Introduction It is hard to know how to support others when their health becomes compromised. It can leave you feeling powerless and unsure of what to do. It is even harder when your loved one is afflicted by an โinvisible illness.โ An illness where there isnโt a cast...
Fibromyalgia
To the ME/CFS & FM Community
My name is Lisa OโBrien, and I am a COVID Long Hauler and the founder of the Utah COVID-19 Long Haulers group, a group I started almost a year ago when no one would take me seriously after being sick for several months. I knew there would be others in my community who...
Some Days Fibromyalgia Feels Like
Some days fibromyalgia feels like โMom.โ Can I be your mom today? My mind screams out in dismay Headaches, fatigue, and pain take me away My body pulls me down day after day I struggle to be present when you play To help with your school on the display I want to be...
Share Message of Hope for Awareness Day & #MillionsMissing
Share Your Message of Hope Itโs time to start preparing for ME/CFS and FM Awareness Day! This will be our 2nd annual Messages of Hope virtual event. There will be a line-up of speakers (announced soon), a poetry reading, release of Believing Your Patient and Believing...
BHC Announces Inclusion of Long COVID
COVID-19 has changed our world and at least 10% of those who become ill may have long term effects. These โlong haulersโ have many similar symptoms to ME/CFS and FM patients. It is critical for BHC to join the assessment, treatment, and education of these patients...
Surviving the March Madness: Tools to Balance Your Nervous System
We all have extra on our plates this year, and many coping skills, such as spending time with loved ones and being in community, are not as accessible when we are living with a chronic illness. Stress levels are rising and when stress levels rise, chronic pain and...
Education & Outreach 2020 to 2021
When I first started developing patient and provider education on ME/CFS/FM, post-viral illnesses and related conditions, I had no idea just how transformational one year could make in my role. The precedence placed on increasing the medical community's understanding...
Research: Validating Innovative Pathways
It's Research Week at Bateman Horne Center! This means that as part of our Mission Possible giving campaign we fill you in on why research is so important to our organization and how we are using it to improve the lives of those with ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, post-viral...
#MillionsMissing 2020 โ Virtual Support and Awareness Event
On Tuesday, May 12th at noon, 110 people, reclined, sat and stood gathered around Zoom powered computer screens to commemorate ME/CFS and FM Awareness Day. BHC partnered with Rebecca Cain, #MEAction Utah Representative, to conduct the live virtual #MillionsMissing...
Understanding the Neuroscience of Pain, Dr. Nelson
In our April education meeting we were pleased to host Matt Nelson, DPT, an educator, advocate, and expert in handling chronic and complex pain conditions. He described our current neurological understanding of pain, how pain may be decreased by education through...
Improving Quality of Life with Chronic Illness, Dr. Sherlock
In this monthโs education meeting we were pleased to hear from Elizabeth Sherlock, PhD, a clinical psychologist who joined the Bateman Horne Center in 2018. She moderates support groups for patients and caregivers. Doctor Sherlock has a great deal of experience with...
Service Animals for Mobility Support with Chronic Illness
August's education meeting featured Kelley Rosequist, owner of Dog Training Elite Utah. She provided information on service dogs and specifically on how service dogs can provide mobility support for those with fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and other chronic illnesses. What...