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Before becoming disabled due to chronic pain, Jodi Cornelius was a bango-pickin’, backpackin’, tech editing, hard working dynamo. Read how her life has changed.

My Life As A Chronic Pain Sufferer

by Jodi Cornelius

Imagine, waking up one morning and discovering that your life has been slowly changing – and not for the better. Imagine what started out as an innocuous minor pain turned into a pain that keeps you from performing your everyday life without taking pain meds and muscle relaxers, anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medications. Doctors shuffle you from one specialist to another because the neurologists say it’s orthopedic in nature yet the orthopedists say it’s neurological in nature. Here is my story…

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Julie Wendell lives with her 2 sons in Naples, FL.  She is an office manager/dispatcher for an A/C company.  Her ultimate goal is to be an advocate for Fibromyalgia and Celiac Disease awareness.

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Chronic-Illness.org invites you to read Julie Wendell’s Fibromyalgia story:

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View the design for the shirt Pammy is wearing and other slow going designs on this page.

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Make a statement, raise awareness, and prove that you’re getting beyond the frustration that accompanies whatever slows you down with these upbeat

It’s better to be slow going than to be not going at all!

t-shirt and gift idea designs.

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Diets Streamlined for Those with Disabling Chronic Conditions

(Revised) There are lots of diet plans to choose from. Each has its own claims to fame — or at least its promise of a more healthful eating lifestyle. Part of the problems with those diagnosed with syndromes and conditions like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM) is that not everybody experiences exactly the same symptoms. For example, some with Fibromyalgia have Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS); others do not. Therefore, the same as not every treatment plan works for everyone diagnosed with CFS or FM, there isn’t a “one size fits all” eating regimen either. Many find they must match their diet with their (for lack of a better word) form of their disease, syndrome, or condition.

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iCOPE (blue) T-Shirts and Gift Ideas Design

Anyone who must deal with a disabling chronic illness, chronic condition, or chronic pain needs to develop coping skills to help overcome their situational depression and improve their personal well-being.

These suggestions will help:

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Meditation Techniques Can Provide Pain Relief

Article by David L. Hebert

Meditation, in its simplest form, is simply a way of calming your inner mind and bringing it into balance with your body. This balance can let your body ease its way into providing you with relief from the pain associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, arthritis, and other disabling conditions.

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Some are claiming the reported findings are not conclusive, but according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, acupuncture doesn’t appear to help Fibromyalgia pain. For more information, read: Acupuncture May Not Help Fibromyalgia.

One way you can get proactive about your pain is through meditation. For more information, read Meditation and Pain Management: Meditation Techniques Can Provide Pain Relief.

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