Fibromyalgia~ A Day in my Life

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Hi Everyone,

*updated post just now. Please see below.

Here is a proper post to go with this video.

Eight years ago now, I lost my job as I had become very ill. The Doctors found one thing wrong with me but this new disease should not have caused all the problems I was having.

Many people thought if I just put makeup on I would get better. Yes, some people think makeup is the answer to everything. While I find on a really depressing day it can help lighten your mood so you don't scare the crap out of yourself every time you walk in front of a mirror, I don't think it's the answer to all of life's problems. loll

So years of Doctor visits, losing the job that I had wanted my whole life, people thinking I was insane all played a toll on my head.

It took 5 years for a Doctor to finally listen and diagnose me with Fibromyalgia.

Living with chronic pain with such an unseeable, untouchable disease makes it hard for people to put their minds around it and see that you really are suffering every day.

You also get tired of having to explain that you know you are not crazy! or Lazy! or all those other nice words people think about you and call you behind your back.

So you end up doing a lot of soul searching to make it through your days. You learn how to dig very deep to just survive each day.

This video, I made this morning, was very hard for me to read out loud. Looking at how my life has changed is a hard thing to do when it's right in your face as it was when I saw myself reading back a typical day in my life.

So while most of this video is not funny it does show that everyone goes through their own trials every day. That what you think of a person, whether it be good or bad, is only a small part of their story.

I don't like to think of myself as handicapped but in most things I am. I don't think though this defines who I am.

I am and always will be that little girl that wanted to see that bull just now I have to remember to do everything much slower. 😁

So why did I post something that makes me uncomfortable? as I hate people feeling sorry for me. I did it to show that though life cannot be fair at what get's thrown your way, there is a way to always find Hope every day.

With Hope, you can always go on. Hope is a powerful thing.

Thank you for taking the time to read and watch!

Much Love,
Snook

Original post below:

This is a glimpse into my life.
Living with chronic pain is not easy but it can be done!

This was not easy for me to read but after a conversation I had with a very good friend late last night I thought it was something that needed to be shared.

Here is a link to learn more about Fibromyalgia if you care to. Mayo Clinic

Much Love!
Snook

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