Fibromyalgia - The Backpack Analogy
Earlier this year, after about seven years of back-and-forth with doctors and consultants, I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. It's not something I talk about very much - especially not publicly. Partly because I don't like to show weakness (personality flaw) and partly because it's hard to know what to say. But I'm a writer - right?! So, surely there's got to be some way to explain what it's like to live with Fibro without sounding like I'm either sickeningly positive or woef