Posts Tagged ‘living with fibromyalgia’
Monthly Education Meeting
Please join us Wednesday, November, 6 @ 6pm MST for our monthly education meeting. Attend in person at BHC or watch in via livestream! Education meetings occur the first Wednesday of every month at the Bateman Horne Center and are broadcast via Facebook Live and then posted to BHC Youtube channel.
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Linda Milne is a member of the BHC community who has navigated living a fulfilling life while living with chronic illness. During the November session, Linda will engage a panel in a robust discussion on living a life of quality, while living with ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia. Linda Milne, with 20 years of ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia is…
Read MoreUnderstanding 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 physical therapy and, thus improve our ability to cope. What is Pain? When the…
Read MoreOctober Monthly Education Series with Dr. B
Please join us Wednesday, October 2 @ 6pm MDT for our monthly education meeting. Individuals with ME/CFS and FM experience many barriers to access informed and compassionate care. Now is the time to push back on those barriers, especially the ones based on ignorance, bias, and inaccurate information. Dr. Bateman will suggest some tools to…
Read MoreImproving Quality of Life with Chronic Illness, Dr. Sherlock
In this month’s 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 ME/CFS. Her son had the illness for 20 years and died at the…
Read MoreCoping with Chronic Illness with Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön is an American Tibetan Buddhist. Pema has led extensive discussions on working with chronic illness, specifically ME/CFS. A generous and anonymous donor has secured permission to share this video clip with our community to assist patients with this helpful coping discussion.
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Dr. Elizabeth Sherlock shares her wealth of experience as a clinical psychologist in this month’s education series, Living with a Chronic Illness. She will share insights and tactics for coping, life modifications, acceptance, and building a system of support. Dr. Sherlock has been a caregiver and has experienced life with ME/CFS first hand, in close…
Read MoreService 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 Makes a Service Animal? Service animals, by definition, are animals that are trained for specific tasks to…
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Please join us on Wednesday August 7th, at 6pm MT, where we will be joined by Kelley Rosequist, co-owner of Dog Training Elite Utah. They specialize in the training of service animals for: PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), mobility support, autism support, diabetic alert, and therapy support. Their training is personalized to their clients’ needs, and…
Read MoreJune Education Meeting: Removing Uncertainty to Advance ME/CFS Research
Please join us Wednesday, June 5 @ 6pm MDT for our monthly education meeting. Bateman Horne Center is at the center of disrupting the disbelief that has plagued medical and scientific progress in ME/CFS and FM. Dr. Suzanne Vernon will speak to how our approach is working to advance biomarker discovery and helping us edge…
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