So, it is almost the end of February, and I think I am the last person to see this video/ commercial! I wish more awareness compaigns were this memorable. Everyone has been telling me to check out this video by the American Heart Association, Go Red for Woman. It is funny because it is true, which i
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Empowered means to invest with authority, to authorize. In recent usage, empowered has come to mean control of your own destiny. Who does not want to be in control? I know I do, but living with Lupus and Fibromyalgia it can sometimes we can't control anything. It can make me want to scream, especial
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Pay no attention to the girl behind the smile... It has been said by many people that I am a very good actress. "But You Don't Look Sick" seemed to be all I heard. Is this a good thing? Sometimes it is an appropriate thing to say after a speaking engagement, or when I used to act in class, etc. M
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OK, I admit I am not the most tech savvy person around. I am over 60 and sometimes I feel like the computer world is literally passing me by, or I should say whizzing by. First I mastered email, then I discovered perusing the Internet and next I found Facebook, but I do all of this kicking and scre
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One of the most anticipated films of 2012 that is not a sequel has reached theatres. "The Hunger Games", based on the novel by Suzanne Collins (she also contributed to the screenplay), is a disturbing yet riveting look at a future that one would hope could never happen. It gives us a very plausible
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Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that, while not rare, is not widely known. Until tennis star Venus Williams revealed recently that she had been diagnosed with it, most of the general public had not heard of it. That is why this book, published in September, is so necessary. Sjogren'
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January is the perfect time to honor the people who help others through the simple act of giving blood. If you can't give blood due to medical reasons, you can use this time to encourage friends and family to donate, or even help at a local blood drive. Since 1970, January has been known as Nat
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Do you have a profile picture, icon, or "avatar" that you use on facebook or twitter, etc. Support I'm a Spoonie! add a #spoonie twibbon to your avatar now! People have seen others on facebook and twitter with the spoon on their pics and it is SO easy to do! So many have asked me how! Join over 10,0
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You do not need to spend a lot of money. You can be thoughtful in so many ways. The point is to do something, and do something today. I have listed below 36 easy ideas that anyone would appreciate. Sometimes it is hard for a patient to ask for help. Just do it! The hardest thing about chronic dise
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If you were broke, what would you do to earn $50,000? Would take on a job for which you had no training? Even if that job were potentially dangerous? Those are the questions answered by Katherine Heigl in the comedy/mystery "One For the Money", which hit the theatres January 27th. Based on the pr
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Please take the time to read Christine Miserandino's personal story and analogy of what it is like to live with sickness...
Sometimes you just gotta have a sense of humor! The top ten worst suggestions commonly given to someone with a chronic...
I have an invisible illness. To look at me you would see a short, fat, middle-aged grandmother. Sometimes I walk with a...
Before I even get started with this article, let me state for the record, that for those who have been approved for shor...
Pay no attention to the girl behind the smile... It has been said by many people that I am a very good actress. "But ...
