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Blog Archive
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Reflections on Christmas: From the Gospel of Luke
In my women’s bible study that I’m leading this year, we are going through the gospel of Luke. The Bible contains four accounts of the life of Jesus (called “gospels” – meaning “good news”): Matthew, Mark, Luke and John — and while there are a lot of similarities between them, each account was written with…
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Rate Your Pain
**This post is part of a blog carnival, prompted by RA Warrior – be sure to read some of the other excellent posts on this topic!** Have you ever been to the doctor’s office (or ER, etc.) for something and been asked to rate your pain on a scale from 1 to 10? This is called…
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I Want a Duck-Billed Platypus for Christmas
I’m bringing my mascot, Platy, back for this post. Only, this time, he has a Santa hat! I thought I’d re-work an old Christmas favorite (or, perhaps one of the most hated songs?). Here it goes: I want a duck-billed platypus for Christmas Only a duck-billed platypus will doDon’t want a doll, no dinky Tinker…
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Christmas Decorating!
I was a little late in getting things ready this year, but I finally have some Christmas decorations up, so I thought I’d share! While the outside of our house remains dark and uninviting (maybe Tom will actually get around to doing lights next year!), the inside is full of holiday cheer! Let’s start with…
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Humira – Week One (or My LAWs)
Today I have officially been on Humira for one week. In case you missed it, you can read about my switch from Enbrel to Humira to treat my rheumatoid arthritis here – and you can even see pictures of me taking my first Humira injection! Luckily, it’s only and every other week shot for now,…
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My First Humira Injection
I’m taking a bit of a photojournalistic approach for this post. Tom documented the process for my first Humira injection, so I figured I would share it. You can read about my switch from Enbrel to Humira to treat my rheumatoid arthritis here. Pouty face – time to inject myself with a new medicine Happy…
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A New Shield, A Better Shield?
I had a doctor’s appointment to see my rheumatologist on Tuesday. It had been six months since I had seen him last, and I knew we were going to be up for an interesting appointment. The last time I was in was shortly before our backpacking trip to Isle Royale. I was feeling pretty well…
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Chicken Parmesan
I asked Tom what he wanted for dinner tonight, and he responded: Chicken Parmigiana. That’s unusual in that whenever I’m looking for dinner inspiration he doesn’t normally have any for me. I was reluctant at first, but decided: why not. I make Chicken Parmesan on occasion and it had been quite some time since I…
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Merry Christmas to my #Rheum-Mates
For some reason my favorite Christmas song has always been It Came Upon a Midnight Clear. I’m not really sure why I liked it. I think because it had a serious message and just a bit of a different sound than other Christmas songs. The scene where the angels appear to the shepherds is also…
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