Archive for May, 2009
Diabetes should not be the reason that Sonia Sotomayor does not get approved for the Supreme Court. Sotomayor acknowledges that diabetes has informed the person she has become. But like all of us, there are a multitude factors that create her life story, including growing up poor, losing her father at a young age, being [...]
Did you know that May 10 was World Lupus Day? May is Lupus Awareness Month — and there is also multiple sclerosis month, breast cancer month, etc.? Anyone else think that there’s something odd with the fact that we have to dedicate a day or month to create attention to DISEASE that so many live [...]
Happy Memorial Day! Whether or not you’re employed, there’s a 3 day “weekend” up ahead. Some will “parade’, others might picnic, or maybe you’re just taking it slow, resting up for the week ahead. Likely you’ll be on the internet, even a bit. So why not use that time to your advantage? Give some [...]
Lessons from your grandparents
Being young and living with a chronic illness – – whether it’s multiple sclerosis, ulcerative colitis, diabetes, cancer, you name it – means that you can have a lot more in common with your grandparents than your friends. At age 30, I could relate too easily to my 80 year old grandmother’s complaints about her [...]
Fifteen years ago, I stopped working for two years when ulcerative colitis and multiple sclerosis, chronic illnesses, made working — and even leaving the house — difficult. With two children in elementary school, a husband with a demanding job and disabling disease, work became the added burden I couldn’t carry. Tell me. Does this sound [...]
Recently I experienced, yet again, how hard it is to work and live with waxing/waning chronic illness. And this just reinforces why I think that that working is the smartest thing I can do for myself. When we traveled to California to visit friends, I knew it would tire me. The time change and long [...]
Your health isn’t a sound byte
Have you noticed how often you’re greeted with, “Hi, how are you?” (or “Hey, how ya’ doin’?”), depending on the circles you travel in)? Today I counted 18 times so far and it’s only 4:00pm. I’m working alone and only left the office for one brief errand. Do you work in an office with [...]
