Yes, that’s what I’m calling my new little camera, Little Ms. Short & Sweet. After posting my big guns and I are having a little relationship problem — my weak arms, their girth — I had to bite the bullet not long ago and...
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Nine months of intravenous toxins has taken a toll on my body. I had no idea my bones and muscles would turn into goo but they did. Since I’m a shooter with big guns (translation: I’m a photographer with big DSLR cameras), it didn’t...
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I have a good friend who is a caterer. This woman used to be a corporate executive and was well over 200 pounds. A few years ago she quit her corporate job to go into her current business and she’s never looked back. She...
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I’ve said it and many more have said it: prednisone is evil. It is an evil drug because it shuts down your adrenal glands causing them to atrophy thus, you do not have the “fight or flight” capabilities you once had when your adrenals...
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I’ll be honest, prior to my diagnosis I never considered visiting a farmers’ market. Not my thing really and wasn’t the local grocery store a farmers’ market? I’ve since learned there is a difference. Some of those vendors at farmers’ markets are caring farmers...
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While on a normal doctor’s visit on Monday, my doctor showed me my blood results, did a bit of talking about my health and then recommended a pneumonia and shingles vaccine. What? A vaccine? Yes, vaccines for both pneumonia and shingles. You can imagine...
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I came across a posting on Facebook today that was just fabulous. A young woman writes for those who are newly diagnosed and she really does tell it like it is. The young woman is Tiffany (seen here) and she writes for the blog...
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This weekend I spoke with a couple of folks who were newly diagnosed with lupus. First, the new PSAs on lupus are working because many are asking their doctors, are being tested and finding they do indeed have lupus. One of the young women...
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I have been trying to reconfigure myself, literally and figuratively, and I’ll tell you it has been a difficult task. For the past ten or twelve years, I have been dealing with drama on all levels, death & dying, near death, my own health...
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Welcome to all who have followed me from FemmeNoir. I will continue to blog here about lupus, health & fitness and a whole lot more. FemmeNoir will soon transform (or morph) into a new business venture and as a result, I had to drop...
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