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I Have Fibromyalgia / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but it Doesn't Have Me! A Memoir: Six Steps for Reversing FMS/ CFS
By: Chantal K. Hoey-SandersImprint: Balboa Press
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Newly Diagnosed? Long Time Sufferer? You are NOT alone! You CAN change your life and REVERSE this highly frustrating, emotionally confusing, very often unrecognized "invisible" illness. Too many fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome patients find themselves suffering in pain, depressed, and alone. Abandoned and misunderstood by their families, the medical community, and society in general, they retreat to their medicine cabinets full of prescription drugs and supplements-mere bandages-that won't reverse their condition. Chantal's story removes the bandages and offers these patients real hope and help. Part memoir/part self-help, Chantal chronicles the steps she took to reclaim her life while following the Guaifenesin Treatment Protocol. Join Chantal in her journey. "A must-read, Chantal's book will bring you HOPE, INSIGHTFUL tips and POSITIVE results. Th is AMAZING book has changed my Fibromyalgia life." - Kris Bruinsma, FMS survivor "I am so proud to read this book written by my friend, Chantal. Her articles have graced many publications including my own and I am thrilled that she has taken the time to make her story public. I know firsthand the power of shared experiences on recovery and know her book will make a difference to so many." -Claudia Marek, co-author of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Fibromyalgia "Th is is a story of hope and determination written by an individual who has been a patient in my integrative medical practice for the past eight years. She is an outspoken advocate and our resident expert in the protocol of R. Paul St. Amand, MD. She has graced us with her knowledge and exuberant energy at our clinic's monthly fibromyalgia support group meetings. She is the consummate teacher and is always available to help our other fibromyalgia patients working through the subtleties of the Guaifenesin Protocol. A must-read for anyone lost in the abyss of fibromyalgia with seemingly no apparent way out." -Thaddeus P. Srutwa, MD, Spring Lake, MI
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| Title of eBook: I Have Fibromyalgia / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but it Doesn't Have Me! A Memoir: Six Steps for Reversing FMS/ CFS | |
| Release Date: 09-13-2011 | |
| Publisher: Balboa Press |
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I Have Fibromyalgia / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but it Doesn't Have Me! A Memoir: Six Steps for Reversing FMS/ CFS
Chapter One
The First Step: Being Diagnosed
"I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it." —Maya Angelou
Living with the Frustration of Fibromyalgia before Diagnosis
I am alone. I am naked. I am in the bathtub. I am watching the water rise. I have no idea of how I got here. The water is warm and it is getting higher. I am afraid. I begin to laugh. My laughter fills the room and disguises my fear for an instant. Something is really wrong with me. I sense it, feel it, but I don't know what to do. I can't remember how to turn the water off. I am waiting for the flood.
I am alone. I am in my car. The engine is on, but I'm not moving. I'm confused. Something is very wrong, but I don't know what.
I am alone. I am dressed. I am at the grocery store. I need to get some tomatoes. I look down at my hand and at the plastic bag that I am holding. I start to sweat. I stare at the bag, unable to open it. I am clueless. I am dizzy and nearly faint. What is happening to me, to my body, and to my brain?
I am alone. I am in the kitchen. I smell something so potently foul, I am sure that it is a dead rodent. I call to my husband to come in and have a smell. He smells nothing. The odor is very strong. He smells nothing. I am convinced that something has died in our kitchen, maybe in between the walls.
I am alone. I look into the mirror. I see someone. It's not me. I am trapped in a body that is not my own, with a memory that has failed me. It's early September, my favorite month of the year, b
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