Life is a cruel mistress. It also takes you on rides you forget to buckle up for. It’s always in how you look at it, the classic glass half empty/half full debate; I’ve often seen it as it doesn’t matter, I still have to clean the glass.
Last October my husband started cheating on me. He [...]
Archive for the ‘Fibromyalgia’ Category
Where have I been?
Posted in Daily, Disability, Fibromyalgia, General, Life, My personal journey, Ranting on October 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fibromyalgia and the art of cats.
Posted in Fibro Journal, Fibromyalgia, Life, My personal journey, Ranting on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There are so many people who have animals that feel healing effects from them, and it seems the animals have a certain link to the person. I personally am a cat person, and I know my cats seems to know when I’m hurting and will curl up in those spots and provide heat; it’s hard [...]
Happy Holidays
Posted in Daily, Ebay, Fibromyalgia, Glitter!~ on December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What a ride, what a ride.
We don’t do the Christmas thing formally, since we aren’ t a close knit family and my kids are all over the country (except for the one that lives in my basement!)
I did almost all my gifts ordered online, which were minimal since we are below poverty level, and the [...]
Pain Management Frustration
Posted in Daily, Fibromyalgia, Pain on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is a brilliant procedure for back pain these days. I have degenerative disc disease and severe arthritis from between my shoulders all the way to my tailbone; I have lived in severe pain for years.
I’ve been on doping drugs for most of that time as well. Now they have a procedure where they insert [...]
The NFA Clothespin Challenge
Posted in Fibromyalgia, Uncategorized on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.fmaware.org/site/PageServer?pagename=clothespinchallengecampaign
Here is how it works: An exercise to get family and friends to understand the constant pain we are in with Fibromyalgia:
Place a clothespin on your finger
Set a timer for 30 minutes
See how long you can bear the pain. Did you leave the clothespin on for 15 minutes? 10? 5?
For each minute you adverted that [...]
May Update
Posted in Fibromyalgia on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a long month. I had my back injections 3 weeks ago. I was given percocet and valium before the procedure and for afterward for muscle spasms and pain.
The first night I was really itchy and I hurt, and Asher was there with her lovely little baby nails. Later that night there were people [...]
Ten Stages of Grief – ‘When You’ve Lost Yourself`
Posted in Fibromyalgia on November 6, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Ten Stages of Grief – When You’ve Lost Yourself`
I know this is intended to be geared toward more of a guide to the death of a loved one; but aren’t you a loved one? When this hits you in the prine of your life it takes over. People leave you; the things you used to [...]
