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...
In no particular order:
1) Cooler weather. I live in the Midwest, and we have had a pretty big temperature drop. It's amazing how good of a mood this puts me in, even though physically things are not good. It's better than any drug.
2) Every wonderful person on this board.
3) The love of my better half.
1) Cooler weather. I live in the Midwest, and we have had a pretty big temperature drop. It's amazing how good of a mood this puts me in, even though physically things are not good. It's better than any drug.
2) Every wonderful person on this board.
3) The love of my better half.
1.-my sister and her kids and her hubby (my family )
1. 1/2- my hubby he is runner up to my family
2.-my furry kids ..they are the best company ,EVER ..loads of love :)
3.-my art i painted in the past is in a great gallery :) took along time to acomplish this grade of a gallery :)
4.-my father , who is now deceased but left behind the best memories and also is why if and when i show any strength i inherited it from him ...
5.-some new friends , here (DS) and in the south :)
6.- my volunteer work and the people i met there :)
7.-roof over our heads and my hubby having a job
8.-my faith in a higher being and his love for us
9.-to have had the joy of traveling and my memeories of the voyages
10.my freind maxx..she is choclate brown and eyes of amber , she is old now and never had much love other then what i show her , and her love back ..she is apart of someones else life , but they do not treat her with love or respect she deserves.but i feel honored that i madde her apart of my life , her love touches me so much more than i can say ..a even 10 ..used to thankfull for ok health , but now that is really sketchy .
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An electric blanket on cold and painful joints at night
A coffee card so every eighth cup of addiction is "free"
Welfare. I cannot work and would be living on the street without it.
Splints.Bandages.Painkillers. Fresh vegetables. A vegetarian gluten free diet that reduces the inflammation.
Dear friends who struggle with their own problems but always have time for me.
Very very blessed.
1. My Life
2. My Wife
3. My dogs
4. My morning sunrises
5. My morning coffee
6. My Faith
7. My Friends
8. My memories
9. You and You and You and You and especially ... YOU
Peace to us all and Be well
Bluedogs2
2. My daughter, who inherited RA from me, bless her heart!
3. My 2 grandchildren :o)
4. My 2 puggies, who are so devoted & keep me company on bad & good days!
!. My husband
2. Daughter & son-in-law
3. Grandkids
4. Family
5. By no means least good friends.
Hope everyone has a great weekend. Trish
1. So grateful my mom is still here with me. God bless her she is 81 years old.
2. My two sons
3. The time my husband and I shared together
4. Being able to share with others
5. My good friends and family
6. I have a great job and profession
7. My lovely home
8. Being able to wake up every morning
9. Having a place like DS to verbalize and meet great folks
10. Having the ability to give freely
11. My wonderful three Tuxedo cats
12. My true friends who always call and check up on me.
13. Being able to have wonderful people to help caring for my mom who has Alzheimer's.
14. Being able to understand and keep up with some of the modern technology
2. My loving husband who does everything in his power to support me and keep my spirits up
3. My sweet baby (canine) girl
4. Disability insurance
5. My ability to see the bright side (usually)
6. My camera
7. My family, especially my mom
8. Cooler weather!!
9. My recliner
10. Modern medicine
11. Good friends
12. Soft pajamas
13. Sleeping late once in a while
I could go on.. Great thread. Counting my blessings is always a mood booster!
I'm grateful for......
My relationship with Jesus Christ
My wife
My grandson
My children
All the places I've been blessed to visit
All the many friends I've made thru social media
All the friends I have in real life
Thirty years of good health that allowed to work at the same job and retire from there.
The morning sunrise
The evening sunset.
I could go on and on but I think you get the picture that I'm very grateful for what the Lord has given me and blessed me with.
Peace
Bluedogs2
The strength gods gives me to face each day head on
my sweetie
and even tho I might get tired easily I can still:
take trips
that I can still work (even if my coworkers drive me crazy)
that I can still draw paint and build necklaces
that I can still swim
that I can try to learn new stuff like guitar
God
My kiddos
My extended family
My dogs
Support groups like this one
Kindness in others
The nice weather today
Perspective
Air conditioning
Chocolate
Baths
Good books
Candles
This is an incomplete list and is in no particular order. This was a good thread to start. I needed it!