"And some nights I'm just crying my eyes out because I can't handle having RA at 18. I've had so many dreams before this and now I'm just sad everyday. It stresses me out. What would my life be without RA? I would never know and that's what does hurt me most. Knowing there is no cure. I have no hope. I'm just useless. Weak. And I feel so lonely even between my friends. Because they will never understand what I'm going through. I have nobody to really understand."