2009 CFS/FMS/OI Events
in the
US National Capital Area
Northern Virginia (NOVA), Washington, DC, and Suburban MD
(teleconferences and distant events of interest)
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NOVA CFS/FMS SG Chantilly
meetings are usually on
the 3rd Saturdays, 2-4 p.m.
(Exceptions
noted. Meetings end closer to 4:30 when there are speakers.)
Sully Governmental Center
James McDonnell Room
4900 Stonecroft Road
Chantilly VA 20151
Directions
Free, close
parking. No stairs. Same building as the Sully District
Police Station
Way outside the Capital beltway.
Between Routes 50 and 66,
just west of Route 28 at the Westfields Blvd West exit.
The buidling is closer to Westfields Blvd than Yahoo,
Google and Mapquest maps indicate.
Please refrain from wearing scented products.
CFS, CFIDS, M.E. ~ Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome
FM, FMS ~
Fibromyalgia Syndrome
OI ~
Orthostatic
Intolerance (Becoming more symptomatic when upright and still)
POTS ~
Postural Tachycardia
Syndrome
NMH ~
Neurally
Mediated Hypotension
MVPS/D ~
Mitral
Valve Prolapse Syndrome / Dysautonomia
(Also welcome are those with IBS ~ Irritable Bowel Syndrome,
Chronic Lyme, Vulvodynia, similar syndromes and symptoms)
2009 NOVA CFS/FMS Meeting
Schedule Overview
(Saturdays, 2-4 pm, Sully Gov't Center, Chantilly VA, unless otherwise
noted. Directions.)
Jan 17 -
Medical Qigong & Self-Health. Matt Hayat, PhD, NMQ
Feb 28 - 4th Saturday, 2 pm - 4 pm,
discussion meeting
Mar 21 - "Update on
Orthostatic Intolerance in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
(CFS)"
Peter Rowe, MD, of Johns
Hopkins.
Apr 18 - Discussion
Apr 25 - "CFS: Is Oxygen
the Problem and Why?" Paul Cheney, MD, PhD
(Location: Fairfax Gov't
Center, 6-9 pm, 4th Saturday)
May 12 -
Awareness Day. -- Support Teleconference May 16 - Discussion
June 20 - Discussion
July 18 - 10
am - 12 pm. Social Security Attorney Mitch Lambros, J.D.
Aug 15 - Discussion
Sep 19 - 10
am - 12 pm. Discusssion
Oct 17 - Speaker - Virginia Mitchell, Acupuncturist, "Non-linear aspects of healing"Nov 21 - Speaker - Michael Jawer, Author of Spiritual Anatomy of Emotion
Dec
19 ~
Social/ POTS Luck
For
the "When Pushing Stops Working" series of
discussions
by
Jonathan Gilbert and Elly Brosius
see www.whenpushingstopsworking.com/Schedule.html
January 2009
Eastern Loudoun (Cascades) Library
21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling VA 20165. Free.
Across
library from the front door, a smaller room enclosed in glass.
For information, email Patti
or Rowena or
Adriana
Also has a Walk &
Chat subgroup, a movie going subgroup.
Christ Lutheran Church
8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
Hospitality Room (1st Floor)
For more inform, contact Andrea, or
call Marielle (301) 718- 9326.
Speaker
meeting: Medical Qigong with Matt Hayat, PhD, NMQ.
Integrated
Whole Body Therapy
NEW MEETING LOCATION, 1st time speaker
Sully
Governmental Center, James McDonnell Room
(same building as Sully District Police Station)
4900 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly VA 20151. Free.
No registration
required. (703)
968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
See also:
Meetings, Speakers. Directions.
"Depression
and Chronic Pain - Treatment Methods"
Gary Kaplan, DO
Holiday Park Senior
Center, 3950 Ferrara
Dr, Wheaton MD 20906
(240) 777-4999
(directions only)
For info, Pain Connection Support Groups,
call (301) 309-2444.
TELECONFERENCE
For those with CFS, FMS. and/or OI
A
mind-body-spirit discussion Conference Call.
Join our email
list for the
ph number and code or
call 703-968-9818,
write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com
or see EGG.
No
fee, but each caller pays his or her own long
distance charges.
