Before I write another word, I need to make a confession. I have said before that I am obese. 300+ pounds at the moment. One does not get to this glorious number without eating. That’s just science. But here is the deal: I love food. I don’t mean that I […]
Recently, TheFibroWarriors.com expanded our community by creating a Facebook group. The group has one simple focus: make everyone welcome to share their story, confide in Fibro Warriors who understand exactly how they feel, and never again be afraid to express their true feelings. Fibromyalgia is a lonely ailment. It is […]
It’s a beautiful Sunday afternoon. The sun is finally showing its nose, and the warm rays feel good on my back. I am waiting on a city park bench in North Minneapolis, in Minnesota. I am reveling in the laughter of kids playing with their mom on a play structure, […]
Fibromyalgia is an odd bird. It’s not like bronchitis or strep throat, where definite symptoms point to one possible diagnosis – no guessing, no errors. But fibromyalgia is also not like migraines or depression, where the diagnosis relies mostly on the patient’s account of internal symptoms. Nope. That would be […]
I know what you’re thinking. Exercising is nearly impossible some days when you suffer from fibromyalgia. Trust me, I get it. But here is the deal: if we stop moving altogether, pretty soon we won’t be able to move at all. So while it sounds counterintuitive, the best thing you […]
There are countless “worth a try” ideas to keep fibromyalgia flare-ups at bay. As a Fibro Warrior myself, I have tried a good number of things, from grandma’s remedies to state of the art therapy. Some have helped and some have not, which makes. You would never expect a shirt […]
Just so you know, this isn’t your mother’s to do list. From my own experiences, here are 29 + 1 ways I have tried to keep the fibromyalgia symptoms away. Some work better than others, and you can count on my blunt honesty to tell you why or why not. […]
“I’m sorry? What do you have? Fibromyalgia? Isn’t that a made-up thing? You sure don’t look sick.” How many times have we, as fibromyalgia sufferers, had to justify that our ailment is real! Oftentimes, when you tell someone that you are sick, they give you the quick once over and […]
A day in the life of… 6:30 AM. You’ve had 9 hours of sleep, yet you can’t seem to be able to wake up. You function on auto-pilot and get going in a zombie-like state. 9:00 AM. Your friend gives you a call. You talk about next Sunday’s get-together. You […]
