Living with Chronic Illness and Pain is like Having a Baby

Those of us who have been blessed enough to have children know the complete joy that one has for them. The unbridled love we have for these crazy offspring seems to defy logic to the point that we would actually throw ourselves in front of a herd of stampeding water buffalo to protect them. The [...]

Chronic pain and illness don’t go on Christmas vacation

Many of us at this time of year are getting excited for the pending Christmas season. It’s almost upon us and we’re looking forward to spending time with family, relaxing and sleeping in and breathing a big sigh of relief for at least a few days of freedom from our daily pressures.

Living with invisible [...]

Coping with someone who has invisible chronic illness

Have you ever thought to yourself how you cope with things? Have you wondered how events, either good or bad, affect your outlook and subsequent quality of life? Do you ever think of how your body, mind and soul is shaped through crises in your life?

For the past 14.5 years, I’ve experienced the incredible [...]

Food and Inflammation: is your diet keeping you in pain?

Is your diet and the food you are eating keeping you in pain? Are you always feeling horrible and simply can’t figure out why? Are you constantly easting fast food and can’t get out of the vicious cycle? When you hear the word inflammation, it’s likely to bringĀ  to your mind thoughts of painful joints [...]

Dealing With People Who Don’t Understand Fibromyalgia

People who suffer from fibromyalgia know it is all too real, so how do you go about dealing with people who don’t believe in or understand fibromyalgia? Although the awareness of fibromyalgia and other autoimmune disorders is spreading and more research is being done every year, fibromyalgia is yet still considered a somewhat ambiguous condition [...]