I was inspired to illustrate this during the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic when majority of the world were in lockdown as COVID-19 raged across the planet. I wrote an article on my blog to accompany the illustration here:​​​​​​​ ME? Lockdown was already my normal

I was inspired to illustrate this comic when I had read about two patients who had died from ME/CFS. One woman was 39 when she died of 'natural causes' and the other, a teenager – who should have had her whole life ahead of her – died when she was only 19. Both patients' symptoms were not taken seriously by the medical community. They were victims of medical negligence and abuse because the medical community simply weren't – and still aren't – educated properly about this serious, complex, neurological disease. Despite ME/CFS being classed as a neurological disease by the World Health Organisation since at least 1969, it receives less funding in research and less attention in medical schools than any other major disease. 

I wrote an article on my blog to accompany this comic. * Trigger Warning * The following content could potentially be emotionally challenging for some readers: Don't Forget ME

This was the first illustration I created for ME advocacy during April 2018. It was when my own health deteriorated and I realised there are millions worldwide who have had their lives stolen by this disease, I couldn't remain silent anymore. While most don't die, they can't be described as living. It's like a torturous living death existence, with no effective treatments on the horizon. More here.