Who would have thunk that this could happen? My dog has FCE or Fibrocartilaginous embolism for her anyway. It's a fibro of a different flavor because my dog suffered a spinal stroke in a layman's sense--but she still suffers pain in a leg that mediacally speaking should not at this point! Much of this pain in dogs isn't studied enough yet. 84% recover to some degree, but many are left disabled ..read more

https://disturbmenot.co/fibromyalgia-statistics/ I know I have been neglecting this blog. I've been having a hard time coping with the loss of my almost entire family on my side growing up, coupled with my marriage side now having significant people missing, too. I've suffered from PTSD with panic attacks, hormonal imbalance now that I'm nearing 50, a miscarriage of twins, a misscarriage of a ..read more

 Reading lips is something I've always have had to do because I am a bit hard of hearing when people mumble. This is something that has been linked to fibromyalgia for some. Having said that, I've always been sensitive to people with this issue because I know how hard it can be to function, especially during the pandemic if a mask is prohibiting you to read lips. My heart breaks for this woman ..read more

 I want to share something with all of y'all today. I listen to Charlie most Fridays on Humanity Healing on Facebook because he has some pretty awesome perspectives as a spiritual person. For those of you that are new or for those that have read faithfully and forgot, I am a spiritual person--not a religious one. To me, a religious person is very stoic and stiff in their beliefs. A spiritual ..read more

 Photo attribute: <a href="https://depositphotos.com/category/people.html">Athletic woman holding sports bottle and walking on path in park - null</a>Walking is something that a lot of us may take for granted if it can be done relatively pain free. I remember my doctor telling me when I was first diagnosed to walk more because "motion is lotion". At the time, gadgets counting steps just became ..read more

 Hey folks!I know! I know! It's been a while since I posted last. It's been a long, long while. I admit that and I'm sorry. My life has been so crazy with this whole pandemic and I reached a breaking point where I put my focus on fiction writing instead of nonfiction. I mainly did it because I really needed an escape, as I'm sure many of you did since binge watching is up. We are slowly coming ..read more

FF: Hi Ali! First off, welcome to Fibro and Fabulous! Please let the readers know a little bit about yourself and your company Norwex. AB: Hi everyone! My name is Alison Buonome but you can call me Ali. I live in Vernon, CT and I am a busy mom to 5 year old twin boys. I have lots of messes to clean and love my Norwex products. I used to despise cleaning but Norwex makes it so easy and I ..read more

***WARNING*** This installment is for readers 18 and over because it contains adult topics. Thank you for your understanding. Though this article does not touch on fibromyalgia and sex directly I think it is still a very important article to read because it discusses why we woman sometimes are not open with our men when it comes to sex. Something I cannot stress enough, and I've stressed it in ..read more

In the times of the digital age many are looking for perfection. Maybe it's the screen that gives them the false-feeling OR maybe it's the feeling of a huge disconnect that does. This post is about the later. WHY? Why do WE feel a disconnect these days from people EVEN WHEN THEY ARE RIGHT IN FRONT OF US! Our "Z" generation will tell you there is no disconnect because they talk to their ..read more

Hey everyone!  This is not going to be a normal post because I wanted to drop in and post an apology to Y'all! Last week I was involved with a Giving Thanks Romance promotion and some authors were really nice to let you all know about it via social media outlets. MANY of you have been following me on those sites for about a decade (Well... it's going to near two in a bit-- but who's ..read more