I’ve been thinking of the different milestones in this journey of mine as “wayposts”. You know, kind of like Rivendell, the last homely house east of the sea. Stopping points, if you will, to look… More
Find Your Tribe
I know it seems kind of obvious, but could Luke have succeeded without Han and Leia? Could Frodo have accomplished his mission without Sam Gamgee? Harry had Ron and Hermione, and Thelma had Louise. Everyone going on a journey needs some friends.
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Believe Yourself
If I’ve said it once…I’m not a doctor. So I actually have no idea what it takes to diagnosis person “x” with illness “y”. But after 10 doctor visits and 6 diagnostic procedures in the last 4 months (I know, it’s crazy math), I was beginning to feel like Ingrid Bergman in the 1944 movie Gaslight. You know, the one where the main character is being convinced that she is imagining things, and that she is insane. She sees the gaslights in her house randomly dim and brighten, with no explanation, and begins to doubt her grip on reality.
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Systemic Illness
I think one of the things that shocked me the most when I started learning about RD (Rheumatoid Disease) was the fact that it was “systemic”.
Okay, so I didn’t really even know what that word meant.
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RD Fact #7
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RD Fact #3
RD onset, symptoms, and progression can look different for each person impacted.
RD Fact #2
If a medication or combination of medications is not working for you, let your doctor know.
Donohue, M. (n.d.). Doctors Are Encouraged by Advances in Drug Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Retrieved May 15, 2019, from https://health.usnews.com/health-care/patient-advice/articles/2017-06-07/doctors-are-encouraged-by-advances-in-drug-therapy-for-rheumatoid-arthritis
Hesitant Warrior 