Category Archives: Fibromyalgia

Coping With The Holidays

Coping With The Holidays By Kelli Ellis I am my own worst enemy. Like many others with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue, I find the holidays a highly stressful and painful time of year instead of the joyful and happy time it should be.   I am too focused on the perceived expectations of ...

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Prescription Painkiller Addiction: 7 Myths

Prescription Painkiller Addiction: 7 Myths Experts Debunk Myths About Prescription Pain Medication Addiction By Miranda Hitti Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Prescription pain medicine addiction grabs headlines when it sends celebrities spinning out of control. It also plagues many people out of the spotlight who grapple with painkiller addiction behind closed doors. But although widespread, addiction ...

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Let’s Help a Dying Child with his Final Wish!

Kathy Secky (friend of a friend of a friend) has a 5 yr old son Noah. He is in the last stages of a 2 1/2 yr battle with Neuroblastoma Cancer. The family is celebrating Christmas next week and Noahs request is to get lots of Christmas cards. Lets get ...

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Top 10 Memory Hacks

Top 10 Memory Hacks By Kevin Purdy Writing things down, on paper or on-screen, is the best way to make sure you remember important info and tasks, but sometimes you've got to rely on your plain old brain to keep essential data sorted and handy. Whether it's a client's name, a password ...

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Top 10 Reminder Tools

Top 10 Reminder Tools for Forgetful Minds By Kevin Purdy Tweak your workflow and inboxes all you want, but your mental memory might always be the weakest link in your day-to-day life. These 10 tools take some of the workload off your brain, and prevent a few forehead slaps. This list is ...

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A Case of Chronic Denial

A Case of Chronic Denial- The Story of CFS and XMRV by Hillary Johnson That would have been news enough, but there was more. XMRV had been discovered in people suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, a malady whose very existence has been a subject of debate for 25 years. For sufferers of this disease, ...

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Insomnia?

This is what happens with CFS..  and FMS as well for that matter..  so tired, & nackered out from either the disease or the meds or the one activity you were able to do that most of your time, in the worst case, is resting and trying to recuperate, which rarely happens. ...

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What would you do?

What would you do if you were completely well tomorrow? Posted via email from Kelli's Posterous

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30 Things by Others (invisible Illness)

You have seen *my* post of the 30 Things You May Not Know about my invisible illness(es)..  here are others, and I made sure to the best of my abilities that there are no duplicate blog entries..  duplicate names mean different people.. Note that this is ...

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30 Things You May Not Know (Invisible Illness)

Each year, National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week is observed to educate the public and raise awareness about invisible illnesses. One of the blogging activities this year is a "meme," 30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know. So, here it goes:

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