Do you have a loved one with #ChronicIllness and you want to buy them a gift? Here are some gift ideas for people with chronic illness designed by people with chronic illness.
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Do you have a loved one with #ChronicIllness and you want to buy them a gift? Here are some gift ideas for people with chronic illness designed by people with chronic illness.
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via @fibrobloggers #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth
Do you have a loved one with #ChronicIllness and you want to buy them a gift? Here are some gift ideas for people with chronic illness designed by people with chronic illness.
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via @fibrobloggers #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #ChronicPain #FibromyalgiaNeuralgia #ChronicFatigue #MenGetFibroToo #MoreThanJustPain
💜 Thank you @BellevilleON for lighting the Fire Station purple from May 19–25 for #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth!
Did you know❓
Some people with fibromyalgia experience temperature dysregulation, which means feeling extremely hot or cold without any reason.
#FAC #Light4Fibro
Screenshot of a facebook group, “Fibromyalgia Association” sharing a meme. Their post above the meme reads: “This Memorial Day weekend, we honor the military service members who gave their lives to protect our nation and uphold our freedom. We also extend our gratitude to the veterans who continue to carry the burdens of service, including those living with life-altering fibromyalgia and chronic pain. Your sacrifices are seen, remembered, and appreciated. #fibromyalgia #fibromyalgiaawareness #memorialday” The meme shared has a purple background with “FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS MONTH” on top in white text. An American flag banner follows with the following text next: “Nearly 40% of U.S. service members seeking PTSD treatment also suffer from Fibromyalgia. VA research shows Gulf War vets face a higher risk. Fibro is one more invisible wound many veterans carry.” Credit for the meme, per the meme, goes to: “ManageFibro.org”
#MemorialDay2025 #MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #MemorialDay #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #AmericanVeteransWithFibromyalgia #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #PTSD #MoreThanJustPain
(Post from Facebook page “Fibromyalgia Diary”) “I don't think you're that sick! Yesterday you did a lot, and today you say you can't. I'm sorry, but a person who feels as bad as you wouldn't say it. Fibromyalgia silently hits us, tortures us and no one sees their hands tearing our bodies apart. So this disease is lonely. How do I explain that pain is informal and prevents what we did yesterday from being able to do today or tomorrow? I don't know. Sometimes the skin hurts, sometimes the bones and joints hurt, other times the soul hurts. We fix ourselves, because medicines are palliative and fail to completely eliminate the intense pain. Don't judge if you don't know what it's like to live with Fibromyalgia, educate yourself, and respect our words ‘I can't.’…Nobody likes to stay at home without enjoying the nice weather. Detail in the first comment. (which is the next attached pic)”
https://stayhealthywithus.info/i- am-so-sick-of-being-sick-with-fibromyalgia/
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth
Here’s the link from the pictured post (plz read the pic post before the link): stayhealthywithus.info/i-am-so-sick...
#FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #MoreThanJustPain
(White background. Purple awareness ribbon. Light purple butterfly. Black text.) “LIVING WITH Fibromyalgia” (Credit to unknown artist/creator/owner.)
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
“MEN GET FIBROMYALGIA” “FIBROMYALGIA IS NOT JUST A WOMAN'S DISEASE!” “GET THE FACTS (credit to:) FB.com/MenWithFibromyalgia www.MenWithFibromyalgia.com” (I am not the owner of this meme or the facebook group or website cited above.)
#MenGetFibromyalgia #FibromyalgiaIsNotJustAWomansDisease #MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #LyricaAdsAreMisleading #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanPain
Meme has image of male figure squatting down on the left side of the screen. He’s wearing blue jeans, brown jacket over untucked white dress shirt only partially buttoned over a white tshirt and a necklace of some sort. Has a “stubble beard” and black hair. Appears to be wearing black footwear. (The title) “Fibro Hits Men Too!” (is in the center of the screen in purple font over grey background.) (Below the title, in white font on grey background, is the following credit:) “FB/FibroEA Fibromyalgia english/afrikaans” (On the right side of the screen is white font text on grey background reading:) “Doctors may not even consider fibromyala in a male patient, and some doctors speculate that only 10% of diagnoses are men because men are less likely to complain about pain. “In a study, men tended to have: “Lower reported pain intensity Lower tender-point count Lower depression rates Longer duration of symptoms when making the first complaint to a doctor Higher overall disability due to symptoms Also, ongoing pain in men was especially linked to pressure-triggered hyperalgesia (amplified pain) in the neck.”
#FibroHitsMenToo #MenWithFibromyalgia #MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanPain
“Fibromyalgia … “Pain that makes you want to walk away from your body!” (Source:) “Facebook.com/FibroColors”
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #NotOnlyWomenGetFibromyalgia #MenGetFibromyalgia #MenWithFibro #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain
“not every disability is visible” (purple awareness ribbon next to a standing human figure; below they are shadowed by human in a wheelchair) “Fibromyalgia Awareness”
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture #ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
#InvisibleDisability #Exhausted
“One of the most difficult parts about living with chronic illness is how motivated I am and have lots of plans but I am trapped in a body that is constantly fatigued, in pain and in need of rest. Some days I can only do the bare minimum but experience maximum guilt.” (Source: post on) “Fibro Colors Fibromyalgia Awareness” (group on Facebook.)
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
“FIBROMYALGIA CAN TAKE SOMEONE WHO IS FULL OF LIFE, EDUCATED, AMBITIOUS AND HARDWORKING... AND TAKE AWAY THEIR ABILITY TO WORK, BE INDEPENDENT, THINK CLEARLY, AND LEAVES THEM FEELING DEBILITATED!”
