MEAction GA

ALT List of examples of kindness to others for 70 Acts of Kindness with QR code to join in! Share a smile with someone. Highlight kindness on your social media. Check in with someone who may benefit from a kind hello. Get in touch with someone in your past and tell them why you were thinking of them. Share a good laugh or cry with someone who needs it. Take the time and energy to really listen to someone. Offer encouragement to someone. Send postcard or card to someone who could use a laugh.

ALT Photo of 4 adults collaborating in meeting room. Text: NEXTGEN IACC SCHOLARSHIP DEVELOP AND LEAD AN ORIGINAL RESEARCH PROJECT USING THE SYMPTOM CLUSTER CHARACTERIZATION IN COMPLEX CHRONIC DISEASE (SC4D) DATASET: ~1.5 MILLION DATA POINTS FROM 2,200+ RESPONDENTS WITH ME & ME/CFS, LONG COVID, POTS, MCAS, HEDS AND HYPERMOBILITY DISORDERS. Scholarship benefits: • CA$15,000 to support 50% research time over one calendar year • Protected access to dataset through the C-BIG platform • Statistics, data stewardship, scientific writing, visualization, peer-review, and clinical and lived-experience translation training • One-on-one mentorship sessions to address challenging questions • Funding support for one peer-reviewed publication per trainee • Opportunities to contribute to clinician- and patient-facing knowledge mobilization products Fields of study: Take the lead on original IACC research! Applications open Sept 21, & close Nov 16, 2026 Apply at: www.meaction.net/scholars-program

ALT Invitation card for MEAction Virtual Artist Salon on November 22 at 3:00 pm ET with colorful abstract painted background.

ALT Therese Russo from MEAction educates about Medicaid changes in an online video during MassME’s 2026 Annual Meeting. Photo of Russo (white woman with long hair wearing sweater and glasses smiles in front of a computer on a lap desk). Text underneath: MEAction’s Advocacy Manager, Therese Russo, joined MassME’s 2026 Annual Meeting to share about MEAction’s Frail & Furious campaign!

ALT Virtual workshop on strengthening relationships through chronic illness with Kim Moy, November 15 at 3 pm ET, honoring National Family Caregivers Month. Photo of Kim Moy (Asian-American woman with medium length graying hair wearing a floral scarf and long sleeve top with a great big smile) Text: Virtual workshop Being on the Same Team: Strengthening relationships through chronic illness

ALT Illustration of two people lifting large hearts symbolizing support, with text "Support family caregivers 25 heartwarming ways you can make a difference.

ALT Interior view of the Library of Congress with ornate arches and balconies with information about MEAction and the NLS working together. Text below: MEAction is working withe Library of Congress’ NLS to educate 95 state and local libraries about ME/CFS and Long COVID. NLS will create a hand-out that explains how our community can access services for free, with no wait time. Join MEAction and NLS for a virtual event on December 2nd at 2:00 pm ET.

ALT 3 photos from Capitol in North Carolina of MEAction advocates holding a Pace To The Capitol event. Top photo: 5 people holding signs and sitting by bed. Bottom left: Attorney General of NC standing by person holding MEAction NC sign. Bottom right: One person lies on bed, another in wheelchair, and another on chair on lawn of Capitol. Red background and text: Pace to the Capitol event in North Carolina with MEAction logo.

ALT Reminder for RECOVER-TLC event on November 4 and 5, 2026, with virtual and in-person attendance options. Final agenda now available. Dark blue background with a white banner with RECOVER-TLC logo and piece of paper that appears to be from a calendar with dates and basic info.

ALT Positive Medicaid update! Shortened wording to announcement in the post. Text on cream background with red border: "A Medicaid win for our community in court! On October 29, a federal judge ruled that CMS exceeded its authority when it added an extra hurdle to Medicaid’s “medically frail” exemption. The fight is not over! Work requirements still start January 1, other harmful parts of the rule remain, and CMS may appeal. Join us!"

ALT Poster for Orion's Halloween Art Workshop on October 29, 2026, at 12:00 pm Eastern, featuring spooky paintings and spider web decorations. Paintings are by Orion Romero, the artist teaching the workshop. MEAction logo in bottom corner.

ALT Illustrated path from in bed at home to the U.S. Capitol showing key advocacy stops for ME/CFS awareness and policy change by May 12, 2027 entitled Pace to the Capitol. Stops include: State Capitol buildings, Medicaid offices, fundraising, Hollywood, Library of Congress, public spaces, and medical education with surgeon's general's office.

ALT Free online Gentle Movement and Rest class by MEAction and Nourish Therapeutic Yoga on Friday, November 6th at 2 PM EST/7 PM GMT. Cream background with orange leaves falling. Text: Friday November 6th 2 pm EST/ & pm GMT online"

ALT Silhouettes of four people sitting in a circle for a roundtable discussion. Text: Roundtable discussion "Things we caregivers wish we had known" facilitated by Denise Lopez-Majano Sunday November 1, 2026 3:00 pm ET Register now.