Thank you

[Guest guest]

I just want to thank everyone for being here for support. I've been living

with pain for years with fibro and I'm just being diagnosed with arthritis

but not sure if it's RA yet. I'm finding that my closest friends are

supportive and most of my family are, but there are other people who just

don't understand what it's like to have a chronic illness. One " friend " has

mild OA and said to me that she just sucks it up and goes on despite the

pain and another who says that --'yeah, my grandmother had it...' yada, yada

...

I'm on disability for major depression and I have allergies and asthma and

now this. I worked in health care for 23 years and I guess I just feel like

I've given a lot and it hurts when people minimize our pain. It's so nice to

have a group like this where I can read about how you are feeling and I can

say, yes, I understand!!

So, thanks to all of you for being here. It means a lot to me!

Hugs,

Darlene