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Tag Archives: Lupus
My Mother and I, and The Ways We See Parenting
Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. 2.) Not your mother’s daughter…how do you parent differently than your mother did? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? When I saw this prompt, an overwhelming sense of dread came over me. … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, child, Daughter, Disability, Lupus, Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop, Mental Illnesses, Mother, OCD, Parent, Rheumatoid Arthritis, son, Tourette's Syndrome, unconditional love
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My 2nd Blogiversary! The Mission Continues
(I am writing this on my husbands computer because mine is temporarily out of commission. His plural/quotation key does not work, I do not have that bad of a grammar problem. Okay, on with the show!) I have to say … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd, acceptance, Anger, anxiety, Bargaining, Bipolar Disorder, Blogiversary, Christine Miserandino, Chronic Fatigue, chronic illness, Denial, Depression, Disability, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Jenni Prokopy, Lupus, Mania, NAMI, On Death and Dying, Purpose, The 5 Stages of Coping With a Chronic Illness, Was God Punishing Me, Why Me
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Tuesdays With Tyler: Mother’s Day Weekend: Chronic Illness Style!
Mother’s Day weekend was kind of a mixed bag for me, of good, bad and ugly. My mother is here visiting until tomorrow and we both attended Tyler’s school for the annual Mother’s Day “Muffins With Mom”. We were the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gallop. Tennis Elbow, Lateral Epicondylitis, Love You Forever, Lupus, mama, mom, mommy, Mother's Day, Osteoporosis, son, Tuesdays With Tyler, Tyler
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I Can’t Cook, I Mean it I Really CAN’T
I read Lunch in Paris as a member of the From Left to Write book club. I was given a free copy as part of the book club. This post was inspired by this book. Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth … Continue reading
You Know You Want to Look!
One of my past posts was entitled Longing to Fit In, in which I wrote that I longed to be in the “healthy mom/people” crowd. (Which you can pretty much figure out on your own, but if you chose to … Continue reading
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Tagged Chronic Fatigue, chronic illness, chronics, Disability, disabled, Fibro, handicapped, Lupus, placard, scooter, staring, wheelchair
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The CoQ10 Experiment
I started taking CoQ10 about two days ago. For the uninitiated, Coenzyme Q10 is a substance like a vitamin, that, among many things, claims to increase your energy. From asking around, CoQ10’s results have been mixed, with some claiming it’s … Continue reading
I Always Feel Left Out
Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt 3.) Describe a time when you felt left out. When you suffer from chronic illness and pain, there are a lot of celebrations that either you can no longer attend, or, if you force … Continue reading
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Tagged Chronic Fatigue, chronic illness, Disability, Lupus, Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop
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A Letter For The International Day of Acceptance
To my followers, my friends, Today is The International Day of Acceptance, a day to start conversations, make new friends and educate people about anyone who is disabled; be it someone like myself who has Lupus and often can not … Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, chronic illness, disabled, International Day of Acceptance, Lupus, Mother, Person, Sick, Wife
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