Updated on Jul 29th 2012 at 2:25 PM from the JustGiving API

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On September the 8th with the help of a few good friends i shall be climbing Snowdon!! Sounds so much more real now eek!

I have chosen to climb for Fibromyalgia Association UK (FMA UK) as the charity has been of great support to me over the years!

I have suffered with the condition Fibromyalgia since the age of 19 this causes chronic widespread pain and fatigue feeling very sore and achy all over your body, very much like when you have the flu and your muscles ache all over or when you have exercised and get that pain in your muscles from over exhaustion. Fibromyalgia sufferers feel like this on a daily basis along with chronic fatigue it can be very debilitating, i have tried to remain positive and not let it rule my life, i was not going to let something beat me or my life!! Some days are tougher than others and some days i dont want to get out of bed (Lets hope this isnt the case on my climb day!) and every day is a struggle.

Fibromyalgia is not new and is a common illness infact more common than rheumatiod arthritis and can even be more painful. It is not diagnosed by blood tests or x-rays so it is very difficult to get a diagnosis it took me 5 years. With the help of FMA UK we are at least raising awareness and hopefully one day there will be a simpler way to diagnose. All i hope to achieve is that by reading this you at least know it exists that is a start!

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