Surviving Pain

I try very hard not to bring my pain to work - it's there but hopefully you do not see it.
I try very hard not to bring my pain to my daughter - it is toughest when we spend all day together.
I try very hard not to bring my pain to my family and friends - they want to help but can't.
All of this hard work is difficult but is how I survive the pain.  The medicine helps but some days like the last three are really a strain.  When you constantly feel like there are hot pokers in your back, head and neck.  When your hands and feet feel like they belong to someone else but are on fire too.  The hardest part is that I can walk around with this and no one really knows how it feels.
HOWEVER,  people have died today in much more painful ways.  Others are dealing with much worse conditions than I am.  So I will survive the pain another day and be happy to have that day to spend with my daughter, my husband and all my family and friends.  Thanks for helping me survive the pain!