Rivka Solomon

Rivka Solomon is a writer and a patient advocate for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). She resides in Massachusetts. She became ill with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in 1990 while studying international relations at graduate school and has remained ill since. She has coordinated protests and has written 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
 * 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
 * May 10, 2017, "This Mother’s Day, We’re Fighting For Women’s Health Equality" in Ms. Magazine Blog

Online presence

 * LinkedIn

Learn more

 * JWA - About Rivka Solomon