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #PainChangesPeople
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#ChronicPain
livingwithfibromyalgia.org/fibromyalgia...
(A sign with blue background and white lettering suspended from the ceiling inside Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, ~2015.) “Fibromyalgia Clinic Receptionist”
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ~2015
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#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture #ChronicPain
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
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#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
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#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
#fibromyalgiaawarenessmonth Help Spread Awareness to help people understand what we deal with on a daily basis💜
Fibromyalgia spoonie girl in the middle of a flare up but putting on a brave face and smiling through the pain!
🫠 When your chronic illness says ‘rest day’ but you’re already out… 🪦 #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #spoonieproblems
“FIBROMYALGIA “It not only affects our body with pain, it also affects our emotions. “SAD IRRITABLE ANGRY ENVIOUS DEPRESSED EMOTIONAL CRYING MEAN ANXIOUS RUDE TEMPERMENTAL LONELY MOODY” (Credit per the meme: “©FibroColors”) (Note: quotes above are direct copy/paste from the pictured meme. Typos/errors are as found in the original pictured meme.)
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
“Key Differences Between Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Feature Myofascial Pain Syndrome Fibromyalgia Trigger/Tender points points Few, localized trigger Multiple, generalized tender points Musculoskeletal pain Localized Generalized Pain in a different spot than its source More frequent Less frequent Fatigue Less frequent| More frequent Poor sleep Less frequent More frequent Burning, prickling or tingling sensation Less frequent| More frequent Headache Less frequent More frequent Irritable bowel Less frequent| More frequent Sensation of swelling Less frequent More frequent Hans SC, Harrison P. MPS and TP management. Reg Anesth. 1999;22(1):89-101. Adapted by Chandola HC, Chakraborty A. Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome-a dilemma. Indian J Anaesth. 2009;53(5):575-81.” (Above was copied/pasted directly from the pictured image/meme.)
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
(Meme from “Fibromyalgia Symptoms” on Facebook) “BRAIN FOG IS CHARACTERIZED BY CONFUSION, FORGETFULNESS, AND A LACK OF FOCUS AND MENTAL CLARITY” “What does brain fog feel like?” “CONSTANTLY UNABLE TO THINK OF WORDS YOU WANT SOYOU SPEND TIME TRYING TO DESCRIBE THE WORD AND END UP MORE FRUSTRATED AND CONFUSED” “CONSTANTLY MAKING MISTAKES” “COMPLETE LACK OF MENTAL CLARITY” “UNABLE TO MULTITASK AS I WILL OFTEN FORGET WHAT IVE STARTED” “FEELING CONFUSED ALL THE TIME” “CONSTANTLY FORGETTING WHAT YOU WERE ABOUT TO DO OR PICKING UP YOUR PHONE AND FORGETTING WHY” “FEELING DUMB WHEN YOU CANT KEEP UP WITH CONVERSATIONS” “ANGRY” “FORGETTING HOW TO SPELL SIMPLE WORDS AND QUESTIONING IT IF YIU HAVE IT RIGHT” “LOOSING THINGS BECAUSE YOU DONT REMEBER WHERE YOU LEFT THEM” “FRUSTRATED” “LOOSING YOUR TRAIN OF THOUGHT MULTIPLE TIMES IN A CONVERSATION” “CONFUSSION” (Credit per the meme: “@PINKYANDTHEPAIN_”) (Above text quotes all copied/pasted from the pictured meme so any/all typos/errors are directly from the pictured source.)
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
A heartfelt thank you @TownCollingwood for lighting up in purple on May 13th to mark #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth!
Your support helps shine a light on the invisible struggles faced by nearly 2 million Canadians living with fibromyalgia, many in Ontario
#FAC #Invisiblenomore
“Invisible Symptoms of Fibromyalgia “Widespread Muscle Pain Achy Joints Achy Bones Cramps Stiffness Insomnia Sleep Problems Nausea Irritable Bowel Syndrome Abdominal Pain Numbness Tingling Chronic Fatigue Weakness Exhaustion Slow Digestion/Constipation Brain Fog Headaches Migraines Difficulty Speaking Anxiety Irritability Mood Disturbances Sensitivity to Light/Noice” (Author/Creator/Owner Credit: unknown; I did not author/create it nor do I own it.)
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
Imagine living with several diseases known as the most painful diseases in the world and they are measured as being equal to or higher than the pain experienced during childbirth. Can't imagine it? The McGill Pain Index recognizes it and built the index on patient responses. I made this chart many years ago to go with several articles on #ChronicPain. ❗While overwhelmingly, I get positive reactions to this share, at times some people feel left out, so let me remind readers I created this chart many years ago based on MY diagnoses. Additionally, the McGill Pain Index was developed in the 70s and thus doesn't include some of the things we know now. In 2025, many of these diseases are still listed on top 20 lists for most painful diseases and conditions and six items on this chart are listed in my medical records. In fact, I'm on day 34 of a migraine that won't let up while my #fibromyalgia and #ME are raging this month. It's simply not possible to list all the most painful diseases and conditions on one chart. 👉However, I can assure you that your pain condition and disease is also listed in the Index! Image by MySeveralWorlds.com Data Source: McGill Pain Index (PubMed) #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #WorldASMonth #MySeveralWorlds #HighPainLife #IntractablePain #LetsTalkAboutPain
Imagine living with the most painful diseases in the world. They are measured as being equal to or higher than pain experienced during childbirth. I created this chart based on MY diagnoseses. It's likely your disease is also listed. MySeveralWorlds.com
#FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth
#WorldASMonth
