Category Archives: Local Resources

January and February are Discovery Months!

As I try to finish up those holiday gifts that I still haven’t  finished, I’m seeing my weekly schedules begin to fill up with work.  Before I get too swamped and overbooked, though,I want......

Well Wishes for 2013

Nothing like a holiday to remind us of gratitude and hope.   Sometimes, both are hard to have when we are bombarded by stressors of daily living, especially those stressors that have to d......

So, a little updating is in order

Now that summer is here and the garden in finally gaining some momentum, I like to dive in to domestic practices like concoctions in jars, experimenting with new recipes and living off the land......

Is it plugged in?

Okay, I had a conversation today with my mom that triggered an immediate need to post something.  Nothing like a rant about my mother to get me motivated to write. First, some background~ My mom......

Disability: The Chronic Illness version of the Fork in the Road

If you were unable to attend last Saturday’s presentation by MLWT Guest Writer Cheryl Coon on the nuts and bolts of disability insurance inOregon, it was a great success.  She not only offered u......

Arthritis Road Show Free Education Presentations

This traveling community presentation offering will be available beginning this Saturday and provide speakers, e-advocacy opportunities and more information about theOregon’s Arthritis Foundatio......

Quick note about this Saturday’s Beaverton-area Fibro/CFS Support Group Meeting

Positive Lifestyle Coach, MLWT Guest and overall great gal, Andréa Crisp, will be presenting on Laughter Yoga.  It will be a great opportunity to learn a little more about this wonderful breathi......

Something new from Cheryl Coon, Attorney and MLWT Guest writer

Hello again~ Have you ever wondered how a lawyer analyzes a social security disability case and figures out whether a case can be won ?  How do the facts in a particular case add up — or n......

Whatcha’ doing today at 5pm, Oregon and SW Washington?

A quick note about our LFA Pacific NW Chapter’s webinar today~ “Living With Lupus” featuring Philip Moberg, MD out of Seattle.  He will be offering an overview of the disease and its many form......

Integrative Care and Autoimmune Disease~ A Community presentation

Here’s a note from the Oregon Chapter of the Scleroderma Foundation regarding their upcoming Portland-area support group meeting on November 13th: “Guest speaker at the next Scleroderma Support ......