The painful truth about living with fibromyalgia

Mother-of-five Eileen Howard has been battling fibromyalgia for years. At least Lady Gaga’s openness about the painful condition has put it in the public eye, writes Olivia Kelleher.

A wedding invitation on the doormat is not always a welcome sight. Sometimes a guest is socially anxious or conscious of cost.

But when you have fibromyalgia your concern is very specific. Will you make it through the long and arduous day?