Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
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PR Awareness -- Blast w/Sound Bites -Transmit 5/7/08
Written by auggie
In Fibromyalgia Support Group
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Written by auggie
In Fibromyalgia Support Group
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Hello - this is what i have being sent out on Wednesday to Radio & TV program Directors. This will bE delvered via Fax and email.
Because this is to attract attention and prompt interest (and because we have no single CONTACT here ) we are focusing on ONE CALL to action. To GET interested - to at bare minmium mention it BUT if not to at least broadcast about -- SEE Sound Bites.
Attention -- Interest -- Desire -- Action.
NOTHINg will ever say it all - but hopefull this will NOT be galnced at. Teh request for Action is "get interested" please. Then the FACT sheet (ALSO PUBLISHED HERE) will be attahced with suggested "blurbs" (sound bites). NOT a "sniper" but a "tighter grenade" that i will sned to approx 2,000.
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Awareness & Info for National Fibro Awareness Day
Written by PamelaG
In Fibromyalgia Support Group
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Written by PamelaG
In Fibromyalgia Support Group
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May 12 is National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day.
You may or may not know what Fibromyalgia is, or you may have caught brief glimpses of commercials on tv for medicines for Fibromyalgia. The purpose of National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day is, of course, to bring awareness to the general public. It was first discovered in the year 1815 and yet it is still not recognized by much of the World's population, and even a large percentage of the Doctors don't have knowledge on it. Diagnosis depends on how good and how knowledgeable your Doctors are. It can take anywhere from a year to 5 or 6 to fully diagnose it.What is Fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal aches, pain and stiffness, soft tissue tenderness, general fatigue, and sleep disturbances. The most common sites of pain include the neck, back, shoulders, pelvic girdle, and hands, but any body part can be affected. Fibromyalgia patients experience a range of symptoms of varying intensities. Pain is not centered just on the tender points and can move all over the body. Some times you might have pains in the leg, and an hour or day later have pain in the back, hips, etc. The intensity ranges from very uncomfortable to completely debilitating. Sometimes Fibromyalgia and Lupus are misdiagnosed as the other but Lupus can be correctly diagnosed with blood work, etc. "Hits: 486