But you don't look sick?!?!

Learning to live with an auto-immune disease has been the biggest challenge of my life.

Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain Syndrome, I could go on for days...So many diseases, conditions, syndromes, whatever you want to call them...out bodies are trying to kill us from the inside, and very few seem to understand.

To describe the past several years of my life as a rollercoaster would be a massive understatement. Dumpster Fire, Shit Show, Cluster F**k...slightly more accurate. I have lost nearly everything and been forced to rebuild from the ground up. At the same time, I am learning to live with these new limitations my multiple diseases and broken body have given me. It is a challenge everyday. The hardest part is that I am doing it all on my own. Muddling through, messing up, falling on my face (both literally and figuratively), and battling the darkness that makes you want to throw in the towel.

Only recently have I found that there are so many others, just like me. Life screwed us over and now we have to deal with it. There is a world full of people who understand me and don't make comments like, "oh, that doesn't seem that bad." I hope this is the start of a support system that will allow us all to live our best lives with the support we need.

XOXO

-Meg