Medical debt is on the rise and employees (yup, even those of you with jobs) can’t cover your costs. At least according to a recent study by the Kaiser Foundation and the Center for Studying Health System Change. If this is you, you didn’t need the study to confirm this — or […]

the Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working Girlfriend!
Virtual Book Tour

I’m thrilled that some of the best read bloggers (see the list) in the online disease community are participating.
TO KICK OFF THE BOOK TOUR: (and let’s face it, I know money is tight but I’ve seen how valuable this […]

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I bet you don’t think about chronic illness as a cause when you read about foreclosures (unless, of course, that’s why you’ve lost your home!)
But, a new study (Get sick […]

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I’m giving a “lecture/reading” of my book, Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working Girlfriend, (co-authored with Joan Friedlander) this evening at a local bookstore, […]

Have you heard what Sarah Palin is saying about healthcare access for people with chronic illness?
NO?
That’s because she hasn’t said a thing,   Nor has any other candidate  (and in case the media frenzy has caused  you to forget, there are 4 candidates in this race.)
Am I surprised no one is talking about this? NO.
The […]

Are you STUCK when you think about the next job  — now that you’re living with an invisible chronic illness?

Then tune in to my free  radio seminar to get ideas about what you can do!

Assess Yourself: Find the Job You Desire and Can Do Despite Limitations

Tuesday Sept. 9 at 9:00a.m PT  /11:00a.m.CT/12:00noon ET
This […]

Have you talked to a virtual assistant today?
If you live with chronic illness, you probably dream about two things — (other than becoming healthy): working for yourself and working virtually.
Do you know about the Virtual Assistant?
It’s a new career - - part of the “new marketplace” of solo entrepreneurs and web-based business. […]

Did you notice that in her address to the Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama spoke about her father (read here for full story), Frasier Robinson? He lived with MS, walked with a cane and supported the family.
“My dad was our rock,” she said. “Although he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in his early thirties, […]