“Don’t cry. Stop crying,” she commanded, as I trapped my sobs and focused on her words. “Don’t cry. You have one heart, one body, one life. YOU have to fight for it. Stop crying.” The Infectious Disease Doctor seemed exasperated … Continue reading Not Today, Death
A Rheumatoid Disease diagnosis leads to a double life. Thanks to new treatments, many of us have hours every day when we appear to participate in life just as you do. There are also private hours spent soaking in Epsom … Continue reading 5 Things Rheumatoid Disease Patients Wish You Knew
It seems that health becomes more of a gamble and the stakes become higher as we age. I know women who have been dealt breast cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, diverticulitis, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, fibromyalgia, bursitis, and a myriad of other diseases that are not easily discarded. The ball on my disease roulette wheel landed on Rheumatoid Arthritis when I was 40. That is not to say that the wheel was not given another spin, but unlike actual roulette, I pray that it never stops again. The strategies to play through health conditions vary from all out battle to … Continue reading Disease roulette
