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« October 2005 | Home | December 2005 » November 28, 2005Conquering "Motivation Paralysis Disorder"If you check the diagnosis codes, you will not find one listed for "Motivation Paralysis Disorder!" But I would be willing to bet that many of you with an invisible disease know exactly what I am talking about! It's that awful phase we can slip into where time seems to pass in dog-years. Continue reading "Conquering "Motivation Paralysis Disorder"" » November 22, 2005A New Beginning for ButYouDontLookSick.com Online MagazineFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY—November, 23, 2005—Living with a chronic illness can be debilitating, but what if your chronic illness is ‘invisible?’ Spotting a person with Lupus or Chronic Fatigue can be next to impossible, let alone know what challenges a person who suffers from these disease face on a daily bases. Most patients of chronic-invisible illnesses often hear family and friends say “but you don’t look sick.” The site recently redesigned, offers the same support and message groups but with a new ‘real-time’ approach. Continue reading "A New Beginning for ButYouDontLookSick.com Online Magazine" » The Blessings of Chronic IllnessAt the time of this writing, it is a few weeks before Thanksgiving in the US. Each day, I must fight an overwhelming array of symptoms caused by Sjogren's syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic myofascial pain, hypothyroidism, diabetes, celiac disease, gastroparesis and periodic limb movement disorder. I am learning to cope with new medication that is fraught with unpleasant side effects. I am in the midst of the disability application process and have no income. And yet, I know that I am blessed, without question. How can this be? Continue reading "The Blessings of Chronic Illness" » November 21, 2005Product Reviews: FeelingPampered.com Silk PillowcasesWhen I think of silk pillowcases, I think of movie stars or models on television. I have heard many stories about silk pillowcases being great for your hair, and for a relaxing night's sleep and so I was very excited to try one. Continue reading "Product Reviews: FeelingPampered.com Silk Pillowcases" » Press Release: 11.1.05 Keeping Kids Healthy TVNovember 20, 2005Lupus Terms
I used to get more confused and upset by the words surrounding this disease then Lupus itself. Hopefully the following list of terms will help you. These terms that are generally associated with the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of lupus, along with their definitions.
Continue reading "Lupus Terms" » Book Review: The Black UnicornBook Two in the Magic Kingdom of Landover Series by Terry Brooks Continue reading "Book Review: The Black Unicorn" » Easy ways you can help support Lupus researchSome simple ways to help Lupus Fundraising efforts as you shop! Continue reading "Easy ways you can help support Lupus research" » SYMPTOMS OF LUPUSAlthough 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. Continue reading "SYMPTOMS OF LUPUS" » Lupus DefinitionBook Review: Climbing Higher
By: Montel Williams with Lawrence Grobel
"At this point, one of the doctors mentioned something about this weird disease, MS, but then said that I couldn't have MS because I was in much too good a shape. Continue reading "Book Review: Climbing Higher" » Book Review: No Longer Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf
by Dene Danielle Hopkins
I had the pleasure of reading this book about Dene and her experiences dealing with Lupus, since 1992. The book is quite short (59 pages) and was a quick read, so I was able to finish the book in one sitting. Continue reading "Book Review: No Longer Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf" » Book Review: Lucky Man: A Memoir
By: Michael J. Fox
"If you were to rush into this room right now and announce that you had struck a deal– with God, Allah, Buddha, Christ, Krishna, Bill Gates, whomever–in which the ten years since my diagnosis could be magically taken away, traded in for ten more years as the person I was before, I would, without a moment's hesitation, tell you to take a hike." Continue reading "Book Review: Lucky Man: A Memoir" » Product Review: Sunchasers UV Shirts Helped Me Stop Hiding From The SunBecause I have Lupus, I am extremely photosensitive. I burn easily and become very tired, weak and achy, when exposed to the sun. Most of the time, I tried to ignore my symptoms and just dealt with the consequences of being out in the sun. Continue reading "Product Review: Sunchasers UV Shirts Helped Me Stop Hiding From The Sun" » Book Review: A Will to Win- a remarkable story of courage and determination
By: Alice Peterson
I have chosen to write about this book because as a young woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis it was a lifeline to know that other younger people had the disease too. The beauty of the book for me is that it is about the person with the R.A, rather than a book about possible effects of the disease. Continue reading "Book Review: A Will to Win- a remarkable story of courage and determination" » Product Review: Skin911.comI always need to wear sun screen due to Lupus, so I try new ones whenever I find them. I found the website skin911.com and found it very helpful for all different types of skincare, but especially for sunscreen and tinted sun protection. Continue reading "Product Review: Skin911.com" » Book Review: Three Days To A Life That Works
by Lee Watters
I had this book for a few weeks before I even attempted to begin it. The title, alone, is intimidating - Three Days To A Life That Works. I knew that this was not going to be a book that I could breeze through. This book takes work, lots of work. Continue reading "Book Review: Three Days To A Life That Works" » Book Review: Positive Energy
by Judith Orloff, M.D.
