RE: Re: My Husband Just Dosent Get It!!!

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Terry

I also have arthritis in my neck....don't know where I don't have arthritis,

but one thing I have noticed is that healthy people think you have been in

an accident if they see you with a brace on. Can't tell you how many times

a stranger has walked up to me and made the comment of " Oh you were in an

accident are you ok? " I tell them it is arthritis and they look embarrased.

Yet when I see someone with a brace on I think, Oh, poor woman/guy they have

arthritis. I know what they are going through. It never dawns on me that

they may have been in an accident. I guess it just depends on your personal

life experiences.

in Ct.

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From: terryperrella [mailto:terryperrella@...]

This group was the best help to understanding when I joined 2 years ago. The

hundreds of people I work with most never knew until this week. Tuesday I

had to go to the emergency room because the RA had shooting pains in my neck

and they had to do shots up and down my neck. When I came in I had a brace

and everyone thought I was in an auto accident but I explained the RA and

everyone took it pretty well.

The key here was the brace. They could see it and were surprised I have had

this for several years. Maybe if you rented a wheel chair and kept it by the

front door he'd understand or give him my email and I'll try to explain a

horrible case of the flu that never goes away.

NY - Terry