Finding LOVE despite RA

In 2016, I shared my diagnosis with members of another group that I belong to and had Dr Dey come to educate them about Autoimmune Diseases in general.

The next day, a lady sent me a private WhatsApp message to find out how I was doing. She didn't stop there and kept checking up on me afterwards intermittently. We didn't know each other and had never met before. We were only connected on WhatsApp via the group. She lived in Bawku at the time, and I was in Accra. As a result of her constant checking up we became friends.

Things became more interesting when she went a step further and asked to pray and fast with me occasionally about my health. Aside from my nuclear family, no one had done that for me. I was pleasantly surprised. I later found out that she had health challenges of her own at the time, but that didn't stop her from caring about me, and wanting to make sure I was okay. When she eventually came to Accra she paid me a visit to see for herself what I was going through. My heart melted at the show of concern. I fell in love and wasted no time in letting her know that.

It's been 8 years since then and I am happy to say that we are happily married and she still makes me feel special and relevant. I couldn't have asked for a better partner to have my back on this journey.

It is true that a lot of people lose relationships as a result of their diagnosis with autoimmune conditions. However, a few of us found love because of it, so do not give up on love because of a bad ex. RA won’t stop us.

Franklin