Hi @lemouth, thanks so much for those kind words.  Not courage...an awareness of good fortune.  Mine was restricted to one lesion and the knowledge that this is part of my medical profile. The first time I went to the pemphigus specialist I was a bit frightened.  She told me that eveyone (there were many) who was in her waiting room had pemphigus and they were all doing fine.  They certainly looked fine.

In the US, as you know, one of the biggest issues in health is access to care.  In my case, that was never an obstacle. But for all autoimmune diseases, as a class, as you also know, there is little that can be done to control the course of *active*, refractory disease beyond some rather brutal drug regimens.  I think hope rests in looking at causes--those causes often rest in the environment. Many articles here on SteemSTEM address that.  I'm thinking of @chappertron and @scienceblocks in particular, who address epigenetic influences and how we might affect them.  SteemSTEM is a science library :)

I really appreciate your stopping by and commenting.  For me, feedback and networking are most rewarding.