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Why a Diagnosis is a Reason to Celebrate!

by Cynthia Covert
Posted on February 6, 2019February 10, 2019
Chronic Life

Before receiving my first chronic illness diagnosis in 2001, I would have scoffed at the idea of celebrating anything other than hearing my doctor say that all […]

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So much has changed since my #diagnosis of #fibromyalgia in 2003. When diagnosed, I had never heard of this #chronicillness . I didn't know anyone else who had it, nor did I understand the importance of finding support from others who were also living with #chronicpain . There have been times when I wanted to give up. Instead, I screamed, I cried, and I fought to improve my life and decrease my #pain. This wretched #disease has cost me a lot. The price paid goes beyond the cost of #healthcare . If you haven't already, read my #blogpost "The Cost of Living with Fibromyalgia" to find out what I wish I would have known when first diagnosed. Link is in bio. After you read it, come back and share which of the "costs" I talk about caught you off guard. 👇 ♿🙋‍♀️👟♿🙋‍♀️👟♿🙋‍♀️👟♿🙋‍♀️👟♿🙋‍♀️👟♿🙋‍♀️👟♿🙋‍♀️👟♿🙋‍♀️👟 #spoonie #fibrowarrior #painwarrior #pemf #rollator #transportchair #mobility #disneyland #chronicillnessblogger #california #fiftyandfabulous #lifestyle #mylife #chroniclife #spoonielife #disneydiva #fibromyalgiaawareness #fibrosucks

#AD Ahhhhhh, the disappointment of realizing you ran out of one your favorite #wellness #products 😥 but then you find yourself giddy as all get out when you discover it's ON SALE!!!!! 😍🤑🥳💃🤸‍♀️💞 I'm taking part of #thegreatelderberrychallenge 👉 See link in bio to learn more about the #challenge and grab a #discount #code for my favorite #elderberry #elixir ❤❤❤❤ 😍🤑🥳💃🤸‍♀️💞❤😍🤑🥳💃🤸‍♀️💞❤😍🤑🥳💃🤸‍♀️💞❤😍🤑🥳 #autumn #fall #winter #health #spoonie #healthyliving #naturally #fiftyandfabulous #fibromyalgia #psoriaticarthritis #autoimmunedisease #autoimmunearthritis #flu #fluseason #coldandfluseason #immunesystem #sale #coupon #herbs #wellnesswednesday #wednesday

Fine. Otherwise known as #codeword for "I feel like $h!t but I don't want to worry you or talk about it. 😧 The downside to this answer is that no one really knows how we are feeling. 😥 I'm in no way suggesting that we give everyone who asks a full medical report or psych evaluation, but we need to be able to communicate our physical/mental struggles of living with our illnesses to those closest to us, especially our spouse/partner. They can't help if we don't share. They'll never understand if we pretend we're okay. 🤔 There are times when responding with #imfine is acceptable, just make sure you aren't using it to avoid sharing your pain with your spouse/partner. 🛑🤔🛑🤔🛑🤔🛑🤔🛑🤔🛑🤔🛑🤔🛑🤔🛑🤔🛑🤔🛑🤔🛑🤔🛑🤔🛑🤔🛑🤔🛑🤔🛑🤔🛑🤔 #spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness #invisibleillnesses #wellness #painwarrior #mentalhealth #selfcare #depression #fibromyalgia #psoriaticarthritis #rheumatoidarthritis #arthritis #chroniclife #spoonielife #tuesdaytruth #tuesdaythoughts #notokay #health #instahealth #instameme #chronicmeme #fibrowarrior

We had an out of this world adventure with friends at #galaxyedge over the #weekend 🛸 My new #rollator combo made it possible for me to #walk when I wanted to and be pushed when my knee needed to rest. As expected, visiting #disneyland with an #injury depleted my energy and my body demanded two recovery days. I have another big day planned for the upcoming weekend and have scheduled the two days following for recuperating. Whether you have an injury, #fibromyalgia #psoriaticarthritis or another #chronicillness , be good to your body by scheduling time to rest and recover from an outing. 👉👉👉 What did you do over the weekend? How did your body react and did you allow for recovery time? 👇👇👇 🛸♿🛸♿🛸♿🛸♿🛸♿🛸♿🛸♿🛸♿🛸♿🛸♿🛸♿🛸♿ #mobility #spoonie #chronicpain #selfcare #wellness #painwarrior #pemf #kneeinjury #millenniumfalcon #starwars #mondaythoughts #weekendwarrior #tornmeniscus #tornligament #mondayblues

"When I first considered purchasing a stroller for my dog, it was because she was struggling to keep up with us on our family walks. What I didn’t expect when I finally did order one, was how it would improve my walking experience..." 🐕🛒 🤓Read my latest article for @psoriaticarthritis_hu at Psoriatic-Arthritis.com/author/cynthiac/ Link is in bio. 👉 Then share some not so traditional #mobility aids that you use in the comments 👇👇 🐕🛒♿🐕🛒♿🐕🛒♿🐕🛒♿🐕🛒♿🐕🛒♿🐕🛒♿🐕🛒♿ #psoriaticarthritis #fibromyalgia #chronicpain #chronicillness #invisibleillnesses #wellness #painwarrior #mobilityaid #rollator #balance #stability #walking #lifehacks #incognito #stroller #dogstroller #grocerycart #thinkoutsidethebox #solution #spoonie #arthritis

"I am stronger than I am broken" 💪 I ❤ this #quote 😍💪 My body is #broken 💥I do not possess the physical #strength that I used to 💪 But, through every twist and turn of my #chroniclife , I've grown #stronger than I ever thought possible. 🔮 I no longer fear my future with #fibromyalgia #psoriaticarthritis #psoriasis #adhesions and #degenerativediscdisease 🤔 I've been to hell and back countless times and even when I didn't think I'd #survive , I DID! 🤩 Whenever you're feeling defeated, think about all you've overcome! Because you my friend, are stronger than you are broken!!! 💪🔮💪🔮💪🔮💪🔮💪🔮💪🔮💪💪🔮💪🔮💪🔮💪🔮💪🔮💪 #spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness #invisibleillnesses #wellness #painwarrior #survıvor #encouragement #empoweredlife #dailygram #tuesdaytruth #brokenquotes #strengthquotes #autoimmunedisease #autoimmunearthritis #hero #warrior

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