I'm a big believer in owning one's choices. It's actually been the central issue in the big argument between H and me over the past five years. Actions speak louder than words, and it speaks volumes that H has made one decision after another that delayed his coming to live with me. He still maintains it's out of his control. Weird that he can do that. Of course I've put up with it for that long, which is my weirdness.
I'm impressed that you've read up on Sjogren's Syndrome. There is more information now than there used to be, though I still meet doctors have never heard of it. So, hey, you know more than some doctors.