Mother arrested as 'yuppie-flu' daughter is found dead after 16 years in bed (Daily Mail, 8 December 2008)

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The sad news of the death of Lynn Gilderdale is by now online for almost

every newspaper

due out tomorrow. It is the headline, chosen by the Daily Mail (*Mother

arrested as 'yuppie-flu' daughter is found dead after 16 years in bed, 8

December 2008*), which has provoked the most outrage.

I think Dr Shepherd, Medical Adviser of the ME Association, was in

first with this:

MAY BE REPOSTED

HIGH PRIORITY

Sir

RE: Mother arrested for murder after 'yuppie-flu' daughter is found dead

after 16 years in bed

Please could you immediately remove this on-line headline before it appears

in a paper edition of the Daily Mail tomorrow.

The reference to 'yuppie flu' is highly offensive to the family who are now

having to deal with this tragic death.

It is also a totally inaccurate description of the illness known as ME

because ME affects all age groups and social classes. There is no

scientific evidence whatsoever to justify the use of this derogatory term

and most newspapers stopped using it years ago.

Yours sincerely

Dr Shepherd

Hon Medical Adviser, ME Association

I know that a few others have already sent a response and several others

intend to.

This is my reply,

http://www.mefreeforall.org/December-2008.1332.0.html#c6339

which you may read, when logged in and click to the original article.

May I urge as many as can manage make their feelings known.

The e-mail address is letters@...

Sad today

drjohngreensmith@...

Dr H Greensmith

ME Free For All. org