Monthly Archives: July 2010
I’ve Got Those Walkin’ Blues
We walked to the store today. We climbed stairs. We rested every few meters. We walked around the grocery store. We bought food. We sat in the bagel shop. We walked home. We climbed down the stairs. We rested every … Continue reading
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Blood Watch
(This was first published on July 26, 2010) The other day I had a conversation with myself. “Self,” I said, “things are going really well right now.” I nodded my head demurely, a secret smile hid behind my serious countenance. … Continue reading
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Tagged jerusalem, Lupus Nephritis, microscopic microangeitis
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Tiny Problem Being Resolved
I wasn’t busy enough, so I decided to upgrade the blog to the current WordPress installation. I thought that backup was part of the upgrade procedure, as it is with other applications I use. However, in an effort to be … Continue reading
My Journey Begins
I’m having a hard time taking myself seriously. When I ended up in the hospital, it was clear that I was making life and death decisions, even if I didn’t know it. A year later I still face these decisions, … Continue reading
Weepy and Cold
Today is a hard day. It follows several hard days this week. On the one hand lots of good things happened. My poem got accepted by Parenting Express. I was able to get some project work complete. But one day, … Continue reading
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First eBook
In my desperation, my longing, my obsession, for an ebook reader such as Kindle or Nook or iPad, I downloaded Kindle for the PC. There is one major drawback to using my laptop – it’s heavy, cumbersome. It is difficult … Continue reading
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The Day After Yesterday
Yesterday was great. I got up, showered, dressed, and was ready to leave by 7:15. The customer expected me at nine. After detouring to drop off the primary breadwinner I was back on the road. It was smooth sailing until … Continue reading
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Musings in July
Too many thoughts crowd my brain. I want to tell you about all the interesting blogs I’ve been reading, written by other Lupus people of CFS/Firbromialgia people. I want to tell you about the connections I stumbled on between Shakespear’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Lupus Nephritis, microscopic microangeitis, prayer, renal failure, SLE
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