KARLY
I AM A 30 YEAR-OLD WEGENER'S PATIENT WHO JUST WAS RELEASED FROM TAKING PREDNISONE BY MY IMMUNOLOGIST THIS WEEK! I'LL BE PRAYING FOR YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR BROTHER. I MUST TELL YOU- I WAS ON PREDNISONE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AND I WATCHED MY FAMILY STRUGGLE TO KEEP THEIR SMILES WHILE THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT A SPOT OR AN ACHE OR A COLD. I REALLY BELIEVE IT'S MUCH HARDER FOR LOVED-ONES TO STAND BY AND NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP THE PATIENT- NOTHING, EXCEPT BE VERY INTRESTED AND KIND AND UNDERSTANDING AND POSITIVE! YOUR BROTHER SOUNDS LIKE HE HAS A WONDERFUL SISTER AND I AM CONFIDENT YOUR SUPPORT WILL HELP HIM BELIEVE THAT HE WILL GET BETTER AND BE A BETTER MAN BECAUSE OF THE LOVE HE HAS BEEN SHOWN. THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS HAVE FAITH IN GOD AND TRUST HIM TO DO A MIRICLE IN THE LIFE OF YOUR BROTHER, YOUR FAMILY AND IN YOU. IT MAY NOT COME WITH A FLASH OF LIGHTNING AND THE ROAR OF THUNDER. IT MAY COME IN A WHISPER OF PEACE IN THE MIDST OF A VERY SCARY-LOOKING STORM.