Thanksgiving and Tradition
My granddaughter is in charge of excitement-level management for our immediate family. She has been on high charge since last weekend. Halloween is actually her favorite holiday of the entire year, and around the first day of October, she begins the official countdown to Trick or Treat Day. I susp

Happy Thanksgiving
It’s quiet. Our son has arrived home for a visit I’ve been looking forward to this for quite a while. He’s tucked soundly in his bed, and that gives me such an incredible sense of inner peace. Knowing he’s back under our roof, and knowing he’s safe. A mother never loses

Hey, Doc! Know What’s Going On Out Front?
Let’s get something straight. Your doctor owns a business. That’s true for all but the ones who are employed by some larger entity and the poor dear is actually employed by some conglomerate. But, even if he’s housed in a clinic or hospital or other large building, it’s likel

Epic Fail If You Think My Illnesses Are Not Real
If you’ve followed this blog from the beginning, then you know that being sick is a new experience for me. By and large, for the first 54 years of my life, I was very healthy. I worked hard, played hard, and never allowed skirmishes with my health to get the best of me. I have [...]

Odds and Ends
You might be interested in this book: “Despite Lupus: How to Live Well with a Chronic Illness” by Sara Gorman, Four Legged Press, June 2009. I’ve recently added in the right column a feed that announces upcoming Live Chats and Webinars (seminars on the web) having to do with top