fibromyalgia
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Of all forty goals on my list, “attempt to do my physical therapy exercises and stretches at least three times a week” has probably stressed me out the most. While my intention in setting these challenges for myself was for it to be a positive experience, the nature of challenges is that they can inherently…
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I celebrated my 39th birthday yesterday, which means my Forty Before Forty challenge feels all the more real now! I have a year to check off the remaining goals but for some reason it now feels down-to-the-wire. I’m not sure if I am making good progress or not. I think there are a couple that…
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Our family of four, along with a bunch of our extended family members, have been going on summer vacation together since 2019. Typically, we all go in together to rent a cabin somewhere. We’ve stayed in Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina. This time, though, we shifted gears and ventured away from the picturesque woods. When…
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A whole month has arrived, existed, and then bid us adieu since I last posted. February was a topsy-turvy month full of sickness, discouragement and isolation with welcome glimpses of hope and joy along the way. It wasn’t without love, comfort and encouragement but it was certainly shrouded in a bit of gloom. All that…
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I wrote this to work through some of the emotions that come with my chronic illness journey, and the struggle it is to get a diagnosis for my never-ending pain, to find a manageable solution, while reconciling it all with my faith. I’m a work-in-progress, but at the end of every painful day I find…
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I am the sort of person who has been known to write something down, decide it’s too messy, and toss the whole sheet so I can start over again. I have been trying to keep an optimistic outlook on life, reminding myself that a rough start to the new year does not mean it’s like…