Invisible Illness Support (From Swindon Advertiser)

Invisible Illness Support

4:43pm Monday 11th July 2011 in All News

Swindon Foggy's ~ The Swindon “invisible illness” Support Group (established 29th June 2010) member of Wiltshire “invisible illness” Support.

Primarily setup as a Support Group for Fibromyalgia, we now provide support where possible for other "invisible illnesses". Currently our primary support is for: • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (in addition to one of the following:) • Endometriosis • Fibromyalgia • Irritable Bowel Syndrome • Polymyalgia Rheumatica & Giant Cell Arteritis • Seasonal Affective Disorder • Trigeminal Neuralgia The national support organisations are recognising us on as their official Swindon Group, and we are now working with “FMA UK”, “UK Fibromyalgia” & “IBS Network”.

For further information contact; Deb Davis ~ Group Leader deb.davis@swindon-support.co.uk 01793 324667 / 0844 887 2377 Between 12pm – 4pm MONDAY – FRIDAY (voice messages can be left outside of these times) www.swindon-support.co.uk Informal, drop-in basis Group meetings at; Liden Community Centre Barrington Close Liden Swindon SN3 6HF Every 3rd Monday of the month, 7.30pm onwards and every 1st Tuesday of the month, 1pm – 3pm Group leader Deb Davis said, “We encourage and welcome partners, friends and carers to attend too. We like for carers / loved ones getting together as we tend to forget how hard, confusing and frustrating it must be for them too. You may feel put off joining/attending due to shyness etc., someone with you can give you that extra confidence. Many shy people who have attended said how confident and comfortable they felt in being around people who understood. The meetings are informal drop-in session based and it gives you the chance to discuss coping mechanisms and to generally share any concerns that you may have dealing with this invisible illness.”

We have guest speakers attend from various organisations offering tips and various techniques on controlling symptoms, for upcoming meetings and speakers please go to our website www.swindon-support.co.uk or call our helpline 0844 887 2377 Dedicated to providing support and raising awareness.

Working with Wiltshire Support www.wiltshire.support.co.uk Based on information supplied by Swindon Foggy's.