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  Jamaica – An Internal Travelogue For the past 30+ years of my life I’ve dealt with chronic fatigue and pain. In 1990 I was diagnosed as having fibromyalgia, a name given to a collection of symptoms in the body. During the first 5 or 6 years after diagnosis I could easily ignore the pain and fatigue. Then my ailments escalated, and I was soon experiencing depression, insomnia and the lessening of my ability to concentrate. I was easily distracted. Luckily, I had understanding bosses at my job as a civil engineer who let me have flexible hours and leaves of absence. During my working years, I quit my job twice so I could work at my own one-person consulting business. I could work from home, set my own hours and take breaks whenever necessary. In this way I was able to work until retirement at 65 in 2012. During my 30 plus years of dealing with my health I tried many treatments, both with medical doctors and with alternative health practitioners. Most of them helped a little. Bu...