It has been quite a tough week in my house, with all the health issues my family (especially my sister). It would seem that our family has some heavy chronic health issues.
My sister recently got diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To make a long story short, she has inflammation in her joints, and the pain is so great she can't even walk or get out of bed some days. It is very unlikely she will die from it, however, her immune system will be weaker (and we've been told that she has a 2% higher chance of cancer), and so she has to see a doctor the moment she feels sick.
I've always had asthma my entire life (okay, since age seven). Asthma is nowhere near as bad as my sister's RA though. For one, I can control asthma a lot more easier than she can control her RA. In addition, my asthma just pops out every once in a while. Normally I have a bad month in the entire year (typically October due to allergies). But this weekend, I had another asthma attack, and I had to go to the hospital (no, it was nothing bad), because my inhaler was outdated two years. Fun. Real fun.
In addition, our entire family has extremely bad allergies. My mom takes allergy shots because her allergies are so severe. I believe my sister will be taking shots as well due to her RA. Myself, on the other hand, just has minor seasonal allergies.
And now I ask my followers, what chronic diseases have you been diagnosed with? Any allergies?
Until my next post,
- Jack
2 comments:
I'm so sorry for your sister; my older brother has the same thing, so I can see how hard it could be for your family at times. Just curious, how old is your sister? (You do not have to reply if you do not feel comfortable doing so)
She's 17. Today now she just had an oral surgery as well. :-/
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