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Making Lupus headway - The Lupus Initiative
Friday, May 17th, 2013 by despitelupus
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On the heels of my post Wednesday, "celebrating" my dozen or so years of lupusby throwing a Pillbag Sale, and hoping for at least another decade of continued progress,improved treatment, and increased awarenessand understanding of the disease, I'm happy to share news of a brand n... Read more
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It's Lupus Awareness Month - let's celebrate with Pillbag savings!
Thursday, May 16th, 2013 by despitelupus
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May is Lupus Awareness Month, and it's time to celebrate Now through Memorial Day, take 12 off your purchase at Sara Gorman's Pillbags.Just type in "LUPUSMONTH" in the discount code during checkout and saveWhy "12" To represent the 12 years since I've been dia... Read more
Pets reducing heart disease risk: Get Darwin a stethoscope!
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 by despitelupus
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I ran across a recent article stating the benefits of pet ownership as it relates to reducing heart disease, and thought I would share.Granted, the risk factors that lupus patients have in regard to heart disease may not be scientifically impacted by the companionship of a pet, b... Read more
Door knobs and arthritis - the "twist" gets the boot.
Monday, May 13th, 2013 by despitelupus
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The most recent task on our renovation to-do list led me to a hardware store specializing in door knobs and cabinetry hardware. While I wasn't particularly looking forward to the errand not like meeting with a decorator to pick paint colors, I wasn't overly concerned with the dec... Read more
Quick-acting Allegra: I wish LUPUS drugs worked so quickly! (And a Pillfold review, too!)
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 by despitelupus
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Suddenly, one day last month, Iwoke up with seasonalallergies. I guess that's how it happens, right - you're fine one day, and the next, you're a mess I woke up andmy eyes were itchy and watery, I had nasal congestion,my throat was scratchy, andI was hoarse. And throughout the da... Read more
A lupus personality test: diced butter and a cell phone
Monday, May 6th, 2013 by despitelupus
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Ive written before about the rich, buttery butterscotch scones that have become one of my favorite recipes to make. Theyre relatively easy, turn out great each time, and freeze well. AND there are butterscotch chips involved. Whats not to like The only hitch is that they require ... Read more
May: A Month of Activities!
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 by despitelupus
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As May is Lupus Awareness Month, its no surprise that lupus events and activities abound. Its a busy month for me personally with shows, symposiums, house stuff, and Pillbags but I hope to make time for most of these. I hope you can, tooIm particularly excited about the upcoming ... Read more
A little lupus perspective: life isn't all that bad
Monday, April 22nd, 2013 by despitelupus
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Last week was a tough one. Everything seemed to go wrong. Nothing went my way. And I was mad about it. Let me set the stage for my little pity party On the Homefront The washer in our rental house went kaput a week earlier.We replaced it temporarily with ourmagnificent2 12 year o... Read more
Good decision making - let the habit begin!
Friday, April 19th, 2013 by despitelupus
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We've been working on making "good decisions" in our household lately. Deirdre, unfortunately,has beendabbling in the world ofbad decision-making, including, but notlimited to, coloring on furniture with crayons. She tends to have an accompliceduring her escapades- her ... Read more
Introducing the Pink Ladies - the new Spring Pillfolds of 2013!
Monday, April 15th, 2013 by despitelupus
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Believe it or not, pink is not my favorite color, but you sure can't tellit from my new Pillbags My daughter Deirdre will tell you that, in fact, "Blue is Mommy's favorite color", but I decided to bringthe signature pink of the inside of the Pillbag to the outside this ... Read more
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