This year’s Fibromyalgia Awareness Day was celebrated at Cal State Fullerton on Saturday with an all-day event, “Make Fibromyalgia Visible.” The day included a Wellness Fair, educational seminars, walks to raise awareness and musical performances. The event was hosted by the National Fibromyalgia Association in coordination with CSUF’s Fibromyalgia Research and Education Center. The event began at 11:30 a.m. and continued until 8:00 p.m. …
A Wellness Fair with over 20 exhibits was available all day, and included health screenings, information about FM, family activities, massages and product and food samples. A few of the exhibitors present were the Aadara Yoga and Healing Arts Studio, Apex Research Institute and the Arthritis Foundation. The event also included 25 free educational seminars presented by experts on a variety of topics related to FM such as “Nutrition and Brian Function,” “Spitituality: The Wellness Connection,” “Role of the Caregiver” and “Therapeutic/Restorative Yoga.”
After the seminars, the third annual 1k and 5k “Walk(s) of FAME (Fibromyalgia Awareness Means Everything)” began. Participants walked around campus and were cheered on by friends, family and event volunteers. …
… this was one of hundreds of community walks that were organized internationally around May 15.
The walk was followed by dinner and the “Lights of Hope” celebration. During the celebration, 10 large cranberry-colored candles were lit in honor of over 10 million people in the U.S. who are affected by FM. White candles were lit to honor individuals who suffer from the illness.
This is an excerpt from a May 16 article in the Daily Titan written by Katie Rossomano. To read the full story, click here.
