I am sorry you worry about what others think of you. I honestly do not care myself what others think of me. LOL Maybe i am just old and bitter. Then I guess it is good that you are not old and bitter. Maybe it is a good thing that you care what others think. I think you are a really special person. That is my opinion of you.It is, what it is, you look fine :)
gees was expecting a Bikini
hey Joonie just thinking if you combine this post whith Bootay post
you would be a Beach Bum
When I looked at the picture I thought- Joonies hands hurt.
I remember feeling like you are in the beginning when I was so stiff and hurting so bad that I couldn't take care of my personal needs. I looked unkempt, I walked so slow and gimpy. I really only went out to dr. appts. and blood tests but I would think Now I am one of those people others avert their eyes from because it's too painful or awful to look at me.
Years ago I read the "The Prince" by Antonie de Saint-Exupery. There is a line in the story that I have always remembered: "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
From a fella T-rex arm RAer.
Joonie,
I do the exact same thing when I see a picture of myself, my eyes are drawn to my hands and arms, mine look alot like yours. I don't get in the picture very often. But I don't think anyone else notices, at least no one has ever said, look at your arms and hands! T-Rex, that's a good one.
I'm so sorry--I can't totally understand, but I'm starting to!
I am trying to keep to myself at work about RA because I work with a lot of not-so-sensitive men. They know about my wrist because I couldn't hide it. I was just walking around the office the other day, not thinking about RA or being in pain, and one of them says "what's wrong?" I said "huh?" and he said "you are walking like Farmer Joe" (some name from some TV show or something, basically that I had a limp.) Just so upsetting because my hip wasn't even hurting that day, but it was still affecting my walk.
hey joonie, you are beautiful! quite a lovely young lady. remember people who are only looking at our outsides are shallow. they are too busy looking at themselves to notice anything wrong with us. i know people like this. we want people who see our hearts. you have a beautiful heart and one of the funniest personalities i know on this board. my momma always said pretty is as pretty does. i think her momma said it to her, my mom never quite got it but my grandmother was amazing! wonderwomanThanks everyone!
It just bothers me because I have been able to hide my J/RA for a long time... and within the last 3 years I have not been able to hide it from people. I just do not like to stand out, if you know what I mean. I would rather blend into the background and hope no one ever notices me. Been like that all my life. There have been a few times that I have gotten a little "wild" being around friends, and they just thought I went crazy.... because they never seen me act like that before.
My mom use to be able to tell when I had too much sugar for the day... because she would know I was around LOL! I am normally quiet and keep to myself. I like being like that. I can let loose sometimes, but I do not do that much and hardly at all now.
I am hoping the Remicade will continue to work for me like it has been. My daughter every once in a while gets a glimps of how I can let loose and she thinks it is cool, but it disappoints me because I cannot be like that all the time. And she will ask why I am not like that all the time. I tell her because I do not feel well all the time.
I just want to be able to have fun... and do things that are fun. I have been cooped up for so long, if you get what I am saying.
You see where I am standing on the beach there? That is the furthest I got to the water. I could not even make it down to the water that day. I was about to kill over standing there taking a picture.
Joonie just because you can not get near the water is no excuse
not to wear a Bikini...
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