Category Archives: Portland Metro

Hello world!

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......

Local pilot program/research study call for participants

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 ......

A “Hello” from Kathy of the LFA Pacific NW Chapter

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......

back to school?

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......

working on facing change

I think it’s safe to say that we all have some heavy feelings these days – even after our new President has officially taken the helm – because we’re thinking about what ......

Shopping for the PNW

Jen Adams, Market Director for Chinook Book/EcoMetro here in Portland, passed along this information about their coupon book offer and their efforts to help keep our Portland communities thrivi......

Sorry, we have a weak connection…

I was gently (?) pushed into blogging this year to begin my sincere efforts in creating a local lupus forum that celebrates our ability to live with lupus here in the PNW on our terms.  I have t......

Hitting the Trail

I just want to follow up on the lupus walk this past weekend and send a big thank you to all who contributed, participated, coordinated and made having lupus a little more visible to the Portla......

Speaking of Banks,…

All the talk about the crash-n-burn economy has led to the recent demise of WaMu and the run on the bank activities that will surely continue to happen for some time.  Granted, the creative hom......

Portland OR Version of “IDK”

I’ve spent the last month or so trying to distribute the pamphlets for the upcoming lupus Mad Hatter Walk and Roll here in Portland scheduled for this Saturday, September 27th at Willamette Park......

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