Many Times Mental Illness Can Carry Stigma

Many Times Mental Illness Can Carry Stigma

If meeting 54-year-old Rita Dinquel in public, you likely would see her as confident, intelligent, and articulate. She would look “normal.” Yet doctors over the years have diagnosed her with major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder, conditions significantly impairing her abi

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Lupus in the sky with diamonds

Lupus in the sky with diamonds

Julian Lennon has released a new single called Lucy which is a tribute to his childhood friend who was the inspiration for "Lucy in the Sky with Diamond" by the Beatles. As the legend goes, John Lennon was inspired to write the classic song after seeing a drawing that Julian did with that famous tit

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Awards: Christine Miserandino was featured as part of the

Awards: Christine Miserandino was featured as part of the “Fortune 52” in The Long Island Press

The Fortune 52 weekly column in The Long Island Press written by Associate Publisher, Beverly Fortune, honors local women who lead multiple lives, making significant and unique contributions in their community or workplace: women from all walks of life. The lives and work of these women who inspire

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Lupus Walk Update: Sometimes when it rains, you need to make rainbows! TEAM CHRISTINE raised $10,145 for the Lupus Walk

Lupus Walk Update: Sometimes when it rains, you need to make rainbows! TEAM CHRISTINE raised $10,145 for the Lupus Walk

I am so happy to announce that TEAM CHRISTINE raised $10,945 for the Lupus Walk!!!! Thank you everyone for your donations and support! As, of now we are the top fundraising team for this walk as we have been for many years. What a great legacy and tradition. We still have some checks comin in-- so h

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Long Island Business News Honors Christine Miserandino Donato as a

Long Island Business News Honors Christine Miserandino Donato as a “Heathcare Hero”

Long Island Business News and Hofstra University have recognized Christine Miserandino Donato for her work on ButYouDontLookSick.com and with the Lupus Alliance of America - Long Island/ Queens affiliate. Christine Miserandino Donato was honored as a finalist with the “Volunteer Hero” award w

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Television: Christine Miserandino, board member of the Lupus Alliance of America, is featured in a recent edition of Legislative Report with Senator Kemp Hannon

Christine Miserandino-Donato, board member of the Lupus Alliance of America, is featured in a recent edition of Legislative Report with Senator Kemp Hannon (R-NY) to promote Lupus Awareness Month. In the interview is also JoAnn Quinn the executive director of the Lupus Alliance, Long Island/ Que

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Awareness Ribbon and Bracelet Colors and Meanings

Awareness Ribbon and Bracelet Colors and Meanings

I always see people wearing ribbons or bracelets to support different organizations/ disease awareness, and I wonder what color is for what? It can be confusing. Some colors and awareness ribbons have multiple meanings. We did the best we could to compile a list of colors and meanings from multiple

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HELP! I’ve Been Working Out Like Crazy, Eating Right and STILL Can’t Lose Weight

A Do-Now, 4-Step Guide to Kick Starting Summer Weight Loss by Wendy Chant, Author of Conquer the Fat-Loss Code Few things in this life are as frustrating as working hard to look better, firm up or slim down and, after a few weeks -- or a few months -- of eating right and exercising STILL having noth

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Book Review: Flying for Peanuts The ABCs of Flying Southwest Airlines by Marty Thompson

Have you ever flown on Southwest before? If you have, you will certainly be able to relate to the situations Marty Thompson points out in his humorous look at the airlines. It has always reminded me of a cattle car. I feel like I should “moo” when I’m getting on. There is never enough space

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Leslie Hunt talks Lyrics, Life, and Lupus with ButYouDontLookSick.com

May is Lupus Awareness Month! How Will You Spread Awareness? Leslie Hunt talks Lyrics, Life, and Lupus with ButYouDontLookSick.com Leslie Hunt has been performing as a musician since childhood. By the age of thirteen, Leslie had starred in productions of “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Music Man�

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