"It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like." ~Jackie Mason~
President Bush coined the phrase "axis of evil," in naming three countries as a terrorist threat. I can think of the mystery-enshrouded Bermuda Triangle, the folklore, "Death comes in threes," and especially three sisters I babysat in linking the number three with threat and terror.
Threat and terror are now a trio of diagnoses, my own axis of evil. I acquired insulin-dependent diabetes 20 years ago, along with symptom onset of Stiff Person Syndrome, (SPS)...a dreadful duo, bolstered by a recently added third diagnosis of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.
My underactive thyroid has been the culprit of my recent muscle aches, joint pain, and debilitating fatigue. It is a sad commentary I was relieved at the hypothyroid diagnosis. My SPS wasn't in rapid decline. One month into my lifetime thyroid replacement medication and I should be as good as??
While other women collect shoes, jewelry, and antiques, I collect medical specialists, prescriptions, and diagnoses. Three chronic, autoimmune illnesses and I still have not found one I like.
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Rare Disease Awareness Day – February 28, 2010
