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Janet Horton, FMA UK trustee, awarded a ''Highly Commended Volunteer'' by Small Charities Coalition and Markel UK
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We are delighted to announce that Janet Horton, a long-standing trustee of FMA UK, has been awarded a ‘’Highly Commended Volunteer’ recognition by Small Charities Coalition and Markel UK for her outstanding volunteering work and commitment in all her voluntary roles, including as trustee and a volunteer for FMA UK.
Janet has been working tirelessly in the fibromyalgia field for two decades despite living with this condition herself. She became trustee of Fibromyalgia Action UK in 1997 and has also been actively involved in many projects of the charity.
Janet has been answering Benefits Helpline calls since 1993 and emails from desperate people in sometimes dramatic and emergency situations; she frequently does it during ‘’unsociable hours’’.
Janet has also been volunteering as an advisor with her local CAB since 1990 and trained as a Bereavement Volunteer (BV) for Cruse Bereavement Care in 1997 and now volunteers as a supervisor for other BVs.
There are many obstacles and personal limitations Janet has to overcome to be able to volunteer and help others. Suffering from fibromyalgia, a debilitating incurable condition that causes a disability, Janet has to overcome disabling fatigue and pain along with many other health problems every day to be able to volunteer.
When Janet started over 20 years ago working as a volunteer in raising awareness of fibromyalgia, fibromyalgia was little known condition. Janet has helped to change it. She has been working as a volunteer giving countless hours week after week, year after year to raise the profile of fibromyalgia and to help people affected by it. Janet has been a catalyst for positive changes in fibromyalgia awareness in the UK and her volunteering deserves recognition. She is an example of a heroic struggle to make the lives of millions of people suffering from fibromyalgia better and healthier.
To read about Janet’s recognition and the Awards, click the link below:
https://www.markeluk.com/britains-best-volunteer/finalists
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Our professionally printed Information pack on fibromyalgia can be found here to view. You will also receive a free copy on request. We also have a booklet for young people with fibromyalgia that you can obtain on request and will be on the website soon.
FMA UK has recently changed some of its telephone numbers for helplines and groups. Please check here for more information on the New Contact Numbers if required.
FMA UK offers a range of support and information including:
- National Helpline 0300 999 3333 (10am - 4pm Mon - Fri)
- Benefits Helpline 0300 999 0055 (10am - 12pm Mon, Wed and Fri)
- Complimentary information booklets for doctors and other professionals (fully referenced)
- Books and videos
- Website Contacts with legal specialists
- Conferences
- Local support group and helpline contacts
The charity is run by volunteers, most of whom have fibromyalgia.
If your Health Care Professional needs some education in fibromyalgia you can request that an FMA UK Health Professionals Pack is sent out to them. All we need is the name of the Health CareProfessional and the address of their practice. We will then send a pack to their surgery addressed from us to them.
You can request a medical pack using this form.
You can find a Support Group near you by contacting the Regional Coordinator for your area. If there does not happen to be a support group near you then maybe you can join with some other members and set one up. Support groups provide a social benefit as well as the opportunity to share tips on coping with fibro. They come in all shapes and sizes and we are often told how they have helped people.
