Rivka Solomon

Rivka Solomon is a writer and patient advocate for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). She resides in Massachusetts. In 1990, while studying international relations at graduate school, Solomon became ill with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and has remained ill since. Her advocacy work includes coordinating protests and writing articles about ME/CFS.

Articles, talks & interviews

 * 2011, Ms Magazine - Rivka Solomon Acts Up, Chronic Fatigue Be Damned
 * 2015, San Francisco Chronicle - Chronic fatigue syndrome recognized at last by Rivka Solomon
 * 2015, Interviewed for Forgotten Plague documentary
 * 2015, Often Bedridden For 25 Years, Advocate Welcomes NIH Move On Fatigue Syndrome for WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station
 * 2016, Rivka Solomon speaks at #MillionsMissing protest in San Francisco.
 * 2016, Why we shouldn’t call it ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’ by Rivka Solomon
 * 2017, Rivka asks Senator Markey at Town Hall for NIH Funding
 * 10 May 2017, "This Mother’s Day, We’re Fighting For Women’s Health Equality" in Ms. Magazine Blog
 * 16 May 2019, Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, ScD, has a candid conversation with patient and advocate, Rivka Solomon - (Video)
 * 2021, Interview for Brief But Spectacular, a PBS News Hour segment
 * 8 May 2021, For years, my chronic illness kept me isolated. The pandemic helped me get closer to my community, in The Washington Post, Health Perspectives section

Online presence

 * LinkedIn

Learn more

 * JWA - About Rivka Solomon