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Finding Strength in Weakness : Help and Hope for Families Battling Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Paperback – 286 pages (October 1995)

Authors: Lynn Vanderzalm and David S. Bell
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing House
Price: $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
Paperback – 394 pages 3rd edition (May 1997)

Author: Maggie Strong
Publisher: Bradford Books
ISBN: 0965717909
Price: $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
Paperback – 256 pages 1st edition (February 1999)

Author: Chris McGonigle
Publisher: Henry Holt
ISBN: 0805055738
Price: $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
Paperback – 83 pages (1997)

Author: Mark Pellegrino
Publisher: Anadem Publishing
ISBN: 1890018112
Price: $15.50

Phone: (800) 633–0055

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
Paperback – 119 pages (December 1995)

Author: Mark Pellegrino
Publisher: Anadem Publishing
ISBN: 096468912X
Price: $19.50

Phone: (800) 633–0055

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
Paperback – 173 pages Revised Edition (June 1998)

Authors: John W. James and Russell Friedman
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 0060952733
Price: $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: 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

Price: $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: Fibromyalgia Network
PO Box 31750
Tucson, AZ 85751

Phone: (800) 853–2929
Website: www.fmnetnews.com

Price: $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: 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

Price: $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: Fibromyalgia Information Resources
PO Box 690402
San Antonio, TX 78269

Price: $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: Oregon Fibromyalgia Foundation
1221 SW Yamhill, Suite 303
Portland, OR 97205
Fax: (503) 273–8778

Price: $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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