Re: What this disease takes fromus

[Guest guest]

Paget,

I am sorry that you are going through so much. I know exactly how you are

feeling when you say you are sick of this disease, that you used to be a bright,

remember everything person. When you are diagnosed with Pancreatitis, there

are such huge loses that we experience. It was a long time into this disease

before I realized that this disease stole my precious hopes and dreams. I was

relieved when I was able to officially grieve. That came when I finally quit

fighting to get back the life it stole and started redefining who I was today

and

the relationship to the world around me. Sometimes, I feel like I went to

sleep for a decade or two and woke up to a strange new world. I am just trying

to

figure out how to look in the mirror and see the joy and beauty that used to

be there.

Karyn E. , RN

Exec. Director, PAI

Indianapolis, IN

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