To celebrate Family Caregiver Appreciation Month, we?re unveiling brand-new shirts, sweatshirts, and mugs ? created by caregivers, for our community.

Our community came together ? caregivers, volunteers, designers, friends ? to create these items, now live in the #MEAction store.

You shared slogan ideas.

You voted and offered feedback.

And together, we chose a message that says so much in just a few words:

?Invisible illness, visible love.?

This touching slogan was suggested by Tahlia Ruschioni, executive director of the Bateman Horne Center. In addition to her two decades in healthcare, she has supported family members struggling with ME/CFS for many years, and then developed ME/CFS and dysautonomia following COVID-19 herself.

This phrase spoke to many caregivers who give so much of themselves behind the scenes. Caregivers told us it feels like both a gentle acknowledgment and an invitation to spark conversations about ME to drive more public awareness.

Then Casey Edwards ? caregiver to her husband, active member of the #MEAction Facebook group for caregivers, and talented designer ? turned that message into uplifting artwork we can proudly share with the world. She created several designs, and we especially love this one!

Thank you to everyone who helped create these designs. Your love and energy are woven into every shirt and mug.

Every purchase supports #MEAction programs and helps amplify ME awareness.

Learn more about MEAction at https://www.meaction.net/

We have two caregiver support calls each month! All caregivers are welcome. Find those here: https://www.meaction.net/event-list

#MEAction is a community that protests, educates, supports, researches, advocates, and more. And we need your support to do that! A portion of each purchase goes to support MEAction?s many programs and efforts. 

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Design description: Invisible Illness is outlined on the top left and on the bottom right are the words Visible love. Connecting them to the side are two hearts - one filled in and one outline.