Category Archives: Strategies

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......

A Picture Worth a Thousand Flares

I’ve been around the block a bit when it comes to knowing what I should and should not do because of my lupus. (Note: the lower case “l”)  For over a decade, I have managed my living with illnes......

My Version of Physical Comedy

I will apparently go to great lengths to avoid exercising on purpose.  This Wednesday, July 7th, was to be a Target Practice gathering at Cooper Mountain.  It has to be postponed, but I still en......

Playing the matching game

My good friend, and fellow blogging buddy, Leslie, who authors Getting Closer To Myself   recently posted about a topic that is at the core of my work here in our Pacific Northwest lupus and chr......

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......

Local pilot program/research study call for participants

My Life Works Today! has been invited to design a curriculum using an internationally-recognized communications system to use for managing chronic illness. We are looking for a few participants ......

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......

Should We Stay or Should We Go?

“Should I stay or should I go now? Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble An’ if I stay it will be double So come on and let me know”   (The Clash, alb......

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