Today is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (May 12, in case you are coming to this post later), and I thought it was an appropriate day to share a post on how I #defypain and how I’m Surviving Fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread chronic pain, and while I may look healthy, and perky, and not the least bit in pain most days, the truth is that I’m in pain almost every day. I just refuse to let it win. When I first got sick, I had no choice. I had no tools with which to cope with the chronic pain and fatigue of Fibromyalgia. I dropped my classes, I barely worked, and I suffered. But, over the last five years I’ve learned a few things, and now I survive and some days I even thrive.... Read More
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