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WELCOME TO Chronic Fatigue Research France, INC. NEWSLETTER OUR MISSION: Chronic Fatigue Research France Inc. is a non-profit organization maintained by sufferers of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for fellow sufferers, while increasing public, governmental and medical awareness of these diseases, through education. *************************************************************** A CHAT WITH THE EDITOR: Giving Thanks For the hay and the corn and the wheat that is reaped, For the labor well done, and the barns that are heaped, For the sun and the dew and the sweet honeycomb, For the rose and the song and the harvest brought home -- Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!
For the trade and the skill and the wealth in our land, For the cunning and strength of the workingman's hand, For the good that our artists and poets have taught, For the friendship that hope and affection have brought -- Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!
For the homes that with purest affection are blest, For the season of plenty and well-deserved rest, For our country extending from sea unto sea; The land that is known as the "Land of the Free" -- Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!
~Author Unknown The members of Our World wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! May pain be forgotten this day through the warmth of those you draw close. Michelle, Editor If anyone would like a copy of the last issue, please email M32764@aol.com and put "last issue" in the Subject line. Thank you. *************************************************************** Chronic Fatigue Research France, Inc. Featured Pages: Related Illnesses NMH Medicine Assistance Programs ********************************************************************** You can find a convenient link to subscribe at our site. Chronic Fatigue Research France, Inc. ********************************************************************** Jan, at Painpal48@aol.com , is willing to listen and offer you support. Simply drop her a line and she will respond. She is a compassionate, caring woman who has suffered with the ravages of these diseases. If you need her, she is there for you. ********************************************************************** ** "Relationships in Chronic Illness- Part 1: Partnership". When one partner in a relationship suffers long-term illness, the well partner needs to adjust her or his life considerably if the relationship is to survive. This article describes the necessity for a new sense of partnership which can lead to a shared approach to the illness. http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/living_with_chronically_ill/85165
** “HHV-6: "The Virus Within" This pathogen is Human Herpes Virus-6, or HHV-6. Research implicates HHV-6 in a variety of illnesses, including CFS, Multiple Sclerosis, Gulf War Syndrome, AIDS, and some forms of cancer. http://chronicfatigue.about.com/library/weekly/aa032900a.htm
** Chronic pain continues to be perceived as a characterologic disorder rather than a serious, potentially fatal, medical disease. The general lack of understanding of how persistent pain becomes magnified and ingrained prevents many patients from receiving the level of care that they need to regain control of their lives and resume normal activities. Very interesting article on chronic pain ~ includes diagrams http://www.hosppract.com/issues/2000/07/brook.htm
** “Many migraineurs suffer needlessly.... Possibly the greatest discoveries of the last 40 years have occurred in this ten-year period.” ~ Seymour Diamond, MD, Director, Diamond Headache Clinic Includes information on medications that prevent migraines http://health.discovery.com/convergence/headaches/migraine/migraine.html
**Fibrofog, Fibromyalgia and Dissociation ~Understanding why some memory-impaired patients with fibromyalgia score normally on neuropsychological testing Cognitive difficulties characterized by memory lapses and mental confusion frequently disable patients with fibromyalgia from carrying out their responsibilities in the work situation, but are a challenge to prove in a disability claim. http://www.webspawner.com/users/frankleavitt/
********************************************************************** The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from For others, that number might confirm the decision to remain childless. But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into $8,896.66 a year, $741.38 a month, or $171.08 a week. That's a mere $24.44 a day! Just over a dollar an hour. Still, you might think the best financial advice says don't have children if you want to be "rich". It is just the opposite. What do you get for your $160,140? ********************************************************************** The National CFIDS Foundation is selling color holiday cards to help raise money for research. All profits go to fund research into ME/CFIDS! The full color cards feature a winter landscape photograph taken by Diane R. Rose. In addition to being beautiful holiday cards, they offer an informative explanation of CFIDS. The photographer, Diane Rose, has had CFIDS for 9 years. Four years ago her illness became so disabling she could no longer keep her high tech career, and she turned her photography hobby into a part-time career that offers her the flexibility to work