Tech Tools Help with Health blog post by Iris Carden I’m old enough to remember when phones only made phone calls, and they were always wired into the wall. They had rotary dials, and if we didn’t write friends’ phone numbers on a piece of paper or in a notebook, we had to look through…… Continue reading Tech Tools Help with Health
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The Dream of a Cure
The Dream of a Cure blog post by Iris Carden One thing lupus patients have in common I think is this: from the day we’re first diagnosed, we dream of having a cure, of going back to a life before all of the pain and fatigue and everything else that goes with it. Until 1999…… Continue reading The Dream of a Cure
The Week in Review
What I’ve Written Sunday: It’s A Long Way It’s a long way from a lupus flare to “normal”. Monday: Disposal Got a body you want to get rid of unofficially? Your friendly neighbourhood funeral director can help. Tuesday: She Said, He Said A short story from two points of view. Wednesday: Mushrooms Poem recalling the…… Continue reading The Week in Review
It’s a Long Way
It’s a Long Way blog post by Iris Carden In the 20th Century (it’s still weird to write that as the past), AC/DC shared their philosophy: “It’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock’n’roll.” I’m sure they’re probably right. I wouldn’t know. I haven’t tried being in a rock band. But I…… Continue reading It’s a Long Way
Sneaky Flare
Sneaky Flare blog post by Iris Carden There’s different kinds of lupus flares. There’s the kind that hits you out of nowhere – hits you with sudden pain, exhaustion, sore joints, rashes, headaches, anything else you can think of. There’s the kind that builds up slowly. You’re fine one day, the next a bit of…… Continue reading Sneaky Flare
Week in Review
What I’ve written this week Sunday: Methotrexate and Healing People with lupus used to be told wounds wouldn’t heal if we took methotrexate. Recent research has changed that advice. Monday: In My Head A slightly disturbing little horror story. Tuesday: Home A woman returns to a place from her past, and makes a decision. Wednesday:…… Continue reading Week in Review
Methotrexate and Healing
Methotrexate and Healing lupus-related blog post by Iris Carden I can’t be the only lupus patient who has ever been told that methotrexate will stop wounds from healing. That’s not thought to be true any more. This is a tale of two skin cancer excisions. About a decade ago, I had a basal cell carcinoma…… Continue reading Methotrexate and Healing
Dietary Limitations
Dietary Limitations blog post by Iris Carden I used to look at people who were on specific and complicated diets, and wonder how they managed to keep track of what they could and couldn’t eat, and how frustrating it must be whenever they went out. That was before I realised my reflux was worse when…… Continue reading Dietary Limitations
The Week in Review
What I’ve written this week Sunday: Fatigue Any extra activity leaves me exhausted. Some things are worth the consequences. Monday: Beast A little cottage and a small hobby farm seems like a lovely retirement. It’s a pity about that large predator that comes down from the mountains at night. Tuesday: Tentacles In a post climate-change…… Continue reading The Week in Review
Fatigue
Fatigue Blog post by Iris Carden I’m exhausted at the moment. Cold weather has been making my joints hurt more than usual. I had my grandchild for most of the week, which made me tired. That makes anyone tired. But add the tiredness of an active child, to the fatigue and pain of lupus, and…… Continue reading Fatigue
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