Walk of FAME

The Utah Fibromyalgia Association announces:

On Saturday, May 15, 2010, will be the Second Annual Walk of FAME: Fibromyalgia Awareness Means Everything. It will be held from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm at Willow Park (600 So. 500 W. Logan, Utah).

This is an event for friends and family to show they care and to raise awareness of fibromyalgia. There will be speakers, activities, a walk, and lunch (reserve your sandwich, chips, cookie, and orange for $5.00 at the website: www.nufibroconn.org by May 5th). You can also order a 2010 T-shirt for yourself, friends, and family. The cost is $10.00. Reserve them at the website. The other activities are free.

Come join the fun!

Fibro Walk

Meeting for April 10th

For our April 10th meeting (this Saturday)
we will be watching a lecture called:
Opening Up the Healer Within--
How to Deal With Difficult Emotions.

After the lecture anyone who wants can stay and visit.
We will be starting our meeting at a new time--
from now on we will meet at 11:00 am.
in Room 5 at the Logan Regional Hospital.

Learning to manage fibromyalgia is essential.
Come join us!

Come Join Us on Facebook

Hey Everybody--

In case you didn't know. . . we have a Northern Utah Fibromyalgia Facebook page. It is a great place to contact and converse with other people who have the fibro challenge in life. You'll find us by searching for Northern Utah Fibromyalgia Association. We haven't got very many members yet--we're kind of new getting this going--and we'd love to have more. Hopefully we can share all sorts of "tricks of the trade." We definitely have things to talk about. Hope to see you soon.

Our March Meeting

We had a great meeting on March 13, 2010. Emerald Green (yes, that is really her name--fairly appropriate for March) was our presenter and she taught us all about the Silver Sneakers program and classes at The Sports Academy and Raquet Club. Three new women came. We had about a 50 minute workout with bands and little balls. We were huffing and puffing. I thought that Silver Sneakers was just for senior citizens--NOT! It was perfect for our group. It was also Laura Farnsworth's first meeting as the new chairman. She has lots of good ideas and enthusiasm. We are hoping to keep this blog current with meeting reports and pictures. We are also hoping to send out emails to everyone who has ever signed our list--with information on upcoming meetings. We've decided that our meetings will now last for 1 hour with visiting afterward for those who are interested and can stay. We want to have the meetings informative, but also for them to be a chance for us to get to know each other and share ideas. It is amazing how many ideas can come out of a group willing to share. So. . . if you haven't joined us yet, or if you've missed a month or two. . . keep your eye on our blog. . . and get us on your calendar--the second Saturday of each month. Oh, and we've decided to start our meetings at 11:00 now. Bye.

Christy

Hi everyone. My name is Christy and I am excited to be serving on the Utah Fibromyalgia Association's board for the next few years. I was diagnosed with fibro two years ago--at the age of 51, but I believe I had it in my feet for about 15 years before that. At the time of my diagnosis my doctor put me in touch with the former support group leader for this organization, and I began coming to the meetings, learning management tools, meeting new people, and finding hope that I might be able to have some sort of life despite suffering with chronic pain. I've chosen the motto: Bound and Determined, with the tortoise (or turtle) as my symbol. "Slow and steady" wins the race--remember The Tortoise and the Hare? I am trying to be positive in spite of challenges and that seems to be the biggest help in managing this
devastating illness.

I am married to Doug and have five children (four of which are married). I still have one daughter still living at home. I have six lively grandsons which I adore and three house cats, which give me lots of laughs and good therapy. Homemaking has occupied the vast majority of my time throughout the years--and I really like all that stuff (cooking, cleaning, organizing, and laundry). When I have spare time I like to read, knit, crochet, watch movies, cook, and spend time with my grandsons. I love to travel with my husband--especially to see our son in Nashville and our daughter in Seattle. I like keeping my house comfortably clean and organized and to have a garden. I love to gather seashells on any beach. I'd like to be a vegetarian--and I'm pretty good at it most of the time. I'm trying to learn how to be more tech-savvy by blogging, texting, twittering, and those types of things, but other than texting, I'm not very good yet. I want to help others the best I can and right now I'm focusing my efforts on helping people with fibromyalgia. I've learned that setting priorities is very important and that I can't spread myself too thin. I'm trying to keep my life calm
and focus on the positive.
I'm "Bound and Determined"
to live a full and enjoyable life.
I hope you can too.

Don't forget our meeting on Saturday

Saturday March 13th
11:30 A.M.-1:00 P.M.
Come learn what the Sports Academy
Has to offer

Any questions
Contact Laura
435-764-6502

A little about Laura

Hi, I am Laura Farnsworth the chairman of the board for Utah Fibromyalgia Association. I was officially diagnosed with Fibromyalgia when I was 14 years old, I started exhibiting signs three years before that when I was eleven. Because I was so young when I started showing signs,I grew up thinking that being in constant pain was normal. I believe strongly in patient advocacy and support for every single person that has Fibromyalgia.


I have been married to James (Jim) Farnsworth since May 2009. I could not ask for a more supportive husband. We don't have any children yet but I came with a 6 year old Lab mix named Hamlet, we both adore him and spoil him rotten. I enjoy reading anything I can get my hands on which can be a problem when I stay up all night with a new book. Jim and I both enjoy going to all types of movies, both at home and at the theater. I am currently attending USU pursuing my degree in History and English. When I graduate I plan on teaching high school history

I am very excited to undertake this adventure of leading Utah Fibromyalgia Association . I have lots of ideas and plans that I can not wait to get started on.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns laura@nufibroconn.org

From our website

I copied this from the Utah Fibromyalgia Association website, it sums up our group perfectly

The Utah Fibromyalgia Association is an advocate for fibromyalgia in several ways, including:

• Raising awareness of professionally recognized continuing medical education for health care providers
• Encouraging researchers
• Developing community programs to support those affected by FM
• Increasing understanding and recognition of fibromyalgia as a central nervous system disorder
• Disseminating correct and current research information

We are dedicated to improving the lives of fibromyalgia patients, their families, and friends by contributing to caring, professional, and community relationships. Through continuing education, networking with support groups/advocates, and affiliation with professional organizations, the members of the Utah Fibromyalgia Association support group are part of a strong and collective voice.