Fibromyalgia Podcast

Jara’s daughter, Lexi was just beginning seventh grade when she fell and ended up with a very mild concussion. It didn't seem like a big deal. Soon after, she was in constant pain and fatigue. It took months to diagnose the cause and even longer to figure out how to help Lexi spring back to life. The entire family is affected when a child has fibromyalgia, but there is hope. Jara shares the tools and resources she found most helpful, and the keys that helped her daughter feel like a normal teenager again. Key Points When you have a sick child, your entire world revolves around them and their illness and helping them get better. With multiple children, we have to learn to manage our energy, to step back and focus on each of them specifically, and to create time and attention for all of them. There is no magic bullet. The key to feeling better with fibromyalgia is really a bunch of little things that add up together, the tools that we figure out for our toolbox. There are options for families with kids that ne