Cause: Fibromyalgia

When I was 2 years old, I was first diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. After being in and out of remission for years, I got my first joint deformity in 2006 when I was 18 years old. I was on and off of medication like biologics, injections, infusions and steroids …

I suffer from a lot of different symptoms of several different conditions. In 2013, I was diagnosed as fibromyalgia and told I had symptoms and bloodwork that indicated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) without the rheumatoid factor. Almost two years ago, I got a positive ANA pointing to Lupus SLE, then another …

In 2014, I was a normal, everyday mother. I have 3 children. One who is grown, Ryan (23), and a now 17-year-old daughter, Marissa, and a 13-year-old Down Syndrome Daughter, Alexa. I was working toward my nursing degree, and I was 3 years into my pre-requisites. I had suffered with …

You have no idea how much you can handle until it all falls on you in one moment, or repeats over several years. My name is Lisa, and before everything happened, I thought I was a happily married mom of three sons. One was a tween, and two were teens. …

Hi My name is Kelly Bragg, and I’m 43 years old, but most days I feel 90. I’m a single mom to one son, Mikey, age 12. My illness started 12 years ago. I was tired all the time had pain throughout my body. It hurt to touch my hands …

My name is Kayla, and I am 25-years-old. Around age 14, I was hospitalized for about a week with Meningitis. Ever since then, the fight with my body has been on. I constantly had all-over body pain and discomfort. I would have horrible headaches and be so tired that I …

Growing up, I was very healthy. Then in 2004, I started getting ill and ended up in the hospital. The doctors didn’t know what was wrong. In 2007, at the age of 32, I ended up hospitalized because they thought I was having a heart attack. I passed out woke up to …

I remember so clearly the first time I got my period when I was eleven. A huge stepping stone for most young women, the proof that you are finally a woman! However, I was not relieved. I remember being in tears, crying outside my mom and stepdad’s bedroom door because …

Thank you so much for allowing me the opportunity to share my story. I have learned so much and continue to learn about myself through this journey of pain. If there is one quote that sums it up for me, it is “My pain birthed my purpose.” – Trent Shelton. …

Hello my name is Joseline, I have been diagnosed with IBS since 2001, then I got diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2008 along with severe ongoing chronic pain and endometriosis. I have had three surgeries total; one myomectomy for six fibroid’s that they found, the second surgery was a laparoscopy for …