Fighting the Fog

Living life as a university student with an invisible illness

[imagineagreatadventure]

I just thought this set of tweets was really important.

[lifeofacrohnie]

"You're too young to be this sick."

[fightingthefog]

Uuughhhhh. First bad flare since July so decided to start taking Lyrica and Tramadol again. Pain sitting at a 9 for a week straight is not fun. But I did not let it get in my way. Still managed a good night out with my love.

[meaningfulsilence]

[setbabiesonfire]

Micro-photography of individual snowflakes by Alexey Kljatov

Very important.

[ssofiagabrielaa-deactivated2019]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

[sizzlingdonutmiracle]

kazerman - Is this real or fake? I need your science help.

[kazerman]

All of these can theoretically be real as they follow a pattern of 120 degree angles (hexagonal variations). This is the angle formed by the two hydrogen atoms bonded to the oxygen atom in a water molecule

[sizzlingdonutmiracle]

This is why I love you.

[pleatedjeans]

The mayor of Mississauga, Canada is a badass. via

[wow-suchbree-veryblog-blog]

Hazel McCallion, everbody.

92 years old,

34 years in office,

$0 in debt

$700 million in reserve

Eight prime ministers

One truck.

[whatbigotspost]

But women aren’t strong leaders… OH WAIT.

[blackamazon]

Now I’m sure somebody’s gonna tell me something but

supports a Palestinian state

supports Aids CHarities

told her city well if we cant get money y’all need to pay taxes and maintains a 76 approval rating

nick named Hurricane Hazel

and is so boss lady that she don’t run she’ tells  folks to give that money to charity

[youbestnotmiss]

I will always reblog this lady.

[fozmeadows]

This woman is officially my new hero.

[edgysatsuma]

In regards to the flooding in the GTA yesterday, she apparently said that she hasn’t seen rain like that since her neighbour Noah was building a boat.

[coffeeandpipedreams]

New hero in life. 

[fightingthefog]

So I have been working for a week day in day out and can probably count on both hands how much sleep I've had in that time. Tonight my partner and I are going shopping and for the first time since my diagnosis I have succumbed to the pain and hired a wheelchair for while we're in the shopping centre. I feel guilty because I am only 27 and my body shouldn't be doing this but dammit I'm in so much pain.

[stunningpicture]

Lobster in a bucket looks like a gigantic monster on a metallic planet, and the waterdrops look like stars.

[a-breath-of-the-wild]

This is transcendental. 

[breakfastburritoe]

THIS FUCKED ME UP FOR 3 DAYS

[anabundanceofsarcasm]

“Your body is a friend that will always be with you.”

No. My body is a bitch. My own nervous system forces me to feel excruciating pain everyday with no breaks.

It’s not my kind of pal, to be honest.

[melemallory]

This

[magicae]

my hands were bothering me so I decided to draw on all the places it hurts. I had to draw some extra on my thumb because stretching it out made it worse.

(this was a great exercise to remind myself that I’m not exaggerating.)

[fightingthefog]

This may be a handy method for explaining to our doctors where the pain is. Especially in hands and feet.

[itscolossal]

Hu Shaoming’s Mechanical Sculptures of Time and Civilization

[fibromyalgiamademedoit]

[gracehelbig]

Thank you, Internet! You really rule it.

[fightingthefog]

I am so proud of myself. Just over 2 months ago my family experienced a huge loss and since then I had stopped taking my medication. Mostly because I was forgetting to. I changed my diet and slowly started increasing my exercise and for the first time in seven years I am back playing the sport that I love. I have even joined a gym. I haven't had any major flare ups, just a few days with my pain at a 7. Before doing all this my baseline pain was 5. Now I can proudly say my baseline is a 3. Right now my back is aching but for once it's for all the right reasons. I would love to wish this on all my fellow spoonies but I totally understand and appreciate that is not always the case.

Many gentle hugs to you all.

[the-poe-catcher-deactivated2015]

okay Nintendo but consider this: i don’t have money

[fightingthefog]

Feeling quite proud

Over the weekend I worked at the Royal Adelaide Show which involved standing in one spot for 11 hours a day. It was the first time I had worked since being diagnosed with Fibro over a year ago. Admittedly, my body is aching and all I want to do is sleep but dammit I did it and I now know that I can go back into the work force. I would also like to add that I have been off ALL medication for a little over 2 months now so it was definitely a test to see what my body could handle.

[orochimarukin-blog]

Your bio makes absolutely no sense. How do you self diagnose yourself with cancer? You'd have to be a doctor to tell if you cancer, and I'm pretty sure that you can't be a doctor at 13. And I'm not even gonna start with the self diagnosed autism.

I’m not but there are doctors on WebMD and yahoo answers and wiki answers and they’ve all told me that I have these illnesses.

[fightingthefog]

Hey everyone. Sorry I've neglected this blog lately. I have had a lot going on in my personal life such as a death in the family that has completely broken me. As well as a lot of other stuff that has caused a lot of stress in my life. Thankfully in all this I haven't had too much trouble with fibro which is surprising given that I am no longer on tramadol. For those who won the give away they are on their way. I am terribly sorry for the wait but I have had so much going on these past months that I have barely had time to sleep. Thank you for your patience and please don't think I have forgotten about you.