25/04/2020
Quick lesson about autoimmune diseases. It takes an average of 3 years & 5 Drs for a person to get a proper diagnosis of an autoimmune disease. It is a disease where instead of your white blood cells protecting your body from invaders, they turn around & attack your cells, tissues & organs. Chronic fatigue is another symptom. It is not a cold or the flu, you will never get better, & even a nap will not help. Just eating a salad & hitting the gym won’t slim your face or get the pounds off. Sleeping 10 hours doesn’t leave you well rested, ever. The last minute changes in plans because that “just got ran over” feeling never makes appointments, it just walks in whenever you aren’t ready. Painful joints, muscles & bones, dry skin, breaking hair, hair loss, mood swings & depression are just the tip of the iceberg. You are also prone to having multiple autoimmune diseases, they typically come in pairs of 2. You easily catch viral & bacterial infections. You have days where no matter how hard you try, you just can’t smile for anyone.
I urge you to think twice before passing judgment & thinking our nation is overreacting to the extra measures being taken to curb the spread of this virus. YOU might be able to recover from it no problem however, carry it to someone with an autoimmune disease & that individual won’t be as lucky.
I am watching the ones who will take the time to read this entire post & react. Please, in honor of someone who is fighting:-Autoimmune liver disease,Rheumatoid Arthritis, POTS, MCAD, Sjogren's, Scleroderma, Hashimoto, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Fibromyalgia, M.E/CFS, Lupus, Sarcoidosis, Hepatitis, Raynauld's Diabetes 1, Mold Illness, Celiac, CROHN’S, Ulcerative Colitis, Pemphigus, SPS, MS, PBC, Psoriatic Arthritis, CIDP, MMN & GPA, copy & paste to your page & reply "DONE" on mine.
