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LATEST ARTICLES ( 119 )

• In the Spotlight...Sjogren's Syndrome and SLE

  

  Hi All,This post is a little later than planed, mainly because I have been suffering with my hands recently making writing a little harder than normal. Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Combating Sleep Disturbances One Night at a Time

  

  Hi All,I am writing this to you in a haze of lack of sleep this week! I am having one of those weeks that we all face at some points, whether you are chronicall... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• My List of Weekly Achievements....

  

  Hi All,Firstly the sun is shining, I cannot tell you how much this lifts my spirits...it just makes me feel better. I know of late my posts have had a slightly... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Judgement on Ourselves is Worse Than Judgement by Others

  

  Hi All,Hope this post is reaching you all well, or at least as well as we ever feel. Lately I have been thinking a lot about how I react to being judged by... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Stress, Stress and More Stress....We Need to Avoid It......

  

  Hi All,Today I am going to introduce to you my arch nemesis........the stress beast. Yes she lives inside my head and often rears up to try and take me over wit... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Malar Rashes Are the Bain of My Life

  

  Hi all,Firstly I am sorry I didn't post yesterday, I was unwell with my hair falling out and terrible fatigue, life goes on though so I am here today. For... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• To Mark World Kidney Day.......

  

  Hi All,As many of you out there will know, Lupus or more specifically SLE and Lupus Nephritis are more than capable of causing kidney damage, sometimes with dir... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Letter to My 40 Year Old Self

  

  Dear...well me...I am writing this on my 30th birthday (when I say my, I mean our) as a reminder of the journey we've taken and of things I hope to have changed... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• If The Illness Wasn't Bad Enough.....The Side Effects Will Knock You Out

  

  Hi All,I am now on so many medications that I honestly cannot remember what they are all for, or even when I am meant to take them. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Where Have I Gone...........

  

  Hi All,I am having one of those days today where literally have no idea where I have gone, where the fun loving, animal rights, hippie girl from 10 years ago ha... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Combating Fatigue....Well at Least Getting Into Battle With It

  

  Hi All,Fatigue....I could quite literally leave this post there couldn't I as there really isn't any way to even start trying to describe what fatigue is. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Preparing for an Epic Adventure

  

  Hi All,Firstly I'm so sorry I didn't post yesterday....it was the epic adventure day and I was utterly exhausted! However by leaving it a day I can do the post... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Just A Day....

  

  Hi All,For someone with Lupus I have managed a ridiculous amount today. I shall explain later and you may think it's a trivial amount but let me tell you I am... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Soldier On My Child...One Step at a Time

  

  Hi All,How you all feeling today? I'm having a day of reflection, something I have needed for some time by the looks of it! It has mainly come from the amount o... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• In the Spotlight....Raynauds Disease

  

  Hi all,This is the second post in the series of spotlight diseases that can come with a diagnosis of Lupus, but equally can exist all by themselves. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Big Question

  

  Hi All,Today I am going to talk about something a little different. Something that we are not told at diagnosis, something that you wont read a lot about and... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Isolation and How to Combat It......

  

  Hi all,I'm still battling this flare up, which seems to want to try and take me out at each and every turn.....Bring it on Lupus, give it your best shot! Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• "I've Got Dressed....time to Celebrate"

  

  Hi all,Firstly I'm so sorry there was no post yesterday, that's the first day I have missed one. I was simply to unwell to string any kind of sentence... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Always Ask, Rarely Read....medicines

  

  Hi all,This post will cover something that I am trying to change about myself.....to ask less questions and avoid Google! Sounds strange I know but when I... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Trying to Understand the Differences

  

  Hi all,I have been struggling through a nasty flare up the past few days and as with any flare up it has raised some issues within my everyday life. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION