An in-depth guide on Fibromyalgia, covering its symptoms, causes, treatments, and tips for managing this chronic condition effectively.
“Fall Blends” oil pastel by Shelley Lockwood Fall was one of my favorite seasons. Some days, damp ones to be more precise are rarely pleasant or enjoyable. Last week the dull ache got less dull and today the coldness to the core started. As the cold slowly seeped deeper and deeper, the pain spread and intensified. Other than applying some heat and layering up, there isn’t much to do except waiting. Round and round it…
It’s like a never-ending loop…get stressed, get sick, get sore, become more stressed, become sicker, become sorer. Then rinse and repeat. The more I’m stressed, the less I sleep, the more likely I am to get sick. I know it, I live it, I have accepted it and over the past year, I’ve become better at dealing with it. Click here to Get this or Visit Fibromyalgia Store I had made so much progress physically and…
Some flares are pretty, fibro–flares are not. An important part of my learning to LIVE with fibromyalgia has been trying to pinpoint my personal triggers of fibro-flares. In other words what makes all my fibro symptoms go from manageable to really, really bad. Sometimes so bad that I literally can’t stay upright. Some of my flare-ups have lasted days, some have lasted weeks. Before I had a better understanding of what I was dealing with I…
There it was again…the “F” ball and from a second Doctor no less. I had no idea what this fibromyalgia was but figured I should probably read up on IT. It would have to wait until later. More importantly, I had to get back to work. Pushed through the fog while dragging my invisible cement blocks, painted my smile on, and headed back in. Later that night, I sat down (finally) to read up on…
Last month was awful. Not because of family, not because of friends, not because of anything that I can control but because of something that is a part of my life, like it or not. Throughout this last year, I have done my best to eliminate negativity from my life. I find myself “testing” more and more of the self-help advice floating around out there. Some of it works, some of it doesn’t. Either way,…
I realize for those of you meeting me here for the first time, your initial impression might be that I’m a complainer or ungrateful. I am not. I am thankful every single day for the many blessings I have in my life. In spite of every little task taking so much effort, I am grateful that my health is not worse. I am lucky. I have my daughters, my husband, my family, my friends, my home, my…
As I am reluctantly dragged, kicking, and screaming toward the half-century mark…side note: boy do I wish I had the strength to actually physically resist, kick and scream right now ? … I think of the many ways that I’ve changed. I prefer to think of it (for the most part) as evolving. That I’ve become wiser as I’ve aged. In spite of the many things life has taught me and my continued progress toward…
Frankly, My Dear, I Don’t Give a Damn Apparently my all-time most favorite movie quote “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” not only made the top 100 list but is #1. Who knew? When Rhett Butler spoke those heartbreaking words to Scarlett O’Hara back in 1939, they would be eternal and affect people for generations to come. Two things for as long as I can remember have caused my heart to literally ache.…
Playing in Minecraft Digital Dirt “When I was a kid, I used to spend hours playing in a little dirt patch in our backyard. I’d build cities with roads for my toy cars, rivers for boats, you name it. My kids do the same thing today. They just do it digitally, through Minecraft”. Excerpted from Danny’s Post Minecraft & Learning To Love The Digital Sandbox For Your Kids My response. Great way to look at…
Arthritis… (the big A) Fibromyalgia (the big F) and Bursitis (the big B) Oh My! Mix these conditions together with a few other illnesses thrown in and Taaadaaaa! You’ve got yourself a big old batch of widespread chronic pain. Every minute of every hour of every day of every week is painful. The only things that change are… Click here to Get this or Visit Fibromyalgia Store In case you haven’t noticed, I don’t like…