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Celebrate Mother’s Day ~ Learn More About Lupus for Her

2009/05/10 Announcements, Emotion-focused, Events, Family, Holidays & Socials, Lupus, Oregon, Relationship-focused, Washington No comments

I wanted to add a little note between guest writers just to say Happy Mother’s Day to all ~ I hope you celebrate it feeling strong, have some peace in your hearts and are treating yourself......

Making your list and checking it twice

2008/12/05 Chronic Illness, Coping, Creativity, Emotion-focused, Holidays & Socials, Lupus, Networking, Oregon, Relationship-focused, Self-Care, Social Support, Strategies, Stress Mgmt, Washington No comments

Generally, approaches to coping during illness (lupus or other chronic illnesses) are individually-focused. The premise is that we are the only ones we can control. Control, realistically bein......

Whose LIFE is it anyway?

2008/08/01 Behaviors and Patterns, Chronic Illness, Coping, Emotion-focused, Humor, Lupus, Oregon, Research, Strategies, Washington No comments

I have stepped away from lupus and blogging these past few weeks to try and gain some perspective on what my life is about. Knowing how easy it is to get caught up behind the computer screen an......

A Creative Reality Check

2008/06/25 Challenge and Opportunity, Chronic Illness, Coping, Creativity, Emotion-focused, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Oregon, Self-Care, Stress Mgmt, Washington No comments

Knowing how stress and creativity tends to negatively interact, I realized today just how out of control my days have become lately. A dear friend of mine, and one of the MLWT Advisory team mem......

So many stories…so little time

2008/06/12 Behaviors and Patterns, Chronic Illness, Coping, Emotion-focused, Fibromyalgia, Lupus No comments

As we have been working on getting the site foundation set, we have been meeting and learning from so many individuals with strong, encouraging and inspiring stories. Recently, I heard from Les......

The Meaning of Support

2008/05/06 Coping, Emotion-focused, Events, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon Coast, Problem-focused, Relationship-focused No comments

Last Saturday, I was invited to attend the 20th Anniversary celebration of the North Coast Lupus & Fibromyalgia Support Group located in Seaside, OR. During my drive, I began thinking about......