What I actually wrote to the editor: Dear Dr. McMillan: Thank you so much for including the article “Managing Abdominal Pain in Children” by Osama Almadhoun MD in the March issue of “Contemporary Pediatrics.” As a physician with fibromyalgia, the mother of a teenager with Juvenile Primary Pediatric Syndrome, and a fibromyalgia consultant for children and [...]
Mar
08
Reflections on International Women’s Day 2012
Today is International Women’s Day, celebrated in different ways throughout the world. I am a woman with fibromyalgia, and treat many women (young and old) with fibromyalgia. Today I would like to show my appreciation to all of the women with fibromyalgia who have come before me. Even though many of us with fibromyalgia battle [...]
Nov
02
A Big Shout Out
I am currently preparing a talk on Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to be presented at Pediatric Grand Rounds (a weekly meeting of all interested pediatrics and other health professionals) at our local hospital. I am starting with basic information about fibromyalgia; how our brain processes pain differently than others, how prevalent it is, what [...]