An Angel with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Hi my name is Liza and I have a beautiful friend with RA. here is her story ;Her journey with RA started about 18 yrs ago. Numerous tests determined that she had rheumatoid arthritis? Her grandmother had it, and she was very deformed, at first she was very afraid of what was to come, then her family physician who was very informed about RA started me on Celebrex and Plaquinol. the Celebrex started kicking her kidneys down, so she had to stop taking that. A couple months later a yearly eye exam showed abnormalities in my eyes, so she then had to stop the Plaquinol. Even with pain killers life got really hard. There were many days she couldn’t even get out of bed after 6 months without Celebrex her kidneys were starting to improve, so she made the conscious decision to go back on it part time. Life was better, but nowhere near normal. She was put on painkillers and trying different RA meds. Finally was put on methotrexate in pill form. Took 3 to 4 months, but finally started feeling a little better, but still not good. Next came Methotrexate injection. A bit more progress, but still a gap between decent days and bad days. Her journey has been many years of pain and disableing changes. She has a surgery on her left wrist and is presently on Remicade drugs. A bone anlaysis was recently done to check on other joints which resulted in her having to do an elbow replacement and ankle surgery on right ankle Photos and video will show deform elbow and her right ankle, having exhausted all her funds in overseas medical bills. We are here to help her raise the funds. You see when a  patient has rheumatoid arthritis they can develop joint deformities in the hand or wrist that are unresponsive to medical management, surgical intervention is often necessary. These deformities lead to loss of the ability to grip, grasp, walking and pinch, often leaving the patient unable to perform the activities of daily living sometimes permanent damage to joints. Being able to do basic daily activities ( combing her hair, dressing herself, working etc.) will mean the world to her. Thank you so much. All donations goes to her Bank account directly from this website