{"id":1682,"date":"2026-04-09T15:41:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefibro-lupusbutterfly.com\/?p=1682"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:40:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:10:58","slug":"feeling-run-over-but-with-no-regrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefibro-lupusbutterfly.com\/?p=1682","title":{"rendered":"Feeling run-over, but with no regrets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Yesterday I did a thing and today I feel the affects of it.<\/h1>\n

Did I know when I set out to drive 1.5 hours (each way) to visit my grandkiddos yesterday that I would feel completely run over today?\u00a0 \u00a0 Well, yes and no.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Yes, because ever since Fibromyalgia entered the scene for me, driving became difficult. Or rather, the repercussions from the driving became difficult. Once Lupus showed its appearance, driving became almost unbearable.\u00a0<\/p>\n

No, because I always want to have the hope <\/em>that it won’t happen, even though I know that hope is likely in vain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Today I awoke as if run over by the very car that I drove…<\/h2>\n

It is never a good feeling… waking up and left for road kill. Some people reading this who don’t suffer from these conditions, might say “Oh, I feel that way in the mornings…” or “I know how you feel.” God help you if you end up with Fibromyalgia and\/or Lupus because even if you think you “know” you wouldn’t know how to survive until you\u00a0know<\/em>. I mean, you truly wouldn’t based on what you think you know now.<\/p>\n

Lupus and Fibromyalgia sufferers are a strong people. We have to be. <\/strong><\/p>\n

If someone were to walk even an hour in our shoes they would wonder how we were walking at all.<\/h2>\n

This is not being overly dramatic. This is trying to explain just how awful these conditions make a person feel. That burning, aching, worn-out, exhausted feeling all.day.long<\/em>.<\/p>\n

You may have heard it said that to even come close to understanding how these conditions make a person feel, is to imagine that you have the flu-with extreme body aches, nausea, (maybe diarrhea), overwhelming fatigue, possibility a fever, and the inability to get out of bed. It’s like that for a suffer every day<\/em>.<\/p>\n

… Except that we do get up out of bed and we do try to live life, all while feeling like we have the flu. Sure, we have a smile on our face. That’s because it’s the right thing to do and it makes us feel cheerier, but what you don’t see behind the scene is the struggle<\/em>. Fibromyalgia and Lupus Warriors have learned how to put on a strong front. We have to. We are at the front of the line! The arrows and the flaming darts are all aiming at us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<\/p>\n

It’s a rough way to live.<\/p>\n

So here I am, feeling like the Coyote underneath the ACME anvil… and as horrible as I feel, I have memories… wonderful memories of yesterday with a beautiful daughter and her children… and that makes this morning just a wee bit more bearable.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Those precious memories are what comforts my soul when my body is burning and hurting today.<\/h2>\n

So, if this has been you, please try to have no regrets. Muster through the pain!! We are warriors!!!!! So, from my pain to yours– Cheers!\u00a0<\/p>\n

God Bless- the Fibro-Lupus Momma of Ten\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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