: About Me

I am a former grade school teacher turned Licensed Massage Therapist, artist, author and illustrator. You can see my work at www.atawhisper.com.

My passion is ...

beadwork, golf, sewing, children's books, grandchildren,

I know too much about ...

some folks and not enough about others.

My parents always told me ...

it takes all kind of folks to make a world.

My childhood ambition ...

was to have fun...hahaha...my "ambition" now...to meet each day with joy and do my best to bring joy to others.

My favorite memory ...

watching my child grow up...

Why I write ...

to let out the things that pop into my head...it's why I sew and do beadwork too...I golf for the fun of it...and I'm not too bad at it!

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

nothing right this moment...but I love to listen to the oldies and gospel music...and just got finished watching Tiger win the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines...the man is amazing...

My first job ...

working at the dime store

My best moment ...

sooooooo many...hard to say...each "best moment" gets better!

My inspiration ...

my husband, my grandchildren, my friends, my memories...

Health & Fitness > Arthritis Understanding fibromyalgia

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Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by: -Wide-spread chronic muscle pain -Tenderness at specified sites (trigger points) -Fatigue -Non-restorative sleep -Abnormally high pain -Sensitivity -Low stamina -Stiffness after rest -Low pain tolerance What Causes Fibromyalgia? This is an unknown. It is classified as a syndrome rather than a disease because there seems to be no clear causative agent. It is, thus far, not classified as viral, bacterial or fungal. There are theories to it's cause, however, which include: -Sleep disorder (sleep deprivation) -Traumatic Injury -Stress and Emotional ...

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