First Day At the New Job

Tonight was my first night as a Candy Hut Sales Girl. It went alright. The till is a little hard to catch on to & I made myself look ridiculous a couple times, but it seems like the job is mostly customer service. I have that down PAT.

I had another interview today

At the Candy Hut at the mall. I think it went well - I'm fairly sure I got the job.

Dream Entry

I was at this big house with my mom. And we went outside for some reason and my dad pulled up in a car with our dog, Clancy. Clancy looked happy, like a puppy again, and dad looked how he used to. Not bloated, not old, not miserable. He showed us a parking ticket or something that he had gotten on May 4th, 2002. But in reality, he died on April 29th, 2002. He came to show us this, and he said that he had been alive for another week after we thought he had died. And it wasn't a suicide, it was a car accident on some street in Seattle. He said that, now, he had to hang around that street for all of eternity. He was always there. And I kept asking him why he was here if it was just a one-time deal. And he said "Yeah." He wouldn't answer any questions about why he was there. He wouldn't tell me anything except that he is always on this street.

I hugged him. It felt so good. I miss him so much. The one year anniversary of his death is coming along soon. I can't get overPost Options how real it was.

Anyway. I have an interview at the Dairy Queen at the Mall in about an hour.

Doctor's visit.

I went to the doctor today, and I have to keep up with the 10 mg of Prednisone every other day, and I no longer have to get shots weekly.The last one I got left a huge bruise - it was not pretty, and it hurt. Hurray!

How to Contact Me

I check my email and Myspace pretty frequently, so you can easily reach me through either of those. I like using gmail and facebooks chats, and sometimes you can find me on AIM.

Email: narrance @ gmail . com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/mjn
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=718111245
AIM: swLsssmLsss

About Me

My name is Swiss. I'll be 24 in August of this year. I was a pretty sickly kid, and my family chalked my tummy aches as either an attempt to get out of school, or a cry for attention from a stressed out kid. In high school I was the Fundraiser and Ad Sales Director for my school plays, which was a pretty high stress position but I really enjoyed it, as well as a part-time fast food job and my schooling. By senior year I felt thoroughly worn out. I was finally put on state medical insurance, and I urged my mom to take me to the doctor. We suspected many things that could be the cause of myself being so tired I couldn't get out of bed. Hypothyroidism, which many members of my family have, Epstein-Barr Virus, Mono, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. They all sort of resemble each other. I know that my mom and I weren't expecting a call the next day telling me that I had Lymphoma.

After several wrong diagnosis', four years of seeing a terrible (and nearly abusive) pediatric oncologist, three years on prednisone, and more, I'm finally seeing a wonderful rheumatologist who has diagnosed me with Lupus and Fibromyalgia. Whereas my former doctors' diagnosis never really sounded like my symptoms, I researched Fibromyalgia and Lupus and it clicked - these two illnesses together is what is going on with my body! I got off the prednisone and on a medication regiment that actually works. I've been told I can't work again and that I should apply for SSI benefits, which I am currently awaiting my "appeal before a judge" date.

I feel like having Lupus along with Fibromyalgia magnifies, and changes the effects of Lupus to an extent. I've learned many things about my illnesses by researching them. I've tried many things to relieve certain symptoms. I want to share these things, so it's easier for you and your loved ones to cope.