Getting Closer To Myself

I’ll be hosting “Patients For A Moment” on June 8th. I’ve been feeling pretty down lately, as is evidenced by my last post , so my questio...

“Made a wrong turn once or twice Dug my way out, blood and fire Bad decisions, that's alright Welcome to my silly life Mistreated, misp...

For the next edition of Patients For A Moment , Maria at My Life Works Today! wants to know what your goals are for the summer, which you w...

“Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind wanting to start again? Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin like a house of...

The theme for the next edition of PFAM is memorable advice. I think my experience of physical therapy over the last few months fits well wit...

I had a few blogging-related experiences last week that I wanted to share. I had the opportunity of being an audience member of the WEGO H...

My last post was about a recent flare. It hit me pretty hard for a few days, and has seemed to level off a bit. That’s not really what is we...

(The title of this post should be read aloud in your most caveman like voice) I did something kind of stupid the other day. It was a gorge...

I started my blog almost three years ago to the day. In the first 10 days, I posted nearly 50 times. I didn’t know what I was doing, as a bl...

As far as chronic illness is concerned, help can often be a strange bedfellow. We want help. We don’t want help. We know what we want/need. ...

“[…] For all we know This may only be a dream We come and we go Like the ripples of a stream […]” - “For All We Know,” Donny Hathaway Illn...

Yes, that’s right. A signing vlog. Me, on camera, singing. I wrote the poem that follows, and decided to put it to music, that is, a tune i...

Some people say that white men can’t jump. And some people say that white women can’t get lupus. But tell that to all of my fellow blogg...

I am grateful for the expanding opportunities I am being offered, and have entered into a partnership with HealthCentral.com . I am looking ...

“[…] Or should I give up Or should I just keep chasin’ pavements Even if it leads nowhere Or would it be a waste Even if I knew my place Sho...

Above is my “love note” that was printed in the latest issue of Lupus Now magazine. Why the public declaration of love? Because in the d...

OMG!  Do I really look like this when I talk?  Anyway, this is the prednisone vlog.  I'll warn you, it is a bit on the long side (about...

I recently read “How Can You NOT Laugh at a Time Like This” by Carla Ulbrich. Carla is a fellow lupus blogger and her blog persona is The S...

I started physical therapy for my gut last week. I was hoping to write a post about it once it was over, but that is at least six weeks away...

“I finally found someone That knocks me off my feet I finally found the one That makes me feel complete It started over coffee We started ou...