During my experiences with Sarcoidosis I learned some other things about myself that I had not paid much attention too. I learned to love and appreciate myself more. I learned to let things go that had troubled me, and I learned to speak up as well and not allow people to say anything to me or mistreat me as if I had to accept it.
You may ask, but what does that have to do with Sarcoidosis? Well, I am glad you asked. While dealing with Sarcoidosis, I attended a one day Women's Conference. The keynote speaker was a registered nurse from The Med. Not only was she loaded with information medically but also spiritually.
After she had finished her presentation, she allowed the ladies in attendance to ask questions about their health for about 15 to 20 minutes. The ladies in attendance asked the speaker questions regarding diseases from high blood pressure, to diabetes. I finally got the courage to ask my question. I decided to ask a question about Sarcoidosis. I did not tell her that I was a Sarcoidosis patient, I just asked her, "are you familiar with Sarcoidosis," just to see what she had to say, and this is what she said to me:
Yes she said, I am familiar with it. It is an inflammatory disease that can take place anywhere in your body, and doctors do not know what causes it, and there is no cure, although it is treatable with steroids, until the immune system can figure out a way to heal the body itself, and most people suffer with it in their lungs.
She then said something else that really got my attention. She said, but let me share something with you that the doctors will not tell you. People who suffer with Sarcoidosis are people who have a lot of internalized hurts. And when you have carried them for so long, and it eats away at you, your body receives a message that you do not want to live, so what happens? She said what happens is this kind of attitude confuses the immune system and causes it to attack its own body. Do you really want to be healed from Sarcoidosis she said; but remember, I told you earlier that I had not even told her that it was me with the disease. However, she said to me "if you want your healing here is how you get it; you need to let go of all your past hurts and disappointments, and when people mistreat you in the future, you must let them know it then, and not care about how they receive it, and you are going to get your healing lady."
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