Presenting our T-Shirt range
We hope you find a design that will help you and your whānau to raise awareness of ME and the impact it has on the People living with ME.
We have provided images here, that can be clicked to open an enlarged view, as our online store doesn’t currently have that functionality.
Can you see M.E.?
Do the people you talk to, know that you are ill with ME? This tshirt might help you explain some of the invisible symptoms you experience.
We have highlighted the key IOM 2015 diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS in the list of common symptoms and comorbidities on the back;
Post-exertional malaise (PEM), which is an abnormal response to physical or cognitive exertion,
A substantial reduction or impairment in the ability to engage in pre-illness levels of activity (accompanied by fatigue),
Unrefreshing sleep, and
Cognitive impairment and/or orthostatic intolerance
Don’t forget about M.E. - My Empty chair
We sometimes feel forgotten about, because we aren’t able to be out and about working, studying or socialising. We live with an invisible illness, and it quite often makes us invisible or missing.
This tshirt design is based on the idea of a Polaroid photo or snap shot, like a memory. The image of an empty chair references something forgotten or missing.
Don’t forget about M.E. - Bow on Finger
It is easy to forget someone that lives with ME, because they won’t be out and about the same as other people. They may not be at work, studying or socialising. We live with an invisible illness, and it quite often makes us invisible or missing.
This tshirt design is based on the idea of a Polaroid photo or snap shot, like a memory. The image of a bow tied on a finger references the old idea that if you want to remember something, you tie a ribbon or string in a bow around your finger, and remove the bow once you have remembered.
ME - Hard to say, Harder to live with
It is difficult to learn to pronounce Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - a hint: my-al-gic en-ceph-a-lo-my-eli-tis. But the illness is definitely a hard illness to live with.
This tshirt design uses a picture of the brain to reference that ME is a neurological illness, as classified by the World Health Organisation.
Run for M.E.
This design is in neon colours so that friends and whānau of PwME are visible in a crowd of runners or walkers. ‘Round the Bays’ or ‘City to Surf’' crowd runs anyone?
