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international me/cfs and fm awareness day

  1. Jody

    Article May 12, 2020: It's Our International ME/CFS and FM Awareness Day!

    May 12, 2020: It's Our International ME/CFS and FM Awareness Day by Jody Smith On May 12, our International ME/CFS and FM Awareness Day, I tend to look back over the years since I was first flattened by ME/CFS. Things changed for the better for me when I found my community. I'd already lived...
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    The Crash that Follows the Push of ME/CFS and FM Awareness Day

    The Crash that Follows the Push of ME/CFS and FM Awareness Day by Jody Smith It's been about a month since the ME/CFS community pulled out all the stops for our May 12 International ME/CFS and FM Awareness Day. I think we have a great deal to be proud of, and encouraged by. With each passing...
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    May 12, 2019 Is International ME/CFS and FM Awareness Day

    May 12, 2019 Is International ME/CFS and FM Awareness Day by Jody Smith International ME/CFS and FM Awareness Day 2019 has grown from an idea conceived by Thomas Hennessy, Jr. back in 1992. He chose the date of May 12 because it was the birthday of army nurse and Red Cross founder Florence...