I’m pleased to announce that Melissa Temple is my next guest for Interview October. Let’s read what this lovely lady has to say:
Introduce yourself and tell us a bit about you…
Hi. My name is Melissa Temple. I am 40 years old. I am a disability, fibromyalgia, chronic illness and Disney blogger. I am married and have 1 child. I had a blog called HappyFibroGirl but wanted to do more than fibro. So with my husband of 19 years we started Disabled Disney.
Chronic illness(es)/disabilities I have…
Osteo-Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Depression, Anxiety, Type 2 Diabetes, Asthma, Endometriosis.
My symptoms/condition began…
I had arthritis symptoms in my 20’s but wasn’t diagnosed until my 30’s. My fibro symptoms really started after having knee surgery and a hysterectomy from severe endometriosis.
My diagnosis process was…
I went to my primary care and told her about all my pain. She said she was pretty sure I had fibromyalgia. She sent me to pain management. The pain management doctor agreed.
The hardest part of living with my illness/disabilities is…
Not being able to do everything I used to be able to do. I can’t hardly walk or stand anymore. I used to dance, hike, swim, and do so many physical things! I used to be a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) but I had to stop because I couldn’t stand anymore for long periods.
A typical day for me involves…
Medications when I wake up..doing some posting on Social Media for my blog..and eating breakfast…then a nap…then more meds and some more work on my blog and lunch…then another nap…then some more work on the blog if I’m feeling up to it…then more meds and dinner….then watching tv until bed….then more meds…then bed…
The one thing I cannot live without is…
My husband, my cell phone and my muscle relaxers. My husband is my reason to keep pushing and going, he is my light in the dark and the love of my life. My cell phone is where I do a lot of my blog stuff. It also keeps me connected to the outside world when I am very isolated at home. My muscled relaxers…if I don’t take them I can’t move.
Being ill/disabled has taught me…
Really enjoy everything because you may not always have it and you won’t know your about to lose it!
What advice would I give someone recently diagnosed…
Be an advocate for yourself. Yes the doctors have gone to school but you know yourself and you have to live your life…they don’t.
My support system is…
My hubby, my daughter and all my fibro friends on Facebook and my blogger friends on Twitter.
If I had one day symptom/disability-free I would…
I would dance, go hiking, run and jump…I would go walking around a mall….I would volunteer and be out!
One positive of having a chronic illness/disability is…
It really shows you who cares about you.
My social media links are:
Website/blog: www.disableddisney.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/disableddisney
Twitter: www.twitter.com/disableddisney
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/disableddisney
Facebook: www.facebook.com/disableddisney
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