Category Archives: support system
From Yom Kippur to Sukkot
Yom Kippur is over. Now we have three days to put up our sukkah for Sukkot (the Feast of Tabernacles). Our sukkah is made from wood, wood panels bolted together with corner beams, a door, and a weird roof. The … Continue reading
Continue the Struggle
Sometimes I want to throw in the towel, crawl in bed, pull the covers over my head, and stay there for the rest of my life. These are three good reasons to fight for my health (I’m sure their grandpa … Continue reading
Homemaking Goes Out the Window
My friend posted this link on Facebook the other day: When Homemaking Gets In The Way of Mothering. It’s about us, women who want to give the best to our family, women who are intrigued by homemaking, and yet have … Continue reading
Posted in Lupus Nephritis, renal failure, support system, Uncategorized
Tagged jerusalem, Lupus Nephritis, microscopic microangeitis, SLE, support system
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Rosh Hashana 2010
Rosh Hashana starts Wednesday night, September 8, at sundown. We dip apples in honey for a sweet new year. It is a holiday most often thought of as the Jewish New Year. That’s not exactly correct. Judaism has several new … Continue reading
Summertime, and the Living is Easy
Denial. There, I’ve admitted it. Denial has me by the throat. My psyche is deep in the lazy summer. It’s a time to spend reading all afternoon because it’s too hot to go out and hang with my friends. Lallygagging … Continue reading
If It’s Tuesday…
A person on chemotherapy is immune compromised. A fever is one of the first signs of infection. Since the body’s immune system is suppressed, the person must get to the hospital before the infection runs rampant. Continue reading
Posted in chemotherapy, chronic disease, lupus, renal failure, support system
Tagged autoimmune disease, chemotherapy, facing death, Imuran, low hemoglobin, lupus, Lupus Nephritis, migraine, renal failure
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115,120,000,000 Moments
It’s been 25 weeks since things came down. There was never a thought in my head that I wouldn’t make it through this. If I had any clue that I could die, I mean really know in my gut that … Continue reading
