Mother in Pain

My mother has fibromyalgia and for those of you who don't know about it it's not as scary as it may sound. It affects her in the sense of what kind of towels or bed sheets she can buy because it can cause serious discomfort and pain. It makes doing certain things very hard and painful- like washing dishes or opening a can or even keeping hold on something- but she still works very hard and doesn't use it as an excuse not to do something. There are certain things that are difficult for her to do due to fibromyalgia that myself and the rest of our family around the house have to do but it's always been that way so I wouldn't say I think it's out of the ordinary. She's very determined and hard working and she has taught us that as well. It can definitely make some family activities harder or unpleasant and she hates the fibro (short for fibromyalgia) and sometimes blames herself for it. But it is just one more thing in a world of so many and we pull through. As for some advice for someone with it or someone who knows someone with it; don't make it who they/you are. Cause it's not, and it never will be. Stay strong and don't push yourself too hard.

(I apologize if I upset or offended anyone with this post by not explaining the difficulties of fibromyalgia enough. This has been my personal experience and I am by far not an expert. There are definitely other aspects to fibromyalgia and I again apologize if I did not capture that.)