Fibro Finesse

Yes...I did say, finesse! Sorry but if you have Fibro or any other illness similar to it that challenges your balance, then you do Not have finesse! We have a tendency to trip over nothing and to be able to break our bones at a blink of an eye! Who ever heard tell of breaking your foot while getting up from a table at a restaurant? Yep...that would  be me! I won't go on and mention all of the times I have tripped over myself or just plain not been paying attention to where I was going...and bumped into something or even someone! So, yes...this button is so true and accurate, at least for me...and probably for a few of you too...my dear fibro friends! Have a good day and watch what you are doing!

Fibro Fairy

The Fibro Fairy seems to skip us by sometimes.....the sleep fairy that is... I  usually have no trouble falling asleep almost as soon as I hit the pillow but for some reason this body wants to wake up bright and early at 3 or 4 every A.M.! It is not cool! Of course it is very quiet in the house at this time of day....not a creature is stirring, so I am usually able to sip coffee and relax. I pay for it however later in the day. Around one or two every afternoon I feel as if I have been run over by a mack truck, but that is when I usually am out and about running errands and doing the needed things around the house. This is when I would like to just lay down and die on the couch....but can't! I wish someone somewhere would come up with a solution for those of us who suffer from this sleep disorder. If  I could just get a full eight or nine hours every night consistently I think I might feel better! I have noticed a lot of my fibro friends have also mentioned sleeping problems so I am guessing this is pretty common in people with Fibromyalgia and other chronic illnesses. May the sleep fairy be kinder to us all!

Fibro Fitness

Fibro Fitness??? What a laugh!! Can you hardly even move out of your tracks when you are not feeling well? I had a doctor ask me if I get short of breath when I run and go up and down stairs and take walks and on and on...... I just dropped my mouth and looked at him and said...."Are you serious"?

I mean, c'mon! give me a break! I ache all over...I am not exactly going to run a marathon, I have to use a cane to keep from losing my balance and breaking another bone, my lungs ache just to take a breath......really!! Fitness is not really something that fits into my routine right now! I think if you are really sick then you are probably like me too. Maybe if you just are mildly affected by it then you might be a lot more active or push yourself to exhaustion like I did, years ago. My idea of Fibro Fitness today is waiting for it to get warm enough for me to sit outside, soak up some vitamin D and exercise my fingers on my keyboard! Maybe listen to some music too...or just enjoy the quiet of the outdoors! But I surely am Not going to run, lift weights, do aerobics or any other tortuous thing to my already aching body!