Hello world!
Welcome to A Wiser Woman’s blog!
This is my first post. It is Thanksgiving Day. I am feeling thankful for what I have – a job that pays my bills and provides me with health insurance, a roof over my head, books, TV and internet for knowledge and entertainment, friends and family who listen to me.
Today is a day full of regrets too. Regrets that I haven’t watched out for myself better, that I have trusted other people that did not earn nor deserve my trust, that I have not trsuted myself more when my gut has spoken loudly to me.
Just 2 weeks ago I was diagnosed with a painful, auto-immune disease called Polymyalgia Rheumatica. I am 59 years old. The average age of onset of this disease is 70. I won’t die from it, but my life has become one of constant pain and frustration that my body does not pay attention to what I want anymore. It hurts to sit, lie down, stand and walk – what else is there?? I go to the warm water pool at the Y hoping it will soothe my muscles and my spirit, but it does not. I used to love being in the water – now it makes no difference. Even more frustrating is that the only proven treatment for PMR is prednisone with which my body does not deal well.
Well, I thought illness can help a person transcend themselves – another myth…
Hi, this is a comment.
To delete a comment, just log in, and view the posts’ comments, there you will have the option to edit or delete them.