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Thoughtful Gifts for Someone You Know with Chronic Illness
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mpratt
resisted the recent spate of “Christmas in July” store and on-line promotions, but there is no doubt that time is flying by and it will soon be holiday season. We each probably have more than one person on our holiday list who is difficult to shop for. The person who has everything. The person who…
Chronic Illness: Harmony in Health
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mpratt
As a musician, I appreciate really good harmony. When several pitches combine to create a full, complex sound, melody is transformed into something even more beautiful, and I just have to sit back, listen, and enjoy. Our lives with chronic illness can find such a relaxing, de-stressing harmony, too. It requires a little effort in…
Chronic Illness: Cleaning House
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mpratt
Life with a chronic illness can be cluttered quickly. There are all of those unused or partially used prescription bottles that litter our medicine drawers – oh, the ridiculousness of having to fill a whole prescription only to discover you’re allergic to it on the first dose! And, too, there are the objects with which…
The Power of the Nap
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mpratt
When I was first diagnosed with lupus, one of the things I learned was that the fatigue of a flare can be overwhelming. “Bone-numbing” is a description I’ve used a lot to try to help others understand how beyond-tired I can suddenly feel. Of course, as with many lupus patients, my diagnosis did not happen…
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