“Her Diamonds” is a song by Rob Thomas, written about his wife’s struggle with an unnamed “lupus-like” autoimmune disease. I first discovered this song back in July by reading Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy’s blog, and was impressed at how well it captures the essence of a couple living with a disease like this.
So why do I bring it up now? I’ve been going through a rough time physically, and strangely enough, this song has been following me around. After a long period of not hearing it anywhere, it suddenly seems to be everywhere, and appears at times when I’m having particular trouble. I was driving home from a difficult and painful bodywork session when it came on the radio, and I pulled into a parking lot and cried. Then on another day, I was in the drugstore filling a new prescription, which felt like a defeat since I’ve been trying to reduce meds, and there it was again.
Rheumatoid Arthritis guy writes about it here, and he also includes a video that shows the words to the song if you’d like to read them. But I want to show you the other video, the “real” one. To me, it seems to capture perfectly the feeling of being trapped inside a body wracked with pain and fatigue.
YouTube won’t let me embed it, unfortunately, but here’s the link:
Tags: Flaring, Medications, Music, Pain
Ciao Remi,
Mi dispiace, che tu senti male. Spero che abbia un buon fine settimana e migliori giorni avanti!
🙂 Laurie
Grazie, Laurie! 🙂
That’s a wonderful song. The lyrics are heartbreaking. They’re even more striking, I think, when the words are in such contrast to the happy, energetic beat…
I love this song too. Sometimes it makes me emotional also. Rob Thomas has a lot of great music!
Thank you for sharing this. I had to repost this video on my blog, because I was overwhelmed with how lovely this song is and how it hits so close to home.
xo,
Jenn
I love this song too. Sometimes it makes me emotional also. Rob Thomas has a lot of great music!