‘You may not control all the events that happen to you, but can decide not to be reduced by them’ Maya Angelou.
It’s a while since I’ve posted, mainly because life has been such an effort over the last two months. I mentioned in my earlier post that I had strained a muscle in my back and had found it incredibly painful. I have had it happen occasionally in previous years, but this was the most painful and I’m struggling to get back to some kind of normal. Do we have a normal with fibro? I’m trying to find humour in everything that I struggle with and with some things it’s easy - like trying to put on leggings, jeggings or tights and if I manage to Put one foot in, the other foot is an even bigger challenge as i try to stay upright! Eventually, if I manage to get both legs occupied, I then have to negotiate pulling them up. Laughing at myself is the only way! I only put them on when I’m leaving the house - one of the downsides of the colder weather as bare white legs are a no-no. I keep a walking cane by the side of my bed and use it to help push me up from the...