Category Archives: Portland Metro
2010/05/18
Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Chronic Illness, Community, Coping, Education and Skill Building, Local Resources, MLWT, Oregon, Portland Metro, Research, Self-Care, Social Support, Strategies, Support Groups, Treatment Approaches and Perspectives, Washington
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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......
2010/05/14
Arthritis Information, Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Challenge and Opportunity, Chronic Illness, Community, Coping, Events, Fibromyalgia, Local Resources, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Portland Metro, Resources, Self-Care, Social Support, Washington
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After about three weeks of the most painful headaches I’ve ever had, I’ve been a little overwhelmed with trying to make up all that time off. I don’t know what brought them on......
2010/03/28
Announcements, Arthritis Information, Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Books, Challenge and Opportunity, Chronic Illness, Community, Fibromyalgia, Lifestyle, Local Resources, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Outdoor Fun, Portland Metro, Scleroderma, Self-Care, Social Support, Washington, Work and Career
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Well, I took a little time off to try and gather my wits here. My to-do list grew to the point of uncontainable chaos and I know it’s because I let go of structuring my days to allow more “crea......
2010/01/11
Challenge and Opportunity, Community, Education and Skill Building, Events, Fibromyalgia, Friends, Health, Lifestyle, Local Resources, Lupus, MLWT, Networking, Oregon, Outdoor Fun, Portland Metro, Resources, Self-Care, Social Support, Sports & Fitness, Targets, Washington
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It seemed like a good idea at the time.
I picked out a beautiful 2000 piece puzzle of Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany for my mom this year for Christmas. It has been years since I did one and......
2009/10/06
Advocacy, Books, Community, Events, Local Resources, Lupus, Outdoor Fun, Portland Metro, Resources, Social Support, Sports & Fitness, Washington, Western
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A quick note for all of you who will be in the Seattle area on October 17th :
The LFA Pacific NW Chapter will be hosting their annual Mad Hatter Walk N Roll for Lupus event on that day at Magnus......
We are going to start things off here on our new path with MLWT Guest Blogger, Holistic Health Counselor & Laughter Yoga Teacher, Andrea Crisp~
At the height of laughter, the unive......
Welcome to our new home!
It’s pretty obvious that we still have a lot of work to do and we are anxious to get things rolling again. Be sure to check in often and see what we have in stor......
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
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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 ......
2009/07/06
Advocacy, Announcements, Challenge and Opportunity, Community, Eastern, Events, Guest Blogger, Local Resources, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Portland Metro, Social Support, Washington, Western
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Hi Members and Friends,
I am Kathy Casey, the Executive Director of Lupus Foundation of America, Pacific Northwest Chapter. I will be celebrating 8 years here this month and have to say that I......
2009/01/29
Challenge and Opportunity, Chronic Illness, Community, Disability, Education and Skill Building, Fibromyalgia, Lifestyle, Local Resources, Lupus, MLWT, Networking, Oregon, Portland Metro, Resources, Targets, Work and Career
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For those of us who are able to function pretty well physically, the decision to return to school or start it up for the first time may not initially be too trying. Those of us who are more cha......
