Editor’s Note…
On October 4, 2017, Murray Rose (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada) asked PRP patients and caregivers to share one word that describes PRP.
PRP, you are ______.
On November 17, 2020, Murray resurrected the find-a-word challenge with another post.
The responses are listed below. Feel free to use “Leave a Reply” to add more words as appropriate.
PRP: YOU ARE … Vile
Martin W – Wolverhampton, England
PRP: YOU ARE … Destroying
Stewart L – Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
PRP: YOU ARE … ALL-Consuming
Leonie V – Pretoria, South Africa
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PRP: YOU ARE … Devastating
Tania T – Le Chillou, Deux Sevres, France
PRP: YOU ARE … A Nightmare
Geoffrey J – Southwick, West Sussex, England
PRP: YOU ARE … Ruthless
Debbie R – Calgary, Alberta, Canada
PRP: YOU ARE … Wretched
Pam M – Calgary, Alberta, Canada
PRP: YOU ARE … Relentless
Chris U – Lincoln, Lincolnshore, England
PRP: YOU ARE … Exasperating
Lynn A – Aberdeen, South Carolina
PRP: YOU ARE … Life-changing & PRUTRID
Karen A – Sarasota, Florida
(Ed. Note. Murray disqualified Karen’s “life changing”. I pulled rank and gave her a hyphen to qualify life-changing as a modified adjective.)
(Ed. Note. Murray disqualified Karen’s “life changing”. I pulled rank and gave her a hyphen to qualify life-changing as a modified adjective.)
PRP: YOU ARE … Debilitating
Gary R – Port Henry, Ontario, Canada
PRP: YOU ARE … Disruptive
Karen B – North Wales, UK
PRP: YOU ARE … exhausting
Sonnia R – Ontario, Canada
PRP: YOU ARE … monstrous
GM – Pretoria, South Africa
PRP: YOU ARE … Horrible
David H – Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia
PRP: YOU ARE … A Horror
Leslie L – Colorado Springs, Colorado
PRP: YOU ARE … Traumatic, CrUEL & PUTRID
Beth R – Bristol, England
PRP: YOU ARE … Mysterious
Diane H – Andover, Minnesota
PRP: YOU ARE … Evil
Derrick S – Oak Hills, California
PRP: YOU ARE … Costly& ITCHY
Karen B – Rochester, NY
PRP: YOU ARE … Torture& INCESSANT
Deborah W – Royal Palm Beach, Florida
PRP: YOU ARE …Maddening
Janell P – Forgan, Oklahoma
PRP: YOU ARE … Frustrating
Curtis S – Dayton, Ohio
PRP: YOU ARE …Enervating& GAME-CHANGER
Jan T – Ringwood, New Jersey
Causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality
PRP: YOU ARE … Painful
Gwen A
PRP: YOU ARE … Itchy, Embarrassing & Dominant
Jennifer K – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
PRP: YOU ARE … Disgusting
Cami C
PRP: YOU ARE … Shedding & BEATABLE
Bronagh S
PRP: YOU ARE … Exfoliating
Chris U – Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
PRP: YOU ARE … Exhausting
Roberta K – Sicklerville, New Jersey
PRP: YOU ARE … Life-sappingU& DEBILITATING
Richard L – Lansdale, Pennsylvania
PRP: YOU ARE … Serenpipitous
Bill M – Planio, Texas
SERENDIPITOUS means occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way. What could possibly be “happy” or “beneficial” about PRP? How about relationships?
Tierney , Ginny (and Jeffrey, Lauren, Nathan and Joey), Christine, Roberto and Molly; Nicolat, Mary and Mitch, Jan and Malcolm, Murray, Martin, Carol Terry, Karen, Brenda, Bab and an ever-growing gaggle of fellow PRP patients and caregivers.
PRP: YOU ARE … Gross& HAIRLESS
Brenda M – Kent, England
PRP: YOU ARE … A Mystery
Jean N – Danvers, Massachusetts
PRP: YOU ARE … Ugly!
Cindy M – Alamonte, Florida
PRP: YOU ARE … Guilty
Ginny M – Lexington, South Carolina
PRP: YOU ARE … Devastating, Heartless, Unrelenting, Challenging, Saddening, Maddening & AbsurD
Simon S – Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
PRP: YOU ARE … Merciless
Donald G – Burghill, Ohio
PRP: YOU ARE … Toast
Peggy W – Hermitage, Tennessee
PRP: YOU ARE … Atrocious, Despicable, Cruel & Unusual
Kendra H – Stockton, California
PRP: YOU ARE … Gruesome!
Kathy D – Denison, Texas
PRP: YOU ARE … Alien
Gavin F – Melbourne, Australia
PRP: YOU ARE … Bizarre
Danielle S – Warnbro, Western Australia, Australia
PRP: YOU ARE … Overwhelming
Barbara Y – Winter Park, Florida
PRP: YOU ARE … Despicable
Leith W – Towoomba, Queensland, Australia
PRP: YOU ARE … Inconsiderate
Anne H – Glenside, Pennsylvania
PRP: YOU ARE … Mean
Anne M – Riverside, California
PRP: YOU ARE … RELENTLESS
Liz W – Atwater, California
PRP: YOU ARE … HorrIfic
Kenneth S – Medora, Indiana
PRP: YOU ARE … EVIL & VILE (same letters)
Lisa J – Huntersville, North Carolina
PRP: YOU ARE … HELLHOLE
Gail S – Detroit, Michigan
PRP: YOU ARE … NASTY
Carol T – Swaffham, Norfolk, England