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Fibromyalgia: Resources for Families/ "Contact" Collection/

Publications List : Books : Newsletters : Videotapes
Compiled by Sherron M. Stonecypher, July 5, 1999

B o o k s Fibromyalgia: A Comprehensive Approach Author: Publisher: Price: Description: Miryam Ehrlich Williamson Walker and Company Phone: (800) 289–2553 Orders taken Monday–Friday 9am–5pm, EST Paperback – 216 pages (July 1996) ISBN: 0802774849 $14.95 Ms. Williamson has gathered information from medical specialists, research studies, and practical advice from fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) sufferers who share their strategies for working around FMS's disabling symptoms. The author discusses how to find the right doctor; which pain medicines and nondrug therapies work best; the role deep sleep deprivation plays in FMS and what can be done to remedy sleep disturbance; how exercise and nutrition affect FMS symptoms; massage, meditation, and relaxation techniques that help; and what to watch for in detecting and treating FMS in children. Finding Strength in Weakness : Help and Hope for Families Battling Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Author: Publisher: Price: Description: Lynn Vanderzalm, David S. Bell Zondervan Publishing House Paperback – 286 pages (October 1995) ISBN: 0310200040 $10.99 Practical coping insights for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers based on interviews with over 70 CFS victims. Mainstay: For the Well Spouse of the Chonically Ill Author: Publisher: Price: Description: Maggie Strong Bradford Books Paperback – 394 pages 3rd edition (May 1997) ISBN: 0965717909 $15 A practical guide based on the experiences of the author and her chronically ill husband. Maggie Strong candidly discusses the feelings caregivers have (love, despair, humor, determination, etc.) as well sharing information about insurance, disability checks, dealing with doctors, and other ways to manage. Surviving Your Spouse's Chronic Illness: A Compassionate Guide Author: Publisher: Price: Description: Chris McGonigle Henry Holt Paperback – 256 pages 1st edition (February 1999) ISBN: 0805055738 $13.95 When a spouse is diagnosed with a serious illness, two lives are devastated. Author Chris McGonigle draws from her own experiences as a well spouse as well as the experiences of many other men and women who frankly discuss the well spouse experience. The book examines denial, communication, sex, anger, money, parenting, and spirituality. This book reassures readers that they are not alone in their feelings. The Fibromyalgia Supporter Author: Publisher: Price: Description: Mark Pellegrino Anadem Publishing Phone: (800) 633–0055 Paperback – 83 pages (1997) ISBN: 1890018112 $15.50 Based on his experience as a physician and as a fibromyalgia patient, Dr. Pellegrino provides advice and tips on how to successfully be a supportive partner of someone with fibromyalgia syndrome. The Fibromyalgia Survivor Author: Publisher: Price: Description: Mark Pellegrino Anadem Publishing Phone: (800) 633–0055 Paperback – 119 pages (December 1995) ISBN: 096468912X $19.50 The Fibromyalgia Survivorprovides advice and tips on managing life with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Based on his experience as a physician and as a FMS patient, Dr. Pellegrino shares step–by–step "how to's" for daily living as well as four key principles to reduce FMS pain in any situation. The Grief Recovery Handbook Author: Publisher: Price: Description: John W. James and Russell Friedman HarperCollins Publishers Paperback – 173 pages Revised Edition (June 1998) ISBN: 0060952733 $13.00 The Grief Recovery Handbook illustrates what grief is and how it is possible to move beyond death, divorce, illness and other losses. The book offers grievers specific actions needed to complete the grieving process and accept loss.

N e w s l e t t e r s Fibromyalgia Frontiers Publisher: Price: Description: Fibromyalgia Association of Greater Washington 13203 Valley Drive Woodbridge, VA 22191–1531 Phone: (703) 790–2324 Fax: (703) 494–4103 Email: info@fmagw.org Website: www.fmagw.org $25.00 annual membership ($12.00 for students) "Fibromyalgia Frontiers" is published six times a year. It features articles which are authored by researchers and clinicians in the field of fibromyalgia syndrome. The publication also contains news, research/treatment updates, announcements of conferences and workshops nationwide, publication reviews, and more. Fibromyalgia Network Newsletter Publisher: Price: Description: Fibromyalgia Network PO Box 31750 Tucson, AZ 85751 Phone: (800) 853–2929 Website: www.fmnetnews.com $19 annual subscription for members living in the US, $21 for members living in Canada, and $24 for members living outside North America "Fibromyalgia Network" is a quarterly newsletter publication that provides patients and health care professionals with the latest information on fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and related conditions. Each issue contains articles on new research discoveries, drug breakthroughs, and advice on coping. Mainstay Publisher: Price: Description: Well Spouse Foundation 610 Lexington Avenue, Suite 814 New York, NY 10022–6005 Phone: (212) 644–1241 / (800) 838–0879 Fax: (212) 644–1338 Email: wellspouse@aol.com Website: www.wellspouse.org $25.00 annual membership for members living within the US ($30 outside US). However, no spouse/partner is denied membership in WSF due to financial hardship. If you are unable to afford full membership dues, WSF will accept whatever contribution you can make. "Mainstay" is a bi–monthly newsletter publication. Each issue covers topics of interest for healthy husbands, wives and partners of people with a chronic illness and/or disability.

V i d e o t a p e s Fibromyalgia and You Publisher: Price: Description: Fibromyalgia Information Resources PO Box 690402 San Antonio, TX 78269 $34.95 This video features fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients and many of the leading FMS experts including: Robert Bennett, MD; Laurence Bradley, PhD; Carol Burckhardt, PhD; Xavier Caro, MD; Sharon Clark, PhD; I. Jon Russell, MD, PhD; Muhammad Yunus, MD; and more. Dr. Sharon Clark's New Video on Muscle Toning and Strengthening Publisher: Price: Description: Oregon Fibromyalgia Foundation 1221 SW Yamhill, Suite 303 Portland, OR 97205 Fax: (503) 273–8778 $20 (plus $5 for shipping) This 75 minute video offers a strengthening program especially designed for fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients. It features three FMS patients as demonstrators under the tutelage of a professional exercise teacher.

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