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2008 CFS/FMS/OI Events
in the
US National Capital Area
Northern Virginia (NOVA), Washington, DC, and Suburban MD

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NOVA CFS/FMS SG Annandale meetings are 3rd Saturdays, 2-4 p.m.
(ends closer to 4:30 for speaker meetings)

Mason Governmental Center
Large Conference Room­ (Usually) or Main Community Room
6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale VA 22003.
Free, close parking. No stairs. Same building as the Mason District Police Station
Inside the Capital beltway, between Sleepy Hollow & Lincolnia Rds.
Please refrain from wearing scented products.

CFS, CFIDS, M.E. ~ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
FM, FMS ~ Fibromyalgia Syndrome
OI ~ Orthostatic Intolerance (Becoming more symptomatic when upright and still)
POTS ~ Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
NMH ~ Neurally Mediated Hypotension
MVPS/D ~ Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome / Dysautonomia

2008 NoVA CFS/FMS Meeting Schedule Overview
(Annadale, VA, unless otherwise noted)
  
Jan 19  ~ Discussion - topic of the energy that guilt and shame use
                (Main Community Room) 
Feb 16  ~ Speaker - James Bining, DC - (Main Community Room) 
Mar 15 ~  (Main Community Room) 
Apr 19 ~Discussion
May 9 -12 ~ Awareness Day Activities TBD
May 12-13 ~No CFIDS Lobby Days in Washington, DC, in 2008. Online, virtual yes.
May 17 ~ Discussion
 June 21 ~ Discussion
July 19 ~ Cognitive Rehabilitation, Joan Green
Aug 16 ~ Discussion. Both Elly and Toni will be there!
Sep  20 ~ Social Secuirty Disability, Mitch Lambros, Esq.
Oct 18 ~ Discussion
Oct 26 ~ SUNDAY ~ "Stress & Your Health" Special event in Fairfax
Nov 15 ~ Discussion
Dec 20 ~  Social/ POTS Luck (Main Community Room) (Door Prizes)


For the "When Pushing Stops Working" series of discussions
        by Jonathan Gilbert and Elly Brosius
        see www.whenpushingstopsworking.com/Schedule.html


January 2008

  • January 8, 2008, 2nd Tues, 12-2 PM:  Nova MVPS/ D & OI Support Group 

      Discussion meeting.
      Near Westfields Blvd, Centreville, VA. 703-968-9818.     No registration required.   People w/CFS/FMS welcome since often have overlapping symptoms. Free.

  • January 9, 2008,  7:30 PM: Roselle Alternative Care Center

    "Understanding Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue"
      R. Thomas Roselle, DC. Director
      Talk show host of "Health Alternatives: WTNT 570 am, Saturdays 10am.
      Roselle Alternative Care Center
      8550 Arlington Blvd #325; Fairfax, VA 22031. (703) 698-7117.
     
  • January 9, 2008, Wednesday, 7 PM: Multiple Sclerosis Self Help Group
"When Pushing Stops Working"
  Speaker meeting with herbalist Jonathan Gilbert dicussing Stress
  and Syndromes with NOVA Support Leader Elly Brosius.
  Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7 PM at the
  Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124 Park St. NE Vienna. For info, call (703) 768-4841.
"Gluten Free and Healthy" 
  3345 Duke Street, Alexandria. (571) 271-8742. $20.
  Pre-registration is required. Taught by a CFSupport member.

  • January 19, 2008, 3rd Saturday, 2 - 4:30 pm: Nova CFS/FMS Support Group


      Topic: Feelings of Guilt and Shame surrounding chronic illness...
                and the energy it takes to maintain them.
      Mason Governmental Center, **Main Community Room
      (same building as Mason District Police Station)
      6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale VA 22003. Free.
      No registration required. (703) 968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
      See also:     Meetings, Directions, & Speakers.


  • January 22, 2008, 4th Tues, 7 pm: Loudoun CFS & Chronic Pain Support Group
Speaker: Therapist Edythe (Dee) Dunn, MA, LPC.
Inova Loudoun Hospital at Lansdowne
44045 Riverside Parkway; Leesburg, VA. (703) 858-6000
For more information, contact Shawn at 703-327-6478.
Conference Room A-B, across the way from the Birthing Center, around the back of the hospital.

