The old saying goes that "good things come in small packages." But when you are like me, and are best friends with the UPS delivery man; good things can come in all size packages. As someone who is chronically ill, living with lupus, fibromyalgia and a collage of other chronic illnesses; I have lear
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Breaking up, meeting someone new, hoping for the perfect match. Sound familiar? It should. Welcome to the frustrating and sometimes catastrophic world of doctor dating. Everyone remembers their first time…the anticipation, the nerves the hope that “he” would be the one. As the day fina
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I have been working at living my life transparently. To live my life transparently means that I live my life openly, that I share what I’m going through, my ups and downs, my successes and failures, my struggles and disappointments as well as my successes and happy moments. To live my life transpa
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The hardest lesson I've had to learn in living with chronic illnesss is that I can't do it all. I'm a overachiever by nature. I want to do it all, have it all, see it all, be the girl who never says no. Letting people down, and of course, myself down, was the horror that I feared more than anything.
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A lot has changed in the 14 years since I first got sick. I've gotten diagnoses, lost diagnoses, lost old friends, gained new ones, given up on old dreams and discovered new plans for the future. However, even though the years since diagnosis have been uncertain and will likely continue to be that w
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Well, it was probably more of the worst part. In fact, the best of times hardly seems like a qualified way to describe my day to day existence. Ok, and if you want to get technical, I totally just ripped that off from a classic novel, but the famo
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If you are in South Florida, you are invited to this FREE event! Come see Christine speak at "The Chronically Sweet Affair" this Saturday February 12 from 1:30-3pm The Lupus Foundation of America’s Southeast Florida Chapter is hosting its 1st Annual Valentine’s event, A Chronically Sweet A
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Today I was on the radio for National Invisible Illness Week talking about Organizing Tips & Parenting When Ill. The first half of the show was organizing tips (I def need to go re-listen to that one!). The 2nd half of the show Jill Hart joined Lisa Copen to talk about parenting. Lisa and Jill
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Even if you no longer go on vacations, there may be times you must travel for business or to attend family events. Leaving home for any reason, especially when traveling by airplane, requires careful planning as we are required to bring more items from home and need to fit them into less luggage.
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