This week's Fibro Warrior interview is with Cassie Baxter from College Station, Texas. She was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in March of 2008, when she was just 25. Keep reading to get to know her better. What lead up to your diagnosis (symptoms, dr visits, etc)? I had very few symptoms prior to … [Read more...]
Fibro Warrior Wednesday – Jodi aka Mia Love
This week's Fibro Warrior is Jody. She lives in Southern Wisconsin, the land of cheese! (Thanks, Jody, for the reminder of the food I miss the most :) ) Jody was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia at 39, in June of 2009. What lead up to your diagnosis ? The initial symptom for me was horrible pain in … [Read more...]
Fibro Warrior Wednesday – Ashli
This week we are talking with Ashli Chantelau of Huntsville, AL. She is another Fibro Warrior that I met through Twitter. While she lives right here in my hometown, we've not officially met yet. Hopefully, we will remedy that soon now that the weather is warming up. Ashli was diagnosed in 1998 … [Read more...]
Fibro Warrior Wednesday – Laura Kelly-Pifer
Laura Kelly-Pifer is this week's Fibro Warrior. She is located in Northwest Pennsylvania. She was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia about four years ago. However, she's been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) since 2005, just a few months before she turned 30. What lead up to your diagnosis … [Read more...]
Fibro Warrior Wednesday – Simone of Fibromodem
Today's interview is with Simone (aka FibroModem) from Melbourne, Australia. She was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 2010, at the age of 40. What lead up to your diagnosis (symptoms, dr visits, etc)? Approximately a year before being diagnosed, I suffered about 3 years of major … [Read more...]
Fibro Warrior Wednesday – Clare Palmer
Clare Palmer is one of my friends on Twitter. She suffers from chronic illness but doesnt' allow that to stop her from sharing her voice on Youtube. When were you diagnosed? How old were you at the time? I was diagnosed 2 years ago, at the age of 28 by a Rheumatologist. What lead up to your … [Read more...]
Fibro Warrior of the Week – Kate Mitchell
Today we are interviewing Kate Mitchell, an author and Fibro Warrior from Nashville, TN. She was diagnosed in 2011, when she was 20. What lead up to your diagnosis? My primary rheumatologist (who I saw for Rheumatoid Arthritis) had been talking about my neuropathic pain for a few months. When … [Read more...]
Fibro Warrior Wednesday – Alison
This week's Fibro Warrior is Allison, from Mount Laurel, NJ, which is about 20 miles east of Philadelphia. She started off with a Fibro diagnosis and has progressed to Rheumatoid Arthritis. Her various diagnosis shows just how much uncertaintanty and overlap there are between the many Spoonie … [Read more...]
Fibro Warrior Wednesday – Chris (aka ChronicPain Dad)
Chris is a minority in the world of Fibro; he is one of the few men who diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. He has turned this disability into an opportunity to be a great stay-at-home dad taking care of his two young children. He shares his story in this week's Fibromyalgia … [Read more...]
Fibro Warrior Wednesday – Rachel Tanner
Rachel is a totally sweet girl that I ran across a while back. I love following her on twitter. Oddly enough I discovered that she actually lives in my town and goes to the same college I do... However, we've not yet had the pleasure of meeting (well it would be my pleasure, I'm not sure if it would … [Read more...]
