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Could it really be that simple?
- By larchmountain · Posted March 7, 2009
- Journal · 7 recommendations
- I couldn't sleep last night so I decided to read journals starting from Jan 1st. I was looking for a pattern in the posting habits of the ones who are active on the community. What I found confirmed the ...
Snarky Sarkies... Everywhere!
- By theGardener · Posted February 6, 2009
- Journal · 7 recommendations
- The bad news is: There are a lot of Snarky Sarkies out there. The good news is: There are a lot of Snarky Sarkies out there making noise about it! A quick update on the grassroots Snarky Sarkie campaign ...
Privacy and control
- By Brian · Posted August 27, 2008
- Journal · 7 recommendations
- At Inspire, we think about privacy all the time. Virtually every web site has a privacy policy; you can read ours here: http://www.inspire.com/about/privacy/. But simply following the letter of a privacy ...
“You order red dog, you eat red dog!” Shroomsville Experiment UPDATE
- By theGardener · Posted April 20, 2009
- Journal · 6 recommendations
- “You order red dog, you eat red dog!” I’m off the Red Reishi Mushroom bandwagon. It does not work. The only thing it seems to benefit is the person selling it. As you may have read (re-printed below ...
getting old-----sent to me by an email friend.author unknown
- By deebelle · Posted July 27, 2008
- Journal · 6 recommendations
- The other day a young person asked me how I felt about being old. I was taken aback, for I do not think of myself as old. Upon seeing my reaction, she was immediately embarrassed, but I explained that ...
ACCEPTANCE
- By Blkjewelz8960 · Posted August 14, 2009
- Journal · 5 recommendations
- I have several quotes on the wall of my cubicle at work. But I kept looking at this one the other day and felt it must be meant for someone so I am posting it here now so that it can reach who it is intended ...
Moms, you rock!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
- Journal · 5 recommendations
- Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...
So sick of pain today
- By deebelle · Posted April 2, 2009
- Journal · 5 recommendations
- So tired of this pain. I am so miserable today..so sad and angry, all at the same time. It hurts so bad. My pinched nerve in my back really hurting right leg, and groin and hip. Barely tolerable today ...
Rabid Barking Lymph Nodes 65-70
- By theGardener · Posted April 1, 2009
- Journal · 5 recommendations
- LINER NOTES: After an all-to-brief interlude of symptoms, Sally is thrust back into the blender of Sarcoidosis cure-alls. READ NEXT CARTOON >>> To read Rabid Barking Lymph Nodes from the start, Click ...
where have all the people gone?
- By deebelle · Posted March 2, 2008
- Journal · 5 recommendations
- so where is everyone? I thought this was about support but I find little. Where are you people and why don't you write. I live with a lot of pain as I have arthritis in all my joints. Does anyone else ...
THEY Walk Among Us!
- By theGardener · Posted August 30, 2007
- Journal · 5 recommendations
- THEY Walk Among Us! Hey kids! I just stumbled across this old black and white 1954 science fiction horror film about Sarcoidosis while I was at a garage sale. It was in a musty cardboard box under some ...
Guestbooks are now live!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS: Pass it forward
- By carosu · Posted May 14, 2009
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- Thatgirl posted about her everyday heros and it made me think. So many postings at this site are caring, supportive, and empathetic. Maybe we could share some stories about the random acts of kindness ...
New Symptom
- By LadyForce · Posted September 6, 2008
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- Well, I am not sure where this one is coming from, but.... I have recently come down with a new symptom.. of what, I am not so sure. My ankles hurt soooo bad.... It feels like I have two sprained ankles ...
The First Semi-Annual Sarcoidosis International Cup
- By theGardener · Posted September 17, 2007
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- The First Semi-Annual Sarcoidosis International Cup Grab your best mates, belly up to the foot rail, order a pint or three, and some pub grub— The First Semi-Annual Sarcoidosis International Cup is on ...
The Young and the Breathless — A Sarc Opera
- By theGardener · Posted January 24, 2007
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- The Young and the Breathless — A Sarc Opera (cue up opening organ music) When last we saw young Miss Caitlin Honeybutton, she was grief-stricken as to the sudden passing of her current ex-fiancé, Trevor ...
You are Tougher than You Think.
- By theGardener · Posted December 20, 2006
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- You are Tougher than You Think. Having been floored, and down for the count, by Sarcoidosis on more than one occasion, I would never make the mistake of belittling the seriousness of it. Sarcoidosis—the ...
Water or Coke? (or rather any carbonated drink)
- By meriterry · Posted November 18, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- This was sent to me by a friend: Focus on the hydration thing....... Water or Coke? I could not believe this..... Very interesting WATER #1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies ...
SO excited to share what I have found!
- By pwrsrg77 · Posted November 4, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- 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 ...
my NIH experience
- By dizzybee · Posted October 2, 2009
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE -- I HAVE TRIED TO LEAVE THE DOCTORS' INVOLVED NAMES OUT SO AS NOT TO CAUSE ISSUES -- AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. Well, where to start--nurse took my vitals and some allergy ...
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