African Adventure

An opportunity to travel to Uganda, Africa was presented to me a few weeks ago. I’ve decided to take a leap of faith and go to Kampala to help establish some sort of intervention for children living in orphanages that have been suspected to have autism. In order to prepare for this trip, I had to see a “travel” doctor. She reviewed my medications prior to coming in to the exam room. She entered with a grim face and told me very matter-of-factly that traveling to Uganda was not going to be a possibility for me. After some research and lots of consideration, I have decided to stop taking Humira. This biologic has been a miracle in my life BUT the miracle of traveling to Uganda is a bigger pull for me right now. I’ll spend a summer achy and swollen but I feel it will be well worth it. A favorite quote of mine is “I’d rather have 30 minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special.” I’m going to Uganda and I’m taking my RA with me.