National Fibromyalgia Association
Founded in 1997 in Orange, California, by Lynne Matallana and Karen Lee Richards, the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) is the largest nonprofit [501(c)3] organization working to support people with fibromyalgia and other chronic pain illnesses. Lynne and Karen became acquainted in the mid-1990s through an online fibromyalgia (FM) chat group. Both women had seen numerous doctors before receiving a diagnosis and they were concerned that many people with FM were not receiving the medical attention and support that they desperately needed. Before long, the pair were sharing ideas about helping others with FM. They concluded that there was very little reliable information about this misunderstood and debilitating condition and that patients and health care providers needed to unite to ensure helpful information was easily accessible to those with this chronic disorder.
Founded in 1997 in Orange, California, by Lynne Matallana and Karen Lee Richards, the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) is the largest nonprofit [501(c)3] organization working to support people with fibromyalgia and other chronic pain illnesses. Lynne and Karen became acquainted in the mid-1990s through an online fibromyalgia (FM) chat group. Both women had seen numerous doctors before receiving a diagnosis and they were concerned that many people with FM were not receiving the medical attention and support that they desperately needed. Before long, the pair were sharing ideas about helping others with FM. They concluded that there was very little reliable information about this misunderstood and debilitating condition and that patients and health care providers needed to unite to ensure helpful information was easily accessible to those with this chronic disorder.
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AutoimmuneMom.com is run by Katie, a mother with several auto-immune diseases, for others who live with the added complexities of their conditions. Katie started her website to examine auto-immune diseases in further detail, ask deeper questions among peers, and find new and creative ways to manage their conditions. Not being able to find information for those with more than one auto-immune condition and not knowing which one caused her symptoms, Katie started this community where you can ask questions, give and read advice, and read inspirational stories to make living with auto-immune conditions more bearable.
AutoimmuneMom.com is run by Katie, a mother with several auto-immune diseases, for others who live with the added complexities of their conditions. Katie started her website to examine auto-immune diseases in further detail, ask deeper questions among peers, and find new and creative ways to manage their conditions. Not being able to find information for those with more than one auto-immune condition and not knowing which one caused her symptoms, Katie started this community where you can ask questions, give and read advice, and read inspirational stories to make living with auto-immune conditions more bearable.
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