What Happened?

All seemed to be going well. I felt like I had accepted my ‘new’ life..my ‘new’ world…the world of fibromyalgia. The everlasting disease that no one knows about, that is rarely talked about, and of course that no one understands. Then one day, my everything came crashing down and I realized I hadn’t accepted much […]

Normalcy & Acceptance 

“Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal” What is normal when you suffer from an invisible illness? When I saw this quote, I had to stop and reflect on what is normal. Or in my world of fibromyalgia, my new normal. I have to say, and I think many could […]

Wait….There’s More?

What is this about? Well I just found out on Sunday while I was in the hospital! When the doctors mentioned the word  costochondritis and its relationship to fibromyalgia my initial thought was “wait….there’s more to this disease?” I was anxious to find out what exactly  what this was, the treatment plan, and how long it […]

Everyday Denial and the Battle it Brings….

It’s funny to me how I come across these quotes dealing with Fibromyalgia and they always seem to hit me in the face! There is always that one on a particular day that stops me dead in my tracks!! For almost a year I denied my disease. I tried to live my life as seamless […]

It is NOT What it Seems…

  Within these last few months, I have lost a lot of friendships.  I know for a fact that many people don’t understand what it means to have a chronic illness that has never been heard of….but with this blog we will be past of all that soon! Symptoms of Fibromyalgia can arise at any […]