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Hi, my name is junecaine!

junecaine
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Hi I’m june I have arthritis &fibromyalgia I am 62 & have to drop my full time job to 2days because of pain, I’m not getting any better
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Welcome to the community @junecaine
We have lots of members here who understand how tough it is to live with chronic pain. You might like to look through the dealing with pain category and the invisible impairments category.Scope
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Hello June @junecaine and a warm welcome to you. Look forward to hearing more about you.
Best wishes,
Richard
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Morning @junecaine
How are you doing today?Scope
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@junecaine hello and nice to meet u, ive had fibro for nearly 20 years how long have u suffered with it? XxHugz to everyone xx
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Too long! 35 yrs arthritis, about 10 fibromyalgia it’s hard isn’t it xx
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@junecaine it is hard it only got worse the last few years and i was dismissed from a job i loved so i feel helpless at the moment but after coming on here i can find lits of people who have the same struggle as me xxHugz to everyone xx
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Consider applying for PIP it will help you financially now you have cut your hours but before you apply do your research on the PIP criteria this will give you the best chance of a good outcome
There is plenty of good advice on this site.
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