Press Conference
National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW; Washington, DC 20045
Open to the public, priority seating to the press.
The National Fibromyalgia Association will be presenting Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III and his wife, Frances Winfield Bremer, as the new spokespersons to launch "Access to Fibromyalgia Care," a public education campaign to raise awareness of fibromyalgia, and  its impact on the family and the health care system.  
"A Healthy Mouth is Good Medicine"
  Felix K. Liao, DDS.
  4001 Fair Ridge Dr, Fairfax, VA 22033.
  RSVP to Susan at (571) 237-3886. 
"Treating Pain with Acupuncture"
  Lisa Marie Price, L.Ac., Dipl Ac. 
  Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center
  1000 Forest Glen Rd, Silver Spring MD 20901  
 
  For those with CFS/FMS/OI. Mind-body-spirit Conference Call. 
  For more info:   call 703-968-9818, write
  cfsupport-owner@yahoogroups.com or see EGG.
  No fee, but each caller pays own long distance charges.
"What is Fibromyalgia?"
  1 hour, with Q&A
  Elly Brosius, Facilitator Northern VA CFS/FM Support Group
  Jonathan Gilbert, Herbalist, President, The Gilbert Clinic
  Location:
  Walter Reed Community and Senior Center
  2909 16th St South, Arlington, VA
  At the corner of South Walter Reed Dr and South 16th Street
  Access also from 14th and S. Walter Reed Drive


February 2008


"The Art of Living Gluten Free"
  3345 Duke Street, Alexandria. (571) 271-8742. $20.
  Pre-registration is required. Taught by a CFSupport member.
 

  • February 12, 2008, 2nd Tues, 12-2 PM:  NOVA MVPS/ D & OI Support Group 

      Discussion meeting.
      Near Westfields Blvd, Centreville, VA. 703-968-9818.     No registration required.   People w/CFS/FMS welcome since often have overlapping symptoms. Free.
     

  • February 16, 2008, 3rd Saturday, 2 - 4:30 pm: NOVA CFS/FMS Support Group

    "Therapeutic Methods for CFS, FMS"
      Speaker: James Binning, DC
      Mason Governmental Center,     **Main Community Room
      (same building as Mason District Police Station)
      6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale VA 22003. Free.
      No registration required. (703) 968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
      See also:     Meetings, Directions, & Speakers.
     
     
  • February 17, 2008, 3rd Sunday, 1-4 pm: Compass Support - Timonium, MD
  Note: This is the 2nd meeting of this FM group
  Maryland Athletic Club
  110 West Timonium Road, Timonium, MD 21093 (just off RT 83)
  For  information, contact Therese.
"Gentle Yoga and Chronic Pain"
  Kim Thompson, Yoga Instructor
  Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center
  1000 Forest Glen Rd, Silver Spring MD 20901
 
  Note: This is the 1st meeting of this group
  Jesspresso Coffee Shop
  9884 Liberia Ave, Manassas VA 20110
  For  information, call Dr. Steve at 703-396-7770 or email him.
 
   Speaker is a SSDI Attorney Mitch Lambros. 
   Inova Loudoun Hospital at Lansdowne
   44045 Riverside Parkway; Leesburg, VA. (703) 858-6000
   For more information, contact Shawn at 703-327-6478. 
   Conference Room A-B, across the way from the Birthing Center,
   around the back of the hospital.
   Bethesda Library
   7400 Arlington Rd. Bethesda, MD 20814. (240) 777-0970.
   Contact Margaret at (301) 986-8746 for more information.

  For those with CFS/FMS/OI. Mind-body-spirit Conference Call. 
  Join our email list for the number and code or call 703-968-9818,
  write cfsupport-owner@yahoogroups.com or see EGG.
  No fee, but each caller pays his or her own long distance charges.

