{"id":1085,"date":"2018-07-16T20:38:43","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T17:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefibro-lupusbutterfly.com\/?page_id=1085"},"modified":"2026-04-01T21:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:37:31","slug":"helpful-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thefibro-lupusbutterfly.com\/?page_id=1085","title":{"rendered":"Helpful Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some websites that have really helped me through this journey of chronic illness! They are not listed in any particular order. I pray that you will find them as informative as I do!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/princessinthetower.org\/fibromyalgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/princessinthetower.org\/fibromyalgia\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fibromyalgia.newlifeoutlook.com\/tender-points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/fibromyalgia.newlifeoutlook.com\/tender-points\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/fibromyalgia\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20354780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/fibromyalgia\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20354780<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lupuscorner.com\/pain-and-lupus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/lupuscorner.com\/pain-and-lupus\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yourhealthyjoints.com\/arthritis-in-feet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/yourhealthyjoints.com\/arthritis-in-feet\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arthritis.org\/living-with-arthritis\/tools-resources\/expert-q-a\/fibromyalgia-questions\/fibromyalgia-lupus.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.arthritis.org\/living-with-arthritis\/tools-resources\/expert-q-a\/fibromyalgia-questions\/fibromyalgia-lupus.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.living-smarter-with-fibromyalgia.com\/fibromyalgia-knee-pain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.living-smarter-with-fibromyalgia.com\/fibromyalgia-knee-pain.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ushealthmag.co\/7-things-to-avoid-if-youve-been-labeled-with-fibromyalgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ushealthmag.co\/7-things-to-avoid-if-youve-been-labeled-with-fibromyalgia\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catchmypain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.catchmypain.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/fibromyalgia\/staying-positive-despite-fibromyalgia-pain.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/fibromyalgia\/staying-positive-despite-fibromyalgia-pain.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lupus.newlifeoutlook.com\/living-with-lupus\/?utm_source=Article_Share&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=Article_Share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/lupus.newlifeoutlook.com\/living-with-lupus\/?utm_source=Article_Share&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=Article_Share<\/a><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some websites that have really helped me through this journey of chronic illness! They are not listed in any particular order. 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