by David-Elijah Nahmod
In “Life with Lexie,”
her Firsts contribution, Johnson-Wright recalls her friendship with
Lexie, her college caregiver.
She also recalls the abuse she withstood at the
hands of her own mother, who was unable to deal with the harsh realities of
Johnson-Wright’s disability.
Johnson-Wright now speaks to us about how this
abuse affected her rheumatoid arthritis.
“As is true of many other medical
conditions, stress can exacerbate rheumatoid arthritis, making one prone to
flairs,” she said. “The more the disease acts up, the faster permanent joint
damage occurs.
And if you have a condition with chronic pain, anxiety makes the
physical sensations of the pain worse. I didn’t learn that until I was in my
30s. No one bothered to tell me that when I was a kid.”
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