I've been chatting off and on with Sharon about planning a San Francisco screening of
Living With Fibromyalgia: A Journey of Hope and Understanding, a documentary film my
husband and I produced after my mom got dianosed with fibromyalgia. Although there is a
good bit of medical information, the film focuses on the stories of seven different patients
because I believe that we learn and empathize best through story. I really wanted to
produce a film that the whole family could sit down and watch to get a baseline of
information--and most importantly, hope--when they first heard that strange word
"fibromyalgia."

We're working with the National Fibromyalgia Association (who was instrumental in
making the film) on a Bay Area screening. As I started this film while we were living in San
Diego, I'm not as familiar with the FM community in the city and would like to know about
how many people we might expect for a screening. Does anyone have a sense of the size
of the FM community here? Especially the size of the active community who would want to
attend a community screening?

Last month we had a screening in San Diego's Landmark Theatre (turnout of 300--the
max capacity) with a panel discussion with local providers and the filmmakers afterwards.
We'd love to have a similar screening here.

Thanks so much for your input. If you'd like to read more about the film, visit
www.LivingWithFM.com.