Question response

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone, I want to thank you for such a quick response to my

question of not being able to sleep because of a huge RA flare-up

and pain. I am so glad that I found this support group. It is so

wonderful to be able to relate to others about RA and what we go

through, (pain, fatigue, and sometimes depression). My family and

friends do try to understand, but they really don't. I know they do

not like seeing me in such missery and especially when I am in a

huge flare-up. As you moms know we are not suppose to be sick. So

it is difficult to talk to them and share my woes. I think the

hardest thing to accept about this disease is not being able to do

the things we used to be able to do with such ease. Mentally I want

to do everything, gardening, sewing, painting, even cleaning the

house, etc. I mentally feel that I can do all. However, physically

that's not going to happen and that really gets me down. Most of

the time I need help with such easy things as opening water bottles

and containers, even doing the dishes. I can't drive on the freeways

because I can't crasp the steering wheel tight enough for complete

control. So I am now dependant on someone to drive me any distance.

I only drive locally on my good days. You know how that is good

days, bad days. I can't promise anyone that I can be there for any

reason, lunch, shoppping, appts, etc. I have had to cancel eye

appts, hair appts, and dentist appts because I was in such pain and

missery. Well the above and much more is why I am so grateful to

have found this wonderful support group. A great big Hug and many

thank you's to all of you for your input, understanding and

support.