My Google alert continues to bring me odd information about my disease. Yesterday, I came across this article over at DrCutler.com discussing the results of a study at the Georgetown University Medical Center. According the article, “Researchers studied 76,643 women …
Last week, my gal pal and fellow yoga-goer, Abby Thompson got pressed (ah, the benefits of blogging on WordPress) with her post What Do You Need? A riff off of a Facebook meme, Abby googled her name followed by needs …
My brain wakes my body up early. There’s so much to do, so many challenges to tackle, that from a logical perspective, the early bird gets the worm. My body, on the other hand, wakes up slowly. Stiff and swollen, …
–or Why I’m Giving Up Coffee– Recently, I drove from my home just north of Boston, all the way to Tampa, Florida. I have family there. I also had heard a rumor that it’s generally warmer there than in the …
2 – press releases written since Monday14 – yoga classes taught since Saturday 7 – classes taught in the last two days 392 – unread emails in my inbox right now 19 – unread emails on my phone 0 – …
Pretty much every time I visit my rheumatologist, he tells me, “you look good. You’re in remission.” Unfortunately, by the time I get to his office, I’ve usually been awaken for about three or four hours minimum and the worst …
The other day, I realized it had been nearly a month again since I’ve written here. I don’t have a lot of RA-related epiphanies these days, I guess. In any case, to find more fodder for this blog, because I …
Amongst elders, there’s a commonly understood, but usually unspoken, rule: Don’t ask a lady her age. It’s impolite. It’s unprofessional. And it makes people uncomfortable. There are just way too many ways to get the answer “wrong.” Although I write this …
Quiet feels so nice these days. Between running from here to there, keeping up surface-level connections with acquaintances and handling the personal necessities (eating, sleeping, etc.), silence really does feel like a coveted precious metal or gem. I find I’m …
The other day, I received the final survey for a research study I’ve been participating in for nearly three years. My first thought was, “WAH-AT? There’s no way I’ve been in a study that long… Have I even had this …