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How do I see my Illness?

2011/12/21 Ankylosing Spondylitis, Arthritis Information, Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Chronic Illness, Creativity, Fibromyalgia, Health, Holidays & Socials, Internet, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Pain management, Personal Stories, Scleroderma, Self-Care, Social Support, Stress Mgmt, Vancouver No comments

I missed the deadline for the PFAM this month, but Leslie has graciously allowed us to submit late and here is mine. I offer both in-person and online Discovery Sessions that focus on wellness –......

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 ......

Incognito No More

2010/09/06 Advocacy, Announcements, Chronic Illness, Creativity, Events, Humor, Lifestyle, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Personal Stories, Social Support, Washington One comment

For my contributions for Invisible Illness Awareness Week this year, Leslie at Getting Closer To Myself and I are collaborating on a fun little project with our goal being to make the invisibl......

Happy World Laughter Day May 2nd!

2010/05/01 Chronic Illness, Community, Coping, Creativity, Guest Blogger, Health, Humor, Local Resources, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Stress Mgmt, Washington No comments

Personally, I’ve been under a lot of stress lately and getting a chance to relieve some of that pressure with a good chuckle sounds like a pretty good idea. I have been trying to take up on of......

Making our strength visible to ourselves and others

2010/04/14 Announcements, Community, Creativity, Events, Identity, Lupus, Oregon, Personal Stories, Self-Care, Social Support, Washington No comments

“What we call a symbol is a term, a name, or even a picture that may be familiar in daily life, yet that possesses specific connotations in addition to its conventional and obvious meaning.” (......

1, 2,3,…Say “Healthy”

2010/03/12 Community, Creativity, Events, Health, Lifestyle, Local Resources, Oregon No comments

(Image: CHP website) I forgot to post this earlier when I heard about it and the deadline is approaching very quickly. Hope you know a youth who loves to take pictures and wants to express th......

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 ......

Our Voices for Lupus Awareness: Marilyn, in her own words

2009/05/25 Advocacy, Books, Creativity, Events, Guest Blogger, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Personal Stories, Self-Care, Social Support, Washington, Work and Career No comments

I recently had a chance to interview an author and fellow lupus patient, Marilyn Morris, who I thought would be a great addition to the wonderful writers we’ve had this month for our awar......

Our Voices for Lupus Awareness: Maureen’s 25 Random Things About A Day With Lupus

2009/05/22 Advocacy, Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Coping, Creativity, Diagnosis, Events, Guest Blogger, Humor, Internet, Labs & Testing, Lifestyle, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Personal Stories, Self-Care, Social Support, Washington, Work and Career No comments

Living Every Day with Autoimmune Diseases It’s been about 15 years now that I’ve woken up feeling hungover. Sound crazy, or maybe like I have a “problem”? I&......

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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