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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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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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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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 jargon
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As the original direct sales company, Avon has a reputation for door-to-door sales. The iconic image of the Avon Lady ringing doorbells has been part of the American experience for generations. Some Avon representatives still canvas the neighborhood on foot, but many sell in their workplace, thro
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In 1981, Tom and Karen Lambke found out their newborn son has Down Syndrome. They didn’t let it bother them, they just realized that it meant being a parent would take a little more work. They used the resources available: support groups, associations for disabled children, and made friends wit
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Now in her late 20's "B." has tried everything she can think of to lose weight, from working out to hypnotism to every fad diet that has come around. She doesn't eat too much, goes to a gym regularly and doesn't eat carbs after seven p.m. It doesn't matter; she is still "fat." She just may come r
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May is Lupus Awareness Month! How Will You Spread Awareness? By Dr. Thomas J.A. Lehman Does your child suffer from joint pain, arthritis, lupus, or some other form of a rheumatic disease? Are you a teenager who would like some more information about why your body seems to be going nuts? If s
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I often receive requests to reprint The Spoon Theory in educational material, support group hand-outs, and health related newsletters. Recently, one request really grabbed my attention. A group of friends decided to honor a co-worker, recently diagnosed with cancer, by presenting him with a printe
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The subtitle for this book is: One Man’s Memories, and that’s a very appropriate description. He talks about his life honestly and openly, and he makes no excuses for his actions. He has bone cancer at this point in his life, and I think that’s part of what has made him reflect back over his
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