ACE

I wanted to set a link up to this blog from early 2010, which has a good response from a Lumigrate customer/follower, which had good reader #s and also has good links out to other sources of information.   

www.lumigrate.com/blog/adverse-childhood-experiences-today-and-forevers-effects-health

Here is a wonderful message I received after someone disclosed their history/'story' to me, and I requested putting it in the FMS Story forum.  I hope you read it and find it as interesting and 'GRATE' as I do! 

Hi Mardy,

Sorry it has taken me a while to reply. I have been inundated and I wanted to give myself the time needed to understand what Lumigrate has to offer those of us who have, if lucky, received a diagnosis of FMS, CFS or related conditions and the many who fit the criteria but have gone undiagnosed.   read more »

I picked up a copy of the "Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Questionnaire: Finding your ACE Score" handout when Chris and Cheryl Young of Behavioral Health and Wellness in Grand Junction (Colorado, USA) were displaying a poster at last week's  Integrated Care Council of Mesa County mixer and presentation.    read more »

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This is from a blog I posted in February of 2010 which I wanted to copy and place here where it might be seen by people becoming educated about fibromyalgia.  Since most people who have FMS have a history of adverse childhood experiences (trauma in childhood), this is very important to be included here.  Dr. Young and Cheryl Young, who I have heard present on this topic about three times now and who have themselves seen Dr. Perry presesent on this topic are very valid allopathic practitioners and they do their research and support it with their references.  And I know Dr.  read more »