Wigs, Hats, and Make Up… Oh My! Trying to Look Better, When You Feel Bad.

We have all heard the dreaded saying "But you don't look sick?" But the last thing we want to do is walk around looking like death 24/7. It is true that when you look better you feel better, but there is a fine balance between spending tons of hours putting on full face make up, hair done, and full

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We're All In This Together.... My Experience Meeting Christine and Other Spoonies at the LFA NC Lupus Summit

We’re All In This Together…. My Experience Meeting Christine and Other Spoonies at the LFA NC Lupus Summit

I’ll admit it…..I almost backed out at the last minute.  I had been planning on attending the LFA NC Lupus Summit for some time now and had visions in my head of overwhelming knowledge and epiphanies coming my way.  I dreamed of finally being in a room filled with people who didn’t ask me ho

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Sick Humor: A Spoonie Anthem

Sick Humor: A Spoonie Anthem

It’s Sunday.  To most people that means possibly a trip to church and then a lazy day with their family.  It means that they start dreading the impending arrival of Monday and the start of a new work week.  Oh, to have a day like that….what I wouldn’t give.  My Sunday is known around my ho

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