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