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Rebecca .. Patient Expert

Helena, Montana
Three months after my first child was born, I was diagnosed with sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disease. Although sarcoidosis spontaneously remits in many cases, I developed a chronic form of the disease in multiple organs-- my brain, heart, lungs, liver, cranial nerves, lymph nodes, and bones.... Full Bio
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Not Another Doctor. Anything But That.

My left leg is numb. It’s like someone flooded everything below my knee with Novocain. I’m stumbling on it, and have taken a couple of nasty...

Holding Hands

“Spring is like a perhaps hand…” By e.e. cummings Last week, Jay held my hand for a while. We didn’t talk much. We just held hands....

Light in the Night Sky

It’s been a difficult several weeks since I’ve written. Andrew and I both got pneumonia. He had to miss 3 weeks of school. Because of my...

Update

Hi folks— This is Jay, Rebecca’s husband.  Rebecca really misses you, her blog community.  Unfortunately, she’s now beginning her fourth...

Reflections on a New Year

I made a poor choice a few weeks ago.  “I’m so tired and sick, and there’s so much to do,” I told myself, “I’ll just wait until I’m feeling...

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