Not so lonely now

With this autoimmune thing I have going on I really don't like germs. I worked 3 years in a pharmacy and never got so much as a cold. I ...

But...

My health has been testing me. My soul is tired. Through my doctors eyes the unknown future is filled with optimism. My future seems to have...

Aaahhh Poison

We all know those unforgettable song lyrics Bret Michaels sang to us way back when ..."its better to have loved and lost, than never to...

I'll take a rain check on that insomnia thanks

Can't sleep. For real you say? (ok maybe not) But yes. I'm up. Actually I don't care. I find it amusing and refreshing. I'm ...

Proud mama!

In the morning my daughter will leave for school a 2nd grader. A few hours later she will come home a 3rd grader. Such a big change that see...

I'm comin out!

Ok so I come from a huge family. My mom has 2 brothers (who have passed on) and 4 sisters. My dad has 1 brother (who has passed on) and 3 si...

My love

My husband and I just celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary on February 24. On our wedding day there was no doubt I loved my husband. B...

Overnight in the hospital

So now I have caught you up to three weeks ago. Three weeks ago today actually. I had just had a treatment 2 days before. At this point I ha...

My yucky port

Again I'm up and I can't sleep so what do I do? I blog! I can't believe how many people have viewed my page or forwarded it on t...

My veins are my nemesis

Once it was discovered that I had this aversion to sticking myself with a needle my doctor took me off the Humira (it wasn't working any...

Neurology here I come!

So now I'm up to August of '09. The Humira injections were still every week. For a few months they were a breeze. The syringes were ...

Always speak up because that brings change

So here we are. Regular trips to Boston every few weeks. Thank God I'm only working part time at the pharmacy because the meds are exhau...

A bit of hope

One day, April 2009, I started my drive to Boston to meet a new rheumatologist. I had done my research and he was ranked one of the top in t...

So it begins

I want my story out there. I know support groups for this are hard to come by. I want to help anyone I can. My story part 1 here goes nothin...

No Sleep

I didn't get to much sleep last night. My mind was racing with things we need to get done before Florida. I'm not sure how it's...