Did you know that yesterday was Fibromyalgia Awareness Day? The PatientsLikeMe Fibromyalgia community is growing exponentially with more than 3400+ members just five months after its launch! Many of our members are feeling newly empowered by their membership in our community and are attending events, wearing pins and ribbons and taking the time to spread […]
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13.1 grueling miles. A half marathon. Running that distance for anyone is a challenge that takes months of training and dedication. Imagine running that distance having fibromyalgia. My close friend and PatientsLikeMe member, Minnie Lee, has fibromyalgia and courageously ran in the Surf City Half Marathon last Sunday. This wasn’t even her first time running
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As we end the year, we give you the last 2008 video from PatientsLikeMe and the first of our new fibromyalgia community. We asked this newly launched community to tell us “How are you overcoming fibromyalgia?” This is what they had to say: Thanks to all of you who contributed your “voice” to this video.
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PatientsLikeMe’s David S. Williams sits down with well-known blogger, triathlete and fibromyalgia patient, Minnie Lee. Lee, an early member of our new fibromylagia community which launched this week, has a public profile on the site. *** (David) When were you diagnosed with fibromyalgia and when were your first symptoms? (Minnie) I was diagnosed in late
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You raised your voice, we listened. Today we launch our newest community: Fibromyalgia. This is the first in our special blog series, Voices of Fibromyalgia. The impact of the disease on people’s lives can be enormous. People often have difficulty completing even the easiest of tasks during the painful episodes, while the fatigue can also
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It’s exciting times for PatientsLikeMe! Today, our new community for people with fibromyalgia goes live on our site. Spread the word! Let’s bring a new level of understanding to this disease in a way that nobody else can. Next week: a blog series regarding this new community and the people in it. If you haven’t
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