Hard as it is to hear, it actually is a relief to finally get a diagnosis. At least you now know what you are dealing with. I hope you have good medical care and wish you the best as you move forward. I’m glad, Nita, that you’ve found my blog helpful.

Hi Mary,

Thanks so much for your comment. I’d be happy to participate in your blog and welcome your link. I’ll email you separately so we can work out details. I look forward to seeing your site and learning more about your group’s efforts.

I love your posts. This one spoke right to me. I would like to put a link to your blog and website on our new website. I am building it right now so it is not yet published. We are a group of patients at the University of Michigan Scleroderma Program. We have formed a group called: Hand In Hand for Cure and Care. Our website will be http://www.handinhandcurecare.com and our facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/handinhandcurecare. If you approve, I would like to put a link to your website and soon have you guest post in our blog section. I don’t know how to contact you via email so I apologize for this comment/question to you. Mary

Thanks, Pat. Truth be told, I’d prefer not to be a trail blazer in this way, but it is what it is. The key to all this is to think like a manager and delegate, but it’s hard to let go.

Surely there’s no reason to berate yourself for wanting your home to be at a certain level of cleanliness and freedom from clutter. You want what you want–so what! Do what you can to achieve it. I think you are being very resourceful.