There’s nothing like a video to arouse passion. ME/CFS videos really came of age five years ago with the publication of Sleepydust’s ME/Chronic Fatigue video. That video, still her only one, has garnered over 130,000 views – far outpacing any others.
To celebrate 20 years since CFS International Awareness Day was created, here are the top 15 or so most watched CFS English speaking video’. Some of the best are the latest, check out, for instance, GettingWellFromME’s recent series, with its fine production values. At the end we have a video made for the anniversary today.
SleepyDust’s ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Video
5 years – 130,000 views – Sleepydust’s only video captures ME/CFS like none other.
My life with CFS – 5 years – 86,000 views – simple, grainy, personable video from patient gets the disorder across in disarming fashion – –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YemwVBeYVKM (she has done 145 video’s)
Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue/ME and Fibromyalgia Explained — 5 years – 75,000 views – Dr. David Mickel states he believe CFS is caused by overdrive of the hypothalamus – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CuGPRF3zXg&feature=related
CFS/ME CDC “Missing My Life” – 5 years – 47,000 views – brief 30 sec video on ‘Missing my life” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCUvygbYdXs
A Short CFS Documentary – 6 years – 34,000 views – short documentary on UK girl with severe ME/CFS – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtWzp_7Z034&feature=related
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – Clinical Nutrition – 5 years 32,000 views – Dr. Bellonzi talks on nutritional ways to fight chronic fatigue syndrome – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pGBB-FIb5k&feature=related
CFS/ME – The Torturous Disease
3 years- 27, 000 views – professionally done, inspiring video with striking soundtrack including media out-takes on Sophia Mirza and a shot of Ricky Gervais trashing the disease.
How Does Myalgic Encepthalomyelitis Effect My Life– 5 years – 27,000 views – AHummingbirdsGuide talks about how ME effects her life in simple video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ0FyO2c1tU&feature=related
Laurels 2009 CFS Testimony to the Federal Advisory Committee for CFS (CFSAC)
3 years – 15,300 views – Laurel’s sister charts the progress of a devastating course of ME/CFS in magna cum laude graduate from Tufts in vivid pictures
What is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? 4 years – 22,000 views – Dr Jacob Teitelbaum’s TV interview on the cause and treatment of CFS.
Facts About CFS – 4 years – 17,000 views – foggygirls short, visually evocative video with soundtrack focuses on’ Facts About CFS’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb-mkFxRpGM&feature=related
Stanford Researcher and Physician Dr. Jose Montoya on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
1 year – 15,600 views – forceful, compassionate overview from Stanford researcher/physician attracts many viewers in one year
GettingWellFromME – 1 year – 14,000 views – GettingWellFrom ME – shows strong video skills to creates a striking compilation of ME patients explaining CFS. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgAa-l-N1Eg&feature=channel&list=UL (has done 25 video’s)
GettingWellFromME – 1 year – 13,000 views – What’s it like to have ME? GetWellFromME talks about having ME in another video from his series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBriPTFOtmY (has done 25 video’s)
Finally – the Newest Video
Check out this video made for the 20th anniversary of Internation ME Awareness Day by brightredpoppy – touching and beautifully done exemplifies the high quality video’s ME/CFS patients are producing…
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