March 2008


"Fibromyalgia: When Pushing Stops Working"
  Special speaker meeting:
  Jonathan Gilbert, Herbalist, President, The Gilbert Clinic, on "Broadening Perspectives on Stress and Syndromes," and
  Elly Brosius, Facilitator Northern VA CFS/FM Support Group
"Making the Connection with Support and Self-Help."
  For information, email Vicki or call Denise at (703) 221-4972
  Hylton Education Center, Garden Level of Potomac Hospital
  2300 Opitz Boulevard, Woodbridge, VA 22191
  FLYER
 
"Fibromyalgia: When Pushing Stops Working"
  Special speaker meeting:
  Jonathan Gilbert, Herbalist, President, The Gilbert Clinic, on "Broadening Perspectives on Stress and Syndromes," and
  Elly Brosius, Facilitator Northern VA CFS/FM Support Group
"Making the Connection with Support and Self-Help."
  St John's United Methodist Church Hall
  351 E 21st St, Buena Vista VA
  (Off Route 81, near Lexington, VA, north of Roanoke, Lynchburg)
  For more information, call (540) 261-6280 or write Stanzi.
  FLYER

Canceled
"Mind-Body Medicine and Meditation and Chronic Pain"
Discussion of research findings on the benefits of mindfulness meditation for chronic pain sufferers, including the fact that it allows patients to use less medication, helps improve sleep, mental clarity and mood stability, augments immune function to help prevent illnesses such as colds and the flu, and accelerates healing.
Gary Kaplan, DO, and Jodi Brayton, LCSW, MSW
5275 Lee Hwy, Suite G4, Arlington VA 22207
For info, reservations, call Fran: (703) 532-4892 ext 652

  • March 11, 2008, 2nd Tues, 12-2 PM:  NOVA MVPS/ D & OI Support Group 

      Discussion meeting.
      Near Westfields Blvd, Centreville, VA. 703-968-9818. No registration required.   People w/CFS/FMS welcome since often have overlapping symptoms. Free.
     

  • March 15, 2008, 3rd Saturday, 2 - 4:30 pm: NOVA CFS/FMS Support Group

      Discussion meeting.
      Mason Governmental Center, **Main Community Room
      (same building as Mason District Police Station)
      6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale VA 22003. Free.
      No registration required. (703) 968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
      See also:     Meetings, Directions, & Speakers.

     
  • March 17, 2008, Monday Series, 1 pm: Pain Connection Speakers 
"Massage and Chronic Pain"
  Lee Blank, Massage Therapist
  Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center
  1000 Forest Glen Rd, Silver Spring MD 20901
"What is Fibromyalgia? Why does Fibromyalgia happen?
   How Fibromyalgia treated?"
  Robert Gerwin, MD, at and of the
  Pain & Rehabilitation Center
  7830 Old Georgetown Rd, Suite C-15
  Bethesda MD  20814
   Call (301) 656-0220 to reserve a seat.
  Discussion Meeting. Lansdowne Hospital.

  Change Your Mind, Change Your Pain -- The Pathway To Pain Relief
  RSVP by March 21, 2008. (703) 359-4200

"Unseen and Unheard: Living with Invisible Illness"

Authors Dorothy Wall (Encounters with the Invisible: Unseen Illness, Controversy, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) and Peggy Munson (editor, Stricken: Voices from the Hidden Epidemic of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), discuss, via DVD presentation and conference call, personal stories and the complex social and political dynamics of living with invisible illness. Moderator: Charlotte Gibson. For more information, email Central VA CFS/FM  or call (434) 984-3419.
Event Location:
Albemarle County Office Building on Fifth Street, Room B.
Charlottesville, VA

  For those with CFS/FMS/OI. Mind-body-spirit Conference Call. 
  Join our email list for the number and code or call 703-968-9818,
  write cfsupport-owner@yahoogroups.com or see EGG.
  No fee, but each caller pays his or her own long distance charges. 
  Jesspresso Coffee Shop
  9884 Liberia Ave, Manassas VA 20110
  For  information, call Dr. Steve at 703-396-7770 or email him.

April 2008

  • April 8, 2008, 2nd Tues, 12-2 PM:  NOVA MVPS/ D & OI Support Group 

      Discussion meeting.
      Near Westfields Blvd, Centreville, VA. 703-968-9818.     No registration required.   People w/CFS/FMS welcome since often have overlapping symptoms. Free.

