My name is Gibana. I am one of the #MillionsMissing. I had a virus and then I never got better. This is my story. I used to feel tired on most days when I was younger, but I never really took the time to feel my pain and I pushed through my fatigue. I had kids and a career so resting was hard for me to do. As I got older, it was harder and harder for me to get out of bed. I have months or even years of remission. Some days I feel fine, and there are days I feel like I have the worst case of the flu. It feels terrible. I started going to the Doctor in 2007. I told the Doctor I was always tired, it was hard to get out of bed, I could not sleep, I was in lots of pain, memory loss, brain fog, headaches, and gastro problems. I went through tons of testing including MRI, X Rays, Bloodwork, and seeing other Specialists. My Doctor just could not figure it out. My official diagnosis of ME/CFS was in 2011. I was so happy to join the #MECommunity because I realized that I was not alone. I found others who are going through the same thing as me. I want the ME Community to know that they are not alone. Do not feel discouraged by all the judgment, or the people who are ignorant to what you are really going through. Just know that there is a whole community of others who care about you and know that what you are experiencing is a real, true thing! Through #MEAction and #MillionsMissing we are able to share our story with the world. We are able to show our strength in activism by sharing our illness with our friends and family, and to others in the world. Hopefully on #AwarenessDay, they will take the time to understand and SHARE THIS DAY with others. #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #chronicillnesswarrior #chronicfatiguesyndrome #sharemystory #raiseawareness 💙💜#youarenotalone💙💜 (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/COyumqbj1Fu/?igshid=1kl5qhiaocfy0
