dSavannah note: Elke was asked to share her story for MECFS Advocacy Day 2021 on Tuesday, April 20, urging elected officials to support funding and research of post-viral illnesses like MECFS and long COVID. The event was sponsored by Solve ME, along with other patient organizations, to amplify patient voices on Capitol Hill and put pressure on Congress to pass the COVID-19 Longhaulers Act (H.R.9027). She graciously allowed me to share what she had written as part of this year's #MillionsMissing advocacy. My name is Elke Martinez. I am 46 years old and I have a wonderful husband, Mike, two cats (Oliver and Lincoln) and two dogs (Madigan and Sawyer). We live in Colorado. When I first got sick in 2006, I was working as ... Continue reading →
