Yearly Archives: 2009
2009/12/27
Advocacy, Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Education and Skill Building, Lifestyle, Local Resources, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Resources, Self-Care, Social Support, Targets, Washington
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I’ve been off the radar for too long here and plan on getting back into writing in January. It’s tough to keep putting up posts when there are so many amazing people to be connecting with perso......
This week is National Handwashing Week .
I fall somewhere between “Extra precautions are a good idea” and “What’s all the hysteria really about?! ” when it comes to exposing my already-accelera......
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Well, better late than never, but November has been National Pomegranate Month. I meant to mention that earlier…
Over the past few months, I’ve been testing ......
A quick note, thanks to a reminder from Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy , about a very important day today.
Today is Kiss a Caregiver Day hosted by Caregiving.com . Take a minute and stop by thi......
2009/11/07
Books, Challenge and Opportunity, Chronic Illness, Communication, Coping, Events, Lupus, Networking, Oregon, Self-Care, Social Support, Treatment Approaches and Perspectives, Washington
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In the last post , I spoke of how many of us constantly seek out information regarding our chronic illness believing that the more we know, the better we will be in managing our illnesses. Alth......
2009/11/05
Announcements, Books, Chronic Illness, Communication, Coping, Diagnosis, Education and Skill Building, Events, Local Resources, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Personal Stories, Self-Care, Social Support, Strategies, Treatment Approaches and Perspectives, Washington
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“My life has a great set of characters; I just haven’t figured out the plot.”
~Ashleigh Brilli......
A friend of mine recently reacted to a pneumonia vaccination and that led me to confirm my decision to NOT get the H1N1 and flu vaccines this year. Her reaction may have less to do with her R.A......
2009/10/12
Advocacy, Announcements, Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Chronic Illness, Coping, Events, Local Resources, Oregon, Resources, Vancouver, Washington, Work and Career
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Nothing brings home the challenges of stiff, achy joints and limited mobility quite like the dampness of a good Oregon winter. We’ve been fortunate here so far in not stepping into that season......
2009/10/06
Advocacy, Books, Community, Events, Local Resources, Lupus, Outdoor Fun, Portland Metro, Resources, Social Support, Sports & Fitness, Washington, Western
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A quick note for all of you who will be in the Seattle area on October 17th :
The LFA Pacific NW Chapter will be hosting their annual Mad Hatter Walk N Roll for Lupus event on that day at Magnus......
We’ve been busy trying to find, organize, correct and place all of our information onto the new blog.
Since we had to revamp everything – meaning we couldn’t just transfer information, we had t......
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