Boy that is so true Sassy!
I have IBS a (irritible Bowel Syndrome) for which I cannot eat 95% of what everyone else can eat. It is a life altering change in my life.
I am so happy you have a supportive family. So many have no one supportive in their life and that makes their struggle twice as hard. I have had lower back pain for 34 years due to a car accident. I have seen the worst of times, but at this time in my life my back pain is tolerable.
I hope you can meet some canadian friends here or on the web, eh? 
Best wishes,
Raymond.