Action Day in Europe
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- Published on Tuesday, 24 March 2009 23:24
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On March 7th members of the European Network of Fibromyalgia Associations (ENFA) gathered in eight European city centres, while normal people were doing their usual Saturday shopping, to reveal their plight as suffering from fibromyalgia.
The theme was ‘Trapped in Pain’ and the women used nets to illustrate the confining pain of FM. This passive demonstration took place simultaneously in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Brussels, Dublin, Milan, Lisbon and Madrid. Have a look at what they got up to.
It is ENFA's aim to continue to raise awareness of fibromyalgia at both a national and European level. You can help with this by signing the petition at ENFA's website.
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