  • April 19, 2008, 3rd Saturday, 2 - 4:30 pm: NOVA CFS/FMS Support Group

      Discussion meeting.
      Mason Governmental Center, Large Conference Room
      (same building as Mason District Police Station)
      6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale VA 22003. Free.
      No registration required. (703) 968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
      See also:     Meetings, Directions, & Speakers.
     
  • April 22, 2008, 4th Tues, 7pm: Bethesda & Silver Spring FM Support Group
   Bethesda Library
   7400 Arlington Rd. Bethesda, MD 20814. (240) 777-0970.
   Contact Margaret at (301) 986-8746 for more information.
  Speaker: Dr. Kan, aka Teerawong Kosiolarn, N.D., M.S.Ac., L.Ac.
  Inova Loudoun Hospital at Lansdowne
  44045 Riverside Parkway; Leesburg, VA. (703) 858-6000
  For more information, contact Shawn at 703-327-6478.
 
  NEW Time and LOCATION!!                  updated
  Manassas Chiropractic and Rehab LLC
  8214 Centreville Rd
  Manassas VA 20110
  For  information, call Dr. Steve at 703-396-7770 or email him.
"Lowering Your Pain Level with Mindfulness Meditation"
  Mary French, RN, LCSW-C
  Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center
  1000 Forest Glen Rd, Silver Spring MD 20901
 

May 2008

  For those with CFS/FMS/OI. Mind-body-spirit Conference Call. 
  Join our email list for the number and code or call 703-968-9818,
  write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com or see EGG.
  No fee, but each caller pays his or her own long distance charges. 
"When Pushing Stops Working - A National Teleconference"
A Talk for F.A.M.E.  (Fibromyalgia Awareness Means Everything)
In honor of May 12 - the 15th Annual CIND Awareness Day
        for Chronic Neurological and  Immune System Disorders.
  Jonathan Gilbert, Herbalist, Acupncturist &
    President of The Gilbert Clinic, will speak about
       "Broadening Perspectives on Stress and Syndromes," and
  Elly Brosius, Facilitator of the
    Northern VA CFS/ME, FM, & Similar Conditions Support Groups
   "Making Connections"
  Conference was recorded and is available at the
  When Pushing Stops Working Website

  • May 13, 2008, 2nd Tues, 12-2 PM:  NOVA MVPS/ D & OI Support Group 

      Discussion meeting.
      Near Westfields Blvd, Centreville, VA. 703-968-9818.     No registration required.   People w/CFS/FMS welcome since often have overlapping symptoms. Free.

  • May 17, 2008, 3rd Saturday, 2 - 4:30 pm: NOVA CFS/FMS Support Group

      Discussion meeting.
      Mason Governmental Center, Large Conference Room
      (same building as Mason District Police Station)
      6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale VA 22003. Free.
      No registration required. (703) 968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
      See also:     Meetings, Directions, & Speakers.
     
  • May 19, 2008, Monday Series, 1 pm: Pain Connection Speakers
"Taking Control of Chronic Pain with Biofeedback"
  Mike Sitar, PhD
  Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center
  1000 Forest Glen Rd, Silver Spring MD 20901
  For  information, call Dr. Steve at 703-396-7770 or email him.
  
   Bethesda Library
   7400 Arlington Rd. Bethesda, MD 20814. (240) 777-0970.
   Contact Margaret at (301) 986-8746 for more information.
  Speaker: Heidi Depree, RN, ND
  Reiki, Energy Healing & CranioSacral Therapy
  Inova Loudoun Hospital at Lansdowne
  44045 Riverside Parkway; Leesburg, VA. (703) 858-6000
  For more information, contact Shawn at 703-327-6478. 
 
  For those with CFS/FMS/OI. Mind-body-spirit Conference Call. 
  Join our email list for the number and code or call 703-968-9818,
  write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com or see EGG.
  No fee, but each caller pays his or her own long distance charges. 

June 2008

  • June 10, 2008, 2nd Tues, 12-2 PM:  NOVA MVPS/ D & OI Support Group 

      Discussion meeting.
      Near Westfields Blvd, Centreville, VA. 703-968-9818.     No registration required.   People w/CFS/FMS welcome since often have overlapping symptoms. Free.

