Category Archives: Family

Perspective on Me, Myself and I

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......

Lupus makes the TV lineup tomorrow

Have any of you noticed the increase in lupus talk happening in the media?  Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg’s daughter, and John Stewart comparing lupus to the FOX News Network?  You don’t only have to s......

Knowing Where Illness Stops and Love Begins

I’m working down my catch up list of posts and have reached this trailer for a new movie that addresses living with illness (lupus) and learning to love right along with it. Check out Love......

Meet Another New MLWT Guest Blogger, Sarah Nuxoll!

Hello, dear MLWT readers. I am pleased to be invited to do some guest blogging for you now and then, and it feels like it might be nice to put first things first and introduce myself properly. ......

Celebrate Mother’s Day ~ Learn More About Lupus for Her

I wanted to add a little note between guest writers just to say Happy Mother’s Day to all ~ I hope you celebrate it feeling strong, have some peace in your hearts and are treating yourself......

My 2008 ‘Deadly Sins’

I was tagged for coming up with “Seven Things You Don’t Need To Know About Me” and, in the spirit of resolution season, I’m going to stick with this rather than the more ......

“U” is for underneath it all

 My LUPUS is… On the outside, there are things about me that you see.  However, there is much more to me underneath it all.  These are some things you need to see as well. Underneath  my skin, t......

Dear Friends and Family, …

For the next five days, I will be posting to those who don’t have lupus.  I want them to hear what I usually keep to myself – what I’m thinking, needing, feeling, wishing, angry about…all ......

Wishing all men a wonderful ‘father’s day’ today

So often we forget that, even though Lupus tends to affect women most often, there are many men who are facing the same challenges.  In fact, lupus can sometimes be even more severe for men in t......

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