Today we’re talking with Fibro Warrior, Jade Bald from Ontario, Canada. She’s a full-time gust post contributor, cat mom, and novelist. She has a degree in history, and enjoys social media, feminism, movies, and tv shows – especially those with British actor Orlando Bloom. She also lives with … [Continue Reading...]
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Improving Fibromyalgia Symptoms with Food
When I was first diagnosed with fibromyalgia, one of the first questions I asked was about whether there were foods I should eat or avoid that would improve my symptoms. The initial response from my doctor was not really, then that there were a few things that could help (avoiding sugar, … [Continue Reading...]
What causes fibromyalgia flares? My top 6 causes
What Causes Fibromyalgia Flares? When you live with Fibromyalgia or any chronic illness that “flares” up at various times, life is unpredictable. It’s often hard to know when you might wake up having a bad day or when it may be a good day. Fibromyalgia flares can show up at any … [Continue Reading...]
15 Most Requested Gifts for People with Chronic Illness
15 Most Requested Gifts (for people with chronic illness) It's that time of year again, when you are searching for that perfect gift for the people you love. It can be difficult enough to find the perfect gift, but throw chronic illness into the mix and it becomes even more tricky. What do you … [Continue Reading...]
Fibro Warrior Interview with Renuka
Today we’re talking with Renuka Dhinakaran from the Netherlands city of Den Haag. She’s a 35-year-old, burned out, international lawyer, wife, and mother to an 8-year-old boy, who lives with fibromyalgia as well as several other chronic illnesses. Renuka was diagnosed in 2014 at the age of 29, after … [Continue Reading...]
Advice Overload Adds Stress to Chronic Illness
When you live with chronic illness, you find that advice comes at you from every direction. Everyone you speak to seems to know everything about your illness and exactly what you should do to feel … [Read More...]
Distraction as Pain Reliever: 10 ways to distract yourself from pain
Distraction as Pain Relief: 10 Ways to Distract Yourself From Pain Whenever my TMJ doctor does trigger point injections on me, one of his nurses will gently tap on my shoulder or head on the opposite … [Read More...]
The Chronic Pain Scale: Communicating Your Chronic Pain
The Pain Scale and Chronic Pain This is the pain scale they have on the wall in the rooms at the hospital. This is a terrible pain scale on so many levels! But, for someone in chronic pain it's … [Read More...]
15 ways Amazon Alexa makes life easier for those with chronic illness
Several Christmases ago now, my home was blessed with two new additions, two little Echo Dots (these are the small versions of Amazon Alexa). You've probably at least seen commercials for these if you … [Read More...]
8 Songs to calm you when everything seems out of control
8 Songs to Calm You When Life Feels Out of Control Stress and anxiety are not friends of chronic illness. Sadly, sometimes it seems like those two seek us out and harass us to no end. Not long … [Read More...]