  • June 21, 2008, 3rd Saturday, 2 - 4:30 pm: NOVA CFS/FMS Support Group

      Discussion meeting.
      Mason Governmental Center, Large Conference Room
      (same building as Mason District Police Station)
      6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale VA 22003. Free.
      No registration required. (703) 968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
      See also:     Meetings, Directions, & Speakers.
     
  • June 22- 23, 2008, Baltimore:  Medical Conference -- Viruses in CFS
     
  • June 23, 2008, Monday Series, 1 pm: Pain Connection Speakers
"The Legal System, Personal Injury Cases and Pain"
  Malcolm Herman, Attorney
  Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center
  1000 Forest Glen Rd, Silver Spring MD 20901
The Maryland Science Center
601 Light Street
Baltimore, MD
In the BodyLink Gallery
Open to the public. Museum hours:
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday;
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday; and
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
General admission rates:
adults - $14.50; seniors (60+) - $13.50; and children (3-12) - $10.

A CFS photo exhibit called “The Faces of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome” has been traveling to more than 35 venues across the country throughout 2008. Renowned photographer George Lange brilliantly captured the strength and courage of 8 CFS patients and 2 health care professionals who are experts on the illness. The portraits are printed on 10 huge banners, each more than 7 feet tall. Viewed together, the banners are dramatic. 
   Bethesda Library
   7400 Arlington Rd. Bethesda, MD 20814. (240) 777-0970.
   Contact Margaret at (301) 986-8746 for more information.
  For those with CFS/FMS/OI. Mind-body-spirit Conference Call. 
  Join our email list for the number and code or call 703-968-9818,
  write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com or see EGG.
  No fee, but each caller pays his or her own long distance charges. 
  For  information, call Dr. Steve at 703-396-7770 or email him.

July 2008

  • July 8, 2008, 2nd Tues, 12-2 PM:  NOVA MVPS/ D & OI Support Group 

      Discussion meeting.
      Near Westfields Blvd, Centreville, VA. 703-968-9818.     No registration required.   People w/CFS/FMS welcome since often have overlapping symptoms. Free.

  • July 19, 2008, 3rd Saturday, 2 - 4:30 pm: NOVA CFS/FMS Support Group

      Speaker meeting.
      "A New TWIST for Cognitive Impairments in CFS, FM, Similar"

    Joan Green, creator of TWIST, Technology with Innovative Speech Therapy, will discuss resources technologies and techniques used to stimulate cognition, improve daily functioning, and make life more enjoyable for those with problems thinking. TWIST for CFS recognizes the need to minimize extended time commitments and the need for frequent breaks and rest. Topics covered include software to make reading and writing easier, tools to help with organization and memory, how telephone life coaching can help with the stress of daily life, especially the stress coming from cognitive deficits.

      Mason Governmental Center,     Large Conference Room
      (same building as Mason District Police Station)
      6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale VA 22003. Free.
      No registration required. (703) 968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
      See also:     Meetings, Directions, & Speakers.
     
  • July 24, 2008, Thursday7pm: Bethesda & Silver Spring FM Support Group
   Updated!
   Starbucks in Bethesda on East-West Highway
   Monthly meetings are in transition.
   Contact us and we'll put you in touch with new organizers.

 
  For those with CFS/FMS/OI. Mind-body-spirit Conference Call. 
  Join our email list for the number and code or call 703-968-9818,
  write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com or see EGG.
  No fee, but each caller pays his or her own long distance charges. 

August 2008

  • August 12, 2008, 2nd Tues, 12-2 PM:  NOVA MVPS/ D & OI Support Group 

      In Person Meeting Canceled!!
      September 2009 - Meetings start by Conference Call, in person by appt.
      No registration required for future teleconferences..  
      People w/CFS/FMS welcome since often have overlapping symptoms.
      Free, but any long distances telephone charges apply.
      Sign up for montly reminder emails conference calls and codes at
       mvps-d_oi_nova at Yahoo or call     703-968-9818 for information.

