The “H” word. Hope is sort of a double edged sword for me, like it is for so many others, I’m sure. In the last decade of being sick, we estimate I’ve seen about 35 Doctors and Specialists, received countless diagnoses, tried too many medications to count, all with the initial promise that they were […]
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Oh boy, I’d like to say I laughed when I got this question. And I sort of did, except for my heart breaking in a million pieces for the Reader who emailed me this question. Because the pain is not funny, living every single second, of every single day, with no reprieve from it, ever, […]
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Normalcy really is what you make it. My youngest Son had asked me to cut his costume wig. So the day of, he texted me first and asked if I was feeling up to keeping our plans. I said “not really, but let’s try anyways”. As I cut (scissors next to his face), I suddenly […]
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I had a blog topic all picked out to write on today and then I reconsidered. Normally, on FightingWithFibro, I always try to discuss meaningful topics and (try to) provide helpful ideas to manage them. Today, however, I’m deviating from that path, to talk about another important topic when battling chronic illness. The incredible toll […]
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When My Parents and Great, Great Aunt/Godmother couldn’t attend my Daughter’s wedding, we brought the wedding to them!! The Bridal walk, Dress, Minister (me!), ceremony, vows and all ❤️ Covid can’t stop love ❤️
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I’ve been really excited about introducing a new initiative on FightingWithFibro!!! You know, one of the best things that I have come to find about Blogging is my Readers and other sufferers. Long before I began blogging, I found countless amounts of helpful information from other Bloggers. In some ways, other sufferers have helped me […]
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So I will admit, maybe this blog post would be more fitting as a newsletter, but since I do not have a newsletter and the thoughts of creating one exhaust me, instead I’m writing this post. So hi! I’ve missed you all!! I feel like it’s been forever since I’ve had the time to sit […]
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You know that saying, “God doesn’t give you more than you can handle?” Well I have two theories on that old adage: 1. God is WAY too busy to pay attention to me, with everything else going on in the world right now OR 2. Someone totally made that up. Because clearly God hasn’t realized […]
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