Tag: NFA
National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day History
2012 is the 20th anniversary of nationally celebrating a day for fibromyalgia awareness! Over the years I’d often wondered when National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day got started and last year I decided that I would share my findings with all of you during this year’s celebrations. Tom Hennessy, the founder of RESCIND, INC. (Repeal Existing Stereotypes [...]
Posted: May 10th, 2012 under Miscellaneous.
Tags: Awareness Day, NFA, NFMCPA, RESCIND, Tom Hennessy
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National Fibromyalgia Association – President’s Message
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 [...]
Posted: March 14th, 2011 under Organizations.
Tags: Facebook, Lynne Matallana, NFA, NFMCPA
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Fibromyalgia Research
I’ve mentioned before how thankful I am for fibromyalgia research. As a person living with fibromyalgia, research gives me unwavering hope of an even better life with fibromyalgia. Once we understand the underlying science behind fibromyalgia there will be many, more effective treatments! To me, the possibilities are endless! Because fibromyalgia is so complex, scientific [...]
Posted: March 7th, 2011 under Miscellaneous.
Tags: NFA, Research
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Thankful at Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving only two weeks away, I thought I’d write a post featuring some fibromyalgia related things I am grateful for. This post is part of ChornicBabe Blog Carnival #17. I can’t even imagine having fibromyalgia without having the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA)! They do so much to increase awareness, research, advocate, educate, etc… I [...]
Posted: November 12th, 2010 under Organizations.
Tags: Arthritis Foundation, Books, Fibromyalgia Aware, Gratitude, NFA, Research, Thanksgiving
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