Re: The friend at work- to /Louisiana

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, that is exactly what I got to thinking about when this person said this

to me about her ex " friend " . People are stupid about this illness because they

choose to be stupid about it. I was thinking later that the poor woman was just

having fibro symptoms instead of being " too drugged up " . As a matter of fact,

everytime I think about it, I get more pissed off. I get along with this nurse

on other things, but knowing that she has that attitude toward a disease that I

HAVE and know is REAL, that just takes something right out of me. As I type

right now I keep having to stop because the numbness in my left figers is so

bad. And for what reason? No one knows. It is just fibro. But they are

burning and numb.

I really can't ever really get over this anger about her disbelief. Someday I

might have to let it out to her.

love and hugs,

Debra V.

> Debra, I'm sorry about the so called friend. You're right silence speaks

> volumes, doesn't it?? Hang in there, sweetie, we care.

> Love,

>

> The " friend " at work- Friends????? ?

>

> I made what I thought was friends with this nurse at work. Of course,

> within the first few days I met her she told me that she " use to have a

> friend with fibro and got tired of being around her because she just wanted

> people to feel sorry for her and was taking oxycontin and could not even

> stay awake " . Ok... first of all it pissed me off. Then I just decided that I

> would just go on and try to be friends with her because I am never going to

> ask her for anything for my fibro anyway. Second of all, I got to thinking

> that people with fibro in its worst stages are sleep deprived and maybe the

> oxycontin was not making the woman fall asleep... maybe it was sleep

> deprivation.

> Now this person always stays completely silent when anyone at work asks me

> about fibromyalgia or asks how I am feeling. SILENCE speaks volumes.

>

> The other day I sent my boss the poem I wrote titled " The Rain is Moving

> In " and my boss came to the nurses station and hugged me and told me it was

> beautiful and almost made her cry. Now... the " friend " was standing there

> and changed the subject quickly to something she HAD to ask about work.

>

> I am realizing that this person is not the friend I thought she was. If

> you have a " friend " you care about what is going on with them. And a

> " friend " would believe you.

>

> Just some frustrations. ...

>

> love to the group,

> Debra V.

>

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