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Fybromyalgia is a serious painful illness that should be recognised by the government's DLA benefits system

Fybromyalgia is a serious painful illness that should be recognised by the government's DLA benefits system

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Started by Anonymous 15 years, 4 months ago
Fybromyalgia is a serious condition that causes sufferers to experience severe pain in their whole body coupled with extreme tiredness and lethargy. Life for most Fybromyalgia Suffers is very hard because even the smallest of daily tasks causes extreme pain and joint stiffness, stabbing pains to name just a few. Even something as simple as walking to the shops can make their suffering double. It has come to light that al ot of sufferers have had to give up work because it is physically impossible to work because this illness does not simply go away by taking pain medications. Medications help sufferers by taking the edge off the pain but as a sufferer myself I can tell you, we live with the pain EVERY SINGLE DAY. Living with aching painful limbs and not being able to do the things you used to enjoy leads to a lot of us suffering depression. Fybromyalgia suffers are being ignored by the UK's Benefits system and this is wrong. If you are a sufferer or have someone in your family who suffers from this illness and you agree with everything written above, please sign this petition. Lets take the first step to getting this illness recognised. THANKYOU

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May 23, 2012

The DWP continues to turn a blind eye to our reality while people with fibromyalgia lose their livelihoods and their dignity. I am tired of the excuses and the cold indifference from the people who hold the power to change this system. Do not stop pushing because this fight is the only way we get the recognition we deserve.

May 23, 2012

The government continues to ignore our agony but this momentum proves they cannot silence us forever. We are building a force they can no longer pretend does not exist.

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Julie Petersen
15 years ago Featured

its about time they listened. this illness stole my whole life.

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Sarah Fisher
15 years ago Featured

i have had this for 10 years and the DWP are just ignoring us. its not fair we are real people in real pain.

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kevin Hamilton
15 years ago Featured

cant even hold a pen most days let alone do a full time job. needs to change now.

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Dave Rodriguez
15 years ago Featured

my wife has this and struggles to even get out of bed half the time. they treat us like we are faking it because you cant see the pain.

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emma Carter
15 years ago Featured

Living with this every day is a nightmare. trying to explain to the benefits people is so draining. so sick of being looked down on.

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Mark Norton
15 years ago Featured

FIBRO IS REAL. stop treating us like work shy people. i would give anything to be able to work again.

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Paula o donoghue
10 years ago

I am a fybro sufferer

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