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Doctor’s Visit and Blood Test Results
Linking up with Being Fibro Mom‘s Chronic Friday Linkup If you have been a regular reader you will know that I’ve been experiencing nausea and a low grade fever since last September with no doctor being able to tell me … Continue reading
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Tagged blood disorders, cancer, Cleveland Clinic, Emily, Hematologist, Hematology, Infectious Disease, low grade fever, nausea, Oncologist, Oncology
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Lovely In Her Bones
I have been dealing with either Osteopenia or Osteoporosis for four years now. When I had my first bone density test I was classified as having Osteopenia. Despite calcium supplements, my next test (two years later because insurance won’t pay … Continue reading
The ShutMyMouth Diet
That’s right. I am officially on a diet. If I write it here for God and all to see then I have to stick with it! When women have chronic illnesses, it often is very much out of our control … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, Ben & Jerry's, But You Don't Look Sick, cancer, Christine Miserandino, chronic illnesses, Depression, diet, dieting, endocrine system, endocrinologist, exercise, firing your doctor, Gestational Diabetes, heroin chic, insomnia, Lupus, med, medications, metabolism, Oreo, Oreo cookies, Osteoporosis, pain, post-partum, pre-pregnancy, pre-pregnancy weight, pregnancy, pregnant, psychiatrist, Rubenesque, The Spoon Lady, therapist, Tyler, weight, weight gain, weight loss
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At the Social Security Doctors – The Horror, The Horror
(I am sorry to keep you waiting so long. I wrote this over the course of two days, starting on Monday overnight. I am sorry it is so long but I felt that it is a story that HAD to … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, Bi-polar Disorder, cancer, Cirque du Soleil, Depression, Disability, Disability Hearing, Doctor, Doctors, exams, Fibromyalgia, hospitalization, hypermobile, hypermobility, lawyer, Lupusl, Mania, Mental, Neurological, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Orencia, Rheumatological, Social Security, Social Security Disability, Social Security doctors, Substantial Gainful Employment, trial
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Story and Contest! Win a Beautiful Anklet for the Summer!
First, the amazing story. In February I did a contest with Michelle of Hope in Bracelets. The winner of the contest was a woman named Caren who wrote to me about whom she would be giving the bracelet to: “My … Continue reading
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Tagged anklet, beaded anklet, beaded bracelet, beads, bracelet, cancer, Chemotherapy, contest, Contests, Cure, Fibromyalgia, Hope, Hope in Bracelets, Jewish, Lupus, MS, Non-Hodgekin Lymphoma, Refuah, refuah shlema, Rheumatoid Arthritis
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On the Anniversary of My Father’s Birthday
Today is the anniversary of my dad’s birthday. He died at age 81, yes, I know he lived a full life, but it doesn’t hurt any less when you lose a parent at a “good” age. He would have been … Continue reading
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Tagged Anniversary, Birthday, cancer, Dad, Daddy, Death, Father, Funeral, Grandpa, Heaven, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Tyler
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The Bracelet Contest: A Story of Hope
I had 22 entries for my Win a Beautiful Beaded Bracelet Contest. When I went to choose the winner with the help of random.org, #22 popped up. “What are the odds of that happening?”, I thought. The winner was “Caren”, … Continue reading
Cancer Scare For My Husband
For a while Grant had been complaining of pain in his torso, front and back. His CAT scan revealed three healed broken ribs, which he most probably got from coughing due to his asthma…and some “spots” on his lungs. This … Continue reading
