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Finding passion while living with fibromyalgia

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

” It always seems impossible until it’s done”, Nelson Mandela

I have recently heard Sirena Dufault  give a presentation of her 800 mile hike from Utah to the US -Mexico border.mexican border The two years she spent hiking the Arizona trails were intended to raise awareness about fibromyalgia. Hiking has become her passion. You can see her website at www.aztrail4fms.org.

Sirena was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 1998 after being hit by a car and bedridden for many weeks, unable to do very much physical activity. Two years ago she began slowly walking, gradually increasing her activity until she decided to actually begin hiking. The story she tells is one of courage and perseverance. I have asked her if she would reply to my questions in an interview format and she has agreed.

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Fibromyalgia and Pain: weather, exercise, stress and excitement

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

“Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional and mental states” , Carol Welch feb-2-07-011

For those of us with FMS acute pain can be exacerbated by weather changes such as rain, exercise that may only be slightly strenuous, minimal or major stress, excitement that may even be happy, flu and colds or other health or emotional upheavals. The list seems endless. The types of pain vary as well, for example, there is a difference between acute and chronic pain.

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