February 2009
Thomas
Ziegler, Medicap Pharmacy in Ashburn. postponed
Lansdown Leesburg Hospital
44045 Riverside Parkway,
Leesburg, VA
Conference room
A/B
(No longer a monthly group.)
For
more information, contact
CFSupport
at 703-968-9818.
PDF Flyer for Loudoun Group
Christ Lutheran Church
8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
Hospitality Room (1st Floor)
For more inform, contact Andrea, or
call Marielle (301) 718- 9326.
Eastern Loudoun
(Cascades) Library
21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling VA 20165. Free.
Across library from the front door, a
smaller room enclosed in glass.
For information, email Patti
or Rowena or
Adriana
Also has a Walk &
Chat subgroup, a movie going subgroup.
See
February 28th for special
4th Saturday 2 pm meeting in Chantilly, VA
"Learn
How to Use Your Body
Without Straining the Parts that Hurt"
Kim
Thompson, Movement Specialist
Holiday Park Senior
Center, 3950 Ferrara
Dr, Wheaton MD 20906
(240) 777-4999
(directions only)
For info, Pain Connection Support Groups,
call (301) 309-2444.
TELECONFERENCE
For those with CFS, FMS. and/or OI
A
mind-body-spirit discussion Conference Call.
Join our email
list for the
ph number and code or
call 703-968-9818,
write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com
or see EGG.
No
fee, but each caller pays his or her own long
distance charges.
Discussion meeting.
SPECIAL 4th Saturday of Month -- At new
Chantilly Location
Sully
Governmental Center, James McDonnell Room
(same building as Sully District Police Station)
4900 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly VA 20151. Free.
No registration
required. (703)
968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
See also:
Meetings.
Directions.
March 2009
"Living
and Loving a Gluten Free Diet" Class
3345 Duke Street,
Alexandria. (571) 271-8742.
Cost: $20 or 2 for $35
Pre-registration
is required. Taught by CFSupport member, Cheryl
Many
people with FM or CFS report much less joint pain or fatigue when they
avoid gluten. One of my clients put it best when she said that FM was
like alway carrying around a sack of bricks, and when she avoided
gluten, there were fewer bricks to carry around. Class covers:
*
Celiac disease, gluten sensitivity and the importance of testing
* All you ever wanted to know about label reading
* Foods to avoid, cross contamination and hidden gluten
* Sorting out the facts from common myths
* Where to get support-local and online groups, websites,
books
The
9th International IACFS/ME Conference:
"Developing Interdisciplinary Collaborations"
Peppermill Resort, Reno, Nevada
The Patient Conference is March 12th and will include
sessions on:
- New Developments on Possible Causes of ME/CFS
- New Research on What Helps People Cope with ME/CFS
- Latest Research on the Pathophysiology of ME/CFS
- Advances in Asssessing ME/CFS
- New Developments in Pharmocologic Treatments
For more information visit: http://www.iacfsme.org
Eastern Loudoun
(Cascades) Library
21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling VA 20165. Free.
Across library from the front door, a
smaller room enclosed in glass.
For information, email Patti
or Rowena or
Adriana
Also has a Walk &
Chat subgroup, a movie going subgroup.
Christ Lutheran Church
8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
Hospitality Room (1st Floor)
For more inform, contact Andrea, or
call Marielle (301) 718- 9326.
Very
special speaker meeting:
"Update on Orthostatic Intolerance in CFS (and
FM)"
with Peter Rowe, MD, Sunshine Natural Wellbeing Foundation
Professor of Chronic Fatigue and Related Disorders,
Department of
Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine;
Director, Chronic Fatigue Clinic, Johns Hopkins Children's
Center.
This
talk will describe the links between disturbances in the control
of blood pressure and heart rate in those with CFS,
and discuss
practical aspects of managing symptoms caused by the
circulatory
problems.
More about Peter Rowe,
MD.
Sully
Governmental Center, James McDonnell Room
(same building as Sully District Police Station)
4900 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly, VA 20151. Free.
No registration
required. (703)
968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
See also:
Meetings, Speakers. Directions.
