An open letter about Arthritis

MrDJ
MrDJ Member Posts: 321
edited 6. Mar 2012, 11:46 in Living with Arthritis archive
i pinched this off another forum as i had to post it here.

oh how true is this.



Open letter to family, friends and work colleagues about Inflammatory Arthritis

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One of the hardest things about Arthritis is that nobody knows what it is or how it affects you. This is an open letter to family, friends and work colleagues which tries to explain.

Dear Everyone,

This letter is to help you understand my feelings as I deal with inflammatory arthritis and the changes it brings to my life.

Please go to
http://www.psoriasis-help.org.uk/forum/psoriatic-arthritis-discussion-board-the-clinic/open-letter-to-family-and-friends/

Where you can read the letter in full

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Comments

  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    this so says it all thanks for pinching it val
    val
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Jim again
    thanks for sharing this,
    I have just let my OH read it, he is also a Jim...I really feels for him..when I am down he is in the firing line, so this will help him understand , I do think that those closest to us suffer in another way.
    But then you have other family and friends that really do not understand, or dont want to, it would do them good to read it.
    And I think who ever wrote it must have got alot out of writing it.
    Cant you just tell I am in one of those moods... :o:)
    Love
    Barbara
  • Colin1
    Colin1 Member Posts: 1,769
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    What can i say
    Colin
    WHEN GOD GIVES YOU LEMONS MAKE LEMONADE
  • prefabkid47
    prefabkid47 Member Posts: 1,316
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    It sums up so many aspects of Arthritis that many non sufferers don't always see or appreciate.
    ''Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy''. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
  • MrDJ
    MrDJ Member Posts: 321
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    due to forum rules i would just like to point out that this wasnt my work.
    the forum i copied it from had no acknowledgment of who wrote it either so i cant give them credit.

    actually tell a lie it had this that i missed:
    by Psoriatic Arthritis Project on Saturday, 4 February 2012 at 08:27

    me bad :?
  • emsjane
    emsjane Member Posts: 351
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh wow, that is amazing and so true to life with arthritis!!!!!
    LOVE EMMA X
  • suzygirl
    suzygirl Member Posts: 2,005
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I have read this before from another froum, but each time it hits home, its our life and ohters need tounderstand what our 'normal' is.

    Thanks for sharing :)
  • jilly
    jilly Member Posts: 503
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    My hubby has just read it and is going to print it out so that my friends and family may read it .
    I sometimes feel nobody understands how I feel and how much pain i am in. thanks for sharing it with us ..............jillyx
  • traluvie
    traluvie Member Posts: 2,579
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks for sharing i have copied it and will use myself..
    th_tn_TisFORTIGGER.jpgxxTracyxx
  • CherryDrops
    CherryDrops Member Posts: 18
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    thankyou, this has helped me so much. I am going to show it my daughters senco and teachers.x
    Cherry Drops.xx
  • MrDJ
    MrDJ Member Posts: 321
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    glad it helps.
    im laminating it and will post it on the notice board in the rhumy department at my hospital.
  • lorraines
    lorraines Member Posts: 77
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    That is amazing it's says what I couldn't possibly put in to words x
  • CJHunter
    CJHunter Member Posts: 1,038
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    It says what so many of us want to say but have not been able to until now. It will be used and posted to others.
    Thanks
    Clare xxeyeore-1.jpg

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