@theresa110659 

theresa110659

I'm looking for some help, was diagnosed 30 years ago!

A powerful lesson about autoimmune diseases. It takes an average of 3 years and 5 doctors for a person to receive a proper diagnosis of an autoimmune disease. I just wish more people understood what an autoimmune disease is. It is not a cold or the flu; you will never get better, and even a nap will not help. Just eating a salad and hitting the gym won’t slim your face or get the pounds off. Sleeping 10 hours doesn’t leave you well rested, ever. Last minute changes in plans because that “just got ran over” feeling. Achy joints and bones, dry skin, breaking hair, mood swings, and depression are just the tip of the iceberg. You are also prone to having multiple autoimmune diseases. The “put together on the outside,” rarely matches the raging battle on the inside. Please, in honor of someone who is fighting Hydrenitits Supreveita, Grave’s, Myasthenia Gravis, POTS, MCAD, Sjogren's, Scleroderma, Hashimoto Disease, Hypothyroidism, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, ITP, Sarcoidosis, CVID, RSDS, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hepatitis, Lyme Disease, Raynauld's Syndrome, Diabetes, Mold Illness, Celiac, Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis, Pemphigus, Neuropathy, SPS, IBS, MS, PBC, Psoriatic Arthritis, CIDP, Behcet's, Alopecia, MMN, GPA, Vasculitis and PMR! Unfortunately, I suffer from several of those illnesses, first multiple sclerosis, then Lupus, Asthma, Sjogren’s, Neuropathy, IBS,Grave's, Raynauld's Syndrom, each with its own symptoms, medication’s and doctors. Many times I just want it to end. I use a mobility van to get around because I am wheel chair bound. I rely heavily on the kindness of strangers, to open doors, reach for grocery items I can’t reach, help me with my bag of items that I can’t hold in a wheelchair. The list goes on and on. It’s grueling.  I live in an assisted living facility, which is paid for by Medicare and Medicaid and live on such a small budget. It’s almost amazing. And I share these burdens with 58 other residents, that I have grown very fond of. I started a “Go Fund Me” to help pay for my van, but it has slowed. What started out promising has slowed to  concerning. GOFUNDME.COM under the name, Theresa Okerson. Theresa Okerson
Noblesville, United States