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Home   >   Things I Love   >   You Do Not Need to Have Fibromyalgia to be My Friend

You Do Not Need to Have Fibromyalgia to be My Friend

January 15, 2009 By FibroHaven 3 Comments

You do not need to have Fibromyalgia to be my friend, you only need to have compassion.

You do not need to have Fibromyalgia to understand me, it is okay if we are different.

You do not need to have Fibromyalgia to sympathize with my pain, but I do ask that you have patience.

You do not need to have Fibromyalgia to walk beside me, but you may need to learn a new pace.

You do not need to have Fibromyalgia to be my friend, real friendship knows no boundaries.

 

Tara & Bella couldn’t be more different, and yet their friendship couldn’t be more real.  Watch this video about them. It will warm your heart.

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Filed Under: Things I Love Tagged With: compassion, fibromyalgia, friendship, patience

Comments

  1. cathy pollak says

    January 16, 2009 at 4:33 am

    I love your blog!!!! Thank you for posting the video. Danielle loves elephants and we watched it together. I enjoy keeping up with you through your website and I know how much you are helping your fellow fibro peeps. cathy

    Thank you Cathy. Your enduring friendship is one of the many reasons I am so blessed. I wish I could have seen you and Danielle enjoying the video together. Miss you!

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  2. Jennifer says

    January 16, 2009 at 9:04 pm

    I had just finished writing on my blog about my time right now with Fibromyalgia. I was glad to read yours, thank you.

    Thanks for the friend add on blog catalog Jennifer. I enjoyed your clever war metaphor in your FM post. It really is a battle sometimes and you captured that very cleverly. FH

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  3. The Big Sis says

    January 21, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    It’s your big Sis again……………. I love this blog. Your points are well taken. A lot of people can’t handle the “unknown” so they turn their backs. You would never do that. I wish everyone was as kind hearted as you. You want to be heard and there is nothing wrong with that!

    What a great story! Bella and Tara. I love it!

    LOVE YA

    And you would never turn your back on someone in need. Lucky for me!

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