Pain and the immune system

I never used to get sick, and if I did it was a little cold, you just worked through it. Now I wheeze, I get pneumonia, bronchitits, the flu, if its out there, I will catch it.
How come they never told me when they were mentioning the list of ills, that I could lose my immune system?
There are color changes on my hands and blisters have appeared twice now, I have a funny little spot where the last one was. The pain clinic doctor pats my knee and tells me to hang in there, but sometimes its hard. So you work harder at cleaning your house, cooking dinner, planning the shopping.
It may not fix the pain, but having someone to talk to helps, and I owe 2 of my very special friends my life for that. They are there, sometimes when I can't leave my house, I can call and we laugh and talk for hours.
Did you know you are saving my sanity? Did you know i love you for all you do for me, and in case I don't say it enough

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You,