Lady Gaga “comes out” as a Fibro Fighter Have you noticed the media frenzy this past week? Fibromyalgia is trendy!! Lady Gaga declared on her Twitter feed that she too battles with Fibromyalgia. As she…
Fibromyalgia Celebrities
Explore how celebrities with Fibromyalgia have raised awareness, shared their experiences, and inspired others to manage the condition.
Lady Gaga: When People Doubt
Doubt can be quiet or loud. Sometimes it whispers behind closed doors. Other times it arrives boldly, wrapped in headlines, opinions, and judgments. For Lady Gaga, doubt has been a constant companion throughout her life—not…
Lady Gaga and fibromyalgia
Lady Gaga has opened up about having Fibromyalgia and is going to be candid about it in her documentary. Fibromyalgia is a syndrome that needs this sort of representation. Someone visible is seen to be…
What will happen when I go to a Rheumatologist about potential Fibromyalgia?
Not all Rheumatologists (especially if they had been trained some years earlier and belong to the older generation) believe in Fibromyalgia. Even if they “believe”, not all are comfortable with managing patients with Fibromyalgia for…
My Story for Lady Gaga
Waania Shamim is a young, enthusiastic woman who has lived with fibromyalgia, chronic pain, and chronic migraines for the last three years. She puts a positive spin on her life as a chronic pain patient…
Born this Way – Me & Lady Gaga
Like most in the chronic pain community I was excited to hear that Lady Gaga was speaking out about her recent diagnosis of fibromyalgia. I have been hoping for years that the fibromyalgia/chronic pain community…
3 Ways Lady Gaga’s “The Cure” Reflects Life With Fibromyalgia
When The Cure by Lady Gaga was released, many listeners heard it as a love song—simple, warm, and reassuring. But for people living with fibromyalgia, the song resonates on a much deeper level. Beneath its…