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Bunny's  Bio

There are a lot of you who are asking to know more about me.....so here goes a somewhat hasty bio.

My name is Bunny.   

You may or may not know that I have Scleroderma, and unless you have it, or know someone that does, you have probably never heard of it. It means "tough skin, hard skin, tight skin," and it affects many, many body parts. It is a chronic autoimmune disease of the connective tissues, and is generally classified as one of the rheumatoid diseases. I am 64, and was diagnosed in 1993. I probably had it for a couple of years before that, but things pretty much came to a head in 1992, I guess. Find out much more about this disease by following these links. 

This disease has disabled me, and I spend a lot of my time writing web pages. Some are my true life experiences, and some are ones that people ask me to write for them.

Doing these things helps me immensely, and is what I feel I am being led to do. I am always grateful when other people are touched also.

I am grateful to have these opportunities to follow what I believe is God's mission for me. Because of that, everything I do is freely given.  

I don't know if you have read My Mission page, or either of my other Scleroderma pages,  but please do! Some of the information is repetitive, but I will get it all together one of these days. (Maybe)

I have a lot more to write about the disease, and also about my mastectomy, which I had in January 2000, and my heart attack & heart surgery that occurred in February of 2002, but so far haven't had the chance. I also have severe pain, and loss of use with a couple of nerves in my arm & hand on the mastectomy side. This is called Neuropathy. I also have some brain damage from all the meds.  

My husband, Bill, who is 69, and I have been married for 42 years.  Bill is semi-retired. He drives a school bus during the season. We have truly been blessed, and have had pretty a darn good life.

We live in Wisconsin.

We have one son, who chose to divorce us many years ago. It still hurts, even now, but I guess it's really for the best, no matter how it may sound. 

Update 11-27-03....Our son has been staying in touch now since summer. We are so pleased to have contact again. I hope & pray it lasts this time.

We have one Japanese Akita puppy, who is 9 1/2 years old. He is the light of my life, and my fiercest protector. He chooses to stay and love us.

Our children and grandchildren are, our nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews, and we love them very much, and are very proud of all of them.

I have a great group of Doctors, and I have also recently been seen by a new Neurologist. She has run a lot of tests, and has determined the cause, and extent of my arm/hand problems. Her findings are as follows:

1- being damage to the nerve/nerves from the mastectomy. Either it was clamped off in error, or the arm was stretched out in a unusual position during surgery. Neither one could have been foreseen, or was done intentionally, and even so, I haven't the strength for a lawsuit. It's too late to reverse it anyway. She thinks eventually this might be better, but how long, or how well, or really if at all, is unpredictable.

2- from the Scleroderma, and this is the bad news, because it is not going to get better. She did the EMG on my foot and leg also on that same side, and there are problems all the way down, which is where the Scleroderma comes in. If it is on that side, then it is either all over, or sooner or later will be all over. This doesn't leave much room for hope. I guess I pretty much knew that the Scleroderma would get worse in one way or another, but didn't count on cancer rearing it's ugly head also.

3- a re-occurrence of the carpal tunnel which gave me so many problems after the surgery I had in 1992. I had RSD after my surgery, and the arm has never been right since. This is the same arm that I am having so many problems with now.

I just found out too, that I have a rheumatoid overlap (RA) of the Scleroderma that is affecting both hands, and both knees, and also Osteoarthritis. The worsening Rheumatoid Arthritis causes fatigue and lots of pain in the joints throughout the whole body. The pain is very severe, and there is a lot of stiffness, and more lack of use. I am taking Prednisone, Methotrexate and Celebrex for this, along with my many other meds for many other effects of the diseases. I am also on a very strict pain maintenance program to help with the pain. The RA and Osteoarthritis are very  sad for me. I just can't lose the use of my hands, how could I do what I do? But......there are plenty of people in much worse shape than I, and one has to accept whatever it is. I believe that God knows what He is doing, whether I agree with it or not, and as a dear friend said to me today........

"So, go dance with God"  

It's great advice, don't you think?

I try to be cheerful most of the time, and the things that I do, and the people that I talk to, certainly help me a lot. I take great pleasure and peacefulness from the very good friend's I have made along the way, and I want to thank them for the love and support they have given me. God, my family, and my friend's are what enables me to go on when I falter. Thank you all so very much!

updated 8-8-02 @ Bunny

Song playing is: "Have Thine Own Way Lord" by Marty Robbins

  Proud recipient of this 2001 Award from the Scleroderma Webmaster's Association

If at first you don't succeed, throw away the pain, but keep the lesson..........

I send out a daily mailing called "Bunny's Words." 
These mailings mainly consist of Christian stories, and other items 
of interest, with a bit of humor once in awhile. 
This is material that I receive from others, or find along the way, 
and feel I want to pass on. 
Sometimes I will include graphics & lovely links, 
but basically, what you get is the Word! 
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My sincere thanks, and love.... to Barbara, Liz, Tazha, Syl, Sue, AnneBama, Marie, Susie, O~siyo, Elni, and many others for all the wonderful music, backgrounds, graphics and help, that they have so willingly shared with me on so many of my pages! I also want to thank all of the wonderful people that have sent me so many beautiful stories to make web pages out of. God Bless you all! 
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