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Rehab? Yes, Yes, Yes

February 2, 2019February 18, 2019 ~ Jennifer Coleman ~ 1 Comment

“They tried to make me go to rehab/I said, no, no, no/Yes, I been black/But when I come back, you'll know, know, know.” -Amy Winehouse Outpatient Functional Restoration Program at my hospital, you had me at sleep hygiene! {I actually QUIT after two days! Wrong program for “young” fibro patients, to say the bleeping least} … Continue reading Rehab? Yes, Yes, Yes

Pain Pill Cocktail du Jour

December 31, 2018December 31, 2018 ~ Jennifer Coleman ~ 5 Comments

This time the pics are the story. Read them. Since I’m missing a New Year’s Eve Party, I got “dressed up” for my doctor appt. I’m really into scrunchies now, am wearing a light coat of Rose Beautycounter lip gloss, and left the zombie eyes bare. Goodnight 2018. I toast my "Levy Protocol" + a … Continue reading Pain Pill Cocktail du Jour

“What You Fear in the Night”

November 26, 2018February 9, 2019 ~ Jennifer Coleman ~ 1 Comment

  "What you fear in the night in the day comes to call anyway/And we all get burned..."~Einstein On The Beach (For An Eggman) by Counting CrowsI fell asleep before 9p after a terribly painful, long Sunday. Right side of the neck pain, specifically. Like someone pressing on a bruise or sore muscle, with no … Continue reading “What You Fear in the Night”

OUCH, It’s Cold Outside

November 14, 2018February 9, 2019 ~ Jennifer Coleman ~ 1 Comment

{Find a typo, get a scarf.} I stepped outside on this unusually cold for New Orleans morning to warm up the car for my daughters and immediately my neck and shoulders began to ache! I've been curious how the cold weather would affect my pain levels as this is my first fall/winter with an official … Continue reading OUCH, It’s Cold Outside

How Do You Warrior On? #fibrowarrior

October 30, 2018February 9, 2019 ~ Jennifer Coleman ~ Leave a comment

When I was diagnosed in February 2018, I began to click around the online fibro community and came across #fibrowarrior as a battle cry. Fibro Warriors, how do YOU get out of bed on your worst days to do what you need or desire to do? I get out of bed because of my daughters … Continue reading How Do You Warrior On? #fibrowarrior

Faces of Pain

October 6, 2018October 7, 2018 ~ Jennifer Coleman ~ Leave a comment

Here are some pics of my pain. Show me yours?  

How to Ask For Help

October 6, 2018October 10, 2018 ~ Jennifer Coleman ~ Leave a comment

{Fibro fog = typos. If you find one, I'll buy you a Hansen's snoball. "There are no shortcuts to quality."} Sometimes help and kindness appear unexpectedly. But before anyone can know how much you need it—hard as it can be—you have to let others in on your struggles and do the hard part: Ask. From … Continue reading How to Ask For Help

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Thank you @functionalish for a much needed pick me up. You’re such an inspiration. That selfie was post surgery injury that lead to chronic pain but before fibro set in. I was about to walk out my hotel room to see Hamilton in Chicago!
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