Raise awareness about chronic illnesses by understanding their impact, symptoms, and the importance of support and education.
I have several chronic illnesses and have tried many different treatment options to improve my symptoms for all of them. My illnesses include: fibromyalgia, arthritis, endometriosis, hypopituitarism, pituitary adenoma, irritable bowel syndrome, rashes, restless leg syndrome and I think that is it, but I could be forgetting something. The medications that I have taken for these illnesses have caused me greater side effects than benefits. That is what led me to a holistic doctor and…
Have you ever had a doctor not listen to your concerns about your health? Has a doctor ever dismissed your symptoms for your existing condition, only to find out later they were unrelated? Have you ever had a doctor treat you like your illness wasn’t as bad as you were claiming it to be, especially fibromyalgia? Well, if you answered yes to any of these questions you will definitely relate to this article on fibromyalgia…
Since allowing myself to reach out to others almost a year ago, I have found my community. I have found my people, my tribe! I didn’t know that I needed these people in my life until they appeared. Sadly, I had closed myself off by denying my illness was a part of me. So, I write this to you today for several reasons. One is for the people who haven’t allowed others in to their…
My husband and I have been coming to San Diego Comic Con for years. Sometimes he goes without me, but I believe it’s been about 15 years. He is an art collector and recently began writing comic books as well. He is well known and really this is more like a side business for him than a hobby. It seems every year I say I’m not coming back because it is so hard on my…
Meet Hilary Neumann! She has lived with Fibromyalgia and several other diagnoses for many years. In the video below she tells her story of how she handles living with fibromyalgia. Her strength and determination to live her best life has shown me how to power through when living with a fibromyalgia diagnosis. Listen to her story below: Different Fibromyalgia Treatments Hilary has lived with fibromyalgia for twenty years and has tried many different treatments. Today,…
Meet Jessica Hooten, she is a fibromyalgia warrior who chooses to find the silver lining about her diagnosis. In this video she tells us all about how she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, treatments she has tried and how she handles getting through each day. Secret: She does it by finding the humor in fibromyalgia. Search For A Fibromyalgia Doctor Jessica, like many of us has had sleep issues. She has been to a rheumatologist and…
Living in constant pain can make a person lose hope. Not everyone can understand how much harder regular tasks can be when you have a chronic illness like fibromyalgia. I recently found myself in a vicious cycle of feeling sorry for myself. So, I did some reading and found some ways to find happiness and guess what? Expressing gratitude is a big way to find happiness. Of course, I have to share what I have…
We talk a lot about how fibromyalgia affects women, but did you know than men can have it too? I want to introduce you to Ted Hutchinson, That Gaming Dad! We had a really good conversation about everything from getting diagnosed, living with fibromyalgia as a man and advocating for our community. He not only tells us how much harder it is to get diagnosed as a man but how to re-create your life after…
It has been awhile since I sat down to write. Life has been overwhelming, wouldn’t you agree? I’ve been contemplating my place in the world and what I want that place to look like. I’ve shed most of my responsibilities and stayed away from social media, so you might be wondering why now am I deciding to write? Well, to be honest I feel broken and I need to put myself back together. So, let’s…
At the age of thirty-nine I decided to go back to college and finish my degree that I had started over 20 years prior. If I thought college was hard at eighteen, I had no idea what was in store for me. At this time, I was married with three kids and a full-time job. I wondered how I was going to fulfill all my responsibilities. I didn’t know at first what my end goal…