Fibro Friday week 535

WELCOME to this week's Fibro Friday, the one and only fibromyalgia link up.  We are sharing links to articles written by lovely Fibro Bloggers. 

We'd love you to join in by checking out these links or a previous weeks.

1.	The Agony And Ecstasy Of Trips To The Coast
2.	Endometriosis, fibromyalgia & autoimmune diseases
3.	Lies the Fibro Brain Tells
4.	My Story of Recovery from Fibromyalgia
5.	Sleep Disorders Common In Fibromyalgia
6.	Are You There For You?
7.	My Disappearance From Life Thanks To Chronic Illness
8.	Navigating a "Bad" Day with Fibromyalgia - 6 Tips
9.	Symptom tracking for chronic illness and free download
10.	Feeling Disassociation, Battersea Photography, And Nightmare Trains
11.	Dear Stranger, A Letter From The Heart
12.	Top 7 Gifts To Make Chronic Pain Easier
13.	A Photographic & Fibro Challenge: City Of Codes & Lights Festival

Gift ideas for people with chronic illness designed by people with chronic illness

Do you have a loved one with chronic illness and you want to buy them a gift?

Do you have chronic illness and you are looking for some comfort?

You can support people living with chronic illnesses by giving gifts that they have created. 

Here you will discover thoughtful gifts and show you care both to the person who receives your gift and the person who created it who is also living with chronic illness.

A Coloring Adventure for Spoonies: 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.

I've published the first coloring adventure for Spoonies! This is the result of a medical crisis from the summer of 2023 that I spun into something colorful. From chaos comes beauty! 

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!

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My Mindfulness Toolkit for Chronic Pain and Fatigue book

In this book, author, blogger, yoga teacher, and chronic illness thriver Melissa Reynolds share dozens of practices that you might like to add to your daily management plans. You will learn many practical techniques to add to your symptom management plans. To help you rest, relax and even strengthen your body. It includes worksheets to create your own flare plan, pain management plan and work management plans. It's a must read for the chronic pain and fatigue community.

Buy it on lulu

Buy it on Amazon

Watch Melissa talk about her new book in this six minute YouTube video

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Team Fibro T shirts and mugs by Dale Rockell: These are using Dales own unique smoke art designs created for those with fibromyalgia. 

I live with a chronic health condition called Fibromyalgia. This means living with chronic pain, sleep disturbance, severe brain fog, declined cognitive function and impact on my vision, among many other symptoms. Very little is understood about this condition, and how to support those living with it by the majority of healthcare professionals. From my Smoke Art I have created unique designs using the Fibro logo of the butterfly, to help raise awareness.

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Jump Start Program EASE INTO EXERCISING: an easy exercise program. This is a great place to begin if you are new to exercising or have not done so in a long time due to low energy and or chronic pain. This short, gentle program will help you get started on your journey to look and feel better by exercising safely using the Cocolime Fitness method. Here you’ll ease into moving more again through some fantastic stretching and gentle bodyweight toning routines!

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Soft Hugs for Mommy: Learning to Live with Fibromyalgia: a book about a loving family as navigating the challenges of Mommy's chronic pain condition. The family helps Mommy with her invisible illness by offering gentle hugs, thoughtful acts of kindness, and comforting words. The author and illustrator draws from their personal experience with chronic illness.

The book has a “Let’s Talk” section to open the conversation between parent and child. These questions, created with a child psychologist, offer a space for children to express their feelings about Mommy's illness. This book facilitates discussing other related conditions (such as Lyme Disease, ME, CFS, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, chronic migraine, chronic pain, and others).

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Chronic Illness Life Journal: Whether you're battling fibromyalgia, autoimmune arthritis, or any other chronic condition, this journal is a valuable tool for your self-care journey.
Embrace the power of chronic illness life journaling as a means to enhance your mental health and overall well-being. This beginner-friendly journal provides guidance and support, making it an ideal companion for those who are new to chronic illness life journaling.

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Other ways you can support those with chronic illness include:

• visit their blogs and read some of their articles
• follow and like them on their social media channels
• share this post so others can find it
• visit my Fibro Shop on Amazon which has gift ideas for those living with Fibromyalgia like the softest pyjamas and a cozy cuddle blanket.

Thank you for taking time to visit here today.

Four Fibromyalgia articles at Fibro Friday week 534

WELCOME to you and thanks you for dropping by. Here we have four interesting fibromyalgia posts written by fabulous fibro bloggers who are living with fibromyalgia and helping others learn more about it. 

A Day In Oxford Equals Overload But Some Nice Photography by Dale Rockell

We have to live, keep testing our personal limitations, find moments to enjoy, distract us and create memories, despite the immense pain and post activity flare ups. 

5 Ways I Focus on Self Care at Work by Julie Ryan

Unfortunately, living with a fibromyalgia means that working 80 hours a week isn’t an option. It also means that working for someone else doesn’t work so well, so I have to find a balance.

Temporomandibular disorders and fibromyalgia

Includes What are temporomandibular disorders, What is the connection with fibromyalgia, What are the symptoms and some personal experiences of this condition.

3 Tips to Prevent Overeating by Sue Ingebretson

Overeating (and not of the healthy stuff) is one thing that can negatively impact the fibromyalgia and chronic illness body.

From Fibro Friday week 534

Fibromyalgia articles from fibro bloggers at Fibro Friday week 533

Sharing the article links of five fibro bloggers this week.

1	A Photographic Metaphor For Life With Fibromyalgia Dale is sharing his interesting black and white photos of the Norfolk coast in the UK as a metaphor for how he experiences fibro.
2	When the Body Betrays: A Dance with Fibromyalgia  This Fibro Chick shares her experiences of adapting to a new normal including the emotional cost of fibromyalgia.
3	Cyclobenzaprine for fibromyalgia  Lee explores how the muscles are affected in fibro and a drug that may give some relief.
4	CBD oil for fibromyalgia Melissa shares the results of her experiments into CBD oil and a video on 5 recommended strains for pain management. It includes all the benefits of CBD for fibro, her consultations with her doctor about it and her results.
5	Mental Health and Fibromyalgia. Includes many excerpts from those living with both fibromyalgia and mental health issues. Many studies have been done on fibromyalgia and mental health but here you'll find info from those with lived experience of both.