Starting Monday, May 9th through Thursday, May 12th we are asking that you Support Fibromyalgia at Capitol Hill by calling, emailing, and using social media to reach your senators and representatives. On May 11th advocates from around the country will be joining together for a virtual Hill Day. Please rally your state to gain more attention for Fibromyalgia. We can’t allow federal funding for Fibromyalgia to stay very low! We are overdue for a sustained increase and an overhaul on the way our public health agencies define Fibromyalgia. We need a proper classification of Fibromyalgia and we need to ensure that research of treatments can be translated to the doctor’s office. Making treatment options and accessible and affordable to all patients. Join us for a new era of advocacy for Fibromyalgia!
This year we have a new direct option to message your Congressional Leaders. Give it a try!
Fibromyalgia Advocacy In Action
Advocacy Rally Checklist
Research
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Find your representative here: http://house.gov/representatives/find/
My representative is:
- Bookmark their website
- Copy the phone numbers for both the Washington, D.C. office and state office
- Follow them on social media
- Sign up for any email lists
SENATE
Find your senators here: http://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/
My senators are:
- Bookmark their website
- Copy the phone numbers for both the Washington, D.C. office and state office
- Follow them on social media
- Sign up for any email lists
ADVOCACY BY PHONE / EMAIL
The phone numbers of the offices of your senators and representatives are available on their websites. You can also call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask for your senators’ and/or representative’s office.
Remember that telephone calls are usually taken by a staff member, not the member of Congress.
Your Personal Script:
Hello, My name is (First & Last), and I am from (City & State).
I am calling today to support Fibromyalgia Delegates meeting virtually on Capitol Hill on May 11th. We are requesting a sustained increase in funding for Fibromyalgia specific research and an appropriations request for funding to go towards the reclassification of Fibromyalgia at the NIH. Please help us preserve research funding for Fibromyalgia which afflicts between 4-12 million patients like myself [or if calling on behalf of someone].
Share your story briefly. If you have specific expertise in an issue, make sure the staffer knows that.
Fibromyalgia’s cause is still unknown and there is no cure. Patients have a lower quality of life. Please urge Representative/Senator {LAST NAME} to support Fibromyalgia patients by opening up funding for proper classification and specific Fibromyalgia treatments that be can be affordably translated into the doctor’s office.
Thank you for your consideration of my views.
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There is so much you can do to help Support Fibromyalgia! For those of you who get some social anxiety when talking on the phone, here is a helpful blog: How to call your reps when you have social anxiety
Our Social Media Accounts
Facebook: @SupportFibromylagia
Instagram: @SupportFibromylagia
Twitter: @TeamFibro
TikTok: @SupportFibromyalgia
Primary Hashtags: #FibromyalgiaAdvocacy
Additional Hashtags: #SupportFibromyalgia #Fibromyalgia
Sample Twitter Posts
We encourage you to create your own posts with your Fibromyalgia story, tag your members of Congress, tag Support Fibro so we can share. Let’s rally them to take action!
- Dear [@CongressMember], please support funding for #Fibromyalgia specific research. We need reclassification and affordable treatments! I’m joining @teamfibro to rally for advocates at virtual Hill Day! #FibromyalgiaAdvocacy
- I support @teamfibro and our Fibromyalgia Delegates at virtual Hill Day! Dear [@CongressMember], please support funding #Fibromyalgia specific research for reclassification & research on treatments that can be affordably used in the doctor’s office! #FibromyalgiaAdvocacy
- Dear [@CongressMember], please invest in #Fibromyalgia specific research & affordable treatment options! Increase our NIH funding for proper classification. I support @teamfibro and our delegates for virtual Hill Day! #FibromyalgiaAdvocacy
- Dear [@CongressMember], please invest in #Fibromyalgia specific research! Support an increase our NIH funding. #FibromyalgiaAdvocacy
Sample Facebook & Instagram Posts
We encourage you to create your own posts with your Fibromyalgia story, tag your members of Congress, tag Support Fibro. Let’s motivate them to take action!
- I am someone/I have a loved one who is affected by Fibromyalgia. That’s why I’m requesting a sustained increase in funding for Fibromyalgia specific research and request for funding to go towards the reclassification of Fibromyalgia at the NIH. I’m joining @SupportFibromyalgia to rally for my fellow Fibromyalgia Delegates at virtual Hill Day today! #FibromyalgiaAdvocacy
- An increase in Fibromyalgia specific research is important to me because [Personal Reason]. That’s why I’m joining @SupportFibromyalgia to rally for Fibromyalgia Delegates at virtual Hill Day! #FibromyalgiaAdvocacy
- Dear [@CongressMember], as a Fibromyalgia patient, I’m requesting your support to increase NIH funding for Fibromyalgia specific research, we need a proper classification and we need treatment options that are affordable at every doctor’s office! #FibromyalgiaAdvocacy
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