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ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia News Around the Web
My husband's workplace illness The irony is inescapable. I, a certified safety professional with my Masters in occupational safety and health, have seen my own health damaged and my husband’s ruined by occupational … [Read More...]
Webinar for Lobby Day Preview Today!
The CFIDS Association is holding another Webinar today due to popular demand for a Lobby Day Preview! The President and CEO of CFIDS.org will be providing information on this year's Lobby Day. The Webinar will be held … [Read More...]
Florida Pictures
I promised that I would post some pictures from our Florida vacation back in April and I forgot! I can blame that on the CFS, right? The next time we go we would like to go to Universal Studios. There just wasn’t enough time to do it all on this trip. With my health, my […]
FIbromyalgia
Part 2: Three Relaxation Response Techniques
Yesterday I posted about Dr. Collinge's stress response and relaxation response. The final part of his information includes three relaxation response techniques. Below are the three most common approaches to experiencing … Read More
Post-SARS CFS-Like Syndrome
In 2003, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) spread from southeast Asia to North America causing a public health panic and many deaths. Fever, cough, muscle pain and air hunger were the primary presenting symptoms, and many people who did not die from the acute infection failed to recover. There has been little long-term follow-up of […]
Coping Corner
You Don’t Look Sick!
If you have a chronic illness, and illnesses like CFIDS, Fibromyalgia and IC Disease, you have probably heard this a lot from people - "You don't look sick!" But what does "sick" really look like? What is the image of … Read More