

Ep. 43 "Emotions and Pain." Margaret's story Part 4
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"Just a few more days for to tote the weary load!"
No matter, 'twill never be light!
Just a few more days till we totter in the road-"
"No matter, 'twill never be light"- she took the words to her tired mind. Would her load never be light? Was coming to home to Tara to mean, no blessed surcease, but only more loads to carry?'
Written soon after Scarlett O'Hara comes back to her home after fleeing Atlanta during the Civil War.
Margaret was a gifted writer and her abilities to bring characters and scenes to life were clearly demonstrated in her book. She had great insight into the human condition, of first most was her own. She recognized the impact emotions had on her condition, which we now understand to be fibromyalgia and related problems.
Dr. Lenz is an internist, pediatrician, lifestyle medicine physician, and clinical lipidologist with an interest in helping those with fibromyalgia and related problems go beyond just learning to live with it to even reverse fibromyalgia. He is also the author of the book, "Conquering Your Fibromyalgia: Real Answers and Real Solutions for Real Pain. " It is also available on audiobook with Dr. Lenz as the narrator.
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