My Life - My Fibro

Today has been quite painful and movement difficult. not just the fibro, but a sprained muscle in my back which is making life more than a little uncomfortable. At present I am in my room with Sparkle (my cat), by my side; a candle burning and it's a moment of  bliss. Soon I'll have a spell of meditation, which I hope will help me to sleep and without the usual nightmares! Today has been fibromyalgia awareness day, chosen because it was the birth date of Florence Nightingale who also had fibromyalgia - or fibrosis as it was named then. My mum was diagnosed with it when she was a young woman and my family always thought that she exaggerated her health, as they do with me. They thought she was mad because the fibro, together with IBS meant that she didn't always attend functions and wasn't comfortable leaving the house always. It's sad that they think I'm as 'mad' as she was, because I suffer the same. When I was first diagnosed, It was difficult to...

The first thing I did this morning was to thank Sparkle (my cat), for letting me sleep, as she hasn't let me do  that for a while. I know that she wants to play, or wants some food, but I usually give her a cuddle and hope she's happy with that. She seems to be for about twenty minutes and then she begins again. I do try and pretend that I'm asleep, but she taps my face with her paw and then I give in! So, after several nights of this, I've been walking around like a zombie, so it is with relief, that she didn't make a sound until six thirty this morning. Thank you Sparkle, Thank you! A few hours sleep - wouldn't you think I'd be feeling quite refreshed and ready to greet the day - jumping out of bed?  But no! I still felt exhausted; my body still ached and is sore to touch. my eyes are tired and achey. I've been awake for an hour now and I still feel shattered! Another thing, is the number of dreams and nightmares that I have most nights. They are so ...