01/11/2025
Dedicated to my nephew who has an autoimmune disease that led to a transplant. Even though he has a new liver, his autoimmune disease is still present and it can still damage his new liver. However, we have faith in God and trust that this will be his only transplant surgery. He’s now learning how to adjust to his new normal, post transplant and autoimmune disease.
A quick lesson about autoimmune diseases. It takes an average of 3 years and 5 doctors for a person to get a proper diagnosis of an autoimmune disease. Thankfully, my hubby was diagnosed quickly at a young age due to the intensity of his symptoms. 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.
I am watching the ones who will take the time to read this entire post and react.
Please, in honor of someone who is fighting Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, Hidradenitis suppurativa, Grave’s, Myasthenia Gravis , POTS, MCAD, Sjogren's, Scleroderma, Hashimoto Disease, Hypothyroidism, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, ITP, Sarcoidosis, CVID, RSDS, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hepatitis, Raynauld's Syndrome, Diabetes, Mold Illness, Celiac, Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis, Pemphigus Vulgaris, Neuropathy, SPS, IBS, MS, PBC, Psoriatic Arthritis, CIDP, Behcet's, Alopecia, MMN, GPA and PMR!
Paste to your page. Unfortunately, most of us know someone fighting against one or more Autoimmune Diseases.
