I’ve been running on empty since my pregnancy with Nu. Thinking that I was fighting Fibromyalgia, I actually engaged in…
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What it’s Really Like to Live With Fibromyalgia
I tend to sanitize my illness for people. Or I’ll say what’s bothering me the most (usually my neck or…
Coping with a Toddler when you have Fibromyalgia
Coping with a toddler when you have fibromyalgia – this needs to be part of the parenting playbook when you…
Joy
Just because the things I can do must be smaller, simpler and quieter – it doesn’t mean the joy I…
Things I’d Like: 2016
It’s 2016! That happened quickly. There are more than a few things I’d like from this year, from the profound…
The Current State of Things
With the end of the year at hand, I have been reflecting on where I am at and all of…
The Perils of Pacing
When you have chronic pain and fatigue, you get used to doing what you can. Using the energy you have….
“Normal,” Relatively Speaking
I thought I was relatively “normal,” physically speaking. Just with some extra pain and fatigue. But as I have come…
Tensions, Accepting Life as it is
The tension of chronic illness, aside from any symptoms, is the desire to fight it and the need to accept…
What I Learnt About Fibro While on Maternity Leave
I have learnt a perhaps unsurprising fact in the year since I have either not worked, or worked less than…