MY NEW YEARS WISHES FOR MY LIFE AND ALL MY FRIENDS

Friends and Relatives:  This is going to be my year 2011... the year I come out of the life of the living dead to a real person again.  I believe God is going to help me to feel better through the  Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Center in Las Vegas.  We are headed there on Monday.  We will be staying at Nellis AFB.  We also expect to do some shopping at their mall.  Then early Tuesday I meet with my doctor and they will start my treatments.  They will also send me to a lab to have as many as 40 tubes of blood taken.  I already know that I will get sicker as they attack some of the viruses' and other deceases that are in my system. 
Please pray for me that this is God's will for my life.  I understand why he allowed me to get sick.  I have been able to talk to lots of people that I wouldn't otherwise.  Now I want to get better so he can use me in the next phase of my life.
May God bless all of you this year and it be a great year for you as well.  Your Friend FMSJerry....

THESE RAINY DAYS ARE KILLING ME.

     I am sorry I have not been here this last week, but when we have rain like we have had mixed with cooler weather than normal for the desert southwest it has been hard on my body.  Thank God for my laptop so I can work from bed.

     I have put together my suggestions for how to apply for Social Security and get Approved.  It is available on my tab about "Social Security" on the top of the page..  You are welcome to print it out by pressing <CTRL> <PRINT SCREEN>.  It will be sent to your printer.  BTW you can use this to print out any web page.  If you have Microsoft 7 you can also use the neat new feature of Snipping Tool.  You use it to outline anything you want on a web page and paste it to your wordprocessor or paint program.

WELL I DIDN'T GET AN APPOINTMENT THIS MONTH...

     I still have my January 4th appointment anyways.  I have lived with this CRUD for 15 years, I guess I can make it another month.  I have been really down in bed this first part of the month.  We are having winter storms after winter storms. (All it dose here is change the barometer.)  But that is what make me hurt the worst.

     My friend Joe is playing Santa again this year in Grand Rapids Michigan.  Jim also has FMS but he is able to drive and play Santa (for extra cash).  He receives social security but that is all the income he has, besides playing Santa.  His wonderful wife works as a secretary in a church so she is not getting rich either.  They are a wonderful couple and we have known then for about fourteen years.

     My next letter will be about how to make an application to Social Security when you have FMS/ CFS and be successful.  It took me twenty two months to be approved.  I was the first person to be approved for FMS/CFS in Michigan.  (so they told me)  Look for this post because it will give you all the tips you need to be successful in  your application.

     BTW (by the way) leave me a line when you come to see these post.  It will encourage me.  I can see when people look at this Blog and what country or state they are from.  I just would love to know your name and any questions you have on FMS/CFS.  I have been speaking on FMS/ CFS topics for about 12 years now.  Also if your husband does not believe your really sick... have him get in touch with me or give me his e-address and I will contact him.  Another male talking to males seems to make the difference.  Many women have had me help with their husband.  I would be glad to help you also.  My e-address is fmsjerry@google.com.  Now you know how to write me privately also.

Have a great Sunday, the weather channel says we will be at 62 degrees tomorrow.  I hope I can get out.

Till next time,  Your friend Jerry

IT MAY HAPPEN BEGINNING THIS MONTH!

     I have decided to see if I can start at the clinic this month.  We decided that the sooner I get started the sooner I will start to feel better.  If you don't have FM/CFS you don't understand but this feels like a death sentence because it gets worse and worse.  If left alone I would die of some underlying decease because of the mess my immune system is in now.  It's kind of like having Aids,  as far as I know you don't die of FM/CFS but many other things will eventually kill me.  I will be calling tomorrow to find out how soon I can start.  We will go down tomorrow if it can get started that soon.   I will let you all know what happens after I call...  

THIS IS THE INFOMATION ON THE FIBRO AND CHRONIC FATIGUE CLINICS.

Friends;

I want you to have the information about the clinics I talked to you about.  They are on Facebook and the next link will take you to their Facebook page...

http://www.facebook.com/#!/Fibro360

This next link will take you to that assessment that I told you about.  Take this assessment and they will e-mail back the report and what they have discovered.

http://www.fibroandfatigue.com/fibromyalgia-health-assessment.html

This link is to their home page on the net.  Listen to the Director and founder and hear what he has to say.  Explore this site and look at what the patients have to say.

http://www.fibroandfatigue.com/

You don't know how discouraged I was this summer... But then I think you can.   That's when I noticed this Fibro and Chronic Fatigue Clinic on Facebook.  I went on their web page and posted something about men with Fibro.  This guy from New Jersey contacted me and said he didn't know any males with FM.  He had just started at the clinic and was fighting with pain.  He had retired a year ago from the New York Police Department.  He just couldn't keep up.   We have communicated ever week or so since.  He went through some tough times when they were killing off some of the crud in his system.  As bacteria and other invaders die off they give off deadly toxins into the blood stream.  These over whelm the liver and kidneys so it actually makes you sicker.  Once they are gone you really start feeling better.  This is at about six month and it's seems to be up hill from then on. 

They told me that they can take payments for a commitment of one year.  It's $500.00 per month or $6000 for a year.   This takes care of all the clinic visits, doctors appointments and most of the hepatic medicines.  There will be a separate charge for any lab work that is done by a outside lab.  I was told that it would not be more than $1,000.00 and that my Medicare will pay part of these cost.  On their site you can search for the closest clinic to you.  They currently have 14 clinics across the United States so you can find one closest to you.  You in Alaska  may have to come to the lower 48 to get help.

The Clinic in Las Vegas is only about 125 miles from our home and we can stay in at the Air Force Base Base Accommodations for a cheep rate.  We can also take our travel trailer and park it at the Air Force Base in their RV Park.  Las Vegas is the most cost effective place to fly into in the United States.  They keep the fairs low so people will come and gamble.  That means we can take advantage of that for our needs. 

We are going to be ordering a new travel trailer that is designed to work in the heat and cold weather.  That way we can bring it to Salt Lake City (300 miles one way) to the closest VA Hospital.  I want my own bed to sleep in when we are away.  This trailer will be well insulated and have extra heavy duty air conditioning and heating systems.  It also has a separate bedroom in the front with a bed that can be walked around and closets on each side of the bed.  Also a TV for evening watching.  The whole back of the trailer is the bathroom with skylight over the shower.  A regular toilet, sink and medicine cabinet.  There is also a closet for linen storage.  This trailer is made by Jayco and I have been researching them for the last three years.  I can only find one or two used ones.  The owners just don't give them up.  We are having things like a tank less water heater installed.  Plus all the extra insulation and covering under the unit.

I hope this helps you understand what the FFC Clinic is about.  But you must explore it and decide if it's right for you.  I will be posting to my blog, hopefully daily as to my progress and what they are putting me through to get better.  I pray that many will see my success and take the jump and get feeling better.  If worse comes and I don't get better I will also post that.  I have no connection with FFC and I have many friends and two sons that have FMS/CFS and I am hoping this is the best treatment.

Watch my Blog at: http://fmsjerrysblog.blogspot.com.   I also use Webmd(see site link on the right) as a place to get answers to medical questions.

I hope this helps you and in seven months you see a totally new me...

Jerry Booth