The Talk host said having Sjögren’s syndrome, fibromyalgia, and lupus “does not make for an easy life.”
Although Inaba’s various conditions result in physical and emotional pain, she appears healthy and normal to the average person.in May and shared that she was struggling with a fibromyalgia flare-up. “I look healthy and I am really healthy—all things considered, but then I have these incredible sharp pains,” she explained.
Inaba admits that coping with her conditions often felt lonely, but she now views that isolation as a gift. “We are the only ones going through this struggle, the only ones that can determine our pain level, and what works and what doesn’t,” she wrote. “The doctors are for information. But decisions are our own. Feeling the relief and the discomfort are ours to experience alone. And we have to find ways to stand strong and become our own best advocate for our own health.
With that, she has learned two important lessons: Be the hero of your own life and accept all parts of yourself. As for how she is doing now? Inaba said that it took her a few years of experimenting to figure out which treatments worked best for her. “You must be proactive in your treatment,” she says. “You are the expert on you.”
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