See ME Expo began as a Pinterest board, designed as a growing pool of creative expression. This website now takes it further by hosting special exhibits featuring artists and collections from that board. Each exhibit includes an "entry ticket" inviting visitors to make an optional donation to the artist's chosen ME charity, helping raise funds for advocacy and research.
My aim is to create an engaging way for families, friends, and communities to learn about ME (and related conditions like dysautonomia). It may also help people with ME feel less alone by seeing their own experiences expressed through art. This illness can be profoundly isolating, made worse by the lack of understanding and awareness.
I also hope the exhibits inspire more people living with ME to share their own creative expressions—whether through a line drawing, a photograph, a short film, or even a quote from bed. My hope is that those who are able to contribute can help give voice to those too severely ill to take part. These creations don’t need to meet pre-illness standards to carry power, meaning, and purpose. They remind us that, despite the many losses ME brings, patients continue to shine light into the world—even from the shadows of isolation.
Click image above to visit the See ME Expo Pinterest Gallery
If you live with ME, care for someone who does, or have created something that reflects life with this illness, I would love to hear from you. Please email me a seemeexpo@gmail.com with a link to your work (website, blog, or social media), or attach it directly with your name and the title you’d like it credited under. I’m currently adding creations to our Pinterest board and compiling a list of artists for future exhibits.
All contributions must be original and reflect life with ME/CFS. This invitation also extends to those without a formal diagnosis but experiencing the hallmark symptoms—since diagnosis can take years, decades, or sometimes never come at all.