Fibromyalgia is not some phantom disease that comes from not exercising enough. Yes, we could all do with more exercise. But exercise does not take care of chronic diseases like fibromyalgia or rheumatoid arthritis. This must be your sister-in-law and not your sister since you didn't correct her.

The real irony here is that my sister had a brush with autoimmune disease a year or so back, and I think it's returned.

smack her.

and that is Yoga or Pilates, both of which concentrate on stretching and flexibility.

At least Auntie didn't tell her Jebus would heal her if she just believed enough.

All of them work on fibro as long as we take the right drugs first.

the teacher knew she had fibro and set her targets accordingly.

Just tell a person with sever depression to "keep your chin up" or "think positive thougths" while she's at it.

Oy.

Good on your daughter for finding meds that seem to be working AND being able to graduate while dealing with the pain. That's a huge accomplishment and I hope she's so proud!

But that's just me and I'm not very nice sometimes.