AT THE WATER’S EDGE:
LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY
Blog Archive
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Groundhog Day: Ramblings on Weather and Gardening
If a gardener sees her shadow… it must already be spring! Today is Groundhog Day. Today, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, meaning that we have six more weeks of winter. I have to say, I always found the workings and presumptions behind Groundhog Day to be a bit perplexing. Never mind the fact that we’re…
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Hope, Healing and Restoration
As a Christian, I often turn to God’s word—the Bible—for encouragement, hope and even direction in life. Living life with an autoimmune disease raises lots of questions and fears, and I have no doubt that many often wonder (as I have done) where God’s hand is in all of this. People that don’t know the…
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We'll See – The Art of Waiting
A friend of mine once told me that the motto of the #rheum-mates seems to be “we’ll see.” It’s true. There are a lot of unknowns with RAD–including how your body and disease will respond to medications–which often coincide with periods of simply waiting. Wait and see if the treatment works. Wait and see if…
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A Cry for Mercy
As a Christian, I often turn to God’s word—the Bible—for encouragement, hope and even direction in life. Living life with an autoimmune disease raises lots of questions and fears, and I have no doubt that many often wonder (as I have done) where God’s hand is in all of this. People that don’t know the…
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The Thorn in My Flesh
As a Christian, I often turn to God’s word—the Bible—for encouragement, hope and even direction in life. Living life with an autoimmune disease raises lots of questions and fears, and I have no doubt that many often wonder (as I have done) where God’s hand is in all of this. People that don’t know the…
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Chicken Tenders with Basmati Rice and Homegrown Broccoli
This is one of those recipes that I tend to change up a little bit every time. I had always wanted to make my own chicken nuggets, strips, tenders, or whatever you want to call them, and tried out a few different methods. I’ve found that pan-cooking them seems to yield the best results, and…
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The Saga Continues…
I had a bit of déjà vu this week. If you’ve been following my story, you may recall the start of my “Sed Rate Saga” — my hesitation to get my blood drawn back in November and the immediate call from my doctor’s office after my lab results came in because my inflammation was high. …
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2011: A Year in Review
It’s a new year, and with that comes a good opportunity to reflect on the past one. While I don’t typically do New Year’s resolutions, I thought it’d be fun to reminisce a little bit and recap some of my life in 2011. Last year, we rang the New Year in down in Florida with…
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The One Month Marker: Third Time’s the Charm?
Today marks one month (er, 4 weeks, anyways) since I started Humira as a new treatment for my rheumatoid arthritis. Since it’s an every other week injection for right now, that means today I take my third shot. I am really hoping that the “third time’s the charm” idiom holds true here. I hadn’t noticed…
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Humira Update and the Sed Rate Saga
Well, I am now into my third week of being on Humira. You can read about my switch from Enbrel to Humira to treat my rheumatoid arthritis here. And, if you’re not too squeamish, you can even see pictures of my first Humira injection here. I did my first injection on December 9th, and I…
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