The Fibro Follies

The Fibro Follies is a new blog and website designed to serve as a portal and a place to share stories for those living with the condition known as fibromyalgia. We hope it will be not only a place to get new information, catch up on the latest research, and learn coping tips and strategies for daily life, but also a gathering spot of sorts - a portal into the world of “fibro on the web.”

A Bit of Background

This site is privately owned and maintained by a writer and blogger who lives with fibro herself. Funding will eventually come from ad revenue and affiliate links placed on the site. But in order to keep the site up and running, we will depend on donations from readers who find value here - people, in short, like you. Servers cost money, and there are other expenses involved in this project as well. Eventually, we hope the traffic to this site will lead to ad revenues that are more than sufficient to cover the costs, and perhaps generate additional funds for our writer’s time.

But until that happens, we need donations. If you like what you read here, please consider making a donation to keep this site up and running. Details can be found in the sidebar and at the bottom of every post as well.

And from day one, until the day this blog shuts down (hopefully, that will only happen on the day they find the cure!), we pledge this: we will donate all net profits from whatever source - donation, ad revenue, affiliate programs, or other source - to fibromyalgia research. What that means is that anything over and above our expenses, including compensation for our blogger and fact finders (but excluding volunteers), will go to a research program or facility, which has yet to be identified. (If you have suggestions, please drop us a line at fibrofollies at gmail dot com.)

About Our Site

This site has several pages which can be accessed from the list at the top of the right-most sidebar. This page - the home page - is the blog. At “About,” you can read more about this site and our blogger, Jane. On the “Articles” page, you’ll find links to free articles written by our blogger/writer and others about fibromyalgia, including coping strategies, tips for relating to your medical professionals and to loved ones, and even help for your family members to better understand what you’re going through as a fibro patient. Finally, on the “Web Resources” page, you’ll find a more thorough listing of links to other web pages, including clinical sites, support groups, message boards, and other sites that might help you understand fibro and deal with it more easily.

You’ll also see, in that right-most sidebar, a list of links under various categories - Medical Information, Support Groups, and so on. This is our blogroll, divided up into various categories for your convenience. “Other Follies” is a list of other blogs that are about fibro in some respect. The other categories should be self-explanatory.

Finally, you’ll see a big, bright orange-and-white button underneath our header in the nearest sidebar, to the left of our list of Pages. This is the RSS button, and by clicking it, you’ll be able to subscribe to our feed in your RSS feed reader of choice. If that last sentence made you go “huh?!?” you might want to take a look at our “What The Heck Is RSS And Why Should I Care?” article, found here (it’s also linked to right underneath the RSS button).

Thrive, Not Survive

We want fibro to go away. Badly. But until it does, we hope you’ll find this site a helpful tool in your ongoing journey with this debilitating condition. We’re about thriving, not just surviving. We hope the content you find here helps you thrive.