Re: Fibromyalgia-- Real and Invisible--- My article to spread the word about fibro.

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Thanks. I just hope to try to spread some awareness in some way. It was solely

for that purpose. I see public service announcements about MS, Ulcerative

Colitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and everything else except fibromyalgia.

Debra V.

Svensson wrote:

Hi

I'll save this e-mail. It might come in handy some

day. It was very good.

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--- debra van ness wrote:

> This will be simplfied into time periods of days.

> But please remember, " days " described as following

> will actually represent anywhere from a few months

> to 5 or more years. If you know anyone with

> Fibromyalgia or have heard of anyone with this

> illness, please take the time to read this. It is

> intended to spread AWARENESS of an illness that

> affects at least 6 million Americans alone. It also

> affects people from every other nation world wide.

> Fibromyalgia is most common among young to middle

> aged women. But it also strikes men. It lashes out

> at people of every race, ethnicity, age, religion,

> and socioeconomic class. The following symptoms are

> only a few. Others suffer from chronic insomnia,

> irritable bowel syndrome and countless other

> diagnoses. The following scenario is a " lucky "

> fibromyalgia patient. It actually debilitates and

> robs millions of everything they once were. It can

> put you in a wheelchair or make you bed bound in the

> worst cases. It also tends to

> get worse over the years without explanation. A

> few theories exist as to its cause. However, for

> the most part it is really not understood as

> evidenced by the wide range of possible causes and

> treatments.

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