PMR Christmas Poem

Bones, joints and muscles
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Polymyalgia after 3 years……………. December 2018

At Christmas Miss Poly will be three years old Mr Pred who’s the steroid, He helps with the load

I’m now down to 6 Which proved very slow And the drop for one week Leaves me feeling quite low

There’s only one answer to keep me pain free Take two thirds in bed And one third after tea

I’m lucky I guess Mr Pred does his stuff He works really hard Then I don’t feel too rough

And when I bounce back from the horrible drop I’m out and about And I try not to stop

I see all my friends, try to have a good time But I’m careful to cut down carbs, sugar and wine

And as I drop down I am hoping to see A gradual improvement and find the old me

And eventually make it to down under 5 And feel more normal, be completely alive

So all of us live with eternal hope And battle the demon and try hard to cope

Remember that star burns up high in the sky So we mustn’t complain and ask reasons why

Happy Christmas to All and a Happy New Year Let’s all face the future with cheer and less fear

We’ll raise glasses high and give a High Five And just thank the Lord we are all still alive

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE AND A MORE PAIN FREE 2019 Diana

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Lovely thanks for sharing

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what a lovely verse, and something I can relate to. You are indeed a poet , and thank you for sharing. Happy Christmas.

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The poem is lovely and says it all. Well done! Happy Christmas!

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You certainly have a talent. Well done!

Best of luck with your on-going, and successful dropping of Mr, Pred. You seem to be doing well.

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excellent! THANK YOU for sharing your talent and journey. I’m also on year 3 and relate to your poem.

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Thank you! Talent abounds!!!

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Thank you. Well put… and in verse.

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Great poem Diana, thanks for your good wishes and well written poem.
Wishing you and all our dear readers a very Happy Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year!!!
Freda

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Fantastic! Happy Christmas! X

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thank you Diana for your lovely poem! Merry Christmas to all you folks…may 2019 hold wonderful, glorious things for us all!
Best of health and happiness to everyone!:face_blowing_a_kiss::santa_claus::christmas_tree:

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That has made me SMILE so much! it is so clever Diana, thank you for your poem, it;s great and we can relate! Bless you and have a very Merry Christmas

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Thank you Diana, how lovely your poem is, thinking of you and everyone who is connected to this Forum.

Have a lovely Christmas, Crimbo etc…

Track

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thank you for sharing that was lovely . And a very merry Christmas to you

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I love it ! :slight_smile:
I am in the same boat, 31/2 years and down to 6, “two thirds in bed, and one third after tea”.

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Thank you Flutterbie! I learnt to split from this fabulous forum early on and it literally saved me when I was in desperate pain in the night. Then found Pred acted like a sleeping pill for me. The dropping is getting slower so bring on 2019 and it will be interesting to see the progress. Fingers crossed for all PMR sufferers.

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How are you, Lynda?

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Anhaga…I’m soooo sorry I’ve taken so long to respond to you. I’ve been sick and still am, but I’ll catch you up asap. :face_blowing_a_kiss::face_blowing_a_kiss:

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just read this, how nice! thank you