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Mary, 54

Living with fibromyalgia for 13 years

The biggest thing I always get is, "Well you sure don't look sick." I find myself apologizing for my fibromyalgia and trying to make people realize it's real. I have people feel the knots on my body when it flares up and then they see that wasn't there an hour ago. Letting them feel that there is actually something real going on helps communicate better about fibromyalgia.

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