HOW AND WHEN DID YOU GET RSD?
I broke my ankle at work in 2003. I didn't go to the doctor for a couple of days and kept working on it. I was diagnosed in 2005.
IN WHAT WAYS HAS IT AFFECTED YOUR LIFE?
It has affected every aspect of my life. I can no longer do the job that I loved, due to the inability to stand that long or carry heavy stuff. I can't run and play with my kids, as I used to. It takes everything I have to get up in the morning, knowing that I am going to have to deal with it all day. I have also lost a great part of my relationship with my husband because I can't do a lot, and have no desire to be intimate because I am too tired or in pain.
DO YOU HAVE A GOOD SUPPORT SYSTEM?
My husband and kids are great. As for the rest of them, they really don't pay much attention to it
DOES FAITH PLAY A PART IN YOUR STRUGGLE OR YOUR STAMINA?
Not really. I am not a big believer.
HOW HAVE YOU RE-INVENTED YOURSELF?
I have learned to adapt and have made myself stronger. I refuse to let this get me down, and won't allow it to take all of me. I refuse to not walk. I will walk until I absolutely can not, anymore.
HAS ANYTHING GOOD COME FROM THIS TRIAL?
My family has learned that I am not as strong as they had thought and that they can help once in a while.
WHAT THINGS DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Playing and running with my kids. My job that I had for many years, that I loved so much.
WHAT DO YOU WANT THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO KNOW ABOUT YOU AND/OR YOUR DISEASE?
That just because we don't look sick, and are not completely broken, we are still in misery everyday/all day.
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