I've not talked to many about myself or my medical condition. I have several challenges to confront daily.

I suffer from both osteo and rheumatoid arthritis as well as fibromylgia, lupus, a heart condition, and high blood presure. I also have connective tissue damage and have had to have several surgerys/treatments for bulging or disk that are gone now.  I fell about a week ago now and landed on my knees because my ankle popped out on me. It really hurt my right knee and it is the worse one of the two. I was already scheduled for knee replacement surgery on it. Now it is coming soon than I expected because I tore ligaments and tendons that held my patella in place. It is very painful and hard to sit and write poetry right now or read all my friends and do reviews. I miss it so much, because they are so very talented and such wonderful friends. I feel like I am with friends here at the "Den". I've not been sleeping very well this past week and can't seem to get much control of the pain. Its been really hard the past couple of days to think beyond the pain to do anything. Pain medication doesn't seem to do much good right now. The only relief I get is from the Lord. I guess that is why so many of my poems are about him and my walk with him. He is and has been my savior through all of this. I pray I heal quickly and am able to come back soon full time really soon! I have several other surgerys I have to have done after this one. I have to have a bone replaced in my right hand near my wrist, a screw taken out of my left foot because it is on a nerve and my foot is numb and cold all the time. I also have to have my right sholder repaired again. The clips that are holding my ligament and tendon together are in need of repair. Actually it is the tendon and ligaments that have tore away from the clips. They also ran a MRI and found that I have several disk that are bad. Two in my lumbar spine and one in my cervical spine. I have already had to have some taken out there and a bridge and cage placed in my neck to support and fix what was wrong there.  I try to keep myself busy and to keep in good spirits but sometimes it gets kinda hard when you are wracked with pain from all over! So prayer is my salvation........................I always know I'm not alone that the Lord Jesus is in my corner! Thank you Lord!!!!