Hi all,

Just a little feather in my cap. I do volunteer work for an Aboriginal legal rights group and I was discussing with my boss whether I would soon be moving on to get a paying job. She asked me if I would be going for full time work. I said I would start off part time and work my way up, because as I said "the chronic fatigue" is still challenging some days. I wanted to say the FMS or the fibro, but I didnt think she'd know what it was much less understand it. Well, then she asked me, "Do you have stiffness in the neck because I notice you walk and sit a little rigidly." I said, reluctantly, that I have a condition related to CFS known as "fibromyalgia." Immediately she lit up and said, "Ah, Ive read about that. How long have you had it? What set it off?" So she HAS heard of it....that just sort of makes me feel better whenever I hear people talking about it. It saves me the trouble of having to describe it, and its quadrillion different symptoms. I just think this is a big step toward improving treatments, getting the word out about this physical syndrome.

Be well,

Ric