EGG Group dinner after meeting, all are
welcome. ~ 5 pm 3/21/09
Menu
Eggspectations
5009 Westone Plaza Dr.
Chantilly, VA 20151
Phone: (703) 263-7444
"Treating
Chronic Pain"
Michael April MD, Physiatrist and Pain
Specialist
Holiday Park Senior
Center, 3950 Ferrara
Dr, Wheaton MD 20906
(240) 777-4999
(directions only)
For info, Pain Connection Support Groups,
call (301) 309-2444.
Special speaker meeting: Award winning journalist and Senior
Anchor at WSET News 13 Noreen
Turn will speak about her experience with Lyme disease.
St John's United
Methodist Church Hall
351 E 21st St, Buena Vista VA
(Off Route 81,
near Lexington, VA, north of Roanoke, Lynchburg)
For more
information, call (540) 261-6280 or write Stanzi.
TELECONFERENCE
For those with CFS, FMS, and/or OI
A
mind-body-spirit discussion Conference Call.
Join our email
list for the
ph number and code or
call 703-968-9818,
write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com
or see EGG.
No
fee, but each caller pays his or her own long
distance charges.
April 2009
Brian Walitt, MD, Rheumatologist
Lansdown Leesburg Hospital
44045 Riverside
Parkway, Leesburg, VA
Conference room
A/B
(No longer
a monthly group.)
For
more information, contact CFSupport
at 703-968-9818.
PDF Flyer for Loudoun Group
Eastern Loudoun
(Cascades) Library
21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling VA 20165. Free.
Across library from the front door, a
smaller room enclosed in glass.
For information, email Patti
or Rowena or
Adriana
Also has a Walk &
Chat subgroup, a movie going subgroup.
Christ Lutheran Church
8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
Hospitality Room (1st Floor)
For more inform, contact Andrea, or
call Marielle (301) 718- 9326.
- Saturday April 25, 2009, 6 - 9
pm: SPECIAL EVENT &
LOCATION **
"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS):
Is Oxygen the Problem and Why?
A Four-Part Treatment Protocol"
Fairfax County
Governental Center - The Board Auditorium
12000 Governmentt Center Parkway
Fairfax, VA 22035
See our New Page for Dr. Cheney and
this event
(DVD info will be posted at this link)
CFSupport's Written
Driving Directions and Travel Notes
CFSupport's Map to the Event Location
CFSupport's Map Inside the Building
Hosted by
NOVA CFS/FMS Support
Group
and
co-sponsored by
CFS & FM Support Group of Dallas/
Fort Worth, TX
Speaker:
Paul Cheney, MD, PhD
CFS and Environomental
Illness (EI) Expert
of The Cheney Clinic in Asheville, NC
In
addition to presenting a broad overview of CFS including
important principles, case definition, clinical findings, objective
data, key medical literature, Dr. Cheney will present on oxygen
toxicity as well as his latest four-part treatment protocol:
Oxygen Toxicity as a Controlling Factor for CFS
This
section of the presentation will focus on the research finding of
nearly 100% toxicity in CFS patients when oxygen is
administered.
Dr. Cheney will present evidence that patients categorized according to
increasingly powerful treatment protocols were transformed to an
increasingly oxygen tolerant state. The most powerful treatment
protocol was also associated with significant overall clinical
improvement. Conclusions drawn from this are CFS is an oxygen toxic
state, oxygen toxicity status appears to determine outcome in
therapeutic trials, and oxygen toxicity is key to
this
illness. These findings appear to force a narrowing of potential causes
of CFS because whatever pathophysiology one puts forth must explain
universal oxygen toxicity in CFS. Dr. Cheney will also present recent
evidence of the likely cause of this oxygen toxicity.
For
more: Oxygen Toxicity as a Locus of Control for CFS
Cell Associated Therapy for Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome:
Is this the Next Frontier?
Dr.
Cheney will discuss the use of low molecular weight (LMW), mammalian
tissue derived peptides as therapeutic agents when applied to the skin
using novel transdermal gels. These LMW peptides are known to control
gene expression and can shift organ function toward normal. Data will
be presented from a one-year prospective trial in CFS using these LMW
peptides which produced significant improvement in function. Therapy
with LMW peptides from cell associated, mammalian tissue homogenates
appear to offer a significant benefit in CFS, especially where it
counts the most, namely, the functioning of the patient. (or
...
namely, the patients' ability to do more and feel better.)
