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Tag Archives: Rheumatoid Arthritis
When I Look in the Mirror…
This is my first time posting with Finish the Sentence Friday. If you would like to link up or check it out you can do so here. Today’s prompt is “When I Look in the Mirror…” My first thought is … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic illness, Depression, Finish the Sentence Friday, Lupus, Mental Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Guest Post: A Mom Dealing With Rheumatoid Arthritis
This is my first of a monthly series of guest posters who will share their diseases and conditions and how they affect their lives. I met Alecia when we participated in a Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop when we discovered we … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic illness, chronically ill mom, Guest Post, Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop, mom, Mother, Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Thinking About Canceling My Appointment, What Do You Think?
Last month I was having extreme fatigue. The kind where if you could even make it to a shower, that would be your only “event” of the day, you were done. Where it hurt to life your arm. Where you … Continue reading
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Tagged Emily, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Lyme Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis
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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
Forgetting Everything I Knew
I read Expecting Adam as a member of the From Left to Write book club. I was given a free copy of this book. This post is inspired by the book. Welcome to all of my fellow book club members or anyone … Continue reading
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Tagged 401k, bankruptcy, blogger, blogging, Book clubs, Books, career, chronic illness, Chronically Ill, college fund, credit rating, Disability, disabled, Down Syndrome, Expecting Adam, Food Stamps, From Left to Write Book Club, Lupus, Lupus With RA Overlap, Martha Beck, Mental Illness, poverty, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Social Security Disability, special needs children, WIC, writer, writing
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Another Birthday…At Least I’m Still Here??
Today is my birthday and it just happens that it looks like we are going to set a record in NJ for we are expecting up to three inches of snow, which never happens here and is never happened on … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, Birthday, chronic pain, Costochondritis, DSW Shoe Warehouse, endocrinology, flare, flaring, Lupus, New Jersey, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatologist, undiagnosed
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For Alexa
This is my first time writing a Memorial Post for someone, and I can only pray that my writing and thoughts will be able to portray the wonderful woman Alexa was. I asked for her help, too. Yesterday I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexa Simmons, But You Don't Look Sick, connective tissues, EDS, EDS Network CARES Research, Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Face Book, hypermobility, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Scott Simmons, Spoonies, Spoons, Symptoms of EDS, types of EDS, Zebra
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Losing, Keeping and Making New Friends
Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt 5) This message has been floating around Facebook for a couple of weeks: “If someone wants to be a part of your life, they’ll make an effort to be in it. So don’t … Continue reading
You Are NOT The Only One
(As Invisible Illness Awareness Week continues, I am dedicating my posts to those with Chronic Invisible Illnesses, and to helping those who may know of someone with an Invisible Illness better understand them. It is an honor for me to … Continue reading
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Tagged blogger, blogging, But You Don't Look Sick, chronic, Chronic Babe, chronic illness, Chronically Ill, Dunkin' Donuts, Face Book, Google+, internet support groups, Invisible Illness, Invisible Illness Awareness Week, Lupus, M.S., Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Social Media, support groups, Tweeter, Twitter, Tyler
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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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