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Permission to Sleep
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mpratt
Want to make your good day even better? Give yourself permission to sleep! Before my lupus diagnosis, I overslept my alarm, steeled myself from taking naps that I craved, and felt guilty because I was so very, very fatigued. When I was diagnosed, it was as if a huge weight was lifted from my shoulders:…
After Christmas Time- Now I Feel It!
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mpratt
Busy days, these have been, and well spent. But, if you, too, live with a chronic illness, you’ll understand: With the joy and cheer come extra fatigue and pain. I’m not complaining. Christmas is one of my favorite holy-days (Easter being my most favorite). But even “good” stress can have a negative effect on many health problems,…
Advent 2012: A Week Away, a World Away?
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mpratt
Advent Day 16: A week away, a world away? If Christmas Eve is only one week away, why does it seem like a world away? We’re in the thick of the Advent season, now. Perhaps it is increasingly difficult to take that little, extra time to pray and prepare. Perhaps our quiet time is being…
WORDPLAY: HOW DO YOU SAY, “FATIGUE?”
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mpratt
When I was newly diagnosed with lupus, people would often ask me, “What symptoms do you have?’ When I’d say, “Well, I get fatigued,” they might reply, “Oh, but, you take naps, so you must feel better after that,” or, “I get fatigued, too, but I don’t have lupus.” I quickly learned that, if I…
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