Winter, lock down and our mental health
Posted onThe winter can prove to be a tough time for our mental health. This year we are faced with a lock down too. Here are some tips to help you cope with this winter lock down:
Thank you to the Chairman of Leicester City Football Club for a donation of over £2,000!
Posted onThank you to the Chairman of Leicester City Football Club for a donation of over £2,000 to Fibromyalgia Friends Together. More details on what we will be using it for is coming soon.
Consultation on draft NICE guidelines for chronic pain out now, many left concerned about the proposals.
Posted onYou may have read in the press that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, NICE- this is the body that provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care are consulting on draft guidelines for the management of chronic pain. Chronic pain is pain that lasts for six months or more […]
How to claim Employment and Support Allowance (ESA
Posted onHow to claim Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) 16th July 2020 at 1.15pm This is the July 2020 online meeting of Fibromyalgia Friends Together. This session will be delivered David Rollins who has many years experience of voluntarily helping people with their benefits claims. He has also set-up a network of people who he has […]
A video about living with Fibromyalgia
Posted onRebecca Browne living in Northern Ireland gives her view on living with Fibromyalgia: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-northern-ireland-53000548/i-felt-like-a-prisoner-in-my-own-home A long-term back injury and fibromyalgia left 26-year-old Rebecca Browne unable to leave her house. “I was like a prisoner in my own home, so I eventually had to look into getting a wheelchair,” she said. Rebecca received a wheelchair loan […]
Happy Pride 2020!
Posted onJune is Pride month, it is a month dedicated to celebrating the LGBTQ+ communities all around the world. Pride is usually celebrated with lots of parades and marches but with coronavirus and social distancing still in place, things will be different this year. A lot of events have been postponed or cancelled, but the celebrations […]
Lottery helping us to raise over £500 per year to support people with Fibromyalgia
Posted onLottery helping us to raise over £500 per year to support people with Fibromyalgia We are raising over £500 a year from people who have signed up to the Charnwood Lottery ran by Charnwood Council that funds our work. We use the money to raise awareness of the condition and to support the sufferers, […]
Fibromyalgia and the corona covid19 virus
Posted onWe have had many people contacting us about Fibromyalgia and the corona covid 19 virus We have had many people contacting us about Fibromyalgia and the covid 19 virus, including being asked about if they should be on the shielded list. The answer is you will not necessarily be on the shielded list because of […]
Presentation on surviving Fibromyalgia
Posted onYesterday (21/05/2020) Fibromyalgia Friends Together had its first online meeting. The topic of the conversation was ‘Surviving Fibromyalgia during the current crisis’. This a copy of the presentation given: Presentation on surviving Fibromyalgia There is a additional slide in the presentation with your suggestions on surviving it. Our next meeting takes place on Thursday 18th […]
The first ever meeting of Fibromyalgia Friends Together takes place on 21st May at 1.15pm. All welcome!
Posted onThis is a reminder that the first online meeting of Fibromyalgia Friends Together will take place this Thursday 21st May at 1.15pm. The topic is ‘Surviving life with Fibromyalgia in the current crisis we are in’ Everyone is welcome to join in! To take part, you will need to use Zoom which is totally […]