When the PAIN is real and no one understands, You start your day and it changes your plans;
You know by far it’s the worst that you’ve had, So you think to yourself is it always going to be this bad;
You look to the doctors and others for relief; The doctors for medicine, family and friends for belief;
You toil and struggle each day to make the best of your situation, While you’re hoping and praying more and more with anticipation;
That your mind, your joints and the pain will ease and get better, Still knowing that the source of it all is here with you forever;
You take your medication the way you know you should, With hopes and prayers that this one will be good;
You settle down while taking it all in, Then you say to yourself this “battle I will win”.
Even though there have been times when you were sick and weak, While feeling like your life was sad and bleak;
While you know this battle will be full of challenges, just fight and stay strong, And remember in this journey you have been a fighting RA warrior all along;
So never give up hope or feel defeated, Because if you do, RA will win and chances are you could have beat it;
Faith is ours to have and to hold, From this day forward it will help us fight in ways untold;
So be proud of who you are and how well you’ve fought and come thus far.
Be Blessed
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RA AND THE FAMILY FIT 
August 22, 2015 at 8:54 pm
I’ve battled this disease 18 years, just too have the biologics not work and became steroid resistant, now the Drs. Look at you and say there is nothing that can be done just sit on opioids and pray for a better day! Chronic illness is the worst, from the way your treated by doctors friend family like it can’t be that bad, we’ll spend a week with me and see what you think then! I’m stronger then you know from what day to day life is a struggle! I am 5’10” tall and when I started with RA I was a robust 180# now a meek 115 to 120# that also is what a chronic illness will do! The only thing I take now is methotrexate for RA, as that is all they can put me on and I see no difference, been on it 18 years but next to giving up main stream Drs. And going to holistic route seems the best to me at this time in my life, because I get no hope from mu rhuematoid! Doctor !
August 22, 2015 at 9:06 pm
Hi Cheryle: First I’m so glad that you found my blog and I hope you take the time to read any one of them that you think will give you a better look at just what I blog about that you’re feeling right now. I do understand and that is why I blog about RA. So many people including family members and the doctors sometimes just don’t get it. People think you are faking or you can’t be that sick all of the time or things like that but I know and I understand. I hope that you will continue to follow me and please feel free to post any time you need to vent, I will definitely respond. I also do hope that you find SOMETHING that will work for you that will give you some relief. I myself am now on my 7th medication. It is hit or miss. Again, thank you for stopping in and please come by again.