Chronic Illness: What Do You Do with the Fatigue?
Premission to sleep! Chronic illness, whether lupus, fibromyalgia, MS, or another culprit, can bring on fatigue. Not just the "normal" kind brought on by a busy night or day, or strenuous exercise. No, our fatigue is usually called "unrestorative," that is, no matter how much we sleep, we awaken

posted 7:43:08pm May. 20, 2013 | read full post »

Lupus: Coping Skill # 3
The human spirit can endure a sick body, but who can bear it if the spirit is crushed?                  Proverbs 18:14, New Living Translation These few words from Proverbs say it all about the importance of a strong spirit when faced with any kind of illness or pain. We can see

posted 7:24:22pm May. 18, 2013 | read full post »

Struggling to Have a Good Day?
Everybody's happy! Everybody's active! Everybody's...NOT! When you don't feel well, the struggle to make something, anything, good of a day can be exhausting and frustrating and, well, quite frankly, impossible. And yet, between those who say, "You have to have a positive attitude," and those who

posted 10:11:20am May. 17, 2013 | read full post »

Lupus: Relationships and Us
Last week, some friends of mine participated in a lupus event, and they invited me to come with them. I cannot tell you how wonderful it was to see their caring in action. Truly, the benefit of being enveloped by people who accept and care about you is priceless! I know there are many lupus patie

posted 9:23:43pm May. 14, 2013 | read full post »

Lupus: Coping Skill # 2
When I was diagnosed with lupus, I found it extremely helpful to immediately organize all the information, appointments, and other things pertaining to life with the diagnosis. That, then, was my "Coping Skill # 1." Next, I set about finding out as much as I could about lupus, and especially how

posted 7:00:35pm May. 11, 2013 | read full post »