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Friday 28 April

A Need For Hand/Glove Wraps (16:13) - Typically, because I am mostly focused on aerobic exercise and not so much on weight training, I had not thought about using hand wraps until last night when I touched something on one of the machines and had to immediately... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 26 April

Working It! (15:29) - I'm back in the saddle again with my exercise routine. Because of the septic hip event this weekend, I took it easy and have been keeping my cardio workout to the recumbent bike – a more comfortable seat which provides... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Monday 24 April

The Hip Bone’s Connected To The . . . (09:16) - After dealing with adverse pain yesterday I finally conceded defeat and swallowed two extra-strength Tylenols. Well, it numbed the pain a bit but did not take it away. Needless to say, my day was lost on pain and as a... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Monday 17 April

Prednisone Anyone (06:20) - I took a day off from exercise on Saturday to give myself a break. At home I have a weight bench and stepper (my treadmill bit the dust) which made it easier for me to do a little conditioning and... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 13 April

Better Than I Imagined (15:30) - I made it in to the club yesterday and really enjoyed my workout. The more I go and actually move the body, the better I feel. However, today I noticed something. The joint and bone pain I once experienced has... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 12 April

Focus On Increasing Lupus Awareness (12:50) - The Barbado Advocate Posted - Mon Apr 10 2006 By Khalil Goodman Doctors have seen a steady increase in the numbers of Barbadians who have lupus in the last few years. Doctor Cindy Flower, the lone rheumatologist at the Queen... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 31 March

Beautiful Sleep (06:05) - I feel very good this morning; I got some sleep. For the first time in weeks I actually got a full night’s restful sleep. Unfortunately, yesterday was not a good day because I got no sleep and had to go... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 23 March

Sleep? Finally! Well, Almost (07:16) - I celebrate small victories and the last couple of nights have been small victories. Last night I actually got five hours of sleep. Not the best, but I’ll take it. The night prior, I got four hours of sleep. Again,... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 18 March

Sleep Deprivation Part Deux (10:50) - Yesterday I did go back to bed for naught. I tossed and turned for a couple of hours before finally coming to the conclusion that sleep, for me anyway, is elusive. I got up and walked, miserably, around the house... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 17 March

The Joys And Sorrows Of Medication (09:36) - I have not written about my life with lupus lately because I’ve been feeling like a crud muffin. Because the doctors never tell you the down side of medication, I’m left to field through the layers of medi-talk and medi-ease... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Saturday 11 February

One's Own Stem Cells May Treat Lupus (17:42) - Compiled by the DiversityInc staff© 2006 DiversityInc.com®February 02, 2006Printer-Friendly Format For all of her 20s, when Edjuana Ross should have been relishing the thrill of early adulthood, she was instead in and out of hospitals, battling a disease that attacked... | 0 Comments

Thursday 9 February

The Problem . . . (05:08) - The solution given for my heart beating rapidly and pounding in my chest was this -- a banana. Yes, I needed potassium. Apparently, when you're doing diuretics, particularly the high dose of lasix and I forget the other one that... | 0 Comments

Wednesday 8 February

Another Day Off -- Oh Well (09:47) - Oh well, I’m off, again. Had to take the day off because my heart is beating so wild in my chest and at such a quick step it’s wearing me out. I mean tired, as in wore out. What makes... | 0 Comments

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