What a beautiful gesture Deb..🥰🥰🥰

Dear Thea, loneliness is so real! I'm so sorry you're feeling so isolated. 😢
Some of the things that come to mind are Senior centers and (gentle) exercise classes where you can meet others IF you're able to get out... 🙄
I think a counselor of some kind would be excellent, weather in person or telehealth since they know waaayyy more than I do! 😉
Have you been to Physical Therapy? Sometimes you can get help for pain plus you just have human contact.
I just know that for some of us - myself included, you have to WORK at going out, being social &all... TV and books help spend my time, but I do force myself to go out. I make an effort to talk to people, a little, even at the grocery store.
Thea, I'm really not in a position to give advice on this but had to answer to tell you I understand and please reach out to one or all of us whenever you need💜
I love you and we can be each other's family 😁 I always wanted a sister🤣
Positive thoughts, hugs & lots of love,
Deb 😘😘

Hi Old Sue💜 (this is old Deb😂)
I agree, folks don't understand what they can't see (fibro) so it must not be real. When I was in school for PT, we had an assignment where we had to spend 3 days in a wheelchair. We weren't supposed to get up just because something wasn't easily accessible... We also were supposed to go out in public and use public transportation. The interesting part was people's reaction. They couldn't see anything wrong with me like a big cast, therefore I must be crazy! Or dangerous. And they'd walk waaay around me. If they had to talk to me, it was very LOUD and SLOW.
My first experience with people's reaction to medical stuff when they can't see or don't understand. Who knew it would help prepare me for fibro??!!?! 🤦
Story of my life. People think I'm crazy and don't understand me. Lol (oh - that's just my hubby)
Hope you have a good day and your pain isn't too bad🥴
Love,
Deb 😘

I have to agree with Deb!! Very well thought out and expressed!! The only thing I might add would be to let go of your family and realize whatever their reason for disowning you, it most likely is not your fault, and you need to let that go!!! I had the help of a counselor to do that!! Sometimes families don't want to be burdened with a family member's health problems, so they just distance themselves from that person!! It seems to happen more often with Fibro as, I must admit, it is hard for other people to understand and cope with!!

Old Sue

Hi Thea..what she said in her message to you was lovely 😊 maybe gesture was the wrong word (blame the brain fog)lol but I thought it was a very kind thing to say 🥰