As My Joints Turn: my autoimmune soap opera
Autoimmune Arthritis isn't the end of the world, it's just another way of living in the world.
It's been a hot minute since I've posted a blog. There are 15 blogs in my drafts that I just couldn't finish. I feel like I lost my voice for a bit. I've lived in pain for over 20 years. This past year; however, I feel like my disease is out of control. Medication barely... Continue Reading →
James Conway 1936-2020 On November 10, 2020, my father, James Conway, died from complication caused by COVID19. Those complications included sepsis, pneumonia, urinary tract infection. Over the past year, I have had people ask me, "Did your dad have pre-existing complications?" Of course he did, he was 84. My dad had various health conditions, but... Continue Reading →
I've been riding a low wave lately. I'm coming up on the year anniversary of losing my dad to COVID19. I continue to have feelings of anger, heartache, disbelief, and utter grief. Honestly, most days, I struggle to get out of bed. I took a huge chunk of 2021 off to work on myself. To... Continue Reading →
Today, I got my booster vaccine shot. I tried signing up for a "booster" but all of the websites only asked for initial or second dose requests. I figured if I wasn't able to get the shot today, I could at least figure out where/how to get it. I spoke with the pharmacy assistant who... Continue Reading →
My blog has been reached people in 89 countries so far. I am always a bit shocked when I see the "hits" my blog gets that are outside of the United States. It kind of blows me away. I started this blog eleven years ago as a way to cope with feelings of isolation and... Continue Reading →
All people living with Chronic illness have a diagnosis story. Typically, it is never a smooth journey to a diagnosis, especially when autoimmune issues are involved. Our symptoms often overlap and may take months or even years to get a clear cut answer. My personal journey started at age 14 but I never received an... Continue Reading →
Photo credit: Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images I am very angry and have been for a very long time. I'm angry that in my dogs final days I spent more than 75% of the time sitting in the car waiting for her instead of being able to hold and comfort her due to COVId-19.... Continue Reading →
Hello! Remember me? I used to blog weekly about my life with rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, Graves Disease, and more recently depression. I took an unexpected break. I decided for the first time in 30 years the I would not work this summer. It's going to hurt me financially, but my mind and body needed a... Continue Reading →
Good news. I got good news. I feel like all I've written about lately is bad news. Honestly, getting good news is jarring after all this time.. Since January, I decided I needed to get healthier. Let me clarify, I needed to fix chronic medical issues so I could heal before trying to get healthy.... Continue Reading →
Photo credit: gfpeck I was determined to write about something that didn't have to do with depression. I couldn't do it. I lost so much in 2020, that somedays it feels unimaginable that I will be able to pull myself out. Ironically, social media has "memories" that pop up on your feed that highlight things... Continue Reading →
As My Joints Turn: my autoimmune soap opera 