For
more: Cell Associated Therapy for Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome: Is this the Next Frontier?
Registration, cancellations requested to, for more info,
contact NOVA Leader Elly Brosius at (703) 968-9818 or
cfsupport-owner@yahoogroups.com
Free
seminar.
Please do not wear scented products.
Event will
be video taped for possible future DVD sales.
Any
changes regarding this event will be posted on the
NOVA group's Events Web Page:
NOVA Events
See also the DFWcfids.com page on Dr. Cheney
includes artilces,
interviews and treatment protocols.
"Hypnotherapy
and Chronic Pain"
Richard Klimek PhD, Psychologist
Holiday Park Senior
Center, 3950 Ferrara
Dr, Wheaton MD 20906
(240) 777-4999
(directions only)
For info, Pain Connection Support Groups,
call (301) 309-2444.
TELECONFERENCE
For those with CFS, FMS, and/or OI
A
mind-body-spirit discussion Conference Call.
Join our email
list for the
ph number and code or
call 703-968-9818,
write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com
or see EGG.
No
fee, but each caller pays his or her own long
distance charges.
May 2009
- For
Worldwide Awareness Day Events around May 12 check
- May 12, 2009: International CFIDS, FM, CIND
Awareness Day
-
May 12, 2009, 2nd Tues,
12-2
PM: NOVA MVPS/ D & OI
Support Group
By
teleconference!!**** Let's
call this one our Awareness day event.
No
registration required.
People w/CFS/FMS
also welcome since often have overlapping symptoms.
Free,
but any long distances telephone charges apply.
Sign up for montly reminder emails conference calls and codes at
mvps-d_oi_nova at Yahoo,
write mvps-d_oi__nova-owner@yahoogroups.com
or call 703-968-9818 or 410-647-7578
for information.
(CFSupport email members also get reminders with
number and code.)
-
May 16,
2009, 3rd Saturday,
2 - 4 pm: NOVA
CFS/FMS Support Group
Discussion meeting.
Sully
Governmental Center, James McDonnell Room
(same building as Sully District Police Station)
4900 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly VA 20151. Free.
No registration
required. (703)
968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
See also:
Meetings,
Directions.
- May
18. 2009, Monday Series,
1:30 - 3 pm: Pain
Connection Speakers
"Communication
Skills andTechniques
for Couples & Family Members"
Anita Bains, LCSW
Holiday Park Senior
Center, 3950 Ferrara
Dr, Wheaton MD 20906
(240) 777-4999
(directions only)
For info, Pain Connection Support Groups,
call (301) 309-2444.
Eastern Loudoun
(Cascades) Library
21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling VA 20165. Free.
Across library from the front door, a
smaller room enclosed in glass.
For information, email Patti
or Rowena or
Adriana
Also has a Walk &
Chat subgroup, a movie going subgroup.
Christ Lutheran Church
8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
Hospitality Room (1st Floor)
For more inform, contact Andrea, or
call Marielle (301) 718- 9326.
A
meeting of the CFSAC, held in
Washington, D.C. Agenda usually includes health agency
updates and public
testimony. This meeting is at
the Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey
Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 800, Washington, DC 20201.
Photo ID req'd. Open to the public. Pre-registration required
for public testimony with Dr. Wanda K. Jones, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Health (Women's Health), (202) 690-7650. The
CFIDS Association's meeting reports, dating back to 2003 are
available as are schedule
updates, reports via
the CFIDSLink. See also the About
the CFSAC.
Please
note that the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention will release its draft of the 5-year
strategic plan for CFS research at this meeting. The draft will be
posted at www.cdc.gov/cfs
and public comment is invited until June 30, 2009. See more information
at cdc.gov/cfs/meetings/2009_04.htm.
The meeting will be webcast at videocast.nih.gov.
Please click on "Click to Watch." Realplayer is required to view the
videocast. This video will also be archived.
Our NOVA CFS,
FMS & OI Support Group will have two tables.
Reston Town Center
11900 Market St, Reston VA 20190
Sponsored by the Sjorgren's
Syndrome Foundation (800) 475-6473
In
addition to support groups having tables, there will be booths
by
booths, a "Walkabout," a Simon Says exercise warm
up,
Door Prizes, Games, and Interactive Exhibits.
