My Fibro Story

My Fibro Story: Reclaiming my life and health, with Rosie

The author with Rosie My name is Jeannie Hughes, and I was diagnosed with myofascial pain, repetitive stress injuries and fibromyalgia in 1995, and I have had an on and off struggle of chronic pain -the syndrome- for almost 15 years. In my lifetime, I have had a number of   traumatic incidences that occurred to me, but nothing is [...]

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My Fibro Story: “How a 4th grader can make a world of difference!”

My name is Anthony Moronta, and I am the Physical Education teacher in P.S. 158 in New York City. I am also the track and field coach for the school. This year I decided that our team was going to run for the National Fibromyalgia Association. My wife, Caitlin, was diagnosed with fibromyalgia over a [...]

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Becky Halstead: Learning to Say No

By Ben Ryan After a quarter century of “Sir, yes sir!” Becky Halstead had to learn to say “no.”  To do so was contrary to the very core of her personality.  Relentless discipline had defined her life since early childhood and had helped her shatter one glass ceiling after the next as she marched her [...]

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My Fibro Story: “The Golden Boy” by Ben Ryan

Ben Ryan, “The Golden Boy” How can I ever forgive myself?  I was the golden boy.  Not just the smartest kid in the class, but the hardest working, the most driven.  For as many hours as there were in the day, I filled them: slaving over school work; pursuing acting professionally; practicing the piano; reading [...]

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MY FIBRO STORY: “My Purpose, Revealed” by Cynthia Mittel

2001, after a work injury led to a cervical fusion, I returned to the surgeon for a post-op checkup and told him I had little bruise marks all over my body. It turned out they were right on the tenderpoints. The orthopedic surgeon asked me if I had ever heard of fibromyalgia. I had not, [...]

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My Fibro Story: Marie Macken, founder of Ireland’s Fibromyalgia Support Group Droghed

By Marie Macken, Founder of Fibromyalgia Support Group Droghed Member, NFA International Leaders Against Pain 2008 I was so lucky to have been awarded the International Leaders Against Paint (ILAP) scholarship in 2008 to go to Washington D.C., and that completely changed my life. Meeting others with fibromyalgia for the first time was so overwheleming! [...]

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My Fibro Story by Adrienne Dellwo: “Fibromyalgia may have taken away the TV career that I loved, but it also gave me an opportunity to do something much more personally rewarding.”

  As About.com’s  “Guide” on Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Adrienne Dellwo is one of the top writers and bloggers on CFS and fibromyalgia, regularly bringing her readers the latest news on groundbreaking research, treatment options and tips on managing the chronic pain illnesses. We are very fortunate that Adrienne took some time out of her [...]

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My Fibro Story: “Despite all of my pain and daily depression, nothing makes me feel more alive than to watch my children smile!”

  My name is Norma Occhiline and I am a 32 year old woman who was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in October of 2007. I believe my fibromyalgia was brought on by stress. I never considered my body as being a living organism needing plenty of food and rest to work properly. As a younger adult I kept this sensation of [...]

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My Fibro Story: Recipe for Fibromyalgia Management presents “many opportunities to overcome adversity”

By Diane Thompson, Guest Blogger Over the past four years, Fibromyalgia has completely changed my life. Though all of my experiences with the Fibromyalgia are not wholly negative, learning to live with Fibromyalgia has certainly presented, as my good friend says, many opportunities to overcome adversity.  Fortunately, I’ve met some fantastic patient advocate folks along the way and have some [...]

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My Fibro Story: “As a Native American male, I think the greatest challenge is making people believe that we develop fibromyalgia, too”

By Ken GreyEagle Wiens Member, Western Band Cherokee Age: 58 yrs Year diagnosed with fibromyalgia: 2009 Occupation: Writer I am Cherokee Indian background, and am among the rare males who have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I was adopted when I was seven years old by a family who took care of welfare children. I have been married [...]

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