Autoimmunity is back!

Our blog is fixed and we're ready for bear. Mike has already added two posts about R.A. and fibromyalgia that are worth a read. I posted this before but it was unreadable, so here it is again:

Hey y'all! welcome to our little corner of Disaboom. We are the unfortunate few who are affected in some way by autoimmune disease. It is estimated that 20% of the population "suffers" from an autoimmune disease. Autoimmune disease is the 4th largest cause of disability in women and autoimmune diseases primarily affect women. We are the segment of the medical community that is often undiagnosed until our diseases are drastically manifested. We also tend to collect them like some people collect travel spoons or beanie babies. They say that if you have one AI disease you are more likely to have another.

Our diseases have the common AI thread but they are as different as we are as human beings. I think this blog would be a good place to share our stories relating to AI diseases. Tell the world what it's like to be the you with an autoimmune disease or diseases. Just a few guidelines:

Please sign your name to your posts. This blog is open to all members and it will be confusing if we don't do that!
No blaming the "victims." This is a personal one for me and I am forcing you all to live by it. There is, as of today, no credible evidence that autoimmune diseases are diseases of affluence. This involves a fundamental misunderstanding of what immunity is and does and it seeks to further an agenda. MY agenda is to not allow it to be furthered here. That's my one and only political proviso.

If you all ever want to do a blog carnival type thing, I can organize that here. Just let me know. 

Have fun with this group!

Liesl