Category Archives: Work and Career
2010/07/08
Advocacy, Chronic Illness, Disability, Fibromyalgia, Health, Lupus, Oregon, Personal Stories, Resources, Scleroderma, Self-Care, Washington
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On Tuesday night, July 6th, I watched the PBS NewsHour (on OPB Channel 10 ) segment (reported by correspondent Betty Ann Bowser and funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ) about the new he......
2010/06/24
Advocacy, Books, Chronic Illness, Community, Disability, Events, Internet, Local Resources, Lupus, Oregon, Resources, Social Support, Washington, Work and Career
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Today, BloggersUnite is hosting an online event entitled People First: Empowering People With Disabilities .
I’ve been having unusually prominent symptoms from my lupus. I always anticipate a ......
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......
2009/10/12
Advocacy, Announcements, Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Chronic Illness, Coping, Events, Local Resources, Oregon, Resources, Vancouver, Washington, Work and Career
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Nothing brings home the challenges of stiff, achy joints and limited mobility quite like the dampness of a good Oregon winter. We’ve been fortunate here so far in not stepping into that season......
2009/06/04
Advocacy, Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Chronic Illness, Coping, Events, Fibromyalgia, Guest Blogger, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Personal Stories, Resources, Social Support, Strategies, Treatment Approaches and Perspectives, Washington, Work and Career
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I want to send out a warm-hearted “Thank You! “ to all of the wonderful people who contributed to our first annual “Our Voices for Lupus Awareness” guest blogging event ......
2009/05/28
Advocacy, Chronic Illness, Community, Disability, Events, Fibromyalgia, Guest Blogger, Local Resources, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Problem-focused, Strategies, Vancouver, Washington, Work and Career
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As a follow up to Rosalind’s post on tips to consider when initiating a conversation with your boss, we wanted to introduce you to a new local contributor, Kathryn Heatherly. She is a di......
2009/05/25
Advocacy, Books, Creativity, Events, Guest Blogger, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Personal Stories, Self-Care, Social Support, Washington, Work and Career
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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......
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
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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&......
2009/05/20
Advocacy, Challenge and Opportunity, Chronic Illness, Events, Fibromyalgia, Guest Blogger, Lifestyle, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Personal Stories, Resources, Self-Care, Social Support, Treatment Approaches and Perspectives, Washington, Work and Career
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As I’ve read over the other postings this month, I see so much of myself reflected in their words. Not one is exactly me, how I feel, what I deal with, but if you piece them together, a b......
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......
