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The Reflection


by: Kathy on Wed, Jun 25 2008

Hi-my name is Kathy. I have been battling multiple health problems from a very young age. I have had the fibro, officially diagnosed anyway, for 20 years. I wrote a poem that I’d like to share:As I look up, I see her face.She looks young and well,but if you look into her eyes, you’ll see it’s just a shell.For inside, her muscles are so tight they ache with pain and she often wonders, when, the headaches will come again.Because they always do come though she keeps going without saying a word.Nothing seems to help anyway and she feels she is NEVER truly heard. She takes care of the house, errands, animals and her precious little daughter.She does the best she can to give her husband what he wants and at night she cries,but those tears are just wasted water.Yes, when I look up I see her face and know all that she goes through.I know her very well because to my reflection in the mirror, I must be true. Thanks and I welcome any comments:)

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  1. Tue, Jul 08 2008
    Thanks, I have never heard of scenar therapy, I will do some research. At this point I'd try just about anything. I went to a pain clinic for a while ...Read
  2. Tue, Jul 08 2008
    Hi Kathy, You should go for a Scenar treatment, I am sure it will help you. Scenar Therapy is fairly new in Australia but beeing used in Russia, Europ...Read
  3. Sun, Jul 06 2008
    Hi-we had a wonderful weekend. My husband took some extra time off of work(right now is his busy season, so we hardly see him)and we had a great famil...Read
  4. Fri, Jul 04 2008
    Jeese Louise, It sounds like you guys have had a terribly rough time. What do you do to cope with allof these health problems? Do you have a good...Read
  5. Fri, Jul 04 2008
    Thanks, I'm glad the poem helped. I originally wrote it when I was trying to make family realize how badly I really felt. I've had the fibro since I w...Read

June 2008

  • Fibromyalgia and Chantix - by JS - (Mon, Jun 30 2008)
    I was healthy, vibrant and loving life, until I decided to get even healthier by quit smoking. I asked my doctor about the new drug Chantix in December of 2006, and she prescribed it. [more..]
  • The Reflection - by Kathy - (Wed, Jun 25 2008)
    Hi-my name is Kathy. I have been battling multiple health problems from a very young age. I have had the fibro, officially diagnosed anyway, for 20 years. [more..]
  • Too Young To Feel This Old? - by JL - (Wed, Jun 11 2008)
    I started having a lot of pain in my wrists and shoulders back in November of 2007. I’m 21 years old, so I tried to disregard it, hoping it had something to do with some stressful events in my life at that time and that it would go away soon. By Februaury that pain had traveled to my knees, feet, ankles, and jaw. [more..]
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