May 12th is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. The day I talk about Fibromyalgia More than usual to spread awareness and reduce stigma. A brief history of my Fibromyalgia story Back in the day as a kid I complained about knee pain, I had horrible insomnia, and a lot of fatigue for someone my age. Just tired … Continue reading Fibromyalgia Awareness Day: Quality of life impact
When functionality suffers
Chronic illness has an ebb and flow. There are times we function well and times we do not function well at all. Symptoms worsen and we struggle to function. It throws our coping out. It throws our life out of balance. It affects quality of life. And in general it sucks. This is the case … Continue reading When functionality suffers
Life goes on
'I can sum up everything I learned in life: It goes on.' Chronically ill, or not. Chronic pain or not. It goes on. How it goes on though is another issue altogether. What is our quality of life? Instead of ranking our pain rank your quality of life on a scale from 1 to 10. … Continue reading Life goes on