FibroAction - Raising Awareness of Fibromyalgia Syndrome in the UK

Sep 2

UK Fibromyalgia Syndrome Awareness Week

September 7-13th is UK Fibromyalgia Syndrome Awareness Week. Will you be doing anything to help raise awareness?

The UK Awareness Week was started some years ago by FMA UK as an alternative to the International Awareness Day in May and now numerous support groups around the UK use it as a focus for awareness raising efforts.

Some simple ways to raise awareness:

If your local hospital, surgery or clinic would like flyers on Fibro, contact us.

Download fact sheets from the About Fibro section of the website to print out and give to your doctor.

Buy a FibroAction or Fibro Sucks! t-shirt, bag or badge and wear it with pride! Click here to go to FibroAction's Spreadshirt store for merchandise.

Call your local paper or radio station and ask if they would like to do a piece on you, your local support group, an event you may have organised or just on the fact that it is the awareness week.

Make an appointment with your MP or meet them at a constituency event and ask if they will support efforts to raise awareness of Fibro in Parliament by joining the APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) on Fibromyalgia.

Make an effort to tell people about your Fibro.