MCTD Support Group
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) or Sharp's syndrome is a human autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body. MCTD combines features of polymyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and systemic scleroderma and is thus considered an overlap syndrome. MCTD commonly causes joint pain/swelling, Raynaud phenomenon, muscle inflammation, and scarring of...
Hello everyone!
Had a snow day today! Some flurries and everyone stays home!
The twins are making decadent cookies! Oatmeal raisin, with chocolate chips and craisins! No wonder I have weight to give away! None of you would be thin in my house! But the twins are. OF course, I used to be.
The good sleeping continues. I wonder how much of my not sleeping is my job. Havent worked since Friday and have slept well since then.
Went out to get groceries and the cold is not good for me. But the house is warm and I am happy.
Hope all of you are having a good day!
Mary Ann
Had a snow day today! Some flurries and everyone stays home!
The twins are making decadent cookies! Oatmeal raisin, with chocolate chips and craisins! No wonder I have weight to give away! None of you would be thin in my house! But the twins are. OF course, I used to be.
The good sleeping continues. I wonder how much of my not sleeping is my job. Havent worked since Friday and have slept well since then.
Went out to get groceries and the cold is not good for me. But the house is warm and I am happy.
Hope all of you are having a good day!
Mary Ann
Head cleared a lot yesterday. Excellent session with therapist (required for my degree) helped. Memory retention at school was good to adequate... got 82 on one test when I hadn't QUITE finished the reading.
MT, I am so sorry about your daughter... I hope they can fix the problem in the most non-invasive way... no wonder your sleep is erratic. And yes, I will take whatever pounds Jacqui does not want, or we can split them, or fight over them, or something.
I am pretty down because one of my best friends in New York just got sent to prison and will probably be there for 5 to 8 years. He did not commit the crime. I think that happens a lot. I'm not really surprised, I don't think much of the criminal justice system, but it is incredibly sad.
I am really glad I am changing careers, because I could not continue working in the entertainment industry knowing what I know now. There are a lot of sick people out there, and there are going to be a lot more. I am glad this happened while I was studying psychology, and completing my personal therapy requirement. It would be very hard to handle this loss if I was working at my old job and hanging out with cynical, manipulative industry types all day. I would probably get very angry and frustrated.
Being at school, I am surrounded by people of all ages, and I get a lot of energy from the younger kids. Of course, the 30-year-olds look like they are 19 to me. We work really hard, but they do cut up a lot, and sometimes it feels like we are in high school! The girl who sits next to me in Family Therapy is really smart, but she throws paper airplanes at me...
My leg was really bad yesterday, almost 7 hours in bad chairs, but I can stand up and stretch sometimes, and I just keep moving so it is not so bad.
Stay warm, everyone...
--Cat
Hi Mary Anne sounds like most of your not sleeping is probably the job ,I find work stressful especially when I'm not feeling good and having to maintain the facade is something else .
Cat, you did really well in your test good luck to you . Hope you all have a great week end .I am busy cultivating my list of things to look forward to .So far I have tickets to see An Inspector Calls , The Kaiser Chiefs concert,You and me at Six a group my daughter likes , We will Rock you the musical with some goodd old Queen music and Colin has booked us a trip to New Yourk end of March .Just hoping the weather is not snowy in Ny then .........