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Tips for the chronically Ill: Writing thank you notes

After a recent party, I had to tackle the task of writing thank you notes. I know I always like to receive thank you notes, since they brighten up a dreary day. Likewise, I am a grateful person and want to show appreciation for any gift or favor I receive, but there are times, due to fatigue, hand p

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Essay: Being Thankful

Thanksgiving is about giving thanks for the good things in your life. You can give thanks for friends, family, a good job, good health…wait! Good health? Raise your hands if you go through an entire week without complications from your respective conditions. No hands? I thought so. Although living

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Essay: Voting is a Right!

Voting is part of what makes our nation great. You don’t have to worry about being shot while you wait in line to vote. You don’t have to sit in jail and be force fed because you want the right to vote – the suffragettes did that for you. All you need to do is VOTE! The only way to make cha

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$11,000 raised for Lupus – Lupus Walk- 2008 – Team Donato- Miserandino reaches and EXCEEDS their team goal!

Sunday October 19, 2008 was a cold and windy day. I am proud to say that my team (Team Donato- Miserandino Family and Friends) did not just reach our goal of $10,000 but we exceeded it and raised $11,000 for the Lupus Alliance of Long Island/ Queens. When I originally thought due to hard economic t

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Tips and Tricks for What to Pack for a Planned Hospital Stay

The following things are items that I or my friends have personally tried and found to be very helpful while in the hospital to make things much more bearable and enjoyable. * Pajamas or NIGHT CLOTHES for each day. You spend all day and night in your PJ's and tend to sweat more in the hospital,(es

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Tips and Tricks for What to Pack for a Planned Hospital Stay

The following things are items that I or my friends have personally tried and found to be very helpful while in the hospital to make things much more bearable and enjoyable. * Pajamas or NIGHT CLOTHES for each day. You spend all day and night in your PJ's and tend to sweat more in the hospital,(es

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It’s Winter And It’s Cold, Right? Stay Home and Learn a New Craft

This is a good time to pick up a craft and work on it. It gives you something to do while you’re stuck inside, and it will keep your lap warm! Crochet an afghan and it will cover your lap and keep you cozy. Work on quilting a lap blanket and it does the same thing! Or you can do latch hook ru

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Stay Home! Top 10 Comedy Movies to Rent

Any way you look at it, these are hard times. Economic recession, global warming, you know the list. So what’s a person to do? Learn, help where you can, and then watch a lot of funny movies. Stay home and rent movies! Here are my top 10 favorite comedy movies. What movies would you add? 1.

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Tips: Celebrate Halloween without the Effort and Money!

Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year and while last year I focused on great make-up tips I learned in college, this year I’m going to show you short-cuts to save both time and money on creating a costume and a party, from things you have at home, without the usual effort! You can use

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Tips on Meal Planning with Fibromyalgia

The other day I was easily preparing dinner in the kitchen for my children and my sister and her children. My five year old nephew was sitting at the table very anxiously awaiting our chicken fettuccine meal and assuring me that this was going to be a very good dinner. He was clearly excited. I w

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