“Beep, beep, beep, beep!” The alarm crescendoed. It was 5:30 a.m., sometime in 2017. “Time to make the doughnuts!” I thought. After getting ready for work (on my own), I effortlessly marched out the front door. Later, while driving home after an extended shift, I decided to stop at the…
Diary of a Sjogie — Rena Newman
Rena Newman is the eccentric, clumsy, superhuman columnist for Sjögren’s Disease News. Rena resides in Pensacola, Florida. She has a diverse work history which involved working in the legal field and mental health field. She is also a Singer-Songwriter who focuses on supporting various causes and non-profit organizations. At age 42, she was diagnosed with three rare diseases including Sjogren’s Syndrome, Raynaud’s Disease, and Autoimmune Autonomic Ganglionopathy (say that three times fast). Rena is a proud Aspie and is continuing her education in hopes to one day become a researcher with a focus on autism. She is a lover of cats, plants and porcelain dolls. Check in on Mondays to hear of her wacky tales that may just enlighten, entertain, inspire or encourage hope.
Greetings, friends. I was just bawling because “Hard Candy Christmas” played on the car radio, and now I have extra smudgy, smeary smoky eyes. Uh-oh, I need to wipe and blow my nose, but I don’t have any Kleenex. I guess I’ll have to use this polka-dot cloth…
