Tag: chronic
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February 07, 2008 01:03 AM EST --
Faces of Chronic Fatigue
By Marilyn Mackenzie
Those who suffer with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome look just like your mother, father, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, friend, neighbor. In fact, . . . more
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September 25, 2007 09:26 AM EDT --
One of every five Americans suffers from some form of chronic pain, and the new is worse among people over the age of 65. In older adults, up to 80% experience chronic pain problems that impact their . . . more
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June 28, 2007 03:40 AM EDT --
I stretch to taste the tears embedded so deep within only to find anguish lingering in the labyrinth, as a child sitting on a hill during a wind storm feeling the . . . more
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June 22, 2006 01:14 PM EDT --
I choose to exist:
Pain keeps me brave,
Treasuring secrets keeps me honest,
Railing against fate keeps me growing,
Spirituality keeps me grounded,
Dreams keep me wondering,
Laughter keeps me sane, . . . more
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September 12, 2007 12:19 PM EDT --
One of every 2 Americans live with an Invisible Illness or Chronic Pain. September 10-16th is Invisible Illness Week. There is a website that you can check out this week with a short video . . . more
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April 09, 2007 01:59 PM EDT --
It was 2002, some time around September. After months and months of struggle and pain, I finally was admitted to the Mayo Clinic for a week to be tested and undergo any diagnostic procedure available. . . . more
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May 22, 2008 09:21 PM EDT --
Sleep is crucial to life. For chronic pain sufferers it is even more vital. Sleep restores your energy and keeps away fatigue. Getting less sleep than you need creates a sleep debt and this sleep . . . more
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September 21, 2008 06:00 PM EDT --
Imagine a life with fibromyalgia. It’s a condition that robs you of normalcy, and replaces it with pain.
Imagine the most exhausted you have ever been in your life. Now, imagine going . . . more
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October 08, 2008 01:02 PM EDT --
Cold weather is coming fast. Today its raining and that means lots of yawning and lots of pain. I have a few ideas that might help. They've helped me and it only takes a few hours to prepare. Just . . . more
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February 22, 2008 11:48 PM EST --
SICK: LIVING WITH CHRONIC FATIGUE AND FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME, Part II
I am not entirely sure when all of this started. It's kind of like trying to figure out if the . . . more
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August 09, 2008 06:00 PM EDT --
I just finished doing some weeding outside and I am in a world of hurting. Why you ask? Because I have two herniated discs in my neck. Specifically, the two between my c4-c5 and c5 and . . . more
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November 30, 2007 06:39 AM EST --
I was wondering if any Fibro Friends have Myofascial Pain Syndrome and if you’ve found anything that works on relieving muscle tension. Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain are two different animals . . . more
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October 17, 2007 09:49 AM EDT --
Daily Whine and Shine
by Marilyn Mackenzie
One thing that no one tells you when you suffer from any invisible illness and MIGHT SOMEDAY have to apply for Social Security Disability, that you . . . more
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July 02, 2007 06:58 AM EDT --
It is approaching 4:00 in the morning. The house is dark and quiet as it generally is this hour of the morning. I'm sitting in the living room with the news on facing the end of another sleepless night. . . . more
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August 16, 2007 02:12 AM EDT --
I did not know it at the time, but back in the early 1990's while I was on active duty and stationed in Germany, I was moving into one of my lowest points in my life. I was extremely irritable, . . . more
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December 28, 2007 12:19 PM EST --
The six-week program found in Feeling Better helps you to know what factors increase symptoms so that you can use this knowledge to decrease any suffering you might experience from your symptoms. The . . . more
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April 27, 2008 02:43 PM EDT --
Last week gave me much to reflect on. I was in a "down" mood most of the time. I had no clear reason to be unhappy. Of course there were the usual issues related to my family . . . more
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May 08, 2006 10:45 PM EDT --
i have been told that i don't look sick. in the disability community, sometimes that is termed "passing" - as in trying to pass as an able bodied person. it isn't my fault, per se. i . . . more
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November 14, 2007 01:53 PM EST --
Fibro Fog Tag
by Marilyn Mackenzie
Do you suffer from fibro fog? Or...if you have some other chronic or invisible illness, do you have the same kind of foggy/fatiguey (Okay, . . . more
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February 23, 2008 10:34 PM EST --
CHRONIC ILLNESS AND THE FINE ART OF SAYING "NO"
They say "sorry" is the hardest word for many of us, but for me the word "no" has been my downfall. After . . . more
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