I just finished spending the bulk of my Memorial Day weekend reading the book, "Positive Energy" and I found it a compelling and insightful read. Continue reading "Book Review: Positive Energy" » Book Review: Appetites: Why Women Want
by Caroline Knapp
In Caroline Knapp’s last book before her death, Appetites: Why Women Want, she explores the thought-provoking and often heart wrenching questions about bodily, spiritual and psychological desires women grapple with in our everyday lives. Continue reading "Book Review: Appetites: Why Women Want" » Book Review: The Other Boleyn Girl
Written By: Philippa Gregory
Let me start by transporting you back in time to the early 1500's and you are serving in the royal court of King Henry the VIII. The court is full of gossip, intrigue, religion and the servitude of the whimsical King Henry Continue reading "Book Review: The Other Boleyn Girl" » Book Review: The Road to Home
Written by: Vannessa Del Fabbro
Could you ever imagine growing up in the wild and untamed nation of Africa? Even with all it’s many difficulties - - racism, disease, violence, and intense poverty? Continue reading "Book Review: The Road to Home" » Book Review: Pride and Prejudice
By: Jane Austen
If you haven't read the book Pride and Prejudice, it is one I would quickly recommend. I am at the moment reading classics and currently in the middle of reading most of Jane Austen's books. Continue reading "Book Review: Pride and Prejudice" » Book Review: The Notebook
by Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks has always been one of my favorite authors. His short romance novels are easy to read and it is relaxing, and a joy, to fall into the world of love his words create. Continue reading "Book Review: The Notebook" » Book Review: Jane Eyre
By: Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre is certainly not a new book - as you know. Never the less, it is a very engaging read that I had never had the pleasure of reading until now. Continue reading "Book Review: Jane Eyre" » Book Review: She's Come Undone
by Wally Lamb
Wally Lamb is a magnificent writer, and the fact that this was written from a woman's point of view, just makes it all the more fascinating since the author is a man! Continue reading "Book Review: She's Come Undone" » Book Review: The Giver
by Louis Lowry
When I was in 6th grade, I had to read this book as part of a reading assignment. I was "forced" to read it. I really didn't remember the full story. Continue reading "Book Review: The Giver" » Product Reviews: reproducts.net pain-relieving gels and spraysFor anyone who has achy joints and stiff muscles, the products in this line of topical analgesics offer quick, fast, and effective pain relief in a convenient method. Continue reading "Product Reviews: reproducts.net pain-relieving gels and sprays" » Book Review: The Secret Life Of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd
I had the pleasure of acquiring The Secret Life of Bees, six-months ago from a co-worker. Continue reading "Book Review: The Secret Life Of Bees" » Book Review: Choosing A Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends
Author: Anita Diamant
In Choosing A Jewish Life, Anita Diamant (also the author of the bestselling The Red Tent) outlines the process, both spiritual and practical, that a person undergoes in converting from a non-Jew to a Jew. Product Review: Therapain PlusI was asked to review a pain relief product called Therapain Plus, since I suffer from chronic back pain. Continue reading "Product Review: Therapain Plus" » Book Review: The Five People You Meet in Heaven
By: Mitch Albom
The End....or is it? When someone dies are they just dead or does more lie behind death's door? The book The Five People You Meet In Heaven By: Mitch Albom explores those questions in an interesting and insightful way Continue reading "Book Review: The Five People You Meet in Heaven" » Book Review: Dash
by Eric J. Aronson
