My 4th of July Explosion!

Happy 4th of July! And it's a very happy 4th for me. Not just because it's a holiday where we celebrate our independence and freedom to play with fire, but because I'm starting to feel better! After three weeks of being down and hardly able to function, I finally caved and went to the doc for a look-see. We ran some blood tests and all looked good, so we're chalking it up to my old friend Sjögren's again. He got me on a Medrol dose pack and after two doses I'm feeling almost myself again. I've still got a lot of joint pain, but at least I don't feel as weak and befuddled.

So now on with the celebrations! .... oh wait... no clothes... 3 weeks of being down has gotten me a little behind on laundry. Looks like I'll be handling the explosion of clothes in my bedroom before playing with fireworks this year. But that's fine by me! I'm just glad to have the strength to do it finally! So, at the risk of being way too open, I thought I'd give you all a little glimpse of what living with Sjögren's during a flare really looks like. Behold, My bedroom laundry corner!

And if you and I survive that explosion, I'll post an update tomorrow with an after pic :)