Gina Livingston ”My Bed” ME/CFS Awareness Campaign

Gina Livingston has released her new song, “My Bed.” The song powerfully conveys the urgent need for action—for the millions of people worldwide living with the severe neuroimmunological condition ME/CFS. Those affected often remain invisible and underserved. It is Gina’s personal mission—partly due to her own experience with ME/CFS—to use this awareness song as part of an international campaign to give these people a voice through her music. “I want to use this to mobilize the public, the media, and supporters. It is my follow-up song to “Kisses in SoCo” (2007).

Weitere Links: https://ginalivingston.hearnow.com/my-bed

Ziele:

• Raising awareness of ME/CFS, Long COVID, and other post-acute infection syndromes.
• Raising funds for biomedical research and better healthcare.
• Giving patients a voice through music, interviews, and related formats.

Gina Livingston: Biography and Song Stories

She was born in Sacramento, USA, in 1963 and grew up in Frankfurt am Main from the age of 11. She started playing the drums in school bands at the age of 11, wrote her first song at 14, and made her first appearances in front of thousands of people, including at a youth music festival in Frankfurt. She was a co-headliner at Rock am Ring in 1988 and has collaborated internationally with musicians who have worked with Prince, Holly Johnson, Phil Collins, Annie Lennox and Herbert Grönemeyer, to name a few. Despite suffering from severe ME/CFS, Gina continues to write and produce music.

How the song came to be:

The lyrics of “My Bed” are deeply autobiographical and convey both vulnerability and resilience through the music. This resulted in a very special production, brought to life by a group of outstanding musicians:

• Gina Livingston – Lead & Background Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Baritone Guitars, Songwriting, Arrangement & Production
• Rainer Scheithauer – Keyboards, Piano, Bass Programming (u. a. Grönemeyer)
• Olga Hübner – Viola, String Arrangement
• Ralf Hübner – Violine
• Bernie Hahn – Cream Music
• Heinz Hess – Sound Engineer, Art of June Studios
• Eugen Sagel – Umami Sound
• Steve Parke – Cover Art Design

International ME/CFS Awareness Day

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is one of the most neglected diseases of our time. Millions of people worldwide suffer from this severe neuroimmunological multisystem disorder—and yet they often remain invisible to policymakers and society at large.

May 12 is the international day dedicated to raising awareness of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). On this day and throughout the month of May each year, patients, their families, and organizations around the world work to raise awareness and foster compassion for people living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). We estimate that there are over 650,000 people affected in Germany alone—including 49,000 children. The goal is to work together to advocate for improved care and support.

The “My Bed” ME/CFS Awareness Campaign is supported in Germany by the Lost Voices Foundation, the ME/CFS Research Foundation, the Bundesverband Fatigatio e.V., and the German Society for

Call for Donations

“Please support my ME/CFS campaign with a donation” — Gina Livingston

Printable two-sided flyer in German/English & poster available for download:

Flyer: Ginas Song – My Bed (154 x 216 mm) 

Ginas Song – My Bed (154 x 216 mm) Ginas Song – My Bed Poster (30.3 x 42.6 cm)