One of the most defining traits of Fibromyalgia is our Warrior ability to feel good one day and then totally wiped out the next. Certainly the reality for me is that I tend to use the feel good days to do too much, probably if you asked my family they Continue Reading
Chronic Illness
Does Your Pain Have a Purpose? Fibro Pain
Hard to believe that our pain actually could have a purpose? But, hold that thought… This time 2 years ago, I was just days away from a car accident which would have a dramatic effect on my life in terms of both physical and emotional pain. Thankfully, I was not Continue Reading
Fibro Warrior? That’s What We’ll Become
Fate whispers to the warrior, “you cannot withstand the storm.” And the warrior whispers back “I am the storm.” ~ unknown I love this “warrior” quote and have referred back to it many times throughout my battles with chronic pain. It is the defiance of answering fate back that most Continue Reading
This Is Me… This is Fibromyalgia
Today, I stepped back into a place I haven’t visited in a long time……One year to the day to be exact since I last ventured anywhere close. It wasn’t intentional or deliberate to visit on this day, it just kind of happened. It felt like taking a trip down memory Continue Reading
I’m Stuck – Fibromyalgia Warrior
I don’t know how this post is going to turn out, but here it goes. Maybe if I write it down, I’ll figure it out. I’m stuck! And I need to get unstuck. We are once again planning on putting our house on the market, and we have so much Continue Reading
A Destination Starts at the Beginning – Fibromyalgia Warrior
On January 1st, after a year of driving Uber and Lyft while finishing his trading courses, my husband became a full-time day trader. He (Jeff) had been a maintenance technician for almost 20 years, this was a significant career risk! He was hanging up his tool belt for an unknown Continue Reading
Talking Bluntly about Night Time Chronic Pain – Fibromyalgia Warrior
September is National Pain Awareness Month. I have a chronic pain disease called Fibromyalgia Syndrome. You can read what fibro is: here. (This is a typical night for me. I describe it as follows.) I think the hardest thing for a person with chronic pain is to tell you how they Continue Reading
The ‘Impact’ of Parking (The Rolling Stone) – Fibromyalgia Warrior
We own a Keystone Impact 359. This is a 5th Wheel Toy Hauler named the Rolling Stone. It is 39′ long, approximately 13,000 pounds at dry weight. We pull the Rolling Stone with a Chevy Silverado 3500 diesel. It is a lot to handle! Driving down the road with this Continue Reading
Three of My Cheaters to Fight Pain – Fibromyalgia Warrior
If you know me, then you know I call things I use to assist me when I have painful flare; cheaters! I don’t know why. Here are three of my cheaters just for you! Consider it an early Christmas Gift… 1. Tommy Copper Hello, Tommy Copper! Why haven’t I tried this Continue Reading
This is Fibromyalgia on the Road – Fibromyalgia Warrior
We have been on the road for two solid months. I can tell you now how this lifestyle is working for my health. Physically and Mentally. First, I want to be straight up with you. RVing was an option the hubby and I found very appealing for us. The actual Continue Reading