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoj_0uXp68I | title = MECFS Alert Episode 57: Patient Perspectives - Ryan Prior and the Blue Ribbon Fellowship | last = King | first = Llewellyn | date = Mar 12, 2014 | website = YouTube|publisher=ME/CFS Alert|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=Aug 10, 2018}}</ref> *2016, [http://www.insicknesspod.com/blog/10-21-ryanprior In Sickness + In Health - Podcast 36 - ME/CFS & POTS w Ryan Prior]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insicknesspod.com/blog/10-21-ryanprior | title = 36 ME/CFS & POTS w Ryan Prior | last=Gael O'Regan | first = Cara | date = Oct 21, 2016 | website = |archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=Aug 10, 2018}}</ref> (Begins at 11:45) *2016, [https://justtalkingpodcast.com/2016/10/11/with-ryan-prior/ Just Talking Podcast]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://justtalkingpodcast.com/2016/10/11/with-ryan-prior/ | title = With Ryan Prior | last=X | first = Christopher | date = Oct 11, 2016 | website = YouTube | archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=}}</ref> ==Media exposure== *Jun 17, 2013, [https://whchronicle.com/a-young-man-a-big-disease-and-a-big-idea/ A Young Man, a Big Disease and a Big Idea]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://whchronicle.com/a-young-man-a-big-disease-and-a-big-idea/ | title = A Young Man, a Big Disease and a Big Idea | last = King | first = Llewellyn | date = Jun 17, 2013|work=White House Chronicle|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref> *Aug 8, 2018, [https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/08/health/iyw-ryan-me-cfs-story/index.html Millions suffer from an invisible disease: My ME/CFS story]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/08/health/iyw-ryan-me-cfs-story/index.html | title = Millions suffer from an invisible disease: My ME/CFS story | last = Prior | first = Ryan|work=CNN|access-date=2018-08-10 | date = |archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref> == Online presence == *[https://twitter.com/r_prior Twitter] *[https://www.facebook.com/ryan.prior.144 Facebook] *[https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryantprior LinkedIn] *[http://rtprior.com/ Website] == See also == *[[The Blue Ribbon Foundation]] *[[Nicole Castillo]] == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Journalists]] [[Category:People with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:Advocates or allies]] [[Category:American advocates or allies]]
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