Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis...........house falling down around us!!

BilberryCharlotte

ShelBell wrote: »

This is the best bit of advice in the whole thread to me. It took me years to swallow mine! I only got a blue badge last year and I've been bad for 16 years now! I would go on long walks with the family with hubby fretting at me and saying 'you shouldn't be doing this, it's too much' only for me to snap at him 'I CAN DO IT'. Of course, I couldn't, and would pay for it bitterly later on! I got a mobility scooter last year, which was hardly used as I was too embarrassed, now it comes everywhere with me and I'm getting better at using the ones in the supermarket too.

I can imagine RA would be similar, because of age. It's blummin hard being disabled and young, as it's not the norm and it makes you feel like a freak. I'm welling up now just thinking about it. Getting over that and accepting help is not an easy thing to do.

Your post is very helpful Shelbell. I feel exactly the way you have described your own feelings. I hate relying on anyone, or describing myself as disabled and asking for help. I am slowly coming round to the fact that if I am willing to use a wheelchair/mobility scooter it would make my world, which has shrunk to my house and garden, quite a bit larger again.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. :T

Penelope_Penguin

Hi there :beer: Loopy Linz - you've had some great advice here. Have you seen the thread on batch cooking ideas, which I think was your original question

Pink-winged and I have discussed this thread. It has moved well off topic, and away from OS, and has begun giving medical advice, so I'm going to close it, and seek advice from the team.

Penny. x