Category Archives: Education and Skill Building

Focusing on the pieces helps me get to my big picture

It seemed like a good idea at the time. I picked out a beautiful 2000 piece puzzle of Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany for my mom this year for Christmas.  It has been years since I did one and......

Wishing Everyone An Adventurous 2010!

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......

Making Connections (Part One)

“My life has a great set of characters; I just haven’t figured out the plot.”                                                                                                     ~Ashleigh Brilli......

Over the ‘wurst’ of it

So you are probably groaning right now and understandably so – lame title, I know.  However, it fits what has been going on here and I will explain a little about the silence in my postin......

Lost in Translation

“Failure To Communicate“ –  spoken by “The Captain“, the domineering prison warden played by Strother Martin in the 1967 movie Cool Hand Luke. During my visit to Ge......

A new lupus book that speaks from the heart

  When facing my lupus diagnosis, I sought out many books covering medical terms, confusing symptoms, current and potential treatment options – all to quench my thirst for conquering this ......

Our Voices for Lupus Awareness: Leslie’s Take on Living and Learning

It Does Not Say “Lupus” On My CV  In April of 2008, I was diagnosed with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, just weeks before the end of my first year of graduate school.  The past few ......

Guest Blogging Event for Lupus Awareness Month

Today marks the beginning of our contribution in raising lupus awareness – especially to those living here in Oregon and SW Washington.  Throughout the month of May, National Lupus Awarene......

No foolin’ – Lupus is finally here~

It’s official – the National Lupus Awareness Campaign  “Could I Have Lupus?”   has officially begun.  It will include new websites, partnerships, marketing and PSA’......

Introducing our Scleroderma Foundation –OR Chapter

Last Saturday, our local Scleroderma Chapter held their 8th Annual Cheri Woo Scleroderma Education Seminar offering specific information and resources for those living here with this autoimmune......

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