FM Misconceptions Interview - Mayo Clinic

A blog friend posted on her blog today about this interview. You can see her blog here.

I've long since been posting about FM news to inform you readers about what's going on with FM.

You can read the interview here. The interview basically goes through a method of Q&A about the misconceptions surrounding FM.

I really like the answer given to the last question about the FM patient taking responsibility for their health. That could be applied to the population as a whole. Many people give up control of their health to whoever they feel is giving them what they want.

The Q&A is this:

• Can misconceptions about fibromyalgia be harmful?
• If people with fibromyalgia believe there is no help for them, they're going to stay stuck. Even if there isn't a cure, there are treatments that can really improve their quality of life. When people learn they have fibromyalgia, they can go through the stages of grief and loss — including experiencing anger and attempts at bargaining. When they get to the peace of acceptance, that's when they can realize there are limits to what medical technology can do. There's no magic surgery or pill that can fix this. They need to recognize that it's OK to ask for help with things and that it's OK to give themselves time for exercise and relaxation each day. They need to make their own health a priority.

We need to be as positive and pro-active as possible.

A Miracle

Hello readers.

Back in August 2009 God gave me and my husband a miracle. Click the link ----> Miracle From God to read about it.

The one thing I forgot to mention in that story is that all the while that all this was going on God was preparing me for another miracle. I was delivered from Fibromyalgia. There's no other explanation. FM doesn't "just" go away like that.

My life has been radically different since then. I never stopped hoping, trusting & believing that God would heal me. It's a great testimony and witness to His power and sovereignty.

I continue to thank and praise HIM for this miracle. He'll put it to His purpose for ministry at some point. I just have to wait, watch and listen for the appropriate time.

In the meantime, don't give up hope on God. He's as real as me and you sure as the sun shine and the rain falls. Amen!