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Play In May
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- Published on Friday, 08 April 2022 13:29
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Play In May is back for 2023!
How to take part in Play in May 2023
Do you own a PC, PlayStation, or Xbox and enjoy playing video games?
You can 'Play in May' by taking part in a gaming tournament or marathon between the 1st and 12th of May 2023! Challenge your friends, form teams, or go solo and get gaming for fibro.
Either host your own event and invite friends or alternatively challenge yourself to game for a set period. You can also combine a tournament with a marathon inviting friends or fundraise in teams.
Help us raise funds to improve the lives of people with fibromyalgia by increasing awareness of the condition, improve the awareness of, and access to treatments.
Click here to sign up today
Why Gaming?
People with chronic pain conditions have often used distraction techniques as a diversion from their pain. Fibromyalgia Action UK are hearing from an increasing number of people with fibro who use gaming for enjoyment and as a distraction to cope with and manage their pain.
For this reason, we have launched an annual fibro awareness and fundraising campaign around gaming and called Play in May. Through this, we hope to get more people involved in gaming and experience the benefits of gaming whilst also raising awareness of fibromyalgia. It will also provide a more inclusive and alternative way of fundraising for those unable to take part in traditional fundraising events like marathon running.
Join up here and help us raise awareness of fibro.
Gaming Not Your Thing?
That's okay. You can still join in. Maybe you would prefer to livestream karaoke, a quiz or even your hobby. However you want to take part, we will be there to support you. Just sign up here and we will be in touch.
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- National Helpline 0300 999 3333 (10am - 4pm Mon - Fri)
- Benefits Helpline 0300 999 0055 (10am - 12pm Mon, Wed and Fri)
- Complimentary information booklets for doctors and other professionals (fully referenced)
- Books and videos
- Website Contacts with legal specialists
- Conferences
- Local support group and helpline contacts
If your Health Care Professional needs some education in fibromyalgia you can request that an FMA UK Health Professionals Pack is sent out to them. All we need is the name of the Health CareProfessional and the address of their practice. We will then send a pack to their surgery addressed from us to them.
You can request a medical pack using this form.
Trustee meetings are held monthly via Skype and last about 2 hours. There is an annual meeting that coincides with our group leaders’ meeting over a weekend.
You can find a Support Group near you by contacting the Regional Coordinator for your area. If there does not happen to be a support group near you then maybe you can join with some other members and set one up. Support groups provide a social benefit as well as the opportunity to share tips on coping with fibro. They come in all shapes and sizes and we are often told how they have helped people.
