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fundación ONCE,Award-winning by supporting those affected by Fibromyalgia and fatigue syndromeChronic

– theExecutive Vice President of Fundación ONCE, Alberto Durán, has collected theAward at a ceremony held in Móstoles

-Fibromyalgiais a chronic disease of unknown cause which symptomssignificant are the widespread pain and fatigue

Madrid, June of2012- Eleven Foundation has received the award for supporting the awareness thatIt gives the Association of people affected by Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndromeAFINSYFACRO. María José Sánchez,Director of cooperation of Fundación ONCE, has been responsible for collecting theAward.

Sánchez appreciatedthe award and returned to show the commitment of the Fundación ONCE with theGroup of people with disabilities. He also highlighted the work thatdevelop people affected by Fibromyalgia to publicize thischronic disease and help raise awareness.


María José Sánchez recogiendo el premio

AwardsAFINSYFACRO, which this year meet its fourth edition, recognize thoseEntities and individuals that have provided their support to those affected by thisdisease and who have helped raise awareness about Fibromyalgiaand the syndrome of Fática Chronicle and to disseminate their needs.

well, this year, theAward to the institutional support has been for the Department of social servicesof the community of Madrid, for the work they have done from addressGeneral social services. Has also been recognized doctor JesusMartos Sánchez, Professor of education for the health of the Complutense University,for their support in disseminating.

Finally,Mirabel Shooder has received the award for the professional work by the design andmaintenance of the website of the Association, which boasts three stamps ofquality.

the President ofAFINSYFACRO, Paulina Jiménez, has stressed that the improvement of the quality of lifepeople suffering from Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome would not befeasible without the support of third parties. Could not develop the projects thatWe carry out through the comprehensive Plan of care and rehabilitation toPatients and their families living together with them ”.

explained,This support applies not only to the economic support. By theSpecial features you have the pathology, further help is neededfor the spread of the disease and the awareness-raising in all sectorssocial involved, such as the health, labour, legal and social ”.

for this reason, in theyear 2009 the Board of Directors was raised publicly show appreciation toThese entities and individuals manage to with its invaluable support to thepatients can gradually get full normalization of his life ”.

awardIt consists of a sculpture, unique piece, made by Aurora jury, thatrepresents the life before the illness, the fight takes the patient whenafflicted, the uncertainty who lives to have to face a multitude ofevidence, sometimes unnecessary to reach a diagnosis, and that withoutHowever continued to struggle and not allowed to break down by the pain and fatigue. Thefirst piece of this series give to the Princess of Asturias at hearingin the Palacio de la Zarzuela the past April 2, 2009.

FibromyalgiaIt is a chronic disease whose most significant symptoms are painwidespread and fatigue. Mostly affects middle-aged women andAlthough it is believed that it could have origin in an alteration in the nervous systemCentral, the cause is unknown.