Real World Success

TT came into the office with her husband and a diagnosis of fibromyalgia. She had been wheelchair bound for 13 years. Her husband was alcoholic and had a hard time keeping jobs. He was in the naval reserves and was periodically called to active duty for months at a time. During those periods of time the patient was left at home confined to a house stocked with food and had to care for their two children alone. I put the patient in touch with her anger. The next morning, after one visit, she got up out of her wheelchair and never looked back.