I still don't have all the answers and understanding of this thing since I have only been diagnosed for a little more than a year, but I am trying and I am not going to give up. I am still learning myself and probably bother Mardy more than most folks on here but she has been a source of strength and guidance for me. As you all may have already learned and are learning just like me, when you have a chronic condition for example Fibromyalgia that you have to be patient with not only yourself, but with the health care folks out there. So I will know more on that end as it unfolds. The MD says I do and was upset that a technician over rode his initial order. I also have to undergo a nap study that was first ordered for the day after my sleep study orginally but they didn't do it, the tech felt I didn't need it. He described my brain as though it is a central auditory processing kind of thing and the control panel has all the right wiring up there to do it's job but it just isn't making the right connection to get the message to my brain.
I got my results back from my sleep study and the MD said that I morning to keep me awake during the day. (Many who have joined are beyond our area but like to see the Groovy information! We not only have FUN, we are learning about other providers we can be referring patients to and 'wearing a groove' to each other's doors - or websites/home offices!) By covering some of the things we do, including case examples, it reinforces the concepts at as well as making YOU feel that you're part of a community. For those interested in "groovy" local education and networking for those uniquely talented LumiGRATE experts located in my own back yard, "LumiGRATE Groove of the Grand Valley" is a Facebook page to join. (There is my personal page and several Lumigrate pages. Follow us on social networking sites such as: Lumigrate is "Lighting the Path to Health and Well-Being" for increasing numbers of people. Contact Us comes to me, so please do if you have questions or comments. Today I function as the desk clerk for short questions people have, as well as 'concierge' services offered for those who want a thorough exploration of their health history and direction to resources likely to progress their health according to their goals. I'm Mardy Ross, and I founded Lumigrate in 2008 after a career as an occupational therapist with a background in health education and environmental research program administration.