Last week the Dutch magazine ‘Vriendin’ published an in-depth interview with EMEC co-founder Evelien Van Den Brink. The interview talks about severe ME/CFS, stigma and misconceptions, a lack of scientific research, problems with graded exercise and cognitive behaviour therapy and the European petition Evelien started to make a positive change.
![Interview with EMEC co-founder Evelien Van Den Brink.](https://europeanmecoalition.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Picture-of-interview-1-1024x709.jpg)
We have translated the interview to English so that patients from all over Europe can read it. We hope it helps to inform friends and family about what ME/CFS is like, how debilitating the illness can be and how patients are fighting to make progress.