RANDI
I HAVE HAD FMS/CFIDS SINCE 1992.I HAVE MANY SYMPTOMS THAT HAVE DISABLED ME FROM BEING ABLE TO KEEP A JOB. I HAVE INNER STITIAL CYSTITUS,KNOWN AS IC,IRRITABLE BOWEL KNOWN AS IBS,I HAVE SHORTNESS OF BREATH,DEPRESSION,BODY TEMP DISORDER,EYE INFECTIONS,ALL OVER BODY PAIN,HORRIBLE FATIGUE AND I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE I HAVE A FLU TO SOME DEGREE. WHEN I HAD TO GIVE UP MY CAREER THAT I LOVED IN 97` I WAS DEVASTATED .I WENT IN AND OUT OF DEPRESSIONS. I KEPT TRYING TO GO BACK ALWAYS SAYING I THINK I CAN...I HAD TO COME TO ACCEPTANCE OF THE REALITY OF MY ILLNESS. I TRIED TO GO BACK TO WORK SO MANY TIMES I HAD A MAJOR BREAKDOWN...FINALLY FINDING ACCEPTANCE,I AM LEARNING TO LIVE MY "NEW" LIFE. I STARTED A SUPPORT GRP WHERE WE MEET IN HOMES. I VOLUNTEER AT A HOME FOR ABUSED CHILDREN WHEN I CAN,I CALL. I DO CRAFTS THAT I NEVER DID BEFORE.IN OTHER WORDS ACCEPTANCE IS THE KEY TO LIVING A LIFE WITH FMS/CFIDS. I AM GRATEFUL TO SAY IT CAN BE DONE. FIRST I HAD TO GO THRU ALL OF THE PAIN,DEPRESSION,SELF PITY,AND DENIAL. IT TOOK ALONG TIME. MY MESSAGE IS THERE IS HOPE,IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE SUPPORT. IF YOU DONT HAVE ANY,GO FIND SOME..I HOPE THIS WILL HELP EVEN ONE OTHER SUFFERER.