tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866178262733479370.post4913116969344159599..comments2011-05-03T09:50:43.604-04:00Comments on Life of a Queen with Lupus: Insensitive People are Very HurtfulQueenAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02874621355259671514noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866178262733479370.post-38506266899532125162011-05-03T09:50:43.604-04:002011-05-03T09:50:43.604-04:00Tiffany, thank you so much for your support and sh...Tiffany, thank you so much for your support and sharing your story about your experience with unsupportive family. Stress is the enemy of lupus and when my sister acts nasty and hateful about me being sick it really does stress me out and make me more depressed and my hair falls out too. Once she had me so stressed I had some quarter sized patches of bald! I already have a ton of guilt issues when I can't keep my commitments at church when I'm ill so her reaction to the children, who look up to me, as if she is trying to tell them I'm not really sick I'm just shirking my duties really hurt me. I just don't even know what else to do but just avoid her, which is hard because I am very close to her children and in spite of everything I really love her, even though I HATE the way she treats me and tries to make people think I am not really sick, just a big hypochondriac. Tell me where to find your Love letter to yourself and I would love to read it. You are so inspiring! Love you girl!<br />~AnnieQueenAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874621355259671514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866178262733479370.post-57845045607635092642011-05-02T02:41:17.546-04:002011-05-02T02:41:17.546-04:00My sweet sister from another mister! I can't e...My sweet sister from another mister! I can't express to you how my heart clenched each time I read about the snide remarks, and the quoted fingers. It's all too familiar to me. I went through a similar experience with my biological father...it came to a point where his disbelief of my illness & crude remarks stressed me so much that my hair began falling out more excessively & I became more ill.<br /><br />It comes to a point when we have to choose to love ourselves, and remove the "stress causers" from our lives. It isn't right for anyone to disregard your illness or behave crudely to your daughter about it!<br /><br />I suspect that they are in denial about you being ill. It is a tough road to travel living with a chronic illness but it is one you do not travel alone. <br /><br />If you haven't take a peek at my "love letter to myself" post. I want to see you take that writing challenge. It may be difficult but sometimes we have to let go of those who hurt us & hold fast to those that love us, whether they be blood or not! <br /><br />I love you Annie, and always will! And never will I ever let you give up the fight against lupus! We are standing strong together & I am rooting for you to kick lupus arse daily! So flip em the bird & make YOU priority! *hugs & kisses* <3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13451092411599491289noreply@blogger.com