I'm not sure that damage is only done during a flare. Sometime young people here report that they have already fused after just a short time of being aware that they had AS. That, to me, means that the damage was progressing all along. I think it can sneak up on us and suddenly we have fusing when we didn't know it was starting up.
Donna
Donna
Cherish your yesterdays,
Dream your tomorrows,
But live your todays.
Do the very best you can
leave the rest to God.
God Bless,
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