# Simple description of fibro for family friends and employers **URL:** \ **Category:** Information to Share with Loved Ones\ **Created:** [May 11, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/simple-description-of-fibro-for-family-friends-and-employers/4066 "2014-05-11T23:11:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Staypositive](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/staypositive/32/2691_2.png) [@Staypositive](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/Staypositive)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/simple-description-of-fibro-for-family-friends-and-employers/4066/1 "2014-05-11T23:11:06Z")
[http://chronicfatigue.about.com/od/whatisfibromyalgia/a/understandfibro.htm](http://chronicfatigue.about.com/od/whatisfibromyalgia/a/understandfibro.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Staypositive](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/staypositive/32/2691_2.png) [@Staypositive](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/Staypositive)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/simple-description-of-fibro-for-family-friends-and-employers/4066/2 "2014-05-11T23:11:36Z")
All I can say is reading this made me cry ---
**Author:** ![Petunia\_Girl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/petunia_girl/32/608_2.png) [@Petunia\_Girl](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/Petunia_Girl)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2014, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/simple-description-of-fibro-for-family-friends-and-employers/4066/3 "2014-05-12T08:09:06Z")
That's a good piece, Staypositive. I liked the explanation. ii'm barely conscious now and may not retain it beyond tonight but at least for tonight it was good for me to hear. Thanks for posting it. It's great to see articles that help us explain or manage our illness. Hugs, Petunia