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May is Fibromyalgia Awareness Month. It is also Lupus Awareness Month. Please be compassionate to those who suffer from either of these two conditions…or worse, both.<\/p>\n
Happy May-<\/p>\n
~The Fibro Momma of Ten<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
May is Fibromyalgia Awareness Month. It is also Lupus Awareness Month. Please be compassionate to those who suffer from either of these two conditions…or worse, both. 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