For pw/caring4 long haulers: ME/CFS/FMS; Orthostatic Intolerance, POTS; Long Covid; Chronic Lyme. VDR immunopathy. MTHFR+. MCAS. By @NovaSupport Elly Brosius.

Northern Virginia, VA
Joined July 2013
NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
šŸ Happy Fall & Halloween šŸŽƒ Y’all! @MEActNet NC State Chapter Support Group is upon us. Wed, OCT 21, 12:30 pm ET US. Join us now for open, paced conversation on highs &lows of living with or with someone with ME/CFS or Long Covid. Next post in 🧵has link to join info.
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
Still time to do this today. EVERY comment makes an impact. @PlzSolveCFS has made it as cut and paste as possible. Took me under 5 minutes and I got a good feeling from being counted, helping others be counted in the future.
ā° Just one day left! The CDC's proposed 2028 survey could leave millions of people with ME/CFS and Long Covid uncounted. Solve is speaking up. You can, too. Submit your comments by October 19! Check out the link below for details: solvecfs.org/cdc-me-cfs-long… #MECFS #CDC
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
Join the 10th Annual Rowe’s Research Runners Walk, Run & Roll. Funds raised support the work we do at our clinic to improve care and advance research for people living with #LongCOVID, #MECFS, dysautonomia, and related post-infectious illnesses. rowesresearchrunners.org
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
We’re Moving for Answers! šŸƒā€ā™€ļøšŸš¶ā€ā™‚ļøā™æšŸ’™ Join our team—or cheer us on with a donation—to support Johns Hopkins research & care for #LongCOVID, #MECFS, dysautonomia & beyond. Every step (and every dollar!) moves us closer to answers. šŸ”¬šŸ’™ runsignup.com/Race/Register/…
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
1/ 🚨Take action by Friday! NIAID has proposed eliminating its Division of Clinical Research — the infrastructure behind its clinical trials — on a public comment window of just five days. #MECFS #LongCOVID
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
šŸ Happy Fall Y’all! September ME/CFS, LC @MEActNet NC Support Group Wednesday, the 17th, 12:30 pm ET US. Join us for an open, paced conversation the highs, lows, and in-betweens of living with or with someone with ME/CFS or Long Covid. Next post in 🧵has link to join info.
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
That instability in standing HR is something I noticed was especially predictive of daily function when I was doing regular first stand tests. To the point that if my HR didn’t roughly stabilize within a minute I’d just lay back down.
MECFS (left) vs non-MECFS (right). Obvious high resting HR in ME subject and a big HR drop (40bpm) at start of supine2. The classic deltaHR on stand is identical for both. Ensemble waveforms show same shape/timing in supine 1&2 for both subjects. @RenegadeRes
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
Replying to @Techmuskfut4
It was extraordinary to be in a house with people -knowing you and your story already, - helping you stay on mission with words or by example, - caring for you with food or space or observations you miss - šŸ¤”šŸ˜‚šŸ˜±at absurd stuff we’ve endured - being ok with weird stuff we do
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
Special RENEGADE Roundtable is tomorrow. I almost applied to do it but knew I’d still be recovering from #InnovationInn. So I gave my pitch in unorganized, no pressure form to @doc4care while in Montreal. He seemed to get info to apply clinically. Maybe I will develop it.
Join us for a free virtual Research Roundtable this week, "Patients to Researchers: Lived Experience" Friday, August 14 at 1 pm ET US Patients with complex, multi-system chronic conditions will discuss their experiences and help researchers improve research projects and trials Register using the link in the next post ā¬‡ļø 1/2 🧵 #MECFS #pwME #LongCOVID #MedicalResearch #PatientLedResearch
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
Had to try pose 4 times bc I don’t want to stand still when don’t have to! #OrthostaticIntolerance Superman stance for @RenegadeRes #InnovationInn wearing muscle @MoxyMonitor SOS bc the #millionsmissing need more help from mild to #severeME @MEActNet #severeMEday #MECFS
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
Tonight we light a candle in memory of those we have lost to #SevereME. We mourn. We hold all who are mourning in love. We come together as people with debilitating illness, caregivers, partners, allies, advocates, researchers, & clinicians. #SevereMEday
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
This would be INCREDIBLE! My wife’s response to a photo update I sent (when I thought I was doing ok)
Replying to @TraceyABurgess
I saw! It’s a terrific example of a non invasive objective marker. If this can be done somehow with a phone using the front camera to track people’s eyes it could be very powerful for at home data collection.
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
PMC COVlD Update, Week of Aug 10, 2026 (US) šŸ”¹National levels rise to their highest in 130 days šŸ”¹5 major regional outbreaks, 4 isolated hot spots šŸ”¹1 in 156 people estimated actively infectious šŸ”¹2 million estimated new weekly infections See Alt text for details. THREAD🧵1/10
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
Here are my RightEye test Pursuits before exertion score of 81, next day in hyper-time post-exertion before PEM score of 73, in PEM score of 28. Left eye sliding down, less circular, less consistent with each time around the circle.
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
What a few days!! So much done and so much learned. The last of the blood collection was done today. #innovationinn
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
Miss out on our Research Roundtable with Drs. Avram Gold and @DocBorelli today? Watch the recording here, and subscribe to our YouTube channel to get updates on future recorded events: youtube.com/live/VcYQL8zAHCs…
Please join us on Friday, July 31, 2026 at 12 pm ET US for a Clinician’s Roundtable webinar: ā€œPart 2: Sleep Disorders and Breathing Mechanicsā€ with Avram Gold, MD and @docBorelli They will discuss sleep problems and breathing mechanics in obstructive sleep apnea (OAS), upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) present in ME/CFS and Long Covid patients 🧵 1/7
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
Here are details for the Medicaid action due by 7/31: xitter.cf/MEActNet/status/208253…
#MEAction has submitted our public comment to CMS about their new Medicaid work requirements regulations. ow.ly/leaP50ZuqiU Take action with us. We provide 3 ways in article including submitting your comment by July 31st. #Medicaid #pwME #MECFS #Disability #FrailAndFurious
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
Register at this link for Crashes & Post-Exertional Symptom Worsening (PEM/PESE/PENE) July 15, 2026 | Wed | 5 pm EDT US | 2 pm PDT US us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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NšŸ¤—VA ME-CFS/POTS/LC/FMS etc Support Group retweeted
Could 17 minutes change a life? Orthostatic intolerance is one of the most common—and treatable—contributors to fatigue, brain fog, and post-exertional symptom worsening in people with #MECFS and #LongCOVID, yet it is often overlooked. A simple 10-minute passive standing test, paired with careful listening, can uncover important diagnoses such as #POTS and help guide treatment. We're proud to have contributed to this latest CLOSLER clinical pearl highlighting why every clinician should think beyond "fatigue." Read more: Chronic fatigue—17 minutes can change a life #MedEd #Dysautonomia #OrthostaticIntolerance #ClinicalExcellence
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