I just joined a group over on Facebook dedicated to "Understanding Invisible Illnesses". This is one of their pictures, and i thought it was too perfect not to share!!
Hi there! I'm Heather. :) So we have craptastic bodies AND long hair in common, huh? lol. And are about the same age, i'll be 27 in a week. :)
I *SO* get it. The frustration. The anger. The mourning of a "normal" life. *sigh* I stopped working in August because i could barely stand. At 26!! WTF?? I'm on my 3rd round of applications with Social Security Disability. They keep rejecting me, because not enough is known about fibro to prove it's disabling for me, apparently. Ugh.
Along with the fibro i have hypermobility syndrome, likely Ehlers-Danlos III. Defective collagen causes my tendons and ligaments to not have enough stretch in them, so they're actually stretched out and don't hold my joints in place. A few winters ago, i partially dislocated my shoulder...shoveling the walkway. WTF. My hips and knees also tend to collapse at will haha. Fun!
I'm adding you to my F-list. I have another friend you may meet through my journal, who is also young and dealing with BS health stuff. He might be another good match for you.
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I *SO* get it. The frustration. The anger. The mourning of a "normal" life. *sigh* I stopped working in August because i could barely stand. At 26!! WTF?? I'm on my 3rd round of applications with Social Security Disability. They keep rejecting me, because not enough is known about fibro to prove it's disabling for me, apparently. Ugh.
Along with the fibro i have hypermobility syndrome, likely Ehlers-Danlos III. Defective collagen causes my tendons and ligaments to not have enough stretch in them, so they're actually stretched out and don't hold my joints in place. A few winters ago, i partially dislocated my shoulder...shoveling the walkway. WTF. My hips and knees also tend to collapse at will haha. Fun!
I'm adding you to my F-list. I have another friend you may meet through my journal, who is also young and dealing with BS health stuff. He might be another good match for you.
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