‘Fibromyalgia and Us’ Comic Explains What Life Is Like for Patients and Their Families
The comic, called “Fibromyalgia and Us,” was published last week and is a collaboration between the University of Dundee’s Scottish Centre for Comics Studies, Ink Pot Studios (based in Dundee Comics Creative Space), Christopher Murray of Comics Studies and Divya Jindal-Snape of the School of Education and Social Work.
With an aim of creating a better understanding of fibromyalgia, Professor Divya Jindal-Snape started thinking of creating a comic about it. This comic has been designed with the purpose of raising awareness of fibromyalgia amongst professionals, families, and communities. it illustrates the ongoing life transitions of those who have fibromyalgia as well as its impact on significant others. it highlights the importance of a strong support network to enable people to adapt to the multiple transitions triggered by fibromyalgia and flourish despite its substantial challenging consequences. Thanks to all the contributors, scriptwriters, artists and Professor Chris Murray for turning this idea into reality.
The comic includes six sections: “Living and Working With Fibromyalgia,” “The Mask,” “Misdiagnosed,” “Taking Control of Fibromyalgia,” “What Is Fibromyalgia? A Doctor’s Perspective,” and “Advice From a Physiotherapist.”
From “Living and Working With Fibromyalgia”:
From “The Mask”:
From “Misdiagnosed”
The comic, called “Fibromyalgia and Us,” was published last week and is a collaboration between the University of Dundee’s Scottish Centre for Comics Studies, Ink Pot Studios (based in Dundee Comics Creative Space), Christopher Murray of Comics Studies and Divya Jindal-Snape of the School of Education and Social Work.
With an aim of creating a better understanding of fibromyalgia, Professor Divya Jindal-Snape started thinking of creating a comic about it. This comic has been designed with the purpose of raising awareness of fibromyalgia amongst professionals, families, and communities. it illustrates the ongoing life transitions of those who have fibromyalgia as well as its impact on significant others. it highlights the importance of a strong support network to enable people to adapt to the multiple transitions triggered by fibromyalgia and flourish despite its substantial challenging consequences. Thanks to all the contributors, scriptwriters, artists and Professor Chris Murray for turning this idea into reality.
“It is more engaging and powerful than a standard leaflet which contains information about fibromyalgia — of course they are important too, but usually read by those directly affected by it,” she said. “I wanted to create something that would be attractive to others, too.”
“The take home message is that it is a real health condition which can be disabling. It takes a long time to diagnose and can sometimes be misdiagnosed. Different people are affected differently,” said Jindal-Snape. “A strong support network makes it easier to live with fibromyalgia.”
You can download the entire comic here.
