May is Lupus Awareness Month! How Will You Spread Awareness? By Sheldon Paul Blau, MD and Dodi Schultz In my opinion, this is one of the most current, valuable books published on living with Lupus. I found it to be very informative and easy to read, without speaking in thick, confusing medical jar
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(This funny list was written by the members of our message boards It made me laugh, and I wanted to share it with all of you) Your mother-in-law calls to ask you to tape her soaps and you agree. Your husband then tells you, "We don't have a VCR", then you say, "Yes we do, in the bedroom beside
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Even after House, M.D.has mentioned the word Lupus in almost every episode of the television show, Lupus is still not a well known disease. I know a little part of me jumped up and got all excited when I heard the word Lupus on TV the first time. I will never forget the moment. I thought that maybe
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Lupus is not a well known disease. It is one of the diseases that many people whisper about in fancy medical shows, but never really talk about until someone they know is diagnosed. When I was a child, I always wished more famous people admitted having lupus, to help bring some much needed awareness
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May is Lupus Awareness Month! How Will You Spread Awareness? My daughter Christine has a tee shirt with the above logo emblazened on it, and I have always disliked the crudeness of that phrase. Every time she wore that shirt I would wince and tell her how I hated that expression, but she would just
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It started with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show saying, or should I say singing that Fox news was "the lupus of news" Saying it was like an autoimmune disorder that attacks itself, etc. I personally thought it was funny. We all have to have a sense of humor, right? Plus he did use it in the right cont
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May is Lupus Awareness Month! How Will You Spread Awareness? Although lupus can affect any part of the body, most people experience symptoms in only a few organs. This list has the most common symptoms of people with lupus. SYMPTOMS OF LUPUS: Symptoms Occurrence Achy joints (arthralgia) 9
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May is Lupus Awareness Month! This funny list was written by the members of our message boards It made me laugh, and I wanted to share it with all of you. Sometimes it pays to have a sense of humor! Any conversation can suddenly turn into a round of "Charades". A "good hair day" is whe
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In Honor of Lupus Awareness Month. The following speech was given by Christine Miserandino - Donato at the Lupus Gala Brunch given by the Lupus Alliance of Long Island/ Queens. It is titled "We All Have Lupus" Thank you to the Lupus Alliance and the Board of Directors for this honor. I speak
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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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In addition to my lupus, I also have fibromyalgia. One of my best friends was recently diagnosed with it as well. I love her. I feel that although pain and fibro is something I know a bit about, I can not help her acceptance of this diagnosis. I have seen ...
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Wear orange or purple, send friends your favorite awareness websites (bydls.com ? lol) to educate, read, ask your friends to read some lupus facts, make your status a lupus support or awareness message, blog about lupus, blog about your friends with lupus, Do something nice for a person living with ...
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Don’t Be Afraid of the Paper Directions! So much paper packing In the box and such a thick instruction book. All those languages, I only speak English. I have to guess you are trying to hide the best secret in the world: that the new 550 is EASY to use. I ...
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How lucky is this? In the mail today, I received a free sample of Musselman’s Apple Sauce, just when I made a commitment to lose weight last week. The great god of internet says I can snack on ½ cup of unsweetened apple sauce for 2 points but with a ...
Please take the time to read Christine Miserandino's personal story and analogy of what it is like to live with sickness...
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