Hello out there. I am a new member. I'm 49, married to a wonderful guy and have 2 beautiful teenaged daughters, 17 and 15. I have fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and last but not least, chronic Lyme disease. I'm in a huge flare-up right now due to family concerns, including my older daughter, and finances. (Probably all of us have the financial issue,huh?) I try to keep going every day, but trying to get that right balance of rest and work is very hard.

I see a fibromyalgia specialist who uses "pulsed" antibiotic therapy to treat the Lyme. I'm on an antibiotic for 2 weeks, then off for 2 weeks. The idea is to try and get those "bad guys" confused, hopefully to kill them off. I struggle with concentration problems, and get very down when this happens. I work at a law firm as a nurse consultant, and really need to have my brain in top form. I only work 2 days a week, thankfully, so I usually can crash on the days between working and after.

Our family life is very busy; my older daughter is a senior. She has just been accepted to her first college choice, so we're very excited about that. She has depression, anxiety and some mood swings, so "Mom" worries about her some.

I'm a Christian, and am so thankful to be able to lean on God with all of this. My faith truly sustains me.

I wish everyone a wonderful Sunday afternoon. God bless.

Tricia aka "Knitgurl"

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