Weathering the Storm Jennifer Cavrudatz
W
hich storm am I referring to? Well, really there are two storms. This past September, Category 5 Hurricane Irma was forecasted to directly hit my hometown of Fort Lauderdale, FL. There was also the storm that I knew could brew inside of me, potentially causing a flare-up of my pemphigus. The storm inside of me was related to the stress of preparing for Hurricane Irma and the fear of what it could do to me, my family, and our homes. I had anxiety because I still wanted to travel to California for the IPPF Annual Patient Conference and for a scheduled appointment with Dr. Sergei Grando. I knew I had to protect myself from both of these pending storms.
