The DeafBlind's Musing & a fellow Sjogren's sufferer: Been MIA for quite a while..

Dear friends,

I've been away from blogging for quite a while. Good friends would follow up with me and ask if I was okay, etc. I appreciated those words of encouragement from those special people. Dealing with depression isn't easy especially when it is a daily basis. I am just blessed to have a wonderful husband who understands and supports me rather than tell me to "take a pill and go lay down". He listens to me and gives supportive rapport.

I am also very blessed to have three overly-affectionate furkids (my little bums) I call them. They just make their place on me or besides me. Currently, Mosey is snuggling besides me under my blanket and Lil'Bit is under the pillow that's supporting the laptop. Hannah is all curled up in her little carrier (minus the door) and she snoozes there when she wants to be quiet.

In this picture, Mosey is curled up on the corner of the couch, LilBit is tucked in a circle on the pillow and wee Hannah just loves to be cradled on my chest. She will walk across the laptop to snooze on the laptop for the heat or sit on the laptop and expect me to pick her up to be cradled like a baby. Yes, they're my little bums as I love spoiling them & they love/demand to be spoilt. It works out just perfectly!

Lil'Bit has a Maman, he loves her so much and will follow her everywhere. Maman is my sweet and close friend named Christina.

A reason for my being MIA is my Sjogren's as it really does hinder my physical abilities to walk and be active.

Sjögren's syndrome (pronounced show-grins) is an incurable, autoimmune disease that affects between 200,000 and 400,000 Canadians. Nine out of 10 people are women - typically over the age of 50 years.

In Sjögren's, the body's immune system attacks the moisture-producing glands. Lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) then attack and destroy these glands causing painfully dry eyes and mouth. Sjögren's can also cause dryness of the skin, nose and vagina. It can affect organs such as the kidney, gastrointestinal tract, blood vessels, lung, liver, pancreas and central nervous system. It is an all invasive disease.

Sjogren's website - source

Sjogren's has been debilitating my physical well-being as it is very painful to move around about. I am blessed to have understanding friends who will do alternative plans so we all are included in having an enjoyable evening. Bless their hearts!