Tag Archives: lupus oregon

May and Lupus back in the spotlight

Here we are again~ National Lupus Awareness Month.  International Lupus Awareness Day is May 10th.  In Oregon, SB348 (Senate Bill 348 designates May of each year as Lupus Awareness Month and ma......

♫ One of these things is not like the other…one of these things just doesn’t belong… ♫

Aviva, who authors the blog Sick Momma,  is hosting PFAM (Patients For A Moment) Blog Carnival this coming Wednesday, November 10th.  Her theme was to have people contribute their experiences, c......

A Picture Worth a Thousand Flares

I’ve been around the block a bit when it comes to knowing what I should and should not do because of my lupus. (Note: the lower case “l”)  For over a decade, I have managed my living with illnes......

Happy World Laughter Day May 2nd!

Personally, I’ve been under a lot of stress lately and getting a chance to relieve some of that pressure with a good chuckle sounds like a pretty good idea.  I have been trying to take up on of......

Searching for daylight

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......

LFA’s Advocacy Day on Tuesday, March 16th

  We’ve been asked by the National Lupus Foundation and our own Pacific Northwest LFA Chapter to post  reminders about this annual awareness event.  Both offer important and convenient way......

1, 2,3,…Say “Healthy”

(Image:  CHP website) I forgot to post this earlier when I heard about it and the deadline is approaching very quickly.  Hope you know a youth who loves to take pictures and wants to express th......

Seaside Area Arthritis Education Opportunity

From the Oregon Branch, Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation: Arthritis Discoveries ~ Free Public Education Seminar Tuesday, February 16, 2010 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Location:......

Calling All PNW Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners!

I recently heard from Kathy Casey, Executive Director of our Pacific NW Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America regarding the confirmation of a lupus breakout session at the next CNE (Continu......

Why The Pecking Order?

We live next to a water way and have more varieties of fowl than you would expect to be here in the suburbs.  With the mild temps this winter and heading into spring, the size of our backyard f......

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