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Yikes! Rheumatoid Arthritis?Nearly twenty years ago, when a doctor told me I had a severe form of Rheumatoid Arthritis, I screamed at her, you did not see my blood work yet, don't you dare tell me this. I woke on my 33rd birthday, in such horrible pain and could not help myself, out of bed. I was so scared and angry, I was so active before, “what is going on Lord?” I said. Dental implants I had inside of me, were metal, I was allergic to. I was receiving a new smile, I did not have to hide my face, on cue. My immune system went haywire and turned its power on me, Attacking my body and trying to destroy this invader, it did see. My immune system saw me as something it had to destroy, My body was engulfed in pain and with suicide thoughts I did toy. It was beyond me, how I could live my life and now be free. This was just one more prison to confront with all this pain and misery. Now, almost 20 years later, with God by my side, the doctors help and this drug Enbrel, I get to write my poems, work part time and thank God ... I am functioning well. Debra McGee Trammell 11-09-04 Poetry Ad-Free Upgrades Vote for this poem
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