I love the title of this book. I had heard the poem called "The Dash", which is about a man giving a eulogy, and he speaks of the dash as the time between the date of birth and the date death on a tombstone. Continue reading "Book Review: Dash" » Product Review: Aboutmejewelry.com - A wonderful site when looking for something unique.The owner of AboutmeJewelry.com is Jane and she is so helpful to all customers. She started this business after her daughter was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes. Book Review: Woman Emerging Courageous
by Marilyn Dixon Pfanstiel
The editor is an amazing woman in her own right. This is a new one to the book stores. It is written by thirty five extraordinary women, who through courage and determination overcame grief, pain and illness and found inner strength, when they thought they had none. Continue reading "Book Review: Woman Emerging Courageous" » Book Review: Nearly Perfect, An American Success Story
by Farmer Meadows, Betty Meadows
This autobiography is a down-home diary and anecdotal chronology of the life of a coal miner's son from West Virginia and his rise to becoming a millionaire. Continue reading "Book Review: Nearly Perfect, An American Success Story" » Book Review: Persistence is Power! A Real-World Guide for the Newly Disabled Employee
written by: Jeanne Lazo & Carol J. Amato
When you unfortunately become disabled the world is spinning and you are overwhelmed by many stresses; including bills, paperwork and fears. You may even be angry and depressed and sometimes these feelings stop us from applying for disability or making the right choices for ourselves and our families. Book Review: On Writing Well
by William Zinsser
If you are interested in becoming a better writer, I highly recommend this book. Continue reading "Book Review: On Writing Well" » Book Review: A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me and The Dogs of Bedlam Farm: An Adventure with Sixteen Sheep, Three Dogs, Two Donkeys, and Me
By: Jon Katz
I was given these two books earlier this year as a birthday present by a friend who is a professional dog trainer. I was immediately taken in by the photos of the border collies on the covers, as I know little about the breed but was interested in what makes them tick. Book Review: Monster
Written by: Frank Peretti
A monster is lurking in the woods. A monster that will threaten everything we hold dear. A monster that is so unheard of, it's disrupting the whole eco-system. Part human, part ape, it is extremely unnatural. Will it lead to the destruction of all humanity? Continue reading "Book Review: Monster" » Book Review: Magic Kingdom for Sale
The first book in the Magic Kingdom of Landover Series by Terry Brooks
If you love fanciful fantasy scenarios with good life lessons incorporated, these books are for you! Continue reading "Book Review: Magic Kingdom for Sale" » Book Review: Just Fine: Unmasking Concealed Chronic Illness And Pain
by Carol Sveilich
I could very easily be one of the interesting people featured in this book. It could be my face in the pictures and my story to be told and I can only imagine that if you are reading this review, it could also be your story of living and acting "just fine" when your body aches with pain. Continue reading "Book Review: Just Fine: Unmasking Concealed Chronic Illness And Pain" » Book Review: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fibromyalgia
By: Lynne Matallana with Laurence A. Bradley, PhD., Stuart L. Silverman, M.D.,
and Muhammad B. Yunus, M.D.
You don't actually have to be an idiot to read this book. A collaborative effort between one of the co-founders of the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) and some of the foremost medical experts on the disease, this book was published only a few months ago and addresses readers both knowledgeable and otherwise. Continue reading "Book Review: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fibromyalgia" » Book Review: Living Well with Autoimmune Disease: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You . . .That You Need to Know
By: Mary J. Shomon
Did you know that having an autoimmune disorder predisposes you to developing other ailments? Book Review: The New Sjogren's Syndrome Handbook, Revised and Expanded Third Edition
Edited by: Daniel J. Wallace, M.D.
