Last month alone, Rebecca Camilleri received three suicide calls from people suffering from the debilitating illness of fibromyalgia, who were hovering precariously on the brink of despair.
Unable to work due to the throbbing pain but not qualifying for benefits, living in a society which still fails to understand the chronic disease, suicidal thoughts are escalating among ME and FM sufferers in Malta, according to the ME, CFS and Fibromyalgia Alliance Malta.
Joined by fellow members Ruth Debono and Maria Gauci to mark International ME and FM Awareness Day, Ms Camilleri told Times of Malta that, even after the government recognised the illness as a chronic disease, sufferers were still finding multiple closed doors.
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