I have truly enjoyed reading all of your shared philosophies and thoughts, thank you for this.

If I understand correctly, karma is accumulated from lifetime to lifetime, so it would not be possible to know what one may or may not have done in a previous time around... Having said this I still don't believe that AS or illness is any punishment or negative inducement, just is a physical frailty. When you stop to think about it, healthy/"perfection" is the normal baseline, and that is a miracle in itself. Life is miraculous and amazing, and you know this very well if you are a parent, a pet owner or have ever grown a garden.

I do not feel lucky to have AS and I don't appreciate it for very much, but I am hopeful. I believe medical science will come through and reboot our immune systems and we'll all be feeling better sometime soon...

Many blessings to all, Jessica

Dx'd AS (seronegative spondylarthopathy), Fibromyalgia 8/2007
Be happy for this moment... This moment is your life.