CFIDS Fundraiser

I wanted let people know about an exciting fundraiser for CFS. Its called 24 hours in the Enchanted Forest. It's a bike race in the New Mexico Zuni Mountains June 19Th. It's $25 to enter and the money goes towards research through the CFDIS Association. This is their first year doing this. My family and I are going to be there and make a vacation out of it. I am really excited about this and I will be sure to write about the experience.

I am currently taking a online self help course for CFIDS through cfidsselfhelp.org It's a six week course that teaches practical skills for managing CFDIS and FM. It's great because while doing the course you are put in a discussion group of other people taking the course and we email back and forth. Each week I have an assigned chapter to read from the book Patients Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. I then have to make a goal that relates to the chapter and report how I am doing on this goal to my email group. Last week the chapter was on Exercising without overexerting oneself. I made a goal to go on a short walk three times in the week (I've been in a lot of pain and so I have not been able to walk very far). I highly recommend this class. I wish I would have read the book years ago!