Fibromyalgia

It’s tricky // Part 2

https://youtu.be/l-O5IHVhWj0 Chronic illness is tricky, you never know whatโ€™s going to happen Thora Allan The 2023 chapter of Fibromyalgia has been very different from anything I have experienced since my diagnosis 12 years ago. My health has been exceptional. Iโ€™ve gone from screaming into my pillow at night, in tears from the relentless pain, wishing… Continue reading It’s tricky // Part 2

Fibromyalgia

More Than Fibro Charity plea for local volunteers

A Scottish fibromyalgia charity based in Coatbridge is looking to expand its reach. Already running support groups in Coatbridge, Galston, Glasgow, Falkirk and Irvine. Upon my diagnosis, I was disappointed to learn there were no Fibromyalgia support groups in Orkney. With NHS Orkneyโ€™s only treatment provision for Fibromyalgia being medication at the time, it concerned… Continue reading More Than Fibro Charity plea for local volunteers

Fibromyalgia

Iโ€™m right over here, why can’t you see me? I keep dancing on my own

My interpretationโ€ฆ. I think about those who left, friends no longer able to see me. The real me lost in the fog of chronic illness. All they could feel was pity, all they could do was judge. I was still me. I just got ill. I didn't ask for it, I didn't cause it, I… Continue reading Iโ€™m right over here, why can’t you see me? I keep dancing on my own