The other day I was looking at my blog traffic stats for the past few months, and they confirmed the obvious: You guys really like the posts focusing on treatments and tips to reduce fibromyalgia symptoms. And then I noticed something else that wasn't as obvious to me: My weekly fibromyalgia news

I am so happy that spring has finally arrived on the East Coast! For those of us in the northern hemisphere, hopefully the warm weather will help to ease some of our aches and pains and boost our spirits. We had a mild winter here in Delaware compared to others, but it feels like the cold has been

The ME/CFS community was all abuzz on Monday and with good reason! They received some big, big news: Australian researchers have identified new white blood cell markers, which may eventually lead to a diagnostic test for ME/CFS.  Some of us with fibromyalgia (myself included) were also cheering a

I received some great news this week! You'll soon be seeing more of me online because I've been hired as National Pain Report's new fibromyalgia editor. I'm so excited to become a weekly contributor for NPR because I'll be able to raise awareness for our community while writing about the latest

I believe that all of us with fibromyalgia and/or ME/CFS are on our own treatment journey. That's so evident when you ask sufferers what's helped with their symptoms. There is never a single answer. What works for one of us does not necessarily work for others.  There are many in the fibromyalgia

I haven't felt fibro foggy over the past few weeks, but evidently I'm wrong.  Earlier this week when I got in the shower, I washed my hair, shaved my legs and washed my face. As I was toweling off, it occurred to me that I couldn't remember if I'd actually washed my body or not! I had to hop back

I really hope this weekend is more uneventful than the last one. Hubby made a surprise visit to the emergency room last Friday, and it was well into Saturday evening before I was able to bust him out of the hospital. (He's doing fine.)  We stopped on the way home to pick up salads for dinner. At

So, you know that nasty case of plantar fasciitis I've been fighting since last spring? Well, it turns out it might not be plantar fasciitis after all. After three sets of steroid injections, laser treatments and weeks of physical therapy, my feet were still killing me, so I decided to see another