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The Queen of the Teenage Tear-Jerker
Find out how the author of inspiring teenage novels about life and death came to write on this topic.
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"Papa is Very Sick"
Ways to help you family and yourself deal with a loved one's serious or possibly terminal illness. Acceptance and sharing your feelings with others who also love the person suffering the condition, will benefit all parties effected by building a close circle of support and compassion for all. The person who will gain the most is the person with the illness.
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Accepting Chronic Illness
Quick tips on coping with and accepting illness, for both those who suffer and for caregivers.
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Addiction & Dependence
As many try to make sense of a loved one's behaviors surrounding their drinking or drug use, it is important to remember that addiction is an illness that must be treated
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Antioxidants Bad for Your Health?
In a recent press release on AOL news, a study out of Chicago states that antioxidants might actually increase your risk of death.
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Dear Ann Landers
Letter to Ann Landers about telling people the DO's and DON'T's of arthritis (fibromyalgia).
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Fibromyalgia in Children
I have Fibromyalgia. It’s a painful disease that affects millions of people world-wide. Many people think that it’s just an adult disease, but it’s not. Read more about it here.
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Helping yourself to Good Health
Many patients expect their doctors to keep them healthy with pills and potions without appreciating that maintaining good health really depends on what the patient does!
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How are you feeling?
What could be ethically wrong about asking someone how they feel?
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Information about Crohn's Disease
Crohn's Diease and Ulcerative Colitis are the two most common types of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
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Luck and Chronic Illness
An exploration into how looking at chronic illness differently made me appreciate life more.
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Parents of the Chronically Ill
When a child suffers a life-threatening illness, mom's and dad's health is affected too. But Statistics Canada reports that mothers are more affected than fathers.
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Pregnancy and Lupus: It CAN Be Done!
A look into having babies AND having lupus. They are NOT mutually exclusive!
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The Immune System Connection
How the immune system works and how to recognize immune deficiency and boost the immune system.
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Trademarks of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Beyond the basis definition and symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, there are trademarks of this illness.
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What is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
A basic overview of what is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Includes a list of symptoms as well as a case defination by the Centers by Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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When A Loved One is Diagnosed
Someone close to you just found out they have type II diabetes. What, if anything, can you do to help them? A lot!
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Why do I Feel Guilty?
Living with a chronic illness such as multiple sclerosis can cause the sufferer to experience feelings of loss, grief--and surprisingly--guilt.
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"Why Won't My Doctor Believe Me?"
So often, lupus patients' cries for help go unanswered by those who have vowed to help. Why don't doctors listen to their patients?
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A Single Sheet of Paper
A grandmother's experience of a single sheet of paper being a source of joy for chronically ill children at Mott's Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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CFS and Your Doctor
Whether you are trying to find a diagnosis or trying to receive medical treatment, finding a doctor that is able to work with you throughout your illness is essential.
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Chronic Pain in Lupus
A look into chronic pain, how it affects women, and some methods for getting relief. More links to pain-related sites.
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Depression and Lupus
Lupus can affect the body physically, draining it of energy. Depression on top of lupus drains the mind and soul--it's an often-overlooked symptom. Here's how to deal with depression, whether it's yours, or a loved one's!
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Drugs Are Good Medicine! (Part I)
Lupus is usually treated with medicines first. Here's a look at the most commonly used drugs, their effects, and their side effects!
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Drugs Are Good Medicine! (Part II)
Lupus is usually treated with medicines first. Here's a look at the most commonly used drugs, their effects, and their side effects!
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Fibromyalgia and Sleep Therapy (Part I)
The first of three articles that will discuss the symptoms of Fibromyalgia and how holistic therapy can help. The first article will focus on sleep, the second one on pain management, and the third one on creative visualization for healing.
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Flu Vaccine Shortage - Protection for Who?
For the flu season 2000-2001, there appears to be a shortage of vaccines for people who may need or want this vaccine. The question is why is their a shortage in the first place?
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Frequently Asked Questions - Thyroid Medications
I get questions all the time from readers about thyroid medications. Here I attempt to answer some of the most common.
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Get back to the basics before falling asleep!
Refresh your memory about some of the basics of sleep.
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Healing with Harp Therapy
Harp therapists report positive results for patients suffering from neurological diseases, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, lupus, and other illnesses.
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How to Live with Hypersomnia and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
The author, a physician afflicted with obstructive sleep apnea and chronic hypersomnia (excessive daytime sleepiness), recounts his own strategies and those of others for dealing with such a disabling symptom.
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Life Lines
A look backwards to a lifeline for the future.
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Living With Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-shortening chronic disease that causes mucus to accumulate and clog the airways and tubes in the organs.
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Loss of Financial Security
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has cost people their financial freedom. Physical and mental incapacity can cause people with CFS to lose their jobs or be forced to reduce work hours.
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Lupus FAQs
Here's a list of Frequently Asked Questions about lupus. Got a question? It's probably here!
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MS Awareness Week
MS is a chronic autoimmune disease that primarily affects women. There are things you can do this week and all year long to continue the movement against it.
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MS Depression: What Causes It?
MS depression can be organic (produced by the body) or situational (produced by outside factors such as stress or medication), or a combination of both......
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My Christmas Wish List (2003)
Traditionally, we make Christmas wish lists for those things we would like to receive. I would like, however, to break from tradition by offering my Christmas wish list for you my dear friends. Well, okay, I will admit that I’m hoping to receive these wishes as well.
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Nutrition and Disease: Osteoporosis
The second article in a series on Nutrition and Disease Prevention. Eating a balanced diet can help you to prevent the development of many chronic diseases. This week, we will look at how diet can help prevent a major disease in the US and Canada - Osteoporosis. This disease can cause havoc with a family's way of life. Quite often the Mom of the family gets it, leaving everyone affected.
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Questions for my Readers
Questions about your chronic pain. Answer this anonymous survey and help others learn what works and what doesn't.
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Second-Hand Healing
When a child has a parent with a chronic illness, the patient isn't the only one who needs healing!
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Testing...Testing....1,2,3
Lupus patients have more than their fair share of medical tests. Here are a few of the most common, and what the results may mean.
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The Importance of Support
A support system for the lupus patient is not a luxury...It's a necessity!
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Thyroid Medication: Tips, Tricks and Remembering
Thyroid medications are necessary to maintaining your good health. However, one of the side effects of hypothyroidism is poor memory. Here are some tips and tricks to help you remember your meds (and make sure that what you're taking is what you need!)
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Understanding Adjustment Psychology
Adjustment psychology examines the stress that change creates an why even "good" changes are stressful.
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What is Fibromyalgia?
A basic overview of what is Fibromylagia. Includes a list of characteristics by The American College of Rheumatology.
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What's Causing my Depression and Fatigue?
Chronic Fatigue and Chronic Depression are absolutely systemic in our society today. Recent studies done by the AMA and CMA purport one in four people in North America are suffering from some form of chronic fatigue or depression and it’s expected eight out of ten of us will experience similar afflictions in our lifetime. But numbers like these don’t speak to the cause and only tell half the story.
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"I Have To Go To The Hospital?"
It's something that every lupie must face the possibility of: Hospitalization. There are many reasons why hospitalization is sometimes a necessary experience, so let's look at some of them, along with common tests, procedures and what you need to know to make your stay in "The Big House" more comfortable and safe!
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Alternative Therapies
Some alternative therapies and treatments have become very popular with lupies. Let's take a look at some of the new/old remedies used today.
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