Category Archives: Lupus Nephritis
A New Friend
My constant companion has a new friend. And frankly, this new “friend” turns my stomach – literally. It seems that along with pain I am now befriended by nausea and the resulting loss of stomach contents. Fortunately, while the nausea … Continue reading
Dedicated Friday
All Friday is dedicated to getting ready for Shabbat (the Sabbath, ours is on Saturday). The tasks start on Thursday, laundry day. My main job is laundry: washing, drying, folding, and ironing. I was very excited when I was able … Continue reading
Pain in the Sacrum…
…instead of “pain in the x@#!?”. The sacrum is at the bottom of the spinal column, right above the tailbone. It is bound by the ilium on both sides. The joint between the sacrum and the ilium is called the … Continue reading
Day Three
It’s a good thing I only committed to one week of posting everyday. I don’t know how people blog every day. Don’t they ever get writer’s block? Or get bored with their own writing? Or their own story? Yuck. News, … Continue reading
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Tagged back pain, chemotherapy, Imuran, jerusalem, Lupus Nephritis, microscopic microangeitis, nausea, SLE, vommiting
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Wee Hours of the Morning
Body and mind are feuding. Body wants to rest, do nothing, not even a short walk. Mind imposes order, discipline: make the bed (get out of it first!), shower, dress, daven (pray). Body, rebellious to the bone, screams and cries. … Continue reading
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Tagged jerusalem, lower back pain, Lupus Nephritis, microscopic microangeitis, SLE
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More Questions
Did you ever wonder if, when there was no electricity, no no cars, no machines, only candles, fires, heavy natural fiber clothes, if there really was some kind of “magic” to it all? I don’t mean the Harry Potter kind, … Continue reading
Work Has Begun
Yes I know I haven’t written anything since July. I don’t even want to write now – it’s just that I’m compelled to say something, anything. In that I might find menucha (hard to translate – like peace). Some statistics … Continue reading
My Latest Fascination
This is what I do with my time when I’m trying to escape my body. Fortunately I have been feeling rather good since last week. I keep asking myself “Is this for real? Will this last?” I don’t know, but … Continue reading
Hey You…
do you remember picking blueberries under the pine forests? I never knew blueberries could taste so good. And do you remember finding wild strawberries? I had only tasted them once before when my father took me on a walk along … Continue reading
Well it’s Summertime and the Weather is Fine…
…you can jump right out and even touch the sky…, or go swimming, or read a good book, or learn to make jam, or learn to freeze corn. I went to a high school that had a reading list I … Continue reading
