Starting All Over

I had other posts in this blog which were mostly about Jars of Clay, a newsletter I write. But I have decided not to make this blog all about JoC but about me, my world, what it means to live with disability and chronic illness, caring for my husband, recuperating after several years of chronic illness, etc. And about what it means to be a writer and photographer.

Here it is December 2006 and I have spent most of this year not sick. This is a major change for me -- and my husband. I have not had a respiratory infection in a year, although there were two little blips this year:

1. I had shingles all of May. A really fast recuperation probably because of the anti-viral meds they gave me.

2. My rheumatologist thought I might have multiple sclerosis (MS) because of some increased neurological problems in my legs and feet. What I did not know was that because I have an auto-immune disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, that I am susceptible to other auto-immune disorders. Another thing I did not know was that MS is now classificed an auto-immune disorder. When she suggested that MS might be the problem, I went crazy. When I was told I had RA it was a relief because it explained all of the pain I was in. But MS was a totally different diagnosis to deal with.

It's late, I've got to go.