In this day and age, it is almost a badge of honor to be a "Military Wife" because these two words let the world know the sacrifices that you make everyday of your life. I am a military wife. For me, this is nothing. I wish I had a hat or a t-shirt that said "SARC WIFE" or something similar for two reasons:
1) to remind those that are going through the disease that they are not alone. We are there to support them and help them in anyway we can. We are also going through this with them.
2) to make people ask questions about the disease and spread the word. Breast cancer has a pink ribbon, women's heart health has a red dress, old age has the red hat club. Even Lance Armstrong has a color and this seems really unfair.
I read posts occassionaly from other sarc partners who are unsure what to expect, what to do, how to act, etc. Some of us choose to ignore the disease. This action brings retalitory posts on this site from people who don't understand why their partners ignore the disease. Some of us choose to get really involved and find out as much information as we can. However, when we ask questions, we are often treated with "It's just the medicine" or "I had that too and it's terrible". These responses do not help us in our quest for information or help.
So, if you see a post requesting help in some way or another from a sarc partner, please come to their aid. We understand that the disease sucks and that the medication sucks and that the doctors all suck because they don't understand it. What we want to know is how to make your world a little better because this will make our world a little better. Things can only improve from there.
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