Chronic Monday: A patchwork of items on CFS/FM and chronic illness for the New Year

We made Time magazine's Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs!
 #7. Relief from Fibromyalgia: Lyrica



Frances Winfield Bremer, Wife of Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, III, to Become Spokeswoman for the National Fibromyalgia Association


Biography of Frances Winfield Bremer
Frances Winfield Bremer is an American author, and the wife of former administrator of Iraq, L. Paul Bremer III. Some of Mrs. Bremer's published works include "Running to Paradise," which follows the story of a Catholic priest who is also an avid runner, and "Coping with His Success: A Survival Guide for Wives at the Top." She is also a teacher, and an experienced artist.
Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Winfield

So, who is she besides the wife of a former Ambassador? This is what I've been able to find out:

2002 Video Interview with Charlie Rose - Notice Ms. Bremer adjusting her seating as the short interview goes on - I do this all the time when I have to sit for more than five minutes at a time.


Books by Frances Bremer
Running to Paradise (2000), there's supposed to be a movie based on this book in production somewhere...
Coping With His Success: A Survival Guide for Wives (1984)

"Walk A Mile In Her Shoes"

Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, III's Biography



Guidelines for treatment of FM have been released in Europe: European Guidelines for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia Syndrome


Cool Stuff -

American Pain Foundation's Pain & Creativity Art Contest Winners' Exhibit

Carried Off in the Grip of Pain by HumbleCat

More APF Pain Art



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