Episode 223 Being real about Invisible Illness

Today’s most amazing episode I am joined by my mama 🥰 Something we don’t ever really talk about is invisible illness but it’s something that has been apart of our lives for 30 years now. When my mom turned 28 she was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. A chronic pain disease that has zero chance of going away forever and comes with a long list of symptoms. Symptoms she tries very hard to hide it from the world but sometimes it’s down right debilitating. Things she used to do in her early 20s started slipping away over time. Fatigued kicked in and being a single mom she just assumed at first life was just taking a toll on her. But after she had my little brother, we got into a bad accident and that took her illness into a whole new level of pain and discomfort that she could no longer work. Her focus had to be on figuring out how to manage her Fibro while being a mama of 3. Thank Jesus cuz she’s made it 30 years and is truly the best mom I know. I’m so grateful for all she has taught me and all we have been through together. Without my mother’s strength, I and this show would not be here. Her resilience is unreal. Her desire to live a normal life is strong and we try to fister that whenever we are with her. To her she thinks she’s a burden but truly it’s just to give thanks to her for never giving up and always still giving us 100% no matter how she has felt. We always try to look at the positives. We are alive. We have each other. We have our family. We have a beautiful country to call home. Every day is a new day. And I hope those with invisible illness feel seen and heard in this episode ❤️