Nobody Will Protect You From Your Suffering

“Nobody will protect you from your suffering. You can’t cry it away or eat it away or starve it away or walk it away or punch it away or even therapy it away. It’s just there, and you have to survive it. You have to endure it. You have to live through it and love it and move on and be better for it and run as far as you can in the direction of your best and happiest dreams across the bridge that was built by your own desire to heal.” ―Cheryl Strayed

A Letter To My Mom

I lost my Mom eight years ago, a week after Mother’s Day. I spent years dealing with people’s attitudes towards the fact that I was there for my Mom through degenerative disc disease and all that came with it health-wise. People thought I should have put myself first, but I know in my heart that by being present for her, I was the daughter she raised me to be. In turn, I can hold my head up high and know that no matter what, I’m a piece of her and she is forever a piece of me.

Happy Mother’s Day to every type of Mom.

Antiviral Combo May Be Next Blockbuster Fibromyalgia Drug

Antiviral Combo May be Next Blockbuster Fibromyalgia Drug

My concern is that I can’t take Celebrex, but I am absolutely willing to give this a shot if it is approved and released. With side effects being low, this is quite promising.

Pain Helped Him Pull The Trigger

http://mtpr.org/post/pain-helped-him-pull-trigger#stream/0

This just plain upsets me. Denouncing someone’s pain is a personal trigger for me. Leaving pain patients in a lurch without a referral to a new physician is heinous to me. Until you’ve walked 100 miles in a pain patient’s shoes, do NOT judge their need for medication. I can’t tell you how hard the day and nights are without proper treatment, leave alone without medication.

Few People Understand What It Means

“Few people understand what it means to really be there for somebody. And that’s the toughest part about being on a journey. You realize the main ones that said they will ride with you, are the first ones to fall off. People make promises when the sun is shining and make excuses when the storm comes. That’s why I am always thankful for the rain. It washes away the unnecessary. The reality is, you could be amazing, genuine, and sincere, but still be overlooked. Having a good thing is so hard because meeting a strong person is so rare.” -Unknown