This is a subject that is of great interest to me and one of my sisters in Carmel. I am old enough to realize how much better our world is for people confronting the lifetime management of such systemic illnesses. I am so pleased that you have decided to come forward Kathy. I fear that I have little to contribute for I do not have the experiences of that specific illness myself or a broad spectrum of views from the Carmelite perspective. I do know how our tiny new community has met and behaved toward a now clothed member who does have to manage the same illness. |