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Hollybgroovin on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tuesday, January 26 2010
Sometimes I get so caught up in my own self-loathing and self-pity. I am too busy dwelling on the things I can no longer do and I am too busy throwing pity parties for myself to notice the truly important things. I forget one of the most important things that has pulled me through the toughest times in my life. And when I sit and... Read more
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Hollybgroovin on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Thursday, December 24 2009
This month has been one of the hardest months of my life. It has definitely been an emotional roller coaster. I have spent the last four weeks dwelling on all the many things rheumatoid arthritis has taken from me. This year I feared that rheumatoid arthritis was going to take away something that means the world to me and my... Read more
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Hollybgroovin on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wednesday, December 09 2009
Sometimes it is hard enough for us to understand our own suffering in the fight for rheumatoid arthritis, but for us to explain it to our family it almost an impossible task. Lately, I have been replaying my past journey with rheumatoid arthritis. It brings up emotions I thought were long gone, and memories I have chosen to forget. The one thing I... Read more
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Hollybgroovin on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Monday, November 23 2009
The Blame Game
Oh the joys of rheumatoid arthritis and the guilt, depression, and the blame that comes with it. It's called the blame game and I play it so well. I blame rheumatoid arthritis for the things I no longer can do. I blame my doctors for telling me I wasn't sick and for me having to spend years without... Read more
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Hollybgroovin on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wednesday, September 16 2009
This is not at all the way I had imagined my life. These are not the plans I had made for myself. I had plans and goals to accomplish and I just knew nothing would get in the way of my dreams. I was going to have it all!
Little did I know that I was going to have it all, alright! I was going to have pain in... Read more