This is the definitive book on Sjogren's syndrome, a condition affecting up to four million Americans. Sjogren's is the second most common autoimmune rheumatic disease. Book Review: Lupus: Alternative Therapies That Work
By Sharon Moore
Since my diagnosis I have contemplated the idea of going "Natural". It seems there are more drug warnings and recalls than before. Continue reading "Book Review: Lupus: Alternative Therapies That Work" » Book Review: It's Not Just Growing Pains - A guide to childhood muscle, bone, and joint pain, rheumatic diseases, and the latest treatment
By Dr. Thomas J.A. Lehman
Does your child suffer from joint pain, arthritis, lupus, or some other form of a rheumatic disease? Book Review: Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld's Breakthrough Health
by Isadore Rosenfeld. M.D
There's a kindly looking, grandfatherly doctor on the cover of this book and inside he confides to you 167 up-to-the-minute medical discoveries, treatments and cures that can save your life. Who wouldn't want to read this book? Continue reading "Book Review: Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld's Breakthrough Health" » November 19, 2005Media: Print: Herald Community Online (February, 05 NY)Product Review: Bracelets that alert the medics without alerting the fashion police!I never thought I would use the word "beautiful" to describe a medical ID bracelet, but as soon as these arrived, I knew they were special! I didn't feel like I had to put these on; I wanted to! These bracelets are very nice -- you would never know they were for medical purposes. I think back to times when I went to the hospital or was in car accidents, and I wished I was wearing an ID bracelet. It is so dangerous to go out without one, but medical bracelets were always known to be so ugly! I wish I had found this site years ago. Link To UsThank you for linking your page to ours. Please use the banners below (more to come) when linking to us. Choose any of the below images and save them onto your website with a link to our home page, or cut and past the appropriate code into your web page. Continue reading "Link To Us" » Lupus Resources and Links
Listed below are links to several recommended Lupus Resources.
Continue reading "Lupus Resources and Links" » November 18, 2005ButYouDontLookSick.com NoteCardsHelp spread the word about ButYouDontLookSick.com by downloading our note cards. You can print them and hand them out to anyone you think would benefit from our site and message boards! The first card is for butyoudontlooksick.com itself, while the other promotes Continue reading "ButYouDontLookSick.com NoteCards" » Media: Print: The Valley Stream Herald (September, 04 NY)November 16, 2005Media: Print: Long Island Woman Magazine (May, 04 NY)November 15, 2005Media: Print: The Valley Stream Herald (Feb, 04 NY)Product Review: You've Got Mail...."Angels for Hope" When I receive a package in the mail, I am immediately cheered up. I love getting mail, whether it is a package, an envelope or even junk mail. I think in this technological age, as far as we have come with email and Continue reading "Product Review: You've Got Mail...."Angels for Hope"" » Product Review: Warmmeups.com heating pads... Cuz cold hands and feet hurtI am a new woman. Okay, maybe not an entirely new woman, but definitely a more comfortable, warmer woman. Continue reading "Product Review: Warmmeups.com heating pads... Cuz cold hands and feet hurt" » November 14, 2005Media: Television: Keeping Kids HealthyKeeping Kids Healthy (PBS) Nationally Syndicated Continue reading "Media: Television: Keeping Kids Healthy" » November 11, 2005Product Review: Thermalwraps.com – Beautiful, Unique Heating PadsI have tried a variety of heating pads, and this is by far the most elegant and indulgent wrap I have ever tried. Continue reading "Product Review: Thermalwraps.com – Beautiful, Unique Heating Pads" » Product Review: Snuggley Heating PadsI have tried many heating pads. I use them very often, not just in the typical winter months. I find that my feet are very cold at night- and I use them to heat up my bed and make me comfortable. I have tried every shape, every size and every fabric. So when I was asked to review yet another heating pad- I couldn't possibly think what would be different. Continue reading "Product Review: Snuggley Heating Pads" » Product review: Silversmith's GlovesFor those of you who have a very hard time handling small items, or are tired from rubbing and polishing your silver, these gloves are a delightful answer! Continue reading "Product review: Silversmith's Gloves" » Product Review: Aromatherapy Blend Essential Oils - perfect for beginnersI was not too familiar with essential oils or aromatherapy, so when I tried this product I was a bit leery. I found the website extremely helpful and it put me at ease in trying something new. It is very informative not only about the product line, but concerning aromatherapy and essential oils in general. Continue reading "Product Review: Aromatherapy Blend Essential Oils - perfect for beginners" » Product Review: Herbal Contour Neck Wrap - Fits just right!Since much of my muscle pain is in the neck area, I was excited to try this neck wrap. It is filled with 12 different, all natural ingredients and smells wonderful. Continue reading "Product Review: Herbal Contour Neck Wrap - Fits just right!" » Let's Make Some Pretty Notecards!Can you imagine how special you would feel if you received a handmade card from one of your friends? It's easy to make special greetings possible with an hour of your time, a few found objects, a little imagination, and some purchased plain notecards! Continue reading "Let's Make Some Pretty Notecards!" » Articles and TipsOur collection of Tips and Articles are growing every day. Please take a moment to view the topics on the left to read the most current articles. Hopefully you will enjoy reading them as we enjoyed writing them. Flower Zen |