FibroFest2014 Music & Art to Raise Awareness

Fibromyalgia Awareness Concert

May 12th
is International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day in honor of this day; FibroFest is a
FREE concert and awareness event to celebrate of the lives of people surviving
with Fibromyalgia (FM). The idea is to use music and art to encourage Awareness
and Support. At FibroFest, we will
have information about Fibromyalgia and resources for those who wish to learn
more about this illness or who would benefit from
additional support related to a FM diagnosis.



We are blessed to have some of Tampa Bay’s best
original and cover bands volunteering their time and talent for a full night of
music. The lineup includes: Mr. Grumpy,
TranKQuill, Virginia Rose Band, Dark Savvant, Bryan James, Yoshi Gish and KathySings4u. The night will be hosted
by Mr. Robert Hoffa aka “Hanging with The Hoff”.  Sound and lighting are being provided by Mr.
Steve Kimpton.

Dean Guitars has very generously donated a Custom
C350- Trans Power Purple 6-String electric guitar which
will be raffled off at the show, tickets are $5/each or $20/5 tickets. There
will be awareness jewelry for sale from a local artist. 

In support of Fibromyalgia Awareness, the week
of May 12th FibroFest sponsors Pinup
Tattoo Studio in Brandon, FL will ink you with a Free Purple Awareness
ribbon tattoo. They have also donated a $100 gift certificate which will be
included with other prizes and raffle items during FibroFest.

Ever wonder what the hell Fibromyalgia is? What it feels like to live
with it every day? Know someone with it and wonder how they can seem fine one
minute and totally not fine the next? I assure you, those commercials where the
lady takes a pill and her life goes back to normal IS NOT reality! Join us and
take the Fibro Challenge! Unlike Fibro patients, you will win a prize… for us
the prize will be the day that a cure or better yet a preventative is found!
For you… it will be something cool from one of our AMAZING sponsors.

Fibromyalgia
(fy-bro-my-AL-ja) is a complex chronic pain disorder that causes body wide pain
(muscles, joints, tendons), tenderness to the touch, stiffness, chronic
fatigue, sleep disturbances and cognitive difficulties. FM patients often
suffer with some or all of the following: depression, anxiety, migraines,
tension headaches, sensory sensitivity (light, sound, and odors), pelvic pain,
bladder issues, IBS, TMJ, and reflux. Symptoms of fibromyalgia can vary in
intensity from patient to patient as well as from day to day for a given
patient.  Fibromyalgia affects people
physically, mentally and socially. 
Approximately 10 million Americans (2-4%) have FM; it is more common in
women than men.  It occurs in people of
all ages, including children. Fibromyalgia is known as an invisible illness
because there isn’t a test to diagnose it and unlike other chronic illnesses,
FM patients appear (on the outside) to be perfectly healthy. Treatment for
Fibromyalgia focuses on relieving symptoms and improving function. There is no
cure for FM. Fibromyalgia and its comorbid conditions alter patients’ lives
every day, for some it is just an annoyance helped with medications, dietary
changes and complimentary treatments, for others it is completely debilitating.

Funds raised
will be used to offset the costs of producing FibroFest2014 and so that we can meet our goal of Painting
Tampa Bay PURPLE for FibroFest2015!!!

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If you would
like more information about this topic, please contact Tim Goodrich at 813.786.2750 or email at FibromyalgiaSurvivalTeam@gmail.com.