PURPOSE
THE PURPOSE OF FIBRO BUTTERFLIES
1 - HELP AND SUPPORT ANYONE WHO NEEDS IT, SUFFERERS AND NON-SUFFERERS ALIKE.
2 - EDUCATION - TO THOSE WHO WANT TO KNOW MORE AND EDUCATE THOSE WHO DONT SUFFER FROM FIBRO.
3 - ADVISE - TO GIVE ADVISE AS AND WHEN WE CAN.
4 - TALK - TO TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUT THIS DEBILITATING ILLNESS. TALKING HELPS EVERYONE, FROM EDUCATION TO NOT FEELING ALONE.
5 - FUN - TO WHEN WE CAN ALONG THE WAY.
6- - TO RAISE FUNDS TO AID FINDING A CURE.
THE FACTS
3-6% of the worlds population suffer from fibromyalgia.
2% of the American population = around 6 million Americans.
2-4.5% of the UK population = between 1.2 and 2.8 million British sufferers.
75-90% of sufferers are women.
10-15% of suffers are men