Discouragement is so easy to come by!

In a world of fairy tales and Disney princesses, happily ever after seems like something that is owed to us. The perfect life, body, and house can be obtained for the right price. What happens when that perfect life is compromised? What happens when diagnosis after diagnosis is thrown at you like a automatic tennis ball thrower? You try to hit as many balls as you can, but realize that you're barely skimming the surface. Eventually, you fall down and take cover. You spend so much time on your knees  that you forget what it feels like to stand on your own two feet. But the best part of spending time on your knees, is that it reminds you that we are not in this alone.  Finding fellow Spoonies who have "been there, done that" is the best happily ever after for someone with an autoimmune disease. Because having the perfect body is, let's face it, a fairy tale in itself.