This is one of those products that you use and say "wow, I wish I thought of that!" I originally saw this demonstrated on QVC and was instantly intrigued. It helps you get in and out of a car or SUV and is especially useful for older individuals or anyone with disabilities. It's helpful for anyone
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Author: Joanna Baumer Permut Lupus is the Latin word for Wolf. A nineteenth century French doctor named the disease lupus for two reasons; one because of the effects it has on a person's insides which reminded him of a wolf's ravenous appetite, and secondly, because of the rash that often accompanie
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Sometimes when you are disabled you want something different just for fun and when you do, it is time to check out clearcanes.com. If you have to use a walking cane for your disability, you most likely received the typical metal or plain wooden cane from the doctor's office or supply store. Those
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Now that my hands have been giving me more problems than usual, I was finding it very hard to lace and tie my sneakers. I hated the idea of not wearing my favorite sneakers, but I didn't think I had any other option. I found speedlaces.com and saw a simple solution. This little lacing tool was o
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The Gripmaster is a spring-loaded, hand-held strengthening device that effectively strengthens the fingers to the forearms. The squishy rubber balls, or "silly putty" type stuff that physical therapists give you, serve a similar purpose, but only the patented Gripmaster has movable pads to isolate e
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More and more people, organizations and business owners are looking to professional coaching to propel their personal and professional goals to a higher level. Coaching has become all the rage and rightfully so! Look at successful television shows like "Starting Over" and "Relationship Rehab"- these
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Unfortunately when you have a child with a chronic illness, you come to think of yourself as some sort of expert on the subject. It's not exactly a specialty that you dreamt of having, but one nonetheless that you take ownership of with some sense of pride. My daughter Christine has had Lupus for
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Unfortunately, as I have gotten older, I have noticed more everyday aches and pains that I never seemed to have had before. I teach four year olds and after a busy day of bending and stretching in the classroom, I often come home with a sore back or neck. Recently, I discovered the afternoon treat o
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Book Three of the Into the Wilderness Series by Sara Donati It is the spring of 1802 the village of Paradise, N.Y. is still reeling from a typhoid epidemic from the previous summer. Elizabeth and Nathaniel Bonner have lost their two-year-old son, Robbie, to the dreadful disease, but they struggle
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Book Two of the Into the Wilderness Series by Sara Donati Elizabeth and her new husband, Nathaniel Bonner (remember that white man dressed as a Native American?) have settled into their life together at the edge of the New York wilderness. In the winter of 1794, Elizabeth gives birth to healthy t
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