Friday

Fibro Friday week 521

 WELCOME to Fibro Friday a link-up all about Fibromyalgia. We hope it helps others to understand more about Fibromyalgia and its many challenges. 

Fibro Friday blog linky

While you are here please take this opportunity to have a look at previous week's link-ups or share some of these fibro blogs on your own social media.

 The Constant Fibro Challenge Of Sleep has some simple suggestions for getting more sleep
  

A Journey Through The Fog A short fibro story describing a day in the life of someone with fibromyalgia.
  
 Things that make fibromyalgia worse is a video about delayed diagnosis and under treatment in Fibromyalgia. 
 
 Skin-Related Fibromyalgia Symptoms explains the why and what of skin conditions that are often seen with fibromyalgia.
 

Cooling Blanket Review is an honest review of the Marchpower cooling blanket. 
 

10 Tips for Newly Diagnosed Fibromyalgia Sufferers… has practical suggestions that you may not have considered to make your life easier.
 

A Primer for Pain Awareness Month This September includes what is chronic pain, its impact on daily life, treatment options, the impact on mental health and a free download on non verbal signs of pain.
  

Fibro Friday the fibromyalgia blog linky

Thank you for joining us today and thank you to 
Dale Rockell, 
This Fibro Chick, 
Melissa Reynolds, 
Sue Vickers, 
Cynthia the Disabled Diva, 
Blogger Bar 
and Carrie Kellenberger 
for sharing their fibro blog posts this week. 

Fibro Friday week 520


Fibromyalgia link up
At Fibro Friday we are helping others understand more about Fibromyalgia. 

Please join in by sharing one of your fibro articles here, and reading some of the others articles. You'll find out how others are coping with fibro, what they are going through, things they are trying to help them live with this ongoing, chronic pain condition.

We hope you can join in this week. Your link will be promoted on our social media sites to thousands of active fibromyalgia followers.

Raising fibromyalgia awareness at Fibro Friday

Sunday

Raising Awareness of fibromyalgia - 11 articles

Thank you to all these excellent fibro bloggers working hard to help raise the awareness of fibromyalgia in their own special ways. We appreciate you sharing your stories, tips, news and research into this chronic pain condition. 

articles raising Awareness of fibromyalgia

CBD it's Benefits and Awareness Day 8th August. Barbara shares some info about CBD and its potential benefits in easing chronic pain in fibromyalgia. The article highlights the growing popularity of CBD products, which are now found in a wide range of everyday items from beverages to skincare. Once mainly embraced by cannabis enthusiasts, CBD is gaining traction in mainstream wellness for its potential to naturally relieve symptoms of anxiety, pain, insomnia, and other conditions.

Habits that help chronic illness. Melissa explains the wellness habits that she uses and the order in which she prioitises them to help her feel better when living with fibromyalgia and ME/CFS. The article discusses how living with chronic illness, particularly conditions like fibromyalgia and ME/CFS, reshapes the typical wellness order. For those affected, sleep and rest become the top priorities, forming the foundation for all other health goals.


Visiting the Pain Clinic includes Dale's positive experience when visiting the pain clinic, his realisations about what he is doing right to help reduce fibro symptoms and his recommendations for others. The experience reinforced the importance of self-management, preparation, and persistence—despite the physical toll the visit took... 


Oxygen Therapy. Dale gives us an update on this interesting therapy and his challenging week with a fibro flare and a therapy session and a chance to catch up with others who are trying this therapy. 


Fibromyalgia Explained: Thom explains Diagnosis, Treatments, and Coping Strategies for fibromyalgia and provides a comprehensive understanding of fibromyalgia, its symptoms, causes, and effective management strategies. 


Fibromyalgia Pain: Thom explains his view for the urgent need for comprehensive understanding and empathy from the medical community not just about the pain of fibromyalgia but about the misunderstandings and lack of adequate research and treatments.


Finding Myself after Fibromyalgia. Johanna recounts her difficult journey with fibromyalgia, from mysterious symptoms and fear to misdiagnoses and failed treatments. She describes the emotions and symptoms and ups and downs after being diagnosed with fibro and the realisations she has had. 
 

Fibromyalgia: The Invisible Disease. This Fibro Chick discusses all the aspects of invisibilty in fibromyalgia including the importance of addressing this problem.The article also explores the emotional and psychological impacts of living with a condition that others may not understand or believe.


Top tips for the newly diagnosed. Alisha shares tips from her fibro friends from all around the world who have fibromyalgia so that if you are newly diagnosed with fibro you will not feel so alone.


A Coloring Adventure for Spoonies My Several Worlds Coloring Adventure for Spoonies offers pages of inky delight to remind you that you are strong, beautiful, and uniquely you. You are NOT broken! This book is made for Spoonies by a full-time Spoonie who has been using art as a coping tool for chronic illness and chronic pain since 2009.


A little time to slumber is a poem by Glenys R. Hicks about her day when living with fibromyalgia and other chronic illnesses.

articles Raising Awareness of fibromyalgia


From Fibro Friday week 517

Friday

Fibro Friday week 519

WELCOME to this week's fibromyalgia link-up and thanks for stopping by.

Here you can find some new fibro friends, check out what people have to say about fibromyalgia, see what your favorite bloggers are writing this week, and link up your own post.

You will find interesting and helpful information, from people who have fibromyalgia, by clicking on the numbered links below. It is also a wonderful way to find more fibro friends if you are living with this chronic pain condition.

Why was Fibro Friday started? It began as a place for people to learn more about fibromyalgia and share their personal stories with it.  

Fibro Friday weekly linky

Fibro Friday linky