Category Archives: Communication

Putting our money where our needs are

So, as the little reader board on my site here has been teasing you about regarding the “first line of your story”, I’m finally able to write a little more about what I mean by that.......

MLWT Musings Member Offerings

In the Celebrations edition of the MLWT enewsletter, I introduced a new column “Community Sharing.”  I will be announcing three topics that come into my email inbox on a regular basis and I am a......

Introducing a new network with a youthful kick

I am always on the lookout for new options for the younger set living with chronic illnesses.  So much of the information out there on the internet is geared towards assuming people living with ......

May and Lupus back in the spotlight

Here we are again~ National Lupus Awareness Month.  International Lupus Awareness Day is May 10th.  In Oregon, SB348 (Senate Bill 348 designates May of each year as Lupus Awareness Month and ma......

♫ One of these things is not like the other…one of these things just doesn’t belong… ♫

Aviva, who authors the blog Sick Momma,  is hosting PFAM (Patients For A Moment) Blog Carnival this coming Wednesday, November 10th.  Her theme was to have people contribute their experiences, c......

No matter where I go, there you are~

I have been followed around by lupus for over a decade now, but there are still times when I actually expect to be able to fly solo.  In comparison to many people living with this disease, I am ......

So Much to Learn — So Little Time

“What advice would you give, or what would you want non-chronically ill people to know about your illness and your life?” This question brought up something I hadn’t thought about in years.  Alt......

Making Connections (Part Two)

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......

Making Connections (Part One)

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

National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week 2009

Here we go! Monday, September 14th is the beginning of National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week 2009  and there will a lot of great people out there offering a great deal of informatio......

Join the MLWT Mailing List