  • August 16, 2008, 3rd Saturday, 2 - 4:30 pm: NOVA CFS/FMS Support Group

      Discussion meeting. Both Toni and Elly will facilitate.
      Mason Governmental Center, Large Conference Room
      (same building as Mason District Police Station)
      6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale VA 22003. Free.
      No registration required. (703) 968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
      See also:     Meetings, Directions, & Speakers.
     
  • August  2008, 7pm: Bethesda & Silver Spring FM Support Group
  TBD.

 

  • August EGG - See Sept 3

September 2008

  TELECONFERENCE
  For those with CFS, FMS. and/or OI
  A mind-body-spirit discussion Conference Call. 
  Join our email list for the ph number and code or call 703-968-9818,
  write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com or see EGG.
  No fee, but each caller pays his or her own long distance charges. 
  CANCELED due to Tropical Storm Hanna
  Speaker: Physical Therapy:
  Secili DeStefano, PT, DPT, OCS
            (special interest in rehabilitating the spine and pelvis.)
  Mary Beltran
  Inova Loudoun Hospital at Lansdowne
  Room A/B
  44045 Riverside Parkway; Leesburg, VA. (703) 858-6000
  For more information, contact Shawn at 703-327-6478.
 

  • September 9, 2008, 2nd Tues, 12-2 PM:  NOVA MVPS/ D & OI Support Group 

      1st meeting by teleconference!!****
          No registration required.  
      People w/CFS/FMS welcome since often have overlapping symptoms.
      Free, but any long distances telephone charges apply.
      Sign up for montly reminder emails conference calls and codes at
       mvps-d_oi_nova at Yahoo or call     703-968-9818 for information.

  • September 13, 2008, Saturday, Canceled: For Animals Farm

 
  • September 17, 2008, Wed, 1:30 pm: Loudoun Daytime Fibro/CFS Support Group
      Eastern Loudoun (Cascades) Library
      21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling VA 20165    . Free.
      For information, email Patti.
      Meets every two weeks.
  • September 17, 2008, Wed, 2 pm: CFSupport Lunch Social
   Amma Vegetarian Kitchen
   3291-A M St. NW, Washington, DC 20007
   202-625-6625
   Google Map

Look for a HAND KNIT RAGDOLL on the table and Deidre. Buy your own lunch. Enjoy support for and by people with
chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and similar. 
 

  • September 20, 2008, 3rd Saturday, 2 - 4:30 pm: NOVA CFS/FMS Support Group

      Speaker meeting. Applying for Social Security Disability Income
                                    Attorney Mitch Lambros

      Mason Governmental Center, Large Conference Room
      (same building as Mason District Police Station)
      6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale VA 22003. Free.
      No registration required. (703) 968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
      See also:     Meetings, Directions, & Speakers.
     
     
  • September 22, 2008, Monday Series, 1 pm: Pain Connection Speakers
"Shielding Your Marriage
  from the Strain of Living w/ Chronic Pain/ Illness"
  Elizabeth C. Carr, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist
  Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center
  1000 Forest Glen Rd, Silver Spring MD 20901
 
   Christ Lutheran Church
   8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
   Prayer Room II (2nd Floor, use elevator)
   For more inform, contact Andrea, or call Marielle (301) 718- 9326.
 
  TELECONFERENCE
  For those with CFS, FMS. and/or OI
  A mind-body-spirit discussion Conference Call. 
  Join our email list for the ph number and code or call 703-968-9818,
  write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com or see EGG.
  No fee, but each caller pays his or her own long distance charges. 
 

October 2008

"The Art of Living Gluten Free"
  How, why and when to go gluten free
  3345 Duke Street, Alexandria. (571) 271-8742. $25  2/$40.
  Pre-registration is required at Harris Whole Health website
  Taught by a CFSupport member, Nutritionst, Registered Dietician
  * Celiac disease, gluten sensitivity and the importance of testing
  * All you ever wanted to know about label reading
  * Foods to avoid, cross contamination and hidden gluten
  * Sorting out the facts from common myths
  * Where to get support-local and online groups, websites, books
  Speaker: Charlotte Healy - "Hope to Heal Lyme Disease"
  Inova Loudoun Hospital at Lansdowne
  Room A/B
  44045 Riverside Parkway; Leesburg, VA. (703) 858-6000
  For more information, contact Shawn at 703-327-6478.

