Share my Story: NFA Member Stories
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My Life With Fibromyalgia
By: Ilona Csécsei Life with Fibromyalgia. My case happened in 2015. I am a photographer mother of 5 children. I live in an apartment with 4 of his 5 children all still need educated. So I really had to [...]
How Introverts Can Prioritize Self-Care
By: Jennifer Scott Are you an introvert? If so, you're not alone! According to recent studies, introverts make up between 25% to 40% of the population. And while there are many benefits to being an introvert, such as being [...]
Bad Doctors, 16 Medications, and Being Poor.
By: Dinah Younger Seems I was born sick. I never remember a time I felt well. I was smaller than everyone else and could not keep up. Growing up I was the outcast. The one who had learning problems [...]
Little Changes Can Make A Big Difference
By Chris Cunningham Alternative ways of working, and devices that help you develop those alternatives, can have a double benefit. They may help prevent a fibro-flare now-and they may lay the groundwork for feeling better long-term. PEOPLE WHO SUFFER [...]
Little Tree
By: Kurt Fondriest I Wrote this Story Over 30 Years ago for Children with Fibromyalgia. In a forest of magic and wisdom and of rainbows and fairies, lived a little tree who was smaller, by far, than any other. [...]
I Am More Than My Diagnosis
By: Dave Shields I am often perplexed by an individual's response to a disorder or disease diagnosis. In the early 90’s I came down with Fibromyalgia. It seemed to take forever but I was finally diagnosed at the Mayo [...]
Proper Listening Can Save Lives
By: Rosaria Mastronardo Statistically, it is proven that, during a common visit to a doctor: "Every 22 seconds the doctor interrupts the patient"; moreover: "90% of diagnoses, if the patient is not interrupted, makes it himself" and finally, doctors should [...]
I am a Human Being. A Living, Breathing, Feeling Person
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain By Lynne Matallana Yes, I am a fibromyalgia “patient”, but more importantly I am a human being. A living, breathing, feeling person who must face, on a daily basis, a constellation of distressing symptoms that [...]
Fibromyalgia Pain Management
Fibromyalgia Pain Management By: Paula Ehmer In my 40's I started to experience headaches and muscle spasms in my sides that would take my breath away and I would get close to blacking out. I finally went to the [...]
