Bern's Web Journal
They say you can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family. There's always going to be a few relatives that the rest of the clan could just do without. Unlike your family, however, if a friend turns out to be 'not so friendly' you can always find a new one. Family, on the other hand, well, there's a few that aren't too bad and a few more you don't mind putting up with, a couple with whom you seem to have a lot in common and one or two that aren't around that often so you don't seem to notice them as much. Of course, there's ALWAYS some bad apples and usually a black sheep or two, but what's really ironic? I'm not even talking about a family at all. I'm talking about Fibromyalgia.
People call me that because of my nics. That's not a pic of me up there -- that's my caregiver, my best friend and my husband. I'm not trying to be mushy or anything, but I know that a lot of my fellow Fibromites don't have any support at all so I'm thankful I have him to lean on when I'm having a bad day -- which is almost EVERY day! I'm happy you're here and I'm anxious to hear YOUR story. Feel free to join in any time, OK? That'd be great. Thanks
No Matter The Limits
by Rita Shaw (a FMily Member)
It is such a relief when you first find out
That the pain really does have a name,
And then you ask (and everyone does),
"Just where can I place all the blame?"
No matter the limits, no matter the pain,
There's no evil, cruel 'Master Plan'.
It just simply happens. It just simply is.
You adapt and you change what you can.
But even with knowing the best and the worst,
All the pitfalls the future could hold,
You still have a choice, you quit or you fight.
You determine the story that's told.
And every small step that we take, my dear friends,
Each battle that we slowly win,
Just credits the love and the caring we share,
With the FMily that we call our friends.