Kimberley's Fibro And Fabulous

About me:

I am 36 years old and live in Connecticut with my husband, two daughters, two cats, two frogs, and several tropical fish and plants. Writing has been a passion of mine for 27 years. I've written in many different genres which include self-help, romance, poetry, articles, and blogging. I write because it helps me piece together this "Puzzle Called Life". I read about as much as I write. I am very partial to the classics like Shakespeare, Yeats, Keats, and Dickinson. My friends have called me "the weird one" because I have been known to bring "The Complete Works Of Shakespeare" to the beach instead of the latest romance novel. Various pieces of my work have been featured in anthologies, literary magazines, and the net. I've also published several books on various topics. My favorites, though, are the recent two I've published on the syndrome known as fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is not a fun syndrome. It is a syndrome that effects the sufferer in many ways including wide-spread muscle pain and fatigue. Despite popular belief, it is not a new disease. Symptoms have been recorded since the 1800's and it was named Chronic Fatigue and Rheumatism in the 1980's. Some 6-12 million people suffer from Fibromyalgia in just the United States alone. It effects both women and men, however, it is more commonly diagnosed in women. Diagnoses can be a long and hard process for the sufferer since there is still no definitive test for it. I've had the syndrome myself since late 2005, but have suffered from it for many years. Even though Fibromyalgia is not fun, meeting people who have been touched by this syndrome is. I am trying to do all I can through my writing, websites, and groups to help anyone who has been impacted by chronic disease.

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Author Kimberley Linstruth-Beckom is releasing her third health book on the disease Fibromyalgi
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