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Its good to talk
At times people are upset but they always say that they feel better for talking to someone and there is always something you can say that will be helpful to them. The majority of people are so relieved to talk about how FM affects them because their friends and family don't understand. I can hear the relief in their voices and by the time we say goodbye they sound totally different. That is very rewarding because I know that I have made a difference.
People phone from all over Great Britain. Most of them are woman who have FM, but we do receive calls from some men either because they have FM or their wives do. I always encourage people to take charge: I tell them you have fibromyalgia, it doesn't have you and they need to learn all they can about FM and what they can do to help themselves.
When it is my day to be on the helpline I always make sure I get up in plenty of time to have breakfast, take pills, wash and dress, so I am ready to sign on at the right time. I have everything I will need on the table in front of me and make sure that I have plenty of telephone answering sheets ready as you never know how many calls you will have. Sometimes I may just get two or three calls, but when there is an article in the paper or a magazine or an item on TV the helpline can be inundated.
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