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I need to catch you up quick because the “real” journey begins tomorrow. In my introduction I explained that I have been struggling for 22 years with Fibromyalgia. My pain level most days is high and usually is not confined to the normal pressure points the “experts” define. The lack of sleep or should I say lack of quality sleep leaves me so fatigued and that is probably what I struggle with most.
My daughter and son-in-law have started a new internet business at www.healthykids.com. They have asked me to be the E-Commerce manager for the business and I am so excited. We attended the International Home Show in Chicago in early March and together selected some wonderful products to feature on their web site to help busy parents raise healthy kids.
Now in my real life I am the Human Resource Manager for a Manufacturing facility here in West Virginia. I love my job and quite frankly I think I am very good at it. Problem is that I drive 57 miles in each direction to work every day and on top of the two hour commute, I work nine to ten hours a day. My husband says I try to be “wonder woman” which explains how I have developed this position into a very high stress, demanding job.
Because of the fibro, every day is an effort. My day starts with a struggle to get up because I am so fatigued and so stiff, I get through the day often times taking several Aspirin Free Excedrin’s (which have now been taken off the market) and then go home eat and go straight to bed. I take medication to help me go to sleep at night and then I take medication in the morning to help me deal with my pain. Not sure any of the 5 prescription meds I take help but I am afraid to stop taking them just in case they are.
I don’t want to bore you with this stuff because I know it is the same thing all of us go through each day but I need to give you a little background into why I am starting this new journey. I am hardly making it through the day now and I have taken on this new exciting opportunity. Something has to change for me to successfully do both jobs.
The one constant and wonderful thing in my life aside from my family is that every weekday morning I listen to my mentor, JB Glossinger at www.morningcoach.com. He is a life coach and teaches personal development and he has completely changed my life. His positive life lessons have taught me that I can live a productive life even with this terrible diagnosis. One thing I know for sure is that no matter what hand you have been dealt in life, your cure or your improvement always begins with your mental outlook on the problem. You Can When You Believe You Can.
Tomorrow the journey begins. Please join me as I embark on the most challenging step I have taken since being diagnosed in 1990 with Fibromyalgia. Up to this point everything I have tried and every medication I have taken has been on my terms. I have always felt the pain was bad enough that I shouldn’t have to sacrifice anything else to possibly make a difference. But I think that will all change tomorrow.
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