The Power of Silly!

Those of us who live with a chronic illness, deal with a lot of difficult emotions. I often find myself with feelings like frustration,boredom, loneliness, sadness, etc. For me, these emotions become their strongest at night, when I usually cannot sleep or go out. My biggest coping skills- going out

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The Benefits of Tai Chi for Those With Chronic Conditions

With my slow legs, working out is something I’ve had to forgo this past year, but since I’m usually active, I’ve wracked my brain for absolutely anything I can do to keep the juices flowing. What I came up with is the low-impact sport of Tai Chi. Many of you may, like me, normally consider s

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2007’s Top Ten “Disability Hygiene” Helper List

These helpful items and ideas will soon become a staple in your home. 1. A long, absorbent, cotton terrycloth robe is soft and can take the place of having to use a towel. 2. Make soap, shampoo, and hair conditioner easier to use and more cost effective by buying a container for each with a pump

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Isolation Due to Illness

Do you ever feel isolated and alone due to your illness? Isolation or alienation from family and friends can become cumbersome and hard to deal with, as your disease/illness progresses. I hate to keep using the phrases “I remember” or “I use to be able to..." and to be perfectly honest with

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A Warning to Self Help Junkies

As I went about dusting and organizing my bookshelf, I noticed something that I've never paid much attention to before. I realized just how many self help books I had, with rows and rows of books offering promises of better days, better body, better memory, greater spiritual fulfillment, etc.. As

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The Power at your Fingertips- Take a Closer Look

Have you looked at your nails lately?? I mean really looked at your nails? They are talking to you. No, I'm completely sane. Your nails may offer clues about your health which you didn't know. Some changes mean different things depending on who you talk to, but the bottom line is that if you notic

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Article: Watch Your Meds!

Last night, I saw a disturbing story on the news. A local realtor had been caught on videotape entering a client's home while the owners were away, so he could steal painkillers from their medicine cabinet! What's even worse is that this was the sixth house he had robbed. He has entered a treatment

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Going organic?

Have you thought about it? I have! In fact, I find that when I eat organic and hormone-free foods, I actually feel better. It's not surprising, if you consider that recumbent bovine growth hormone (rBGH) actually makes the animals themselves sick. The company that makes the hormone even has to mak

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The Dreaded Grocery Store: Tips on saving time and energy while grocery shopping

Out of all the areas my illness kills the joy for-grocery shopping is number one on the top ten list! Just the mere thought of grocery shopping makes me want to crawl into bed and declare myself on a fast! I simply cannot stand grocery stores. The very bright, awful lights hurt my eyes. The sensor

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Easy Food Prep for the Chronically Ill Person

As a professional organizer faced with several chronic conditions, I do my best to eat fresh foods- don’t we all? But there are days when you just don’t have a single brain cell available to think about “What’s in the house?”or. “What do I have energy to fix?” or “What am I interest

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