I was too busy/tired/distracted to mention that May 12 was Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. Want a gift for yourself or someone with a chronic health problem? There are cool goodies here at the CafePress store for But You Don’t Look Sick!,…
Article
This is take two of an article I wrote a few weeks back (when I had a brain!). It’s a companion piece to the one for college students with FMS—an introduction to FMS for educators. I’d appreciate feedback from anyone…
Remember That Article?
A while back, I asked for input about an article I wrote on fibromyalgia and college. The National Fibromyalgia Association published it in their newsletter! Back to School Current Mood: 🙂excited
Grade On That Paper!
I got a 14 out of 15 possible points. That one point was taken off for “occasional lapses in APA style.” I knew I should have gotten a style guide. The prof said, “The writing style is clear, at an…
Inflicting Something Boring On You
But I wrote the damned thing, so I might as well hope that somebody other than my professor reads it at some point. Formal Paper on Fibromyalgia Syndrome I realize that very few people will have any interest, but there…
More Feedback, Please?
One of my other assignments is to create a patient information brochure about fibromyalgia. I’ve uploaded it to my website as a PDF and would appreciate any constructive criticism you care to give me. It’s designed to be printed as…
What Do You Think?
One of the assignments for my medical communications course is to write a feature article about my chosen topic (fibromyalgia), to be submitted for publication. Feedback, please? Edit: Reworked to include some of your wonderful suggestions. Thank you 🙂
Oh, I Don’t Know ANYONE Like This!
The Energy Envelope Many people with CFIDS and fibromyalgia feel caught in a vicious cycle of push and crash, swinging between overactivity and rest. Their symptoms and their reactions to them interact to keep them caught in a frustrating loop.…
State of the Cyn
I haven’t really being posting personal stuff in the last few weeks. I suppose that might be a relief to some, but this IS a personal journal, not just a “look at the neat thing I found” place. Whenever I…
Proving That Pigs Can Fly
Instructions for a Scientifically Correct, Data-Driven, Peer-Reviewed Study Concluding That Pigs Can Fly 1) You will need a sponsor for your study. This will be fairly simple if you request your funding from organizations (usually governmental or insurance agencies) which…