See
June 1, 2009.
June 2009
For those with CFS/FMS/OI.
Mind-body-spirit Conference Call.
Join our email
list for the
number and code or
call 703-968-9818,
write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com
or see EGG.
No
fee, but each caller pays his or her own long
distance charges.
Overland
Park, Kansas
For more information, see the FCI website at
http://www.fibrocoalition.org/
Speaker:
Beth Eckhaus
Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor
"Integrative Nutrition:
Using Food as Medicine on your Healing Journey"
-- great whole foods to add into each day in
enjoyable ways,
helping to
alleviate pain and inflammation
lifting
the spirits, providing energy
-- identifying foods that may be exacerbating
symptoms
-- ways to experiment with foods to find the most
healing diet
-- the importance of primary foods on a healing
journey –
the things that
nourish us that don’t come on a plate.
-- plenty of time for Q&A and group
discussion as well.
Inova Loudoun Hospital
44045 Riverside
Parkway, Leesburg, VA
Conference room
A/B
(No longer a monthly group.)
For
more information, contact
CFSupport
at 703-968-9818.
PDF
Flyer for Loudoun Group
Christ Lutheran Church
8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
Hospitality Room (1st Floor)
For more
info, contact Marielle (301) 718- 9326.
Eastern Loudoun
(Cascades) Library
21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling VA 20165. Free.
Across library from the front door, a
smaller room enclosed in glass.
For information, email Patti
or Rowena or
Adriana
Also has a Walk &
Chat subgroup, a movie going subgroup.
"Treating
Pain with Acupuncture"
Lisa Marie Price, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac.
Holiday Park Senior
Center, 3950 Ferrara
Dr, Wheaton MD 20906
(240) 777-4999
(directions only)
For info, Pain Connection Support Groups,
call (301) 231-0008.
For those with CFS/FMS/OI.
Mind-body-spirit Conference Call.
Join our email
list for the
number and code or
call 703-968-9818,
write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com
or see EGG.
No fee, but
each caller pays his or her own long
distance charges.
July 2009
Eastern Loudoun
(Cascades) Library
21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling VA 20165. Free.
Across library from the front door, a
smaller room enclosed in glass.
For information, email Patti
or Rowena or
Adriana
Also has a Walk &
Chat subgroup, a movie going subgroup.
Christ
Lutheran Church
Hospitality Room
8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
For more
info, contact Marielle (301) 718- 9326.
For those with CFS/FMS/OI.
Mind-body-spirit Conference Call.
Join our email
list for the
number and code or
call 703-968-9818,
write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com
or see EGG.
No fee, but
each caller pays his or her own long
distance charges.
August 2009
-
August 11, 2009, 2nd
Tues, 12-2
PM: NOVA MVPS/ D & OI
Support Group
By
teleconference!!****
No
registration required.
People w/CFS/FMS
also welcome since often have overlapping symptoms.
Free,
but any long distances telephone charges apply.
Sign up for montly reminder emails conference calls and codes at
mvps-d_oi_nova at Yahoo,
write mvps-d_oi__nova-owner@yahoogroups.com
or call 703-968-9818 or 410-647-7578
for information.
(CFSupport email members also get reminders with
number and code.)
-
August 15,
2009, 3rd Saturday,
2 - 4 pm: NOVA
CFS/FMS Support Group
Discussion meeting or TBD.
Sully
Governmental Center, James McDonnell Room
(same building as Sully District Police Station)
4900 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly VA 20151. Free.
No registration
required. (703)
968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
See also:
Meetings,
Directions.
- Aug 19, 2009, 3rd Wed, 1 - 2:30 pm: Loudoun Daytime Fibro/CFS
Support Group
Eastern Loudoun
(Cascades) Library
21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling VA 20165. Free.
Across library from the front door, a
smaller room enclosed in glass.
For information, email Patti
or Rowena or
Adriana
Also has a Walk &
Chat subgroup, a movie going subgroup.
Tentative - looking for a pinch-hit facilitator.
Christ Lutheran Church
Hospitality Room
8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
For more
info, contact Marielle (301) 718- 9326.
For those with CFS/FMS/OI.
Mind-body-spirit Conference Call.
Join our email
list for the
number and code or
call 703-968-9818,
write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com
or see EGG.
