Guest guest Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I didn't realize the impact that this disease has on family members, my grand son was in the kitchen the other night eating little candies from his easter basket, looked at me and said look Nana " I'm taking my pain pills! " I understand the kid is only 7yrs old, but i tried to explain to him that this was a very painful disease, it runs in families and I hope and pray that he never gets it or any thing like this, I probably didn't handle the situation the way I should have, but i guess it doesn't help when his Uncles sit and laugh at me every time the commercial comes on about F.M. It just is so frustrating, that people don't understand what we go through with this god awful disease. thanks for letting me vent and get this off my chest. Leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Leanne, It is upsetting. Just when I made myself believe I maybe didn't really have it...wham..I was standing in the middle of the kitchen getting the kids a snack and boom, it felt like a hand was inside my legs twisting my muscles. the pain was unbelievable. I'm soon off to bed I am only really comfy laying down and all covered up and toasty. /Mi Impact I didn't realize the impact that this disease has on family members, my grand son was in the kitchen the other night eating little candies from his easter basket, looked at me and said look Nana " I'm taking my pain pills! " I understand the kid is only 7yrs old, but i tried to explain to him that this was a very painful disease, it runs in families and I hope and pray that he never gets it or any thing like this, I probably didn't handle the situation the way I should have, but i guess it doesn't help when his Uncles sit and laugh at me every time the commercial comes on about F.M. It just is so frustrating, that people don't understand what we go through with this god awful disease. thanks for letting me vent and get this off my chest. Leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Ah Leanne, I can sympathize with you! My twins are 8 and already my daughter has had to get my purse - either for my inhaler or for my pain pills. That's not a good way to grow up and I truly try to minimize what and how I feel. Because if I mention how I am physically feeling (tired, hurting, that kind of thing), DH will usually make a comment that I did too much. Well to put it quite bluntly, he DOESN'T notice the dust in the house and both my daughter and I have severe allergies so dusting is important. He also DOESN'T notice that our shower stall is dirty - but my daughter has to clean it because I literally cannot handle the fumes from any cleaner anymore without going into an asthma attack. So sometimes, whether or not I WANT to do these things, they have to be done and get done...... But I'm sorry that your brothers laugh every time the FM commercial comes on. Truthfully, that's flat out rude. I think I'd tell them it was too. Why not? They wouldn't treat a stranger like that, so why are they treating you like that??? I think my hormones are on overdrive today - I want to tell everyone off....lol. But I do think you should tell them they are being rude the next time they laugh. Because what we have is very very real. We may look okay but in reality, if folks looked closely, they could see by the look in our eyes that we are in pain. (((Hugs)))) Darlene > > I didn't realize the impact that this disease has on family members, > my grand son was in the kitchen the other night eating little candies > from his easter basket, looked at me and said look Nana " I'm taking my > pain pills! " I understand the kid is only 7yrs old, but i tried to > explain to him that this was a very painful disease, it runs in > families and I hope and pray that he never gets it or any thing like > this, I probably didn't handle the situation the way I should have, > but i guess it doesn't help when his Uncles sit and laugh at me every > time the commercial comes on about F.M. It just is so frustrating, > that people don't understand what we go through with this god awful > disease. thanks for letting me vent and get this off my chest. Leanne > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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