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May – A Huge Awareness month
May is a huge awareness month. I’ve written about arthritis, an important topic for me, but there are also many other important illnesses we should also be talking about.
Fibromyalgia Day
May 12th is a day to remember how far we have come, from the days when almost no one had even heard the word “fibromyalgia,” to today when almost everyone has heard of it and knows someone who lives it. It is also a day to celebrate yourself for the fibro warrior you are, or the fibro warriors you support.
Graduation Season 2020
Hi Everyone! Amidst the global reality of Covid-19, this graduation season looks very different. Most seniors are wrapping up their final year virtually and commencement ceremonies are up in the air. Graduates can't be with their friends, teachers, mentors, or all of...
May is Arthritis Awareness Month
Definition of arthritis by Merriam Webster: inflammation of joints due to infectious, metabolic, or constitutional causes also: a specific arthritic condition. Everyone will at some point-in-time in their lives discover arthritis in their own bodies. Osteoarthritis is...
What’s Good for Pain
Because of COVID 19, my ablation surgery for my lower back had to be postponed, so each day that goes by the pain in my lower back continues to get worse. There is nothing I can do about that so I’m forced to do whatever I can use whatever I have to make things better. No amount of Ibuprofen seems to make much difference. While it soothes the pain in the short term, it doesn’t last that long. My prescription medications don’t last a full four hours either, and none of my medication choices completely remove the pain.
April’s Awareness Months
Since most of us are quarantined in our home due to COVID 19, on this Easter weekend, we could take some time to reflect on some of these awareness items for the month of April.
Psoriatic Disease: End of the Year NPF
Psoriatic Disease, indeed heartbreaking. In my family alone, we often suffer from psoriatic disease. This is one especially important to me. Do you know someone who deals with psoriatic conditions? If you'd like to help in any way, email getinfo@psoriasis.org to...
No Car, No Care? Medicaid Transportation At Risk In Some States
Driver Donavan Dunn loads Maddie Holt into the van on Nov. 21, 2017. The only way Maddie and her mother, Meagan Holt, can make the trip to the hospital is by using a service provided by Medicaid called non-emergency medical transportation, or NEMT. (Heidi de...
Writing With Disability -Featuring Writing of The Holy Bible – Part Three:
This post appeared first on Almost An Author July 27, 2017. King David, Isaiah, Jeremiah: Inclusion of Their Sick and Crippled. Picture a playground of children picking teams for a game....
Disability Bible Series Part 2-Moses Writes of Skin Ailments and Speech Troubles
This post appeared first on Almost An Author June 25, 2017. The Holy Bible, shows the stigma of disability and the encouragement and inclusion for the disabled, despite today’s protests and...
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