Getting Closer To Myself

Lately, I find myself saying “the lupus” not “lupus”, when referring to the disease because I think it may be gaining ground… One thing that...

I attend(ed) two “in-person” support groups; one on campus through the student health clinic, which I helped start, and one off campus spons...

May is Lupus awareness month. And today is World Lupus Day. I cited an article in my last post, Time Is A Luxury We Don’t Have , about you...

“[…] I will remember you Will you remember me? Don’t let your life pass you by Weep not for the memories […]” -“I Will Remember You,” Sarah ...

About a month ago, I wrote a post about the book, “Despite Lupus” , by Sara Gorman. I enjoyed reading the book, but was left with a lot of ...

On Saturday, my blog turns two! I can’t believe that I started this blog two years ago, just a week after receiving my diagnoses of lupus a...

“[…] And if you call, I will answer and if you fall, I’ll pick you up and if you court this disaster I’ll point you home […]” - “Call and An...

(This isn't my man. But this is a gift he got me when he was out of town. He said I need to have a doctor in the house when he's ...

I had taken a break from reading books about lupus or rheumatoid arthritis or chronic illness, mainly, I think, because I have really been e...

During my last flare, one of the lymph nodes in my left arm became swollen and painful. Nearly two weeks later, more nodes were involved an...

After hosting Patients For A Moment #18 and asking other patient bloggers about their relationship with illness, I decided that I should ex...

Welcome to the 18th edition of the patient-centered blog carnival, Patients For A Moment. The posts submitted were based on the following q...

I’ll be hosting the 18th edition “ Patients For A Moment ” – a patient-centered blog carnival created by Duncan Cross – on February 24th. H...

I was a little late, and didn’t end up submitting something for the latest edition of Patients For A Moment (PFAM), which was hosted by Sel...

I’ve been a bit absent from blogging lately because I’ve been waiting to get some closure on some issues I’ve had with Methotrexate (MTX). M...

A few weeks ago, I took this bag of change I had to a coin counting machine. I’ve had the change for maybe a year, and figured I probably ha...

At a recent support group meeting I went to, the leader asked us at the end of the meeting if any of us were offended that she refers to us ...

A month or so ago, I went to bed with a dull ache in my shoulders, which I assumed was from carrying groceries and other purchases after a s...

For all intents and purposes, 2009 seems to have been the year for lupus. There have been a lot of happenings surrounding the disease. MJ –...