Thought you might like to read this article from yesterday's Guardian by Lia Leendertz:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/23/allotment-gardening-lia-leendertz-myalgic-encephalitis (http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/23/allotment-gardening-lia-leendertz-myalgic-encephalitis)
A very interesting article. As a fellow ME sufferer but a lot further down the line, I can identify with both of them.