SS - Sjogren's Syndrome

UABSO song about Sjogrens Syndrome done by B. Curtis

"The Sjogren's Song"
Lyrics:

[Chorus]
Sjogrens is a cause of xerosis
Glandular cells destroyed by apoptosis
its an autoimmune and
chronic inflammatory disease
It'll kick your acinar cells into the streets

Well, my momma was diagnosed
about the age of 43
Which is typical for a female
of this age with this disease.
She told the doc her eyes were dry
And her lips stuck to her teeth
And at this time, it crossed his mind, he thought
"Sjogrens disease"

Ma'am, I don't think that your lacrimal gland
Is working at its best
So, here's some drops to numb your eyes
and, we'll use this Schirmer's Test
He put those strips in my momma's eyes
And watched 'em sit and saw they were dry
While flureocsine stain told him the break up time

½ Chorus

He analyzed the results he had
Told her that they were mostly bad
and unfortunately
it ain't looking good for you, he said

(Bridge)
Keratoconjivitis sicca is what it seems to be
Your TBUT and your schirmer's low
And it seems quite possibly, that you've got...

Sjogrens is a disease of dryness.
Dry eyes, mouth, ears, nose, skin and dry vaginas
It's an autoimmunity disease that's hard to diagnose
It'll dry your eyes. it'll dry your mouth.
But, it sure won't dry your clothes.

years went by and blood was taken
it appears mom's health has been forsaken
elevated IgG and ESR
so, she takes these drops to quench her eyes
Immunosupression to paralyze
this auto-immunity disease she's got

Well She's got...

[Chorus]

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[hbinct]

Is there any way to get the lyrics? I can't make out the words over the guitar and as a 25-year Sjogrens sufferer, I'm sure I would really enjoy and appreciate it more. Thank you for making this video. Your mother must be very proud of you. :)

[BottleRocketOD]

@hbinct Hey! Barry has now posted the lyrics under the description. Hope that helps and thanks for viewing!

[andidance]

You're adorable! Thanks for taking time to bring awareness to Sjogren's in a fun way! :) I was diagnosed 3 years ago and it's KICKING MY BUTT! Venus Williams was just diagnosed this summer and had to withdraw from the U.S. Open. I didn't know that until today.

[theesanvedan]

hi, great song! am a dental student and used it to study for my final exams ;)

[CERV78]

Brilliant! This really cheered me up . Well done on making some very complicated lyrics work seemlessly btw.

[larnieri]

You are just way to cute........... I have suffered for around 20 years now. Great to have a reason to smile about this............

i agree, I would like to see the lyrics. a bit difficult to hear. thanks again for this .............

[dentallorenzana]

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[tanyale1977]

Thank you that was a great laugh on a day in the bed due to my Sjogren's Syndrome co-pilot.

[bouncymargin]

That might not be a bad idea! :) I'll get on that right after finals next week.