  • October 14, 2008, 2nd Tues, 12-2 PM:  NOVA MVPS/ D & OI Support Group 

      By teleconference!!****
          No registration required.  
      People w/CFS/FMS welcome since often have overlapping symptoms.
      Free, but any long distances telephone charges apply.
      Sign up for montly reminder emails conference calls and codes at
       mvps-d_oi_nova at Yahoo or call     703-968-9818 for information.

     
  • Oct 15, 2008, Wed, 1-2:30 pm: Loudoun Daytime Fibro/CFS Support Group
      Eastern Loudoun (Cascades) Library
      Conference Room B
      21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling VA 20165    . Free.
      For information, email Patti.
      Meets every two weeks.

  • October 18, 2008, 3rd Saturday, 2 - 4:30 pm: NOVA CFS/FMS Support Group

      Discussion meeting.
      Mason Governmental Center, Large Conference Room
      (same building as Mason District Police Station)
      6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale VA 22003. Free.
      No registration required. (703) 968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
      See also:     Meetings, Directions, & Speakers.

     
     
  • October 22, 2008, Wed, 7pm: Bethesda Fibromyalgia/CFS Support Group
   Christ Lutheran Church
   8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
   Prayer Room II (2nd Floor, use elevator)
   For more inform, contact Andrea, or call Marielle (301) 718- 9326.
 
 "Stress & Your Health"
 A WhenPushingStopsWorking.com Free Seminar
  Jonathan Gilbert and Elly Brosius
 A doctor and patient team up to tell it
            like you've never heard it before.
 
  Fairfax County Government Center Board Auditorium
  12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax VA 22035
  Directions
  Location Information Desk: 703-FAIRFAX (703-324-7329)
  Event Information: NOVA Leader Elly Brosius (703) 968-9818

  No Charge. Free Parking. Please do not wear scented products.
 
  Printable flyer: Stress & Your Health Special Event
  See also When Pushing Stops Working Website
 
 ** Dinner social following meeting at 4:30 pm.
   We have reservations for 15. Contact leader Toni M. 
    [ email or by phone after Wed. (410) 647-7578 ]
   if you have some intentions about going to dinner.
  (We know, respect that you may have to cancel or just not show.)
  (Of course, you can skip the lecture, come late, only do dinner.)
   Dinner:
    PF Changs, 4250 Fairfax Corner Ave, Fairfax VA 22030
   (703) 266-2414. 0.85 miles from meeting location.  Google Map.
   Menu. Separate Gluten Free Menu available (PDF).
"What Makes Pain Chronic?"
  Jan Dommerholt, PT, Pain Specialist
  Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center
  1000 Forest Glen Rd, Silver Spring MD 20901
 
A meeting of the CFS Advisory Committee to the Secretary of Health, held in Washington, D.C. Agenda usually includes health agency updates and public testimony. This meeting is at the Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 800, Washington, DC 20201. Photo ID req'd. Open to the public. Pre-registration required for public testimony with Dr. Anand K. Parekh, Executive Secretary, (202) 260-2873. You do not have to appear in person, you can send in written testimony and read it over the phone. The CFIDS Association's meeting reports, dating back to 2003 are available as are schedule updates, reports via the CFIDSLink.
 
  TELECONFERENCE
  For those with CFS, FMS. and/or OI
  A mind-body-spirit discussion Conference Call. 
  Join our email list for the ph number and code or call 703-968-9818,
  write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com or see EGG.
  No fee, but each caller pays his or her own long distance charges. 

November 2008

  Speaker:  Bruce Winkle - Reiki Master, Energy Healer, Teacher.
  Reiki and Energy Medicine
  Bruce has created and teaches Energy Medicine classes for people,
  and Energetic Wellness for Horses and offers healing sessions,
  group meditations, workshops and retreats on healing.
  Inova Loudoun Hospital at Lansdowne
  44045 Riverside Parkway; Leesburg, VA. (703) 858-6000
  For more information, contact Shawn at 703-327-6478.

