Charlotte Area CFS/ME/FM Support Group

About Our Support Group

This is a support group for people with ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelopathy / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) and Fibromyalgia. Our group meets on the

3rd Thursday of each month, 7:00-9:00 PM at
Sharon Presbyterian Church, 5201 Sharon Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210

Use the first driveway entrance coming from Fairview  Road. Then look for the separate brick building beyond the parking lot (Charles Little Activity Building). We meet in the Parlor. Look for signs on the building door and the room door.

Our meetings are facilitated by Kebbie Cannon , and  by Dr. Charles Lapp of the Hunter-Hopkins Center.

The structure of our meetings is as follows:
7:00 - 7:15 PM Announcements
7:15 - 8:15 PM Speaker/Facilitated Discussions
8:15 - 9:00 PM Sharing Time (Q&A, refreshments, etc.)

Meeting size varies from 10 to 30 on average.

 

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Newsletter

The Charlotte CFS/ME/FM Support Group has an email newsletter that is broadcast periodically by  Nancy Henson.  If you wish to see recent newsletters, click here.

If you would like to receive the newsletter and meeting notices, click here.

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Meeting Schedule

The proposed schedule for 2009-2010 is:

• June 17 -- Dr. Nancy Waring, PhD., a therapist who has CFS & Fibro will speak to us on coping with chronic illness. Always a great speaker! 

• July 15 --  Lunch at Souper Salad, 10046 East Independence Boulevard
  Matthews, NC 28105, (704) 708-4949, www.soupersalad.com, 1:30 PM

• August 19 -- Lunch at Panera Bread, Carmel Village Shopping Center, (corner of Carmel Road and Highway 51), 7510 Pineville Matthews Road
  Charlotte, NC 28226, (704) 540-0309, 1:30 PM

PLEASE NOTE: Topics and speakers are subject to change so check with Kebbie or this website to be sure there have been no changes. You can contact Kebbie Cannon at kebbie1@windstream.net  or call her at 704-843-1193.

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Participants Wanted for Study of Fibromyalgia in Kids

Hunter-Hopkins Center in Charlotte  is embarking on a study of Lyrica ™  (pregabalin)  in adolescents with fibromyalgia. We need your help.  If you have an adolescent at home or know an adolescent  (ages 12-16) that would be willing to participate in this study, PLEASE contact the research coordinator, Wendy, at 704 543 9692.

For more information you can go to the Clinical Trials website -  http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01020474?term=NCT+01020474&rank=1

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CFS/FMS Contact and Info

For more information about our group and meetings and topics of interest, you may contact our support group leader Kebbie Cannon at 704-843-1193 or kebbie1@windstream.net .

The ByLaws of our group can be read by clicking here.

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CFS / ME / FM Websites of Interest

www.immunesupport.com - The World's largest website for CFS, FMS, MCS, and other related disorders.

www.co-cure.org -- Co-Cure CFS/ME/FMS Information Exchange

www.FMAware.com - Fibromyalgia AWARE Site

www.ahummingbirdsguide.com - An ME site by Jodi Bassett

www.cfidsreport.com - Interesting articles and a public forum for discussion.

http://www.ourfm-cfidsworld.org/ - Our FM/CFS World

www.endfatigue.com - Dr. Teitelbaum

www.chronic-illness.org

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