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Chronic Illness: Too Tired Too Soon?
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mpratt
Wow, I am behind. Behind in decorating, doing, and all else having to do with the holidays. Too soon this Season, I’m feeling that bone-deep fatigue that comes with lupus, anemia (just found out about that), and activity. Steer me clear of the furniture section of the stores! I’m a goner if I come within…
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:…
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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