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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Who is the one person you would meet if you could?


If there is one person that you could meet, ignoring all factors that would prevent such a meeting, who would you want to meet?



If I could only spend an hour or two with Morgan Freeman, I would be one happy camper. Of course I have never met the man personally, nor will I ever, but his entire demeanor is just magnetic really. I imagine that people just levitate towards him and just want to be around him. Even if he were not famous I imagine it would still be just like that.

I imagine a conversation with Morgan Freeman being scientific and pretty educational. He seems so wise and knowledgeable, and just all around fatherly. To talk about space, philosophy, history, medical technology, and everything in between with Morgan Freeman is kind of a dream of mine.

Now, the fact that he also lives with fibromyalgia just adds to the desire to have a conversation with him. He is really the only widely known famous person to admit to having fibromyalgia. It is unfortunate, but I am happy that he continues to live a fulfilling live despite his illness. It is heroic really.

If you could meet any person, or spend more time with someone, who would you choose and why?

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Colaborative Reading and Information List for People With Chronic Illness


 

This is a collection of reading materials from other sites and such. They are all things I find interesting and think that other people with chronic illness will find interesting as well. I would like to make this a collective effort by the chronic illness community, so please feel free to pass on your favorite reading materials and they will be added to this list. You can do this by using the comments, or emailing the information to me. Thanks for your help! -Aimee (aimflo21@gmail.com)
 
 
Magazines & Books

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Magazine from the National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association: (Please participate in their survey Hydrocodone Rescheduling: The First 100 Days)
 
 
Videos
 
Struggling to be Me With Chronic Pain:
 
 

 
 
Clinical Reviews/Case Studies/In-Depth Reading
 

Oxidative Stress
http://www.oxidativestressresource.org/

Oxidative Stress in Fibromyalgia
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00296-003-0427-8

Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Fibromyalgia

Mitochondrial Dysfunction- A Biomarker for Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS?
http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=18130

Mitochondrial Myopathy Presenting as Fibromyalgia (Case Study)
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/761364

Drugs Cause Mitochondrial Damage
psychrights.org/research/Digest/.../DrugsCauseMitochondrialDamage.PD...
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCcQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychrights.org%2Fresearch%2FDigest%2FNLPs%2FDrugsCauseMitochondrialDamage.PDF&ei=QNwOVZ3rMc3coATWgoDwCw&usg=AFQjCNGvk016HTfiedDe4nv5K2fTjv0T7Q&sig2=EQ6oYl_s9SuEiCST0zaXtw&bvm=bv.88528373,d.cGU




 
 
Humor
 
You Know You Have A Chronic Illness When.....
Reprint with permission of author, Lisa Copen, Copyright 2012.

http://invisibleillnessweek.com/2009/05/12/you-know-you-have-a-chronic-illness-when/

Chronic Illness Humor
Courtesy of quirkygirl22
http://whatshouldwecallchronicillness.tumblr.com/

Sick Humor: The Top Ten Worse Suggestions Given to Someone With A Chronic Illness
Via Amy-Beth Maran @ But You Don't Look Sick
http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/sick-humor/sick-humor-the-top-ten-worst-suggestions-commonly-given-to-someone-with-a-chronic-illness/

Chronic Illness Humor: Memes
Susie @ Pins and Procrastination, Great Blog, Thank you!
http://pinsandprocrastination.com/chronic-illness-humor/


Other Blog Posts

What It’s Really Like To Be Chronically Ill
The worst part is that there is no escape. There is no light at the end of the tunnel. There is no happy ending. There is no way to make the incurable go away.
Lauren Anne, 1 Aug 2014


13 Reasons Why "You don't look sick/disabled" is Not a Compliment
Thanks to: So, Yeah, Anyways! Blog

A Fantastic Tumblr Post on Dismissal
Via: Making The Invisible Visible. Thank you!
10 Things You Should Say to Someone with Chronic Illness
Thank you to Susie @ Pins and Procrastination

Headache in the Temples
Tony @ Integrative Body Works
 
Patients & Providers Tell Stories of Dreaded Urine Drug Test
Dr. Jeffrey Fudin's Blog
 
The Healthy Brain Food In Every Fridge That Gets Overlooked
PsyBlog- Understand Your Mind, 2015
http://www.spring.org.uk/2015/03/the-healthy-brain-food-in-every-fridge-that-gets-overlooked.php

The Things You Should Avoid Saying to Young People Living With Arthritis
Chronically Creative
http://www.chronicallycreative.net/2012/10/the-things-you-should-avoid-saying-to.html