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my2girl@hyperusa.com

Hello, my name is Mathew. I was diagnosed with R.A. at age five. I have been on every kind of treatment imaginable. Through the years I have listened to numerous doctors tell me what lied ahead as a result of too much medication as such a young child. I think I know what it feels like to be a lab rat. one specialist said it was very probable that fatherhood was out of my future due to large doses of prednisone & gold inject; however I have a gorgeous daughter that will turn three next month. My parents were also informed that one day I could be in a wheel chair. Nope Not Me. I am now 29 years old. I am married to a beautiful red head and we have one child. I work full time in the pharmacutical industry. I take celebrex, and prednisone for the pain, and start my day each morning thanking God that I can work, and play with my daughter. For twenty four years now I have lived with the pain of R.A. but I have LIVED!!!! Now I would love to stay and chat ,but my wifes nagging me to mow the yard. Isnt it great to be needed?