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The Scary & Blessed Friday the 13th
- By GringoGrandma · Posted November 13, 2009
- Journal · 11 replies
- I just realized it is the 13th-Friday. Remembering what happened many years ago while driving semi truck with my now deceased husband. We had really pushed it, and were totally worn out. We stopped in ...
TO CLIMB OR NOT TO CLIMB
- By Blkjewelz8960 · Posted November 13, 2009
- Journal · 21 replies
- Ok, last weekend I stored up enough energy to go to a friends housewarming. Was really looking forward to it because we went to high school together and had only seen each other just recently at a funeral ...
A SARCIE THANKSGIVING -- on a serious note
- By Blkjewelz8960 · Posted November 13, 2009
- Journal · 17 replies
- Been a long time since I posted to my dear journal. Been so busy over on Facebook, but I haven't forgotten my first home. Even told them about Inspire and invited them over for a couple of non-caffiene ...
I think I might need to get a knee replacement...
- By samknow · Posted November 12, 2009
- Discussion in Living with rheumatoid arthritis · 2 replies
- Hi everyone!! It's been awhile since i've been on here. I have been on remicade for almost six months, and it's not doing a thing.. I think i might need to talk to my horrible rheumy about seeing if i ...
Dr. Hastings
- By meriterry · Posted November 12, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- Dr. Carl Named to CRN Board of Directors. Reliv Vice Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Carl Hastings has been elected to the board of directors of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN ...
Hanging clothes out in the Rain!?
- By GringoGrandma · Posted November 10, 2009
- Journal · 20 replies
- Yep, that's how we do it here. Weird, but after God giving a final rinse or 2, they should be dry manana..tomorrow. Water has been off most of the week, I get ansy when the laundry overflows my little ...
Back from taking care of Mom
- By larchmountain · Posted November 9, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- I've been in Washington for the past two weeks taking care of my mom. She has pnenumonia but is better. Sleeping in her recliner and not being able to cook anything except for what was micro-waveable ...
God made you perfect
- By warriordaughter · Posted November 5, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- My daughter has JRA and has had it for 8 years now and she is currently enrolled in a private Christian school and the curriculm is very hard although she seems to thrive on it, however she recently came ...
SO excited to share what I have found!
- By pwrsrg77 · Posted November 4, 2009
- Journal · 45 replies
- I have received TONS of wonderful support from this amazing community of people just like myself. All that struggle with debilitating symptoms, wrong diagnosis, less than quality doctors etc... I wish ...
Blue Moldy Oatmeal! :(
- By GringoGrandma · Posted November 2, 2009
- Journal · 5 replies
- Don't know if it's the humidity? or what, almost has to be. My weekly cooked oatmeal was not available to eat!!!, unless I wanted home grown penicillin!!? Actually the color was awesomely vivid and beautiful.....for ...
Out Damn Spot!
- By dizzybee · Posted October 31, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- have been having trigeminal neuralgia (fancy word for pain from Hades) since around Sept. 23 -- been to ER twice one shot of dilaudel and next time a shot of morphine. Finally got an MRI -- i basically ...
Do I have an eating disorder or am I just goal oriented?
- By fish_server · Posted October 31, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- Was watching Dr. Oz yesterday, and he had on a woman with anorexia. Needless to say, the woman looked terrible and there was no question that she was in trouble and could die. But I am confused. There ...
I AM tired of complaining of pain
- By algia247 · Posted October 30, 2009
- Journal · 17 replies
- I look fine and I act fine I guess its a habbit . but deep inside my joints and muscles and tendons throb stabb and sting. even though my diagnose is moderate degenerated disc disease hip tendonitis and ...
FINALLY GETTING BETTER
- By nanomary · Posted October 30, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- AFTER 16 MONTHS OF TERRIBLE PAIN, INFECTION AND NOT BEING ABLE TO WALK, I AM FIANNLY GETTING BETTER!!!!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!!!! THANKS FOR PRAYERS ...
I am doing better!
- By Jody-C · Posted October 30, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- Thanks to all the positive thoughts and prayers from my friends, I am doing better! I am so glad as this has been a very rough time. This is day four back in my apartment and I am so very happy and thankful ...
Somebody PLEASE HELP!!! ={
- By pwrsrg77 · Posted October 29, 2009
- Journal · 83 replies
- Well, I'm now 2 years into a disease that is sucking the life out of me. If I had a nickel for every time I've balled my eyes out & said my famous quote "I can't take this anymore" I'd be a very rich ...
Six weeks post TSR..........
- By DocBabs · Posted October 29, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Actually it's six weeks and 2 days , but hey, who's counting.............ME.The sling was taken away last Friday and for the next day or so i didn't really know where to put my arm. It was so used to ...
Inspire members featured
- By Brian · Posted October 28, 2009
- Journal · 29 replies
- Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...
My day, 10/28
- By inspired57 · Posted October 28, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Yesterday I did pretty good with following my menu. Didn't have lunch tho' because of no appetite. Today I didn't get breakfast. Took care of my dog and his meal before mine when I ran out of time. Had ...
Shopping with Arthritis
- By stonie1 · Posted October 28, 2009
- Discussion in Coping with arthritis · 0 replies
- There was a time when I could walk pain free anywhere that I wanted to for as long as I wanted to. Now that I have an unoperable miniscus tear, and arthritis in my knees I do as much shopping as I can ...
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