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February 24, 2017February 24, 2017

Fibro Friendships: When You Need Someone Who ‘Gets It’

Columns, Through the Fog - A Column by Robin Dix

Friendship is such a valuable experience, especially in this day and age when families often don’t even live in the same state. We need to cultivate the few very close ... Read more

February 23, 2017February 23, 2017

Learning to Accept Fibromyalgia, Part Three: Anguish

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

Editor’s note: This column is third in a series. Previous installments include: “Learning to Accept Fibromyalgia, Part One: Coping and Careers,” and Learning to Accept Fibromyalgia, Part Two: Delving Into Your ... Read more

February 21, 2017February 21, 2017

Exploring Alternative Medicine: I Tried Kratom

Chronically Candid Mom - a Column by Sandra Wallace, Columns

For those of you living with any kind of chronic pain condition, you know that finding ways to manage your pain can be a daily battle. For me every day ... Read more

February 20, 2017February 20, 2017

Joint Issues Apparently Common Among FM Patients

Columns, Through the Fog - A Column by Robin Dix

I recently started observing people with fibromyalgia talking about “frozen shoulder,” and other shoulder and joint issues. I wondered if there could be a connection. As such, I asked in ... Read more

February 17, 2017February 17, 2017

Getting Ready for Work — the Fibro Way

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

It’s hard enough to wake up any morning, but now I have to get ready for work. What’s that about? Most days, it exhausts me to the point that I ... Read more

February 17, 2017February 17, 2017

You Have FM, But You Are So Much More Than FM

Columns, Through the Fog - A Column by Robin Dix

You are much more than your diagnosis! Let’s explore that a bit. I think that most of us experienced our fibromyalgia symptoms long before we finally got a diagnosis, some of ... Read more

February 16, 2017February 16, 2017

Learning to Accept Fibromyalgia, Part Two: Delving Into Your Emotions

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

Editor’s note: This column is in continuation of “Learning to Accept Fibromyalgia, Part One: Coping and Careers.” Most people think that suppressing their feelings is the best way to deal with ... Read more

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017

When Life Doesn’t Give You Lemons: Handling the Stress of Invisible Illness

Chronically Candid Mom - a Column by Sandra Wallace, Columns

No matter what each day brings us, at some there will be a challenge or two with which we must deal. For those of us living with a chronic invisible ... Read more

February 13, 2017February 13, 2017

Caution: Fibromyalgia Flare-Up Ahead

Columns, Through the Fog - A Column by Robin Dix

Don’t you wish you had a sign that read: “Fibro flare-up ahead. Proceed with caution”? That would let people know to step in to help, but back off from giving advice. ... Read more

February 10, 2017February 10, 2017

Fibromyalgia Makes You Tired, But Falling Asleep is Not Easy

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

Sleep can be elusive to a lot of folks, but when you have chronic pain and/or fibromyalgia, it can be especially difficult. Not only can it make you crabby, but ... Read more