Comments on: Staying Positive Through the Pain http://internetpastoronline.com/staying-positive-through-the-pain/ The Ministry of Encouragement Wed, 12 May 2010 11:41:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: stephenlawes http://internetpastoronline.com/staying-positive-through-the-pain/#comment-40 stephenlawes Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:56:02 +0000 http://internetpastoronline.com/staying-positive-through-the-pain/#comment-40 Hi Melanie, Thanks for writing the encouraging comment. I am sure that it will bless our friend with RSD. I am also praying for you and your family and I feel blessed to know all of you! Steve Hi Melanie,

Thanks for writing the encouraging comment. I am sure that it will bless our friend with RSD. I am also praying for you and your family and I feel blessed to know all of you!

Steve

]]> By: Melanie Normand http://internetpastoronline.com/staying-positive-through-the-pain/#comment-39 Melanie Normand Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:51:18 +0000 http://internetpastoronline.com/staying-positive-through-the-pain/#comment-39 I would like to encourage the person with RSD to continue to pray and have faith. I myself have a dibilatating disease called Ankylosing Spondylitis. AS. I was diagnosed when I was 19 although had pain since 16. This disease is a muscular skeletol disease affecting the immune system and leads to "fusing of the entire spine or parts". I have been left with a fused "neck" and fusing of some of the lower back. My disease was at it's peak of pain and stiffness during my late 20's and into my late 30's. It was when I was about 40 that I began to notice less pain but more fusing. I prayed all those years and did not stop but will admit that at times, I was very discouraged and lots of times was depressed. It's a vicious cycle that is hard to beat. Now that I am getting close to 50, I am so thankful that some or most of the pain is gone and I believe that God prepared me to accept the "fusing in my neck" and the handicap or the associated disfigurement. I want to encourage this person to not give up and to keep praying and have faith. One day your prayers may be answered. I'm glad that I did not give up and I continue to pray that I am continually blessed to be in less pain. Just one more thing I'd like to add. My children and my husband were such a help to me in those difficult times and I just was so blessed to have them stay by my side. Also, the children learned much about compassion, so, there are lots of positives that come from a negative situation. I would like to encourage the person with RSD to continue to pray and have faith. I myself have a dibilatating disease called Ankylosing Spondylitis. AS. I was diagnosed when I was 19 although had pain since 16. This disease is a muscular skeletol disease affecting the immune system and leads to “fusing of the entire spine or parts”. I have been left with a fused “neck” and fusing of some of the lower back. My disease was at it’s peak of pain and stiffness during my late 20’s and into my late 30’s. It was when I was about 40 that I began to notice less pain but more fusing. I prayed all those years and did not stop but will admit that at times, I was very discouraged and lots of times was depressed. It’s a vicious cycle that is hard to beat. Now that I am getting close to 50, I am so thankful that some or most of the pain is gone and I believe that God prepared me to accept the “fusing in my neck” and the handicap or the associated disfigurement. I want to encourage this person to not give up and to keep praying and have faith. One day your prayers may be answered. I’m glad that I did not give up and I continue to pray that I am continually blessed to be in less pain. Just one more thing I’d like to add. My children and my husband were such a help to me in those difficult times and I just was so blessed to have them stay by my side. Also, the children learned much about compassion, so, there are lots of positives that come from a negative situation.

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