Elizabeth House: CREST Syndrome

I have spasms in my back, throat, and legs. I find it very difficult to eat, and difficult to do all the simple things like riding a bike or even walking, and when I try to do these things, I am in horrible pain for days.

I find it hard to help people understand what it is we are going through because they can only see the outside, which looks good, but it's the inside that is really falling apart. I am tired of always having to say, "I'm sorry, I can't," or "I'm sorry, I just do not feel well."

I would like to be able to talk with anyone who is going through the same thing that I am and find out how you handle this. Who knows, maybe we can be uplifting to one another as we journey through life with the horrible thing called scleroderma.