After several of us posted on the World of Warcraft yahoo group, it turns out there are enough of us playing who have FMS to form our own group. That's not really surprising. I'm probably one of the more physically active FMS'ers in the group, since I work full time.
I've been fortunate, in that I've been able to turn the FMS to what works for me, and actually made upward progress against the disease. Fibromyalgia is debilitating for many, but from the diagnosis in 1992, to now, I've basically become more active, more able to do things. Part of that is due to the fact that I can't take any of the medications, so I have to deal with the pain in other ways. Part of it is that I just don't want to go down without a fight.
There are days the boys tease me about a scooter, but overall, compared to my abilities 6 years ago, I'm still making progress at getting better. I have found that working my ideal hours does help - I'm doing two 8-5s this week and it's kicking my butt bad.
But as for my fellow gamers, not all are so lucky. Hopefully our ability to communicate will give us all the hope and incentive we need to fight past the pain to a better tomorrow.
A little hodge-podge of this and that. The cobwebs of an old gal's mind. Why Maggie O'Guin? The ancestor I most identified with and whose birthday I share, my great grandmother, and one I wish I'd had the opportunity to know. Topics will range from profound to silly, from serious to whatever.
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