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To: Government
Make fibromyalgia and other invisible illnesses recognised disabilities.
Let's get all invisible long term chronic illnesses recognised as a disability.
Especially during these unprecedented times many sufferers of these horrendous illnesses are not getting the help they need or deserve.
Let's get fibromyalgia recognised as not only a disability but an auto immune disease so that sufferers can be shielded. As it stands at present only those that have another underlying complaint along with fibromyalgia are recognised.
Why is this important?
I know from suffering with fibromyalgia myself and how it also affects others that we are vulnerable also. Even coming down with common cold can have many more complications for a sufferer than a otherwise healthy person. I rarely pick up one bug or virus, it often comes with another such as chest infections, tonsillitis and more. Suggesting that these illnesses certainly do have a huge impact on a sufferers immune system. However this and other invisible chronic illnesses are not listed as auto immune diseases. Let alone recognised as a disability.