No fee, but
each caller pays his or her own long
distance charges.
September 2009
"Calming Down in a Fight of Flight World"
Speaker:
Jonathan Gilbert, NCCAOM, Chinese Medicine
Speaker: Elly Brosius, MS
Inova Loudoun Hospital
44045 Riverside
Parkway, Leesburg, VA
Conference room
A/B
For
more information, contact
CFSupport
at 703-968-9818.
PDF
Flyer for Loudoun Group
Open House for New Location
Secretary
of State John McDonough, will present Pain Connection with a
proclamation from Governor Martin O’Malley, proclaiming ‘September as
Pain Awareness Month’.
County Executive Ike Leggett will present Pain Connection with a proclamation declaring ‘September as Pain Awareness Month’.
Refreshments!
- September 13, 2009, Sunday, 1:30 - 4:30
pm: National Fibromyalgia Partnership
"Pain From the Brain -
Shared symptoms of Fibromyalgia & Traumatic Brain Injury"Speakers: Mary Lee Esty, LCSW-C, PhDPaul E. Rapp, PhD, and Emily R Perlman, MS, CTRS, SMC-CFairfax County
Governental Center - The Board Auditorium
12000 Governmentt Center Parkway
Fairfax, VA 22035
Free.To guarantee a copy of seminar handouts, pre-registration is strongly advised.Write seminar@fmpartnership.org or National FM Partnership, PO Box 160, Linden, VA 22642.3 page flyer with directions: http://www.fmpartnership.org/FM-TBI-1.pdf
- Sep 16, 2009, 3rd Wed, 1 - 2:30 pm: Loudoun Daytime Fibro/CFS
Support Group
Eastern Loudoun
(Cascades) Library
21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling VA 20165. Free.
Across library from the front door, a
smaller room enclosed in glass.
For information, email Patti
or Rowena
Also has a Walk &
Chat subgroup, a movie going subgroup.
"Physical and Emotional Benefits from Massage Therapy"
Lee Blank, LMT
Holiday Park Senior
Center, 3950 Ferrara
Dr, Wheaton MD 20906
(240) 777-4999
(directions only)
For info, Pain Connection Support Groups,
call (301) 231-0008.
Christ Lutheran Church
8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
For more
info, contact Marielle (301) 718- 9326.
TELECONFERENCE
For those with CFS, FMS. and/or OI
A mind-body-spirit discussion Conference Call.
Join our email
list for the
ph number and code or
call 703-968-9818,
write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com
or see EGG.
No fee, but
each caller pays his or her own long
distance charges.
October 2009
-
October
13, 2009,
2nd Tues, 12-2 PM: NOVA MVPS/ D & OI
Support Group
By
teleconference!!****
No
registration required.
People w/CFS/FMS
also welcome since often have overlapping symptoms.
Free,
but any long distances telephone charges apply.
Sign up for montly reminder emails conference calls and codes at
mvps-d_oi_nova at Yahoo,
write mvps-d_oi__nova-owner@yahoogroups.com
or call 703-968-9818 or 410-647-7578
for information.
(CFSupport email members also get reminders with
number and code.)
-
October 17,
2009, 3rd Saturday,
2 - 4 pm: NOVA
CFS/FMS Support Group
Speaker: Virginia Mitchell, Acupuncturist voted best in Northern VA
of Virginia Bodywork
Topic: "Non-linear aspects of healing."
Sully
Governmental Center, James McDonnell Room
(same building as Sully District Police Station)
4900 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly, VA 20151. Free.
No registration
required. (703)
968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
See also:
Meetings, Speakers. Directions.
- October
20, 2009, Tuesday, 7pm: Bethesda
Fibromyalgia/CFS Support Group
Christ Lutheran Church 8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
For more
info, contact Marielle (301) 718- 9326.
Eastern Loudoun
(Cascades) Library
21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling VA 20165. Free.
Across library from the front door, a
smaller room enclosed in glass.
For information, email Patti
or Rowena
Also has a Walk &
Chat subgroup, a movie going subgroup.