  • November 11, 2008, 2nd Tues, 12-2 PM:  NOVA MVPS/ D & OI Support Group 

      By teleconference!!****
          No registration required.  
      People w/CFS/FMS welcome since often have overlapping symptoms.
      Free, but any long distances telephone charges apply.
      Sign up for montly reminder emails conference calls and codes at
       mvps-d_oi_nova at Yahoo or call     703-968-9818 for information.

  • November 15, 2008, 3rd Saturday, 2 - 4:30 pm: NOVA CFS/FMS Support Group

      Discussion meeting.
      Mason Governmental Center, Large Conference Room
      (same building as Mason District Police Station)
      6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale VA 22003. Free.
      No registration required. (703) 968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
      See also:     Meetings, Directions, & Speakers.
     
     
  • November 19, 2008, Wed, 7pm: Bethesda Fibromyalgia/CFS Support Group
   Christ Lutheran Church
   8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
   Prayer Room II (2nd Floor, use elevator)
   For more inform, contact Andrea, or call Marielle (301) 718- 9326.
   
 
  TELECONFERENCE
  For those with CFS, FMS. and/or OI
  A mind-body-spirit discussion Conference Call. 
  Join our email list for the ph number and code or call 703-968-9818,
  write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com or see EGG.
  No fee, but each caller pays his or her own long distance charges. 
 
"Learning to Nurture Yourself with
          the Relaxation Response and Qi Gong"
                  Paula Mintzies, PhD, LCSW
  Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center
  1000 Forest Glen Rd, Silver Spring MD 20901 
 

December 2008

   Christ Lutheran Church
   8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
   Prayer Room II (2nd Floor, use elevator)
   For more inform, contact Andrea, or call Marielle (301) 718- 9326.
  • December 14, 2008, Sunday, 1:30pm: "Reversing FM with Guaifenesin"
   Chevy Chase Library
   5625 Connecticut Ave NW
   Washington DC 20015
   For more inform, contact Andrea.
   RSVP requested but not required.
 
  Holiday party at Shawn's.
  For more information, contact Shawn at 703-327-6478.
 
  • December 18, 2008, 1 pm EST Elly's Gratitude Group for those with CFS/FMS/OI
      TELECONFERENCE for EGG
      For those with CFS, FMS. and/or OI
      A mind-body-spirit discussion Conference Call. 
      Join our email list for the ph number and code or call
       703-968-9818, 410-647-7578 for the number,
      write eggdish-owner@yahoogroups.com or see EGG.
      No fee, but callers pays their own long distance charges. 

  • December 20, 2008, 3rd Saturday, 2 - 4:30 pm: NOVA CFS/FMS Support Group

      Discussion meeting and Holiday POTLUCK Social.
      We'll provide food, too.

      Mason Governmental Center, **Main Community Room
      (same building as Mason District Police Station)
      6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale VA 22003. Free.
      No registration required. (703) 968-9818, (410) 647-7578.
      See also:     Meetings, Directions, & Speakers.
     

2009 Coming Attractions

  • Regular Meeting Location changes to
    Sully Governmental Center
    4900 Stonecroft Blvd
    Chantilly, VA
    (~5 miles due south of Dulles Airport)


     
  • Spring   * * SPECIAL EVENT,  SPECIAL LOCATION * *

    Saturday April 25, 6 - 9 pm
    Fairfax Co Govt Center - The Board Auditorium
    12000 Govt Center Parkway
    Fairfax VA 22035

    NOVA CFS/FMS Support Group &
    CFS & FM Support Group of Dallas/ Fort Worth, TX
 Paul Cheney, MD, PhD
  CFS and Environomental Illness (EI)
  
  Event Information: NOVA Leader Elly Brosius (703) 968-9818,
  cfsupport-owner@yahoogroups.com

  Free seminar. Registration is requested.
  Please do not wear scented products.
  Event will be video taped for future DVD sales.

  Dr. Cheney is well known for his theories and innovative treatments
  for CFS and Environmental Illness (E.I.) . Likely to build on
  these May 2008 Cheney presentations:
  Oxygen Toxicity as a Locus of Control for CFS  and
  Cell Associated Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:
     Is this the Next Frontier?

  See also the DFWcfids.com page on Dr. Cheney
    includes artilces, interviews and treatment protocols.


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