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Rheumer Has It: July 2015

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Not your mother's RA blog. UNCLE GRAVY'S MAGIC BEAN. Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Chronic Life Reality Show: An Amazing Journey. Chronic Life has all of the drama of reality TV. Inspired by my daughter's Chronic Life live-tweet experiment. For Health Central, I decided to have a little fun. And perhaps illustrate what it's like for those who are both patient and caregiver. Just as anyone dealing with chronic illness, each day may take an unexpected direction. Next up on the Chronic Life Reality Show? A little...

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Rheumer Has It: August 2014

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Not your mother's RA blog. UNCLE GRAVY'S MAGIC BEAN. Monday, August 25, 2014. A Cautionary Diagnostic Tale of Juvenile Arthritis. 8221; he declared. This doctor was not our first choice, but we lived in a one red light town. The preferred doctor was near retirement and did not accept new patients. So we saw Dr. Second Best and he declared that seven year old B, presenting with sudden sore throat, high fever, and severe headache, had Mini-Mumps. Nor did Dr. Red Suit believe that B had any form of juve...

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Rheumer Has It: A Cautionary Diagnostic Tale of Juvenile Arthritis

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Not your mother's RA blog. UNCLE GRAVY'S MAGIC BEAN. Monday, August 25, 2014. A Cautionary Diagnostic Tale of Juvenile Arthritis. 8221; he declared. This doctor was not our first choice, but we lived in a one red light town. The preferred doctor was near retirement and did not accept new patients. So we saw Dr. Second Best and he declared that seven year old B, presenting with sudden sore throat, high fever, and severe headache, had Mini-Mumps. Nor did Dr. Red Suit believe that B had any form of juve...

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Rheumer Has It: Painsomnia - WWJD: What Would Jim Morrison Do?

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Not your mother's RA blog. UNCLE GRAVY'S MAGIC BEAN. Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Painsomnia - WWJD: What Would Jim Morrison Do? Painsomnia woke me at 3:45, and at 6:30 I’m still awake. So I ask myself, WWJD? As in, What Would Jim Morrison Do? I’m pretty sure that beautiful boy, desert guru would treat pain as a free floating, mind-expanding experience. You know the day destroys the night. Night divides the day. Break on through to the other side. Break on through to the other side.

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Rheumer Has It: UNCLE GRAVY'S MAGIC BEAN

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Not your mother's RA blog. UNCLE GRAVY'S MAGIC BEAN. UNCLE GRAVY'S MAGIC BEAN. I wrote this essay for World Arthritis Day in support of my daughter and other young people who live with autoimmune arthritis. This was written prior to my sons and I being diagnosed with forms of rheumatic disease (original title, "Why I Wore Blue"). Written by Jody Dee - October 11, 2011. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Thrilled to be nominated for Wego Health Activist Award! View my complete profile. Life According to Kenz.

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Rheumer Has It: August 2015

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Not your mother's RA blog. UNCLE GRAVY'S MAGIC BEAN. Friday, August 7, 2015. Cue The B-Movie, working title Autoimmune Arthritis. Cue the dramatic music! Repeat until you've earned an Oscar. Arthritis treatment is seldom singular,. Most often we're prescribed The Big Combo. Chemotherapy drugs and injecting ourselves is a chance we take. A chance at a better life. Spoken rapid-fire, on a shadowy street corner). We stab, poke, wrap, immobilize. Because this villain we fight is not of this Earth! RheumaBlog...

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Rheumer Has It: DISCLAIMER

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Not your mother's RA blog. UNCLE GRAVY'S MAGIC BEAN. My opinions are just that. In no way is content within my blog to be considered medical advice. Your medical, dietary, and exercise decisions are to be determined by you, your doctors, and your family. You are absolutely welcome to share a Post, Page, or Photo via social media: Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, etc. Yours Truly, aka Jody. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Thrilled to be nominated for Wego Health Activist Award! View my complete profile. Apprecia...

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Rheumer Has It: Chronic Life Reality Show: An Amazing Journey

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Not your mother's RA blog. UNCLE GRAVY'S MAGIC BEAN. Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Chronic Life Reality Show: An Amazing Journey. Chronic Life has all of the drama of reality TV. Inspired by my daughter's Chronic Life live-tweet experiment. For Health Central, I decided to have a little fun. And perhaps illustrate what it's like for those who are both patient and caregiver. Just as anyone dealing with chronic illness, each day may take an unexpected direction. Next up on the Chronic Life Reality Show?

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Rheumer Has It: Autoimmune Diseases - But Wait!

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Not your mother's RA blog. UNCLE GRAVY'S MAGIC BEAN. Friday, November 21, 2014. Autoimmune Diseases - But Wait! Busted, but I give it a good faith effort. Mostly. A few more years, and I discovered that autoimmune disease are like a bad infomercial. They almost always come in complimentary packages, with add-on diagnoses of But Wait! We would all rather pass on the product, and the but wait. Yet here we are. Together in the rheum at all hours, looking at a grainy screen. Answer for each body, each patient.