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October 29, 2008

Dear , Clora, Dennis and all Friends :

Interesting thing that had happened to me in the last weeks , is

being an engineer by profession, I am trying to find answers for a

lot of questions.

And then start to get into more questions and get stuck up in the

wall with the last stop being enviromental triggers, Infections and

genetics.

End of the day, make the best of what we live and thats what i am

going to do with my wife.

But , finally eventhough our destiny is not in our hands, what i read

and understood is , there are 100 of auto immoune disease.....Grave's

disease......until UC and more.....affecting 20-40% of the world

population. In U.S. alone it seems identified auto immune patients is

around 30 million + at any point of time.

So at what age we get it, whats the trigger, why it

happens........may be i have to die to find answers. But is it

necessary. May be its luck or Supreme Power thats Guides the world,

God.

Thanks for hearing me and great knowing all of you.

God Bless all.

I dont want to go back the question. Why my Wife?

regards

LL

October 29, 2008

Amen Sue....positive attitute is key. I've had RA for 20 years, have had many

many surgeries because of it and have almost died a couple of times from

medicine side effects, etc. That said, when I hurt I am happy

to get out of bed, when my hands hurt, i am happy to have hands and when my hips

hurt, i am happy I can still walk. There ARE worse diseases out there that rob

your brain of normal function, etc. Be happy for the family, friends you have,

be happy for what you CAN do, not what you can't, if you are having a bad day,

tomorrow will probably be better for you. Look at the glass as half full, not

half empty. This year alone, I have had 3 neck surgeries, was hospitalized for 5

months, developed fluid around my heart and lungs and my family was told it was

doubtful i would make it. I am so happy to be alive !! All of you will be ok,

keep your chins up, someone out there always has it worse than you..........God

Bless..........Jen

> So at what age we get it, whats the trigger, why it

> happens..... ...may be i have to die to find answers.

October 29, 2008

LL,

People of all ages get RA. Some get it as children, while some, like

me, get it in their sixties. There is a genetic component to it, but

there's also a trigger that is not yet understood completely.

Why it happens to some people and not to others is a mystery. In my

opinion, it's the genes we were born with and just the luck of the

draw. There are worse things to have than RA. We just have to do the

best we can with the cards we are dealt. A positive attitude helps in

any sickness, I think.

Sue

On Wednesday, October 29, 2008, at 02:37 AM, letchu_2001 wrote:

> So at what age we get it, whats the trigger, why it

> happens........may be i have to die to find answers.

October 29, 2008

Love your spirit . Some days I can see the world with an optimists eye

and those days are blessings.

wishing you many,many blessings....

Raniolo

> So at what age we get it, whats the trigger, why it

> happens..... ...may be i have to die to find answers.

October 29, 2008

Jen, you have a wonderful attitude in spite of all that is on your

plate. I'm sure that it helps to concentrate on what you do have

instead of what you've had to give up.

You go, girl!

Sue

On Wednesday, October 29, 2008, at 01:36 PM, jennifer paquet wrote:

> Amen Sue....positive attitute is key. I've had RA for 20 years, have

> had many many surgeries because of it and have almost died a couple of

> times from medicine side effects, etc. That said, when I hurt I am

> happy

> to get out of bed, when my hands hurt, i am happy to have hands and

> when my hips hurt, i am happy I can still walk. There ARE worse

> diseases out there that rob your brain of normal function, etc. Be

> happy for the family, friends you have, be happy for what you CAN do,

> not what you can't, if you are having a bad day, tomorrow will

> probably be better for you. Look at the glass as half full, not half

> empty. This year alone, I have had 3 neck surgeries, was hospitalized

> for 5 months, developed fluid around my heart and lungs and my family

> was told it was doubtful i would make it. I am so happy to be alive !!

> All of you will be ok, keep your chins up, someone out there always

> has it worse than you..........God Bless..........Jen

October 29, 2008

Jen,

I am happy that you are alive too, this is a very uplifting post.

Thanks,

Shirley

--- In , jennifer paquet <jeny_paq@...>

wrote:

>

> Amen Sue....positive attitute is key. I've had RA for 20 years,

have had many many surgeries because of it and have almost died a

couple of times from medicine side effects, etc. That said, when I

hurt I am happy

> to get out of bed, when my hands hurt, i am happy to have hands

and when my hips hurt, i am happy I can still walk. There ARE worse

diseases out there that rob your brain of normal function, etc. Be

happy for the family, friends you have, be happy for what you CAN

do, not what you can't, if you are having a bad day, tomorrow will

probably be better for you. Look at the glass as half full, not half

empty. This year alone, I have had 3 neck surgeries, was

hospitalized for 5 months, developed fluid around my heart and lungs

and my family was told it was doubtful i would make it. I am so

happy to be alive !! All of you will be ok, keep your chins up,

someone out there always has it worse than you..........God

Bless..........Jen

October 29, 2008

Hi Jen - I love your positive attitude. Its a good reminder to us all.

This disease does not have to ruin us. I prefer to think of it as a

challenge - Ok, so I can't do this like that anymore, but I can do it

another way. Together we will ALL get through this. One day at a

time........Doreen

>

> Amen Sue....positive attitute is key. I've had RA for 20 years, have

had many many surgeries because of it and have almost died a couple of

times from medicine side effects, etc. That said, when I

hurt I am happy to get out of bed, when my hands hurt, i am happy to

have hands and when my hips hurt, i am happy I can still walk. There

ARE worse diseases out there that rob your brain of normal function,

etc. Be happy for the family, friends you have, be happy for what you

CAN do, not what you can't, if you are having a bad day, tomorrow will

probably be better for you. Look at the glass as half full, not half

empty. This year alone, I have had 3 neck surgeries, was hospitalized

for 5 months, developed fluid around my heart and lungs and my family

was told it was doubtful i would make it. I am so happy to be alive !!

All of you will be ok, keep your chins up, someone out there always

has it worse than you..........God Bless..........Jen

October 29, 2008

Ya that's what I am doing now trying to figure out new ways of doing things,

well it is official the Dr has took me out of work, now we have to get the

ball rolling for the disability, that's one thing if you can keep a postive

attitude than you can tackle anything this disease deals you on a daily

basis

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