RA & Self-Advocacy: Awaken Your Inner Dragon!

By V, Health Guide Tuesday, October 30, 2012

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This past week has been a “doozie”, as we would say in the Midwest. I have been dealing with an insurance company change, and all that entails. I found out, much to my surprise, that it entailed more than I ever imagined. My frustration turned to anxiety, which in turned spa...

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Lene Andersen, Health Guide

11/ 1/12 11:46am

awesome photo! best laugh of the day!

Way to go using your dragon to get what you needed. Bureaucracies drive me crazy!

So... have you named your dragon?

V, Health Guide

11/ 1/12 4:06pm

LOL Why yes, I have named my dragon, Lene! How did you know???

Her name is Dolores, and she likes to say, "You better listen up, Missy!" She has quite the attitude.

Lene Andersen, Health Guide

11/ 1/12 5:58pm

good name for a firebreathing beast with attitude.

Nicole

11/ 8/12 1:46am

Thanks for posting this. I usually start out with my *kind* voice but after many tries and calling a million different places who don't want to talk to each other and being over due for medication for over a month, well, my dragon comes out with full tears. I get control but I'm tired! You rock and the picture?! Awesome! I call my JRA the dragon. That fool isn't going anywhere. Xo, Nicole

V, Health Guide

11/ 8/12 11:16am

Thank you so much for you comment, Nicole. I think YOU rock. We are all in this together, and it does get frustrating at times. Your post made me realize something. My tears come out too, just before Dolores the Dragon gets going. I guess that is just the way it is with a lot of us.

I have a close friend with RA who calls her RA the "RA Troll". That is what her RD calls her RA, too. I think it helps to give our "challenges" descriptive names.

Hugs,

RA & Self-Advocacy: Awaken Your Inner Dragon!

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