5 Minute Freewrite Challenge Day 227 Bones

My bones are a problem for me. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and aching bones are a fact of life. But more than the pain, the deformation is a bigger problem. I stopped taking the drugs for this disease a few years ago and try to control my arithritis by diet, exercise and lifestyle now.

It’s not working.

My hands and feet are bad and getting worse. I cannot bend some of my digits and others will not straighten. Still others are pointing off into weird directions and make the tasks of daily living difficult. I have trouble walking now and even getting shoes on in the first place. My typing is a comedy routine with fingers not where there are supposed to be.

But it is better than the drugs I used to take. I was often sick and near death with those drugs. People die from them often or have horrible reactions like I did. The drugs suppress the immune system and when I took them I was always catching something and spent a lot of time in hospitals and doctors offices.

So this is the alternative and I always say, “Bones! Don’t fail me now!”

My post is for the #freewrite daily challenge by @mariannewest. Here is Marianne’s freewrite prompt post for today. Maybe you can enter too.

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