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[RC] RA - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Leah compound@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== I was diagnosed in January 2000 with RA and I felt the same way. . .I couldn't wrap my mind around it, , ,couldn't even "remember" how to pronounce it for about 2 months. . .I had no trouble with the word prior to my diagnosis! I was scared, sick and depressed, I slept all the time, my house went to hell, etc. Then one day we had one of those very rare but beautiful February days that pretends to be spring and my husband came in from outside, looked at me sacked out on the couch wrapped in blankies and self pity and suggested with as much love and sensitivity possible after 15 years of marriage to get my fat ass up and get outside. Six years later I'm still outside. I'm still riding and running and living. . . Here's a few things to consider: there's no real way to tell how the disease is going to progress. . . . you could be good to go for the next forty years, it's better to keep moving. . . use it or lose it, they're making more progress all the time in discovering how to combat this nasty disease. . . better drugs! Anyway, it's important to not let the enormity of the situation overpower the beauty of the day. Keep ridin' til ya can't ride no mo! Leah =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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