As someone who grew from a child caretaker in a very disfunctional family into a single parent and then into a case manager/advocate, my life has been about prioritizing everything BUT myself.

As a caretaker of everyone else, my physical disabilities intensified and I’ve had FMS for the past four years as well.

FMS is definitely leading me to learn different ways of being – learning stress reduction techniques, changing dietary habits, researching bio-accumulative toxins and endocrine disruptors…discovering acupuncture. And I’ll be starting a therapeutic yoga class next month.

But my biggest struggle, by far, has been learning to bring balance into my life. A balance that will allow me to be my essence, to honor myself, to continue to work, and to be healthy. I’m very lucky to currently be working with a life coach (pro-bono!) towards that goal.

So glad that I’ve found your site/blog – and that was via Twitter! I’m on Twitter as @PeepsHelpPeeps (work) and @Hyacinths4.

And as you say taking care of oneself is so important and should in my opinion always come first. I know this is hard for many people to do, but the result is some sort of suffering which is never worth it!

Wishing you a quick recovery back to great health!