Friends Discuss Fibromyalgia, Stress and Parental Separation

So, my mother's illness Hmm. has its ups and downs, you know?

I think that this time, it’s been worse since she was hospitalized.

Really? Yeah. Damn, it’s because I’ve been reading about this illness, fibromyalgia, since you told me about your mother. And I saw that emotionally, stress makes things worse.

Yes. That’s exactly what landed her in the hospital.

She went through a very stressful situation.

But, Felipe, my mom has been through so much— Yeah. so much, and she held it together.

Mm-hmm. I think there comes a point, you know, when the body builds it all up and can’t take any more.

Yeah.

What about your mom?

Man, it’s hard, right? I think their marriage really is over.

Are you upset about it?

I thought I wouldn’t be this shaken, you know.

You think only kids are shaken up by separation.

Uh-huh. But, despite everything, he saw me grow up, he raised me.

So I, I miss him. I'm going to miss him.

But that's it. It's...

It happens.

What if, I don't know, we went out somewhere?

So you can think about other things, distract yourself a little.

Fernando invited me to one, you can come with me.

I don't think there's a problem. I'm in, come on.

Sound good? Let's go. Then let's go.