Miscellaneous Links
You can now locate information online about the
physicians who provide services at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Visit the
hospital's web site at http://www.rcrh.org and
select Medical Staff. You can search by name or by medical
specialty. Each physician's page includes a photo, professional
credentials, education and training as well as office address and telephone
number. A link is also provided to the physician's own web site if
available.
The CFIDS CFS M.E. FMS GWS Directory has listings of support groups, links to other CFIDS, FMS, etc. resources and more: http://www.theriver.com/Public/cfids
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) lists CFS support groups at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/cfs/support/supus.htm.
Nostalgic
for the simplicity of your old Underwood typewriter?
Not to worry! SeniorNet is a San
Francisco-based Web site that offers senior Internet users all the advice, tips,
and hints they need to make the most out of the Web, from searching for
information to coping with computer hardware and software.
Go to: http://www.seniornet.org/.
Online phone book: http://rw.qwestdex.com/
If you are looking for products that are free of dyes, perfume, fragrances and masking fragrance, parabens, lanolin and formaldehyde, check out the line of products that the PHARMACEUTICAL SPECIALTIES, INC. of Rochester, Minnesota has developed.
The Rapid City Regional Hospital Health Information Center offers free access to the general public to reliable, up-to-date health information resources to patients, families and the general public. The collection includes easy-to-read books and newsletters, videos and Internet access. Books and videos in the Health Information Center may be checked out free of charge. The library staff will mail information to those who are home-bound or live a long distance from the hospital. Go to: library@rcrh.org.
The Invisible Disabilities Advocate (IDA) is a great site. Do your loved ones have a difficult time understanding your illness, because to them you "LOOK" fine? IDA's publications help friends and family see the courage and determination it takes to live with a disabling illness, amidst the challenges, frustration and losses. Check out http://www.orci.com/~invisible.
If you missed voting last year, absentee voting may be the answer for you.
Many books on CFS/FMS are available at Rapid City Public Library.
WRITE NOW: MAINTAINING A CREATIVE SPIRIT WHILE HOMEBOUND AND ILL is available without charge to patient groups, service providers and individuals through a grant from the Puffin Foundation, LTD and via support from the New Jersey CFS Association, and the National Association for Poetry Therapy.
Learn about the envelope theory.
Donating blood is not recommended for those with CFIDS.
Alternatives are available for toxic household products.
Suicide is not an option -- Twenty-five Reasons to Avoid Suicide by Susan Dion
The Art of Drawing a Blank: Fibromyalgia and Memory
Prescribed Medications for Fibromyalgia: By Mark Pellegrino, M.D.
The Manual Tender Point Survey