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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Do Not Wallow…
Beautiful Day
I sit here on this gorgeous spring day and I’m thankful to be alive. Despite everything going on with my health, I’m content. The birds are singing and I can hear them. The flowers are blooming and I can smell them. The breeze is blowing and I can feel it rushing in through the open...
“Decrease in Sense of Smell Seen in Lupus Patients”
“Decrease In Sense Of Smell Seen In Lupus Patients”
ScienceDaily (May 6, 2009) — The sense of smell is a complex process of the central nervous system that involves specific areas of the brain. In fact, olfactory dysfunction is seen in various central nervous system disorders that involve immune-mediated mechanisms, such as Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s...
“Sophie and Hugo, sittin’ in a tree…”
Sophie has a boyfriend. His name is Hugo and he’s part dachshund and part pekingese. Aren’t they adorable together?
Never Give Up!
“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: You don’t give up.”
~ Anne Lamott
Heading On Out!
So it looks like I am heading out to Minnesota this month! I have never been there, so it should be interesting. The Neurology Department at the Mayo Clinic out there is very well respected and they are experts in rare neurological disorders. So I definitely think that is the place to go! My Mom...
May I Never…
“If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)
Something Pretty
Flowers always make me feel better!
Don’t Forget…
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day is May 12th! Check out the Fibromyalgia Awareness website here!
I Really Want Some Answers!
My symptoms are coming back…full-blown. The “pins and needles” feeling, the burning pain, the stiffness…and I don’t understand why. I’m on a 3-week taper of prednisone, I’m already a week into the dosage and the symptoms are getting bad again. What is going on? I’ve been digging up more research online about Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy, yet...