Fibromyalgia Awareness Day // Bloggers Unite

Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

May 12, 2011

Objective:
National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day aims to increase awareness of FM and provide support to those coping with the illness.

May 12 is National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, a time to increase awareness of this chronic and life-altering disorder by educating the general public, healthcare professionals, government officials, and legislative bodies.

About Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia syndrome affects the muscles and soft tissue. Fibromyalgia symptoms include chronic pain in the muscles, fatigue, sleep problems, and painful tender points or trigger points at certain parts of the body. Fibromyalgia pain and other symptoms can be sometimes be relieved or eased through medications, lifestyle changes, stress management, and other fibromyalgia treatment.

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5/17/11 Moderator?

by: feliciafibro

Is anybody moderating this event anymore? I submitted my Awareness Day post on 5/12/11 and it hasn't been added. I noticed that no other posts have been added either.

5/13/11 Blogspot Maintenance!

by: meandmyfibro

Blogger chose the worst day ever to schedule maintenance! Yup, YESTERDAY! In the process of updating or whatever it is the techies were doing, Blogger ate my post and I assume many others' as well! Finally, after 24 hours, its up and running again and I was able to respost my entry! If Blogger ate yours too, please upload it again!

((gentle hugs)) to my fellow Fibro Friends.

http://meandmyfibro.blogspot.com

5/12/11 Suffering with Fibromyalgia

by: bonjovifan68

I spread the word about today and my daughter did as well. All of her friends on Gaia placed their avatars in purple in honor of Fibromyalgia Awareness Day! Today was a normal pain filled day, but knowing that I am not alone and that people like myself are trying to help one another makes me feel like it is worth the fight. I planned on sending the link to my local representatives for my State in hopes that they will recognize this illness and fund more research for the cause and for a way to he

5/12/11 My Name is Fibromyalgia...by Terri Been

by: sheilabetsy

Hi....My Name is Fibromyalgia, and I'm an invisible chronic illness. I am now velcroed to you for life. Others around you can't see me or hear me,
but YOUR body feels me. I can attack you anywhere and anyhow I please. I can cause severe pain or, if I'm in a good mood, I can just cause you to ache all over.

Remember when you and Energy ran around together and had fun? I took Energy from you, and gave you Exhaustion. Try to have fun now! I
also took Good Sleep from you and, in its place, ga

5/12/11 Happy Fibro Day!

by: funnydee

Wishing all my fellow fibro friends a pain free day , and here's hoping that we have many more pain free days ahead of us. Keep smiling, laughter really is the best medecine! Take Care All!