Put ME cure first

LYNN Gilderdale's tragic story demands we again ask why government is not doing more to find a cure for ME? We understand the feeling of despair the 10,000-25,000 people most severely affected by ME experience when only offered therapy rather than treatment.

When is the government going to recognise the human cost to sufferers and carers and pump more money into biomedical research? How many more deaths will it take before this devastating condition is given the priority it deserves?

Sir Peter Spencer, chief executive, Action for ME