Tag Archives: Lupus Nephritis
Unabashed Plug
Depression plagues me. A few weeks ago it finally defeated all my defenses and brought me crashing to my knees. Fortunately drugs and time-proven strategies are propping me up. One of the most formidable tools in my arsenal is music … Continue reading
Posted in depression, support system, Uncategorized
Tagged depression, jerusalem, Lupus Nephritis, microscopic microangeitis, SLE
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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
How Does Stress Effect the Healing Process
Originally I wanted to write about my foraging trip today. The two and a half hours I spent in the forest stretched me beyond my capability, enough that I crashed when I got home. Fortunately I managed to get the … Continue reading
Posted in depression, stress
Tagged chemical castration, jerusalem, Lupus Nephritis, pedophilia, SLE, stress
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End of the First Week
Yeah! Yeah! I did it. I wrote a post for every day of the week. This is the seventh, and I only committed to six. Yeah! State of a microcosmic world: Hubby is doing well. He had lots of fun … Continue reading
Posted in status, Uncategorized
Tagged jerusalem, Lupus Nephritis, microscopic microangeitis, SLE, weekend status report
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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
Foraging in January
It’s the beginning of the foraging season here. All it took was few rain storms and cooler weather. The rakevet are blooming; mustard greens are peeking up; dandelion green babies nestle in with the vetch. In a few months these … 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
Posted in Lupus Nephritis, symptoms, Uncategorized
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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New Year – New Direction
New Year, the secular new year, the Gregorian calendar new year, not my new year, and yet – January 1 is a good marker in time. Judaism actually has four new years: the new year of the trees (Tu B’shvat … Continue reading
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Tagged autoimmune disease, jerusalem, Lupus Nephritis, microscopic microangeitis, new year, renal failure, SLE
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