Trust you find this of interest & encouragement in your struggle with
fibromyalgia & chronic fatigue syndrome:

REFLECTIONS OF AN EX-CHRONIC FATIGUE (C.F.S./M.E.) SUFFERER

ONSET/TRIGGERS: Easter time 1995, I came down with a viral illness,
which put me in bed for about 8 days.  A full series of blood tests
could only tell me what I did not have!  My energy/stamina levels never
fully recovered after that illness, although at the time, it didn't
really occur to me.  Initially I though I was just getting old (at 29
yrs!).  Slowly my lack of energy became frustratingly worse.

In July 1997, chicken pox put me in bed for about 10 days.  My
digestive system never completely recovered, with irritable bowel
syndrome setting in.  At the time I was on holidays, but chose to
resign from work due to my health.  I struggled to do some part time
work for some months but gave this up in April 1998, because I was not
coping.  I did not work again until after my healing in June 1999.

During this time, several very stressful events took place, including
the birth of our first child in Sept. 95, who was eventually diagnosed
with a rare, genetic, degenerative muscle & brain disorder.  I have no
doubt that this long-term stressful environment was another trigger for
my susceptibility to C.F.S.

Between May & November 1994, I had a series of 3 hepatitis B
vaccinations due to work place risks.  Although I can't prove it; nor
would most medical professionals support the idea, I have no doubt this
was another contributing factor in me developing C.F.S.  In talking
with other C.F.S sufferers, I have found many have had vaccination/s in
the months leading up to the initial onset of their condition or they
had a major C.F.S. relapse after a vaccination.

LIVING WITH C.F.S.: ( ...if it can be called living!) Going along to
the local C.F.S. support group for the first 3-4 times was very
informative & encouraging.  I was glad to discover I wasn't the only
person struggling to find an understanding doctor who was prepared to
do anything after endless rounds of blood tests, etc didn't reveal
anything significant wrong.  It was good to access the comprehensive
lending library of resources on C.F.S.  Depressing though many of the
discoveries I made were, there is real liberation in understanding
exactly what it is you are dealing with.  Taking away the fear of the
unknown in those early support group visits lifted off a huge emotional
burden for me.  It gave me more resources to cope with the strange
symptoms I was struggling with - (which included in basic order of
severity of disability: *fatigue/weakness - breathing was a real
effort some days *light headedness/dizziness *muscle pain/fibromyalgia
- esp. upper legs *constant headaches *joint pains - esp. ankles,
wrists & fingers *unable to sleep or unrefreshing sleep *night sweats
*churning painful stomach & diarrhoea - esp. at night *sore throat
&/or ears *face feeling hot /flushed *itchy/gritty eyes *sweaty feeling
around the eyes *cold sore feet - no matter what the temperature of
the day or how much I covered them up *poor short term memory/
confusion/ 'brain fog' etc. etc!!

For a long time I felt if I strictly followed a very healthy diet,
(avoid/eliminate the 5 "whites" - salt, sugar, dairy products,
white flour products & all animal fats/products - aim for 80% raw
fruit & veg while drinking plenty of clean water & fresh vege juices
- esp. carrot) I would beat this condition.  Dietary changes
initially helped (esp. getting of dairy products - testing later
showed I was lactose intolerant) but the improvement was not sustained
& I became emotionally obsessive about what I did/didn't put in my
mouth.  While very important, diet was not the source of my healing.  I
also tried many different (often expensive!!) vitamins, minerals,
supplements, natural remedies etc. with no significant sustained
improvement.  I got to the stage where I refused to try a product
unless I heard first hand from another C.F.S. sufferer who I knew, that
they had gained sustained improvement from it.

As the weeks rolled into months & then years, I found going along to
the support group frustrating & depressing.  Sharing with others all
struggling with similar issues and NO REAL SOLUTIONS WAS NOT HELPING
ME.  I needed to become part of a group with many people who had
recovered from this condition.  Those people seemed hard to find, which
is in itself depressing & a reflection of the nature of the condition.
Generally people who had recovered were out LIVING LIFE & wanted to put
space between themselves & C.F.S.

FREEDOM/RELEASE : I now find myself an EX-C.F.S sufferer.  I have known
the fear of being curled up in a fetal position in bed for days on end,
with intense muscle pain (fibromyalgia) from head to toe & the
strongest dose of painkiller in the house only just taking the edge off
it.  Extraction of wisdom teeth is the only worse pain I have
experienced, but it was localised to my head & I knew it would end when
the gum healed.  I found sitting still in a cold bath of water for 10
minutes several times a day did provide some relief to intense muscle
pain.  I have known the strain on our marriage as my wife struggled
with the frustration of having to cuddle up to a slimy, sweaty husband
for months, who was often too weak to return a decent hug.  My
heartfelt desire in sharing the journey of how I was set free from
C.F.S. is that it may assist others to find a pathway of healing from
this debilitating illness.  I have no desire to be controversial, but
must share the TRUTH of how God released me.

