Notice: Coronavirus Info. We continue to have issues with our contact forms, please email head.office@fmauk.org
The Great Run Solo Challenges
From the organisers of the Great North Run, you can walk, jog or run at any pace comfortable for you.
April Accumulator Challenge - Go the Egg-stra Mile
Complete 16 runs or more in April 2021 to complete this challenge. There are four optional distance challenges available for those looking for a more demanding challenge
FMA UK Stamp Appeal
FMA UK still receive donations from our stamp appeal and we are regularly asked if the collection is still ongoing. It is still accepted and the details for it are below.
Send to:
FMA UK Stamp Appeal
10 Chestnut Avenue
North Walsham
Norfolk, NR28 9XH
Please trim no more than 1 cm around each stamp. Avoid damaging perforation when trimming. British and foreign stamps accepted.
December 2020 update from Nigel at our stamp appeal
"I am still receiving donations of stamps through the post and implementing a 'Covid Secure' process by quarantining all mail received.
I am aware most charities have had to cancel a lot of traditional fundraising events this year, but the stamp appeal is something which has continued, with some charities seeing an increase in donations."
Katrina Irapah: My experience with fibromyalgia

Steph: My experience of fatigue
The article below was written by Steph and sent in to us about her experience with fatigue.
"Everyone gets tired. Pain is a part of life. Your forgetfulness might be age or stress related. Funny how everyone seems to have fibromyalgia these days....
Are these sentences ones you’ve heard since your diagnosis? Do you struggle to explain your symptoms to people? If so - me too. I think it’s easy for people to discredit a pain they’ve never felt, or assume tiredness is a natural occurrence. Fatigue and being tired aren’t the same thing, but that’s not always easy to explain, is it?
As a mum, I try to liken my chronic fatigue to that of pregnancy fatigue, it’s the only analogy that seems to do it any justice, however if you’re trying to explain this to someone who’s never experienced pregnancy, that won’t resonate either. So here’s another depiction. Imagine your limbs are laden down with lead, then imagine trying to run through treacle with said limbs, imagine living your life in slow motion and no matter how much rest you get, you’ll never get enough to speed up. Does that sound more accurate?
Anxiety and Pain of Fibromyalgia Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Has the COVID-19 pandemic become a source of anxiety?
- If so, how is that COVID-19 anxiety connected to fibromyalgia pain?
The study recruited 58 participants with the help of Fibromyalgia Action UK, among other chronic pain non-profit organisations. For 10 days, participants completed an online survey, asking what, if any, aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic evoked feelings of anxiety. They then rated how strong that anxiety was alongside of their fibromyalgia pain.