Archive for May, 2008

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Fibromyalgia, Education, and Full-time Employment — part 1

Written by Kate Blaylock Topics: Fibromyalgia and..., My Network, Traits, Work

When I was diag­nosed with fibromyal­gia my spe­cial­ist warned me col­lege would be excep­tion­ally dif­fi­cult, if not unat­tain­able. At the time I just thought some­thing young and hon­est like, “He clearly has not seen my flaw­less GPA,” or “He obvi­ously has not spo­ken with any of my ador­ing teach­ers.” No, not really.  I […]

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Fibromyalgia, Pirates, and Wedding Vows

Written by Kate Blaylock Topics: Fibromyalgia and..., My Life, My Network

Just a quick thought I had while watch­ing Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End…
Toward the end of Will and Elizabeth’s brief wed­ding cer­e­mony, Eliz­a­beth says:
to be your wife,
in sick­ness, and in health
with health as the less likely
I had not pre­vi­ously noticed the last com­ment (per­fectly excus­able, given the scene), but it sure made me laugh.  Mid-laugh […]

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Following a Fibromyalgia Diagnosis — 9 Steps

Written by Kate Blaylock Topics: Fibromylagia, My Network, To Do

My par­ents and I spent nearly four years try­ing to find a doc­tor who could diag­nose the cause of, and pro­vide treat­ment for, my chronic pain, severe stiff­ness, and reoc­cur­ring loss of men­tal clar­ity.  Every doc­tor had a dif­fer­ent the­ory as to the proper diag­no­sis, and some of their pos­si­ble diag­noses were just down­right alarming […]

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A Fibrofolk in Need

Written by Kate Blaylock Topics: Fibromylagia, My Network, Please Help, Traits

This morn­ing I received the fol­low­ing e-mail regard­ing my post on May 13.  I was touched by the hon­esty and wanted to share this with our read­ers.  If you have any advice or tips for this sweet fibro­folk please com­ment and I will be sure the reader gets your advice.
…As all of you know, many […]

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Fibromyalgia and Dr. Peter D’Adamo

Written by Kate Blaylock Topics: Fibromyalgia and..., My Network, Resources

I, like my mother, am a strong believer that when an idea comes to me through mul­ti­ple sources I ought to pay atten­tion.  For exam­ple, since this flare-up began, mul­ti­ple peo­ple have sug­gested I try fol­low­ing the advice of Dr. Peter D’Adamo.  Since the sug­ges­tion came through quite a few folks, I took it to […]

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