Conditions Tari experiences include endometriosis; digestive issues such as pancreatitis and ulcerative colitis; joint issues such as osteoporosis, rhematoid arthritis and joint pain; kidney disease, anemia, depression and anxiety, among others. To deal with all of this, Tari says, “You
must have a huge amount of faith to help you come out the other side and to
stay on your path. “One day I was in my car on the road
and had to pull over and stop because I was in so much pain. I couldn’t drive and needed to call my husband for help. I was crying and praying: ‘Lord, if you’re out there, please, please, please, make this stop!’ My husband took me to the hospital where they diagnosed the endometriosis.”
Depression eventually set in, and
she had to go for psychiatric treatment. "While in that ward, I met with the spiri- tual help that I really needed. The ladies who helped me seemed at such peace with their lives that I yearned for what they had. I was in desperate need of that! One of the ladies was an assistant pastor, and every time I saw her, she was always happy…she had ‘that peace’!
“The Spoon Theory”
Christine Miserandino called living with lupus every day “The Spoon Theory.” The theory likens the lupus energy drain to spoons: A sufferer is given, say, 12 spoons each day, and every time an action is taken, it uses up one spoon. It could be something as small as getting out of bed or brush- ing your teeth — each uses one spoon. You can see just how long 12 spoons would last. The theory is meant to make sufferers think before they act in order conserve energy and complete their daily activities.
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