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Comment by Cheryll Holmberg 23 hours ago

What a blessing to find this group! Two days ago I was laying on the couch in much pain from a fibro-flare up feeling very sorry for myself. The radio program I was listening to did an interview with Cami. Boy, could I relate to her story! I'm ready with a new frame of mind to begin my 29 days of giving.

Comment by Allie Andersen on November 30, 2009 at 7:02pm

ha no i haven't looked on there. they are the style this year in the stores so i have just bought and bought and bought :).

Comment by Mary Johnson on November 30, 2009 at 5:15pm

LOL - Allie, I cut off the tips of some kneesocks and made holes for the thumbs - my hub called me a bag lady, too. Funny thing - the original bag ladies were right on! Have you seen how many "fingerless gloves" are sold on etsy.com? They should get royalties!

Comment by Allie Andersen on November 30, 2009 at 3:02pm

Thanks Stacey! Acupuncture has once again seemed to help a today. So happy that even though I was skeptical at first I tried it a few months ago. My husband calls me the bag lady because well, I often wear gloves with the finger tips cut out of them to keep my hands feeling warm and better and I push around one of the small metal shopping carts with all of my stuff for work :). I just got back into knitting..after years of not being able to do it, I now can again! It is so nice :).

Comment by Stacey West on November 30, 2009 at 1:40pm

Hi Allie the Holidays can be especially difficult sometimes, even though we enjoy them we often have to "pay"for them as well, especially when travelling. Althought this won't help with the patting or rubbing I read on a fibro web site recently(FM Network) about a special help for someone having difficulty holding a baby comfortably. It is called a "Boppy" and it helps you to rest your arms while holding a baby, also for knitting and reading as well. You can get this at Target, Bed,Bath,and Beyond, or Babies R Us. Just something to think about. It is amazing how many helpful things there are out there! We can use all the aides we can get to make our life easier and to make sure we do not miss any of it! (especially those good times) I hope you recover quickly and feel better soon.

Comment by Allie Andersen on November 30, 2009 at 7:12am

i got to hold my baby niece over the holidays and i couldnt figure out why my hands were soooooooo horrible. the next day, i took care of her some and started to realize quickly the cause! the constant rubbing and patting on her back was what was causing all of my pain. it is now 4 days since and i am still having a hard time. i am a 26 year old newly wed who has always dreamed of being blessed with children. ive spent hours upon hours worrying that i wouldnt be able to always care for my children with the pain but well unfortunately, this opened my eyes a bit. clearly, im not going to let the fibro take control and run my life so my husband is in charge of figuring out an interesting way for me to take care of our hypothetical babies :). in tons of pain today from sleeping in unfamiliar beds and driving 9 hours each way in a car to our family. i am looking forward to my acupuncture today! i hope everyone had a nice holiday and is feeling good today!

Comment by Allie Andersen on November 30, 2009 at 7:08am

hi wellnessintexas *waves*. so did i! i wanted to stop focusing on all of my what ifs and how the heck will i feel 20 years from now and start to live as much as i could in the now and today. it seems to be helping quite a bit

Comment by wellnessintexas on November 25, 2009 at 5:45pm

Funny I found this group here! I joined 29Gifts to get me out of a Fibrorut and here you are! Yippee for me!

Comment by Allie Andersen on November 23, 2009 at 9:33am

Welcome Stacey!

Comment by Stacey West on November 23, 2009 at 9:26am

Thanks Mary for inviting me to join this group, and thanks Allie for starting it! Looking forward to sharing information!

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