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The Sound of Silence

2011/08/06 Friends, Lupus, Oregon, Relationship-focused, Washington 4 comments

Sometimes, many months or years pass before I get around to checking in on some of my friends. One friend, in particular, would take what seemed to be forever to get back to my emails or phone c......

Perspective on Me, Myself and I

2011/04/18 Chronic Illness, Coping, Family, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Oregon, Pain management, Personal Stories, Relationship-focused, Research, Self-Care, Washington 2 comments

Here we are in the middle of April and, thankfully here in Oregon, the sun is beginning to give us a little break from the gray and rain. Boy, will our bones love that, huh? Even though Spring......

Season of “Family”

2010/11/24 Chronic Illness, Creativity, Holidays & Socials, Internet, Lupus, Oregon, Personal Stories, Relationship-focused, Social Support, Washington No comments

The month of November officially begins, what I call, my “Season of Family.” Besides the usual holiday hooplah and the mounting stress that accompanies it all, this is the time when ......

Birds of a feather~Do we flock together?

2010/09/03 Advocacy, Challenge and Opportunity, Chronic Illness, Community, Events, Holidays & Socials, MLWT, Oregon, Relationship-focused, Self-Care, Social Support, Treatment Approaches and Perspectives, Washington No comments

Ah, Fall. My favorite time of year. One would think that, living in Oregon, having a respite from gray, rainy weather would be something I would want to hold onto as long as possible. The t......

So Much to Learn — So Little Time

2010/08/23 Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Challenge and Opportunity, Chronic Illness, Communication, Coping, Identity, Lupus, Oregon, Relationship-focused, Social Support, Treatment Approaches and Perspectives, Washington No comments

“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......

Breathing Lessons

2010/07/25 Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Books, Chronic Illness, Diagnosis, Health, Labs & Testing, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Personal Stories, Relationship-focused, Social Support, Treatment Approaches and Perspectives, Washington No comments

Having a book to read is never a problem and I have the bookshelves to prove it. My biggest dilemma is in deciding which book to read. I immediately head to the library when I get stuck choosi......

Local pilot program/research study call for participants

2009/09/04 Announcements, Challenge and Opportunity, Chronic Illness, Communication, Community, Creativity, Fibromyalgia, Local Resources, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Pilots and Programs, Portland Metro, Relationship-focused No comments

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

2009/08/10 Challenge and Opportunity, Chronic Illness, Communication, Education and Skill Building, Lupus, Oregon, Personal Stories, Relationship-focused, Social Support, Stress Mgmt, Travel, Washington No comments

“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......

Every Day is Father’s Day!

2009/06/22 Challenge and Opportunity, Coping, Diagnosis, Holidays & Socials, Identity, Internet, Lupus, Men's support, Oregon, Relationship-focused, Resources, Self-Care, Washington No comments

I had some trouble with my computer beginning Thursday and throughout this weekend, so I just wasn’t able to post a Happy Father’s Day in time~ I do hope all you guys out there, who ......

Our Voices for Lupus Awareness Month: A Gift from Doug

2009/05/14 Advocacy, Creativity, Events, Friends, Guest Blogger, Lupus, Oregon, Relationship-focused, Washington No comments

Lupus the Entity… As the year moves into spring of 2009 and I consider the fleeting moments of time, I think about my friend living with Lupus and how much I appreciate her moments of heal......

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