Started with right ear problem. Progressed to include sinuses and lungs leading to dx. Now showing some signs of kidney involvement.
The mental/spiritual(?) outlook has changed. While I was in the hospital, I had a sense that I was in the right place with the right people caring for me. I never doubted that I would survive and even thrive with this disease. I haven't had the internal "why me" conversation, and I don't intend to. I've adjusted to WG/GPA and its new normal. Retirement has helped because I can experience life pretty much on my own terms (exception for family stuff). I lead a pretty high quality of life, and I'm thankful for an understanding and patient wife, great doctors, modern pharmaceuticals, and all the help they give me.
My tag line with my signature says it all...
Last edited by Pete; 11-27-2013 at 08:32 AM.
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Pete
dx 1/11
"Every day is a good day. Some are better than others." - unknown
"Take your meds as directed and live your life as fully as you can." - Michael Chacey, MD
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