Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
Grandchild, at the grocery store, to total stranger: We're late today because Nanno needed to give herself medicine with a needle that makes her feel way better.
Great potential for that girl! Her mom is a doctor, and I am always aware my DIL is evaluating people. When my Dad's heart was failing, she talked to me about his blue lips and other symptoms. She is very sensitive to me. They stay upstairs when they visit, and I usually climb the stairs to read the grandkids some books at night. I had my knee all held in place by tape, it's been dislocating again.
So, she told the kids to come to my bedroom, and read the books there so I wouldn't have to walk up the stairs. Kinsley told me all about this. A lot of people would not have noticed.
I'm glad the medicine and the needles make you feel better, at least a little!
I guess it would be nice to live in a world where needles only meant that! Sigh!
When I was in kindergarten, that asked what our parents did and I told the teacher my mother was a Bookie. She was called up to school and had to explain that she was a bookkeeper!