On Saturday the 5th June 1999, I attended a seminar on the cults/occult
& in particular Freemasonry.  At the end of that night, there was a
time of corporate prayer out loud, specifically renouncing the
generational curses, which come about as a result of the oaths taken in
Masonic rituals.  (I have never been a Mason & have rejected becoming
involved, however I understand at least 3 generations of my forefathers
have been Masons.)   At the end of that night, God through the Holy
Spirit did some MAJOR SURGERY in my life.  Since that night, all the
major symptoms of C.F.S. in my body ceased!  For a day or 2 after that
night, I had a deep "healing pain in my bones - interestingly one
of the main sources of the immune system.

Two days later, I went on a 4-day break with my wife (planned months
before), during which time we walked 4 to 5 kilometres a day.  I had
rarely walked with my wife for years before that & would have to turn
back early when I did.  I had to be careful & not overdo things for a
while, as I at times struggled with tiredness.  My muscles were
occasionally sore & stiff due to the shock of extra use after years of
being rather inactive.  I still occasionally struggled with digestive
issues, however this has now normalised.  In over 7 years since the
night of my healing, I have had one relapse when all the symptoms of
C.F.S. put me in bed for 2 days from which I was released by
prayerfully renouncing Masonic curses in a similar way to the night of
my original healing.  My stamina/energy levels have now returned to pre
1995 levels. Having been largely removed from society for nearly 3
years, I had some emotional struggles in the area of confidence to
overcome.  During this time I have remained the primary carer for my
profoundly disabled son, completed a 4-year university education degree
& currently work 3 days a week as a high school chaplain.

C.F.S. is a very perplexing & multifaceted illness.  I believe its
cause include environmental (pollution/chemical sensitivity), physical
(viruses/diet), emotional (long-term stress & grief), medical
(vaccinations) & spiritual issues (generational curses through occult
involvement) to name some.  There are many readily accessible resources
about all but the last of these issues.  Unlike native/indigenous
peoples, our 'western world rational thinking mindset' has
difficulty accepting that physical harm can result from negative
spiritual involvement in the form of generational curses. We hear a lot
in the medical field about people being genetically predisposed to a
certain illness/disease, including C.F.S. (eg. - several members of the
same family with the same non-contagious illness).  I believe in many
[NOT ALL] cases there is a spiritual predisposition in the form of a
generational curse at the root of that genetic predisposition.  Unless
these generational curses are renounced & cut off, there is a
"freedom" for the disease/illness to continue to manifest down a
generational line.

My challenge to you is to prayerfully consider your spiritual heritage
& seek out people/resources to assist you with any issues, which may be
keeping you in ill health.  By all means continue to pursue all
possible issues that may be causing your illness, but don't spend
lots of time & money addressing others while ignoring/neglecting the
spiritual.  If in many cases C.F.S. is spiritually rooted, we should
not be surprised that the medical field is finding the mysteries of the
illness hard to unravel by the testing of physical body specimens.

Through the hardest months of my illness, I declared I would widely
promote & sell anything that gave me SUSTAINED release from C.F.S.  I
promote to you the healing power of Jesus Christ through the renouncing
of generational curses.  I can't however sell it to you, because it
will not cost you anything!!

HOWARD SAVAGE
Email - hb4jc@aapt.net.au

P.S. Please feel free to pass this on to any others you know of
struggling with C.F.S or fibromyalgia, to who you feel comfortable
doing so.  They need all the POSITIVE news they can get!

[FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK OUT www.jubilee.org.nz  &  www.sozo.org ]

*  Some months after my healing, I met another lady from New Zealand
who had been president of the local C.F.S. support group & had been
battling C.F.S. for 17 years.  She had been completely set free from
C.F.S. in a similar way & for exactly the same reason as I was.

*  I received an email from a lady in America who after reading my
reflections on an Internet newsgroup, pursued spiritual issues relevant
to her own circumstances.  She was set free from long-term chronic pain
& being confined to a wheelchair.

OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST:

http://www.hodderheadline.co.uk/index.asp?url=bookdetails.asp&book=457&best

 http://www.sozo.org/resources_miracles.html
 http://www.cwlinc.com/ls.Chronic-fatigue-fibromyalgia-back-pain.htm

I have no personal or financial interest in any of the organizations
referenced in this article.