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I love my family and all but they are driving me nuts. I just got dx in Oct with RA and they already have me selling my house and wanting me to get on SS.

My sister said she could get a duplex.

I know they love me and are concered, but I don't plan on living with anyone, I like it right here.

I told her I love her and all but lets take it one day at a time. I said the new med may work for me and I have a long ways before some thing I that will happen.

She calls me like 3 times a day now. OH MY GOD!!!

I't funny they never would go with me to my head injury support groups. When you can't see a disablitie you think people are ok. But when you get some thing you can see then it is different.

I'm very indepent I don't plan on going any where The day I can't walk then maybe I will think about it.

Really they don't mean harm!! They are just scared of the unknown.

My family is just now accepting that my arthritis can be bad. For years they were in total denial. Look at it this way, your sister may be driving you nuts, but you know she loves you and is concerned about you.

1newbarb,

how cool that they are really caring about you and how you'll be with your new diagnosis.

I can just imagine they're driving you nuts! It sounds pretty funny. It's touching, though, reading about a family rushing in to try to care for their own, even if they're going about it all the wrong way.

Families are a nutty thing, even when they're mostly sane. (Anybody know any of those?

Good luck with them. I hope they keep on surrounding you with care, even when they get over the idea that you'll be homebound by new year's.

How sweet that they're really taking an interest. Wonder why they weren't there for you before? Guess they're making up for it now! Stand your ground and do what's right for you. Reassuring to know that you'll have help if you need it though. So many have families that don't understand that this is a serious condition.
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