Speaker/Topic: "Herbal Medicine Therapy for people suffering with Chronic Pain"
Molly Carr, Certified Nurse Practitioner,
Nutrition Specialist, Herbalist
Holiday Park Senior
Center, 3950 Ferrara
Dr, Wheaton MD 20906
(240) 777-4999
(directions only)
For info, Pain Connection Support Groups,
call (301) 231-0008.
Thursday and Friday.
A
meeting of the CFS Advisory Committee to the Secretary of Health, held
in
Washington, D.C. Agenda usually includes health agency
updates and public
testimony. This meeting is at
the
Department of Health and Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey
Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 800, Washington, DC 20201.
Photo ID req'd. Open to the public. Pre-registration required
for public testimony. Register with Dr. Wanda K. Jones, Executive Secretary, by calling
(202) 690-7650 or e-mailing cfsac@hhs.gov. Public comments will be limited to five minutes per speaker.
You do not have to appear in person. You can send in written testimony
and read it over the phone.
The
CFIDS Association's meeting reports, dating back to 2003 are
available as are schedule
updates, reports via
the CFIDSLink.
The agenda will be on the CFSAC web site, when it is finalized. http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs.
In addition, this meeting will be WebCast at
http://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=7908
TELECONFERENCE
November 2009
TELECONFERENCE For those with
CFS, FMS. and/or OI A
mind-body-spirit discussion Conference Call. Join our email
list for the
ph number and code or
call 703-968-9818, write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com
or see EGG.
No fee, but
each caller pays his or her own long
distance charges.
Speaker:
Martha Calihan, MD
Integrative
Medicine
Inova Loudoun Hospital
44045 Riverside
Parkway, Leesburg, VA
Conference room
A/B
(No longer a
monthly group.)
For
more information, contact
CFSupport
at 703-968-9818.
PDF
Flyer for Loudoun Group
"Learning how to lower your pain level
using various Biofeedback techniques" Suburban Hospital 8600 Old Georgetown Rd. Bethesda, MD 20814, Conference Room 6 (Kamerow Room) For info, Pain Connection Support Groups,
call (301) 231-0008.
Christ Lutheran Church 8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
For more
info, contact Marielle (301) 718- 9326.
Eastern Loudoun
(Cascades) Library
21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling VA 20165. Free.
Across library from the front door, a
smaller room enclosed in glass.
For information, email Patti
or Rowena
Also has a Walk &
Chat subgroup, a movie going subgroup.
"Ask the Lawyer-Questions about Chronic Pain and the Law"
Malcolm Herman, Attorney
Holiday Park Senior
Center, 3950 Ferrara
Dr, Wheaton MD 20906
(240) 777-4999
(directions only)
For info, Pain Connection Support Groups,
call (301) 231-0008.
TELECONFERENCE
For those with
CFS, FMS. and/or OI
A
mind-body-spirit discussion Conference Call.
Join our email
list for the
ph number and code or
call 703-968-9818,
write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com
or see EGG.
No fee, but
each caller pays his or her own long
distance charges.
December 2009
Christ Lutheran Church
8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
For more
info, contact Marielle (301) 718- 9326.
Special speaker meeting: Dr. Tamara Santa Ana, Chiropractic Physician, practices an integrative approach to health in her ProActive Wellness Center.
In addition to the foundational Chiropractic care, the clinic offers
many unique and cutting-edge therapies to assist in regaining optimal
health. These include Hyperbaric Oxygen, Light-Beam Generator to
restore cell electrical health, Bemer 3000 electromagnetic field
therapy, as well as nutritional therapy using frequency analysis. Dr.
Santa Ana has directly studied under many leading and well-know
physicians in order to gain insight into their healing techniques. For
FMS /CFS patients, she applies specific and individual patient
techniques as well as those taught to her by Dr. Teitelbaum, author of From Fatigued to Fantastic. She discusses the reasons why people suffer these debilitating illnesses, as well as methods used to obtain healing.
St John's United
Methodist Church Hall
351 E 21st St, Buena Vista VA
(Off Route 81,
near Lexington, VA, north of Roanoke, Lynchburg)
For more
information, call (540) 261-6280 or write Stanzi.
Eastern Loudoun
(Cascades) Library
21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling VA 20165. Free.
Across library from the front door, a
smaller room enclosed in glass.
For information, email Patti, Rowena, and
Adriana
Also has a Walk &
Chat subgroup, a movie going subgroup.
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