Some Feels

This year in March, it marked 17 years since being diagnosed with lupus. Thankfully I haven't flared since 2018. I use to flare really bad every 1-2 years.  The only change has been my diet. Sometimes I have RA pain, but that's when I know I have been slipping with my diet, and sometimes is definitely better than daily, I will take that any day. Even though it has been years since I have had a horrible flare, I still get a little teary eyed when telling people more or less of what I went through. I try and act nonchalant, but...

We are all affected by our illnesses differently. Some of us share the same ways we are affected, and some have no idea of some of the things we have been through. But the difference between a spoonie not knowing exactly everything you have gone through with your illness and someone who doesn't have one, is that they will never make you feel bad about it. They will never diminish what you're going through. They will never compare you to others and that is why my spoonie family are important to me. I consider everyone with a chronic illness part...