around her illness. http://www.ncf-net.org/cards/card.html ********************************************************************** CalMax ~ Does it Work? I thought the readers might benefit from the experience I have had with the CalMax product. I know we are not all alike. In fact, we are all very different when it comes to the things that help us with our fibro symptoms. I was in a long lasting flare. I am not sure how long it lasted, but it was at least two months. I had a great deal of pain, and my medications were not helping much. I was also experiencing terrible fatigue and that deep flu-like feeling. Because I felt so awful, thinking was a major feat. One day, my husband brought home a jar of CalMax. His brother had been using it for different reasons. I have tried many things before. Like so many of us, I have spent thousands of dollars on snake oils and different programs, hoping that something would help. I tried the CalMax without much hope. Within a week, I felt much better. Of course, I can never know for sure if it is the CalMax or a time of remission, however; since I have been using it I have felt incredibly better. I am aware that I still have fibromyalgia. There are periods of each day that I have to rest, and I still have pain. But, all in all, I think it has been an amazing change. I have been more active. I exercise four times per week. Although still very real, my cognitive issues are better. I guess what I am saying is that, for me, CalMax seems to have given me strength and less pain. I do want to mention that at the same time I also began eating various foods that contained soy. I learned to like veggie burgers, tofu and the like. Maybe this can help someone else. I hope that it will. Randi Sullivan ********************************************************************** **Suggestions for an Approach to the Management of Thyroid Deficiency The clinical syndrome of thyroid deficiency is very much more common than is generally realized http://www.foxleylaneclinic.co.uk/Suggestions_1.htm
** There are more than twenty million Americans with thyroid disease and most of those do not know they have the disease. Many suffer debilitating side effects such as depression, weight gain or loss, fatigue, nervousness, muscle weakness or cramps, hair loss, poor memory and difficulty concentrating. http://www.the-thyroid-society.org/
** The following information sheets were developed by the American Thyroid Association in collaboration with the Thyroid Foundation of America. Hyperthyroidism http://www.thyroid.org/resources/patients/thyroid_info.html
**About.com offers a wide variety of articles on thyroid disease, treatments, tests and related conditions http://thyroid.about.com/mbody.htm
** Thyroid Disease Manager© offers an up-to-date analysis of thyrotoxicosis, hypothyroidism, thyroid nodules and cancer, thyroiditis, and all aspects of human thyroid disease and thyroid physiology. It provides physicians, researchers, and trainees (as well as patients) around the world with an authoritative, current, complete, objective, free, and down-loadable source on the thyroid. This website contains a newly revised version of the textbook "The Thyroid and its Diseases," and much supplementary information. http://www.thyroidmanager.org/
********************************************************************** The Founders of Chronic Fatigue Research France, Inc. would like to thank those of you who have supported us so graciously with your gifts of help to keep the site online and to help us reach our goal to bring up-to-date information to all who need it. We strive to educate the public, the medical community and the new sufferers of these diseases by offering information, chat rooms and message boards to bring us all together. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!! Anyone wishing to share in the support of our endeavors may send a tax-deductible donation to the following: Chronic Fatigue Research France, Inc. Kathy Tatum **************************************************** ********* OUR WORLD IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: -President – Kathy, ********************************************************************** <><><><> God Bless and Best Wishes <><><><> Disclaimer: The list owner cannot accept any form of responsibility, legal or otherwise, for the opinions and information presented on this mailing list. All information should be thoroughly examined by a qualified physician, familiar with your health care, prior to commencing any new treatments.
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Copyright©2002 Our FM/CFIDS World, Organization. All rights reserved. The ongoing business of Chronic Fatigue Research France, Inc. is possible by the public in monetary donations and website sponsorship. Our bills are very few, thanks to the website costs being donated, therefore most of our donations will be sent to research for Fibromyalgia and CFIDS cause, treatment and cure. Web site hosting by:
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Copyright©2005 Our FM/CFIDS World, Organization. All rights reserved. The ongoing business of Chronic Fatigue Research France, Inc. is possible by the public in monetary donations and website sponsorship. Our bills are very few, therefore most of our donations will be sent to aide in the awareness, and research for Fibromyalgia and CFIDS cause, treatment and cure. |