Columns

March 10, 2017March 10, 2017

Weather Changes Can Bring Fibro Flares

Columns, Finding Balance with Fibro - a Column by Carrie Anton

I live in the upper Midwest, where we have humid summers and frigid, snowy winters. These seasons can cause severe fibro flares that put me out of commission for days. For ... Read more

March 10, 2017March 10, 2017

What are Spoonies? You Might Be One!

Columns, Through the Fog - A Column by Robin Dix

You may or may not have heard the term “spoonies” in your fibromyalgia journey. Or you may be wondering what people are referring to when they say they are “out ... Read more

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017

Suicide: Is There a Greater Risk Among Fibromyalgia Patients?

Chronically Candid Mom - a Column by Sandra Wallace, Columns

Suicide is an often-overlooked and taboo subject. That is the reason why I wanted to write this column — to bring awareness and light to this overlooked topic. Suicide is ... Read more

March 6, 2017March 6, 2017

One Tough Task Master: FM and Its Personal Costs

Columns, Through the Fog - A Column by Robin Dix

Depending on how severe our fibromyalgia (FM) symptoms are, and how many other physical issues we’re dealing with, we pay a high personal price. By that, I mean this illness ... Read more

March 3, 2017March 3, 2017

Chiropractic: Loving the Adjustments, But Not the Fibro Flares that Follow

Columns, Finding Balance with Fibro - a Column by Carrie Anton

Last week my column, First Visit to a Chiropractor Adjusted Her Opinion, focused on my first chiropractic appointment. Due to the high cost, I started seeing a different chiropractor at a wellness center ... Read more

March 3, 2017March 2, 2017

Why I Needed to Say Goodbye to the Life I Had Before Fibromyalgia

Columns, Through the Fog - A Column by Robin Dix

I think one of the hardest things that I’ve ever had to do was to say goodbye to the life that I loved. I was never really an extrovert, but ... Read more

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017

Learning to Accept Fibromyalgia, Part Four: Taking Care of Your ‘Self’

Columns, FMS and the Person Within - a Column by Lori Galpeer

Now that you have gone through a barrage of emotions that accompany the diagnosis of fibromyalgia, such as coping over the loss or change of a career, or lack of support ... Read more

February 28, 2017February 28, 2017

Seven Tips for Fibromyalgia Patients to Work and Earn Income from Home

Chronically Candid Mom - a Column by Sandra Wallace, Columns

When living with an invisible illness you still have bills to pay, so you still need money, right? For many of us living with fibromyalgia, the financial burden that often ... Read more

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017

Be Aware of Triggers That Worsen Your Fibromylagia

Columns, Through the Fog - A Column by Robin Dix

Triggers are those things in our environment that increase our fibromyalgia (FM) pain, and they are not our friends. Some triggers are unavoidable like changes in weather, and some triggers ... Read more

February 24, 2017February 24, 2017

First Visit to a Chiropractor Adjusted Her Opinion

Columns, Finding Balance with Fibro - a Column by Carrie Anton

I was excited to go to a chiropractor for the first time. I saw an ad on Facebook for one close to home who was offering a $300 free voucher ... Read more