This Saturday, the National Fibromyalgia Association broke their silence, sharing a “President’s Message.” There had been quite a bit of speculation about their current status, after their phone number had been disonnected, months ago. It seems not everyone on the NFA e-mail list (including me) received the e-mail, so I’m sharing it in case you [...]

What is Fibro Feelings? I recently was asked to be the Master of Ceremonies for my local Arthritis Walk kick-off celebration. Even though I’m the Volunteer Event Director for this event, I was still honored to be ask to be a larger part of this celebration. The Helpful Hubby had to work, but one of [...]

For many people fibromyalgia is secondary to a condition called Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). For those people, having AS triggered fibromyalgia. While there have been studies done, the association between fibromyalgia and AS remains unclear. One thing researchers do know is that people with AS have a higher incidence of having fibromyalgia than the general public. [...]

I recently attended a presentation about fibromyalgia, put on by the Arthritis Foundation, with help from Pfizer. Their guest speaker was Dr. Andrew Holman, a renowned Rheumatologist with an interest in new treatment options for fibromyalgia. I’ve heard so much about him and was excited to hear him speak. I was even more excited when [...]