I was recently approached on Facebook about changing my profile image to a duck to promote support of Fibromyalgia awareness.  At first, when I began to hear about the fibroduck… “movement?” I wasn’t sure what ducks had to do with Fibromyalgia.  We’ve all seen people posting their bra colors in support of breast cancer awareness, but I get that one!

After doing some research, I came upon the analogy of a duck out of water.  It makes perfect sense that a duck functions better in water gliding over a smooth lake than on land waddling and squawking about without a purpose.  This is exactly what happened to me when I began to develop symptoms of Fibromyalgia.  I went from being a very active, creative, optimistic  member of society cruising past as many obstacles as possible into feeling uncomfortable in my own skin.  I could no longer do the things that made my already hectic life run smoothly.

Imagine going from walking on the beach to standing up on a boat in the ocean.  I can stand up and walk on a boat, but even though I love the water and boating it will never feel as natural as walking on solid ground.  Everything about my life has changed.  Even seemingly easy tasks are awkward and challenging for me like a duck pecking for pieces of bread thrown to the ground by eager children.

Fibromyalgia truly has changed my life.  It is also affecting so many others world-wide.  It is up to us(sufferers) to enlighten the world to our struggles and force the scientific community to do more research.

Show your support with a “Fibroduck”.  Go to the following link and order one today.  The duck is free but a small shipping charge will apply.

http://www.fibroduck.com/