A New Year Living With Psoriasis

We are about to see another year in the books. Another year of living with psoriasis. We have psoriasis but psoriasis does not define us. I wish I could say that people who do not have psoriasis would understand that. It would make a new year easier.

2024 was not a good year for me. My hope is that it was for many of you. If you have followed along with my articles, then you understand what I have been dealing with. I am anxiously awaiting a new year. A new year full of new beginnings, new memories and new treatments. Sounds mundane, doesn’t it? When we deal with so much on a daily basis it is hard to look to the future with excitement. With my psoriasis flaring my hope is that 2025 will be the year of healing both physically and mentally.

New beginnings

2024 has been a devastating year for my family. We have lost so much family and friends. June 2024 saw a conclusion to the court case that involved a family member. It has done as much to hurt our family as the losses we have suffered. Because of all of this my psoriasis is in the worst flare it has ever been in.

2025 starts off with my insurance changing. Finally having private insurance, I thought I could get treatment. While I did get a new more caring primary care physician, I was not able to get a dermatologist. I blame it on not having private insurance until June. It did not leave much time. I am starting off the new year with a new insurance company. It means a complete change. New doctors all the way around. First on the list a new PCP then the others.

New memories

This above all is what I am looking forward to the most. Given such a disastrous year I want new memories. What those will look like I am not sure. Sometimes I wish we had a magic mirror to see the future. Then again, I think that might scare us immensely. Living with psoriasis I always say that it is the gift that just keeps on giving. I don’t want that as a memory, but it is hard not to go there. I want memories of new friends, going to new destinations, and bringing our family back together.

New treatments

I have to say this thought brings me some excitement. With new doctors, I am anticipating a new treatment to help with or even clear the psoriasis. For 2025, I would love to be able to say that I am clear for the first time in 20 years. What a glorious thought and accomplishment that would be. I know it first will come with the struggle of finding new doctors and then hoping the new insurance will go along with the treatment plan. I am prepared to advocate for myself. So now it is your turn. What are you most hopeful for in 2025? Is it a new beginning, a new memory, or a new treatment? Is it something else? Let’s share so that 2025 comes in with a bang. Happy New Year everyone!!!!