In: dermatomyositis

A Light in the Darkness Book and Portrait Video Released September 21st!
September 21, 2018

So thrilled to announce my memoir chronicling my 10 year journey struggling and making peace with chronic illness, A Light in the…

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Dermatowhat?? (on living with DM) Pt. 19
March 22, 2013

“We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.” Arthur O’Shaughnessy So I have another cold/viral infection this week…..

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Dermatowhat?? (on living with DM) Pt. 18
August 22, 2012

“An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above ourselves.” Mrs. Lydia Maria Child CureJM Activities, Hillsboro, OR August…

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Dermatowhat?? (on living with DM) Pt. 17
June 19, 2012

“Life isn’t a matter of milestones but of moments…” Rose Kennedy What a journey! I just returned from Los Angeles, where…

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Dermatowhat?? (on living with DM) Pt. 16
April 22, 2012

Who Has Time to Be Sick? “There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may…

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Dermatowhat?? (on living with DM) Pt. 15
March 22, 2012

 10 Things I’ve Learned From Watching Grandma “I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”…

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Did You Know? Today’s Rare Disease Day!
February 29, 2012

I just learned today is Rare Disease Day, and since I share a rare disease, Dermatomyositis, I thought I’d post some…

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Dermatowhat?? (on living with DM…) Pt. 14
February 20, 2012

Be Careful What You Wish For… It Just Might Come True! “So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then…

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Dermatowhat?? (on living with DM) Pt. 13
January 20, 2012

“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.”  Ralph Waldo Emerson January 2012. The year of the…

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Dermatowhat?? (on living with DM) Pt.12
December 19, 2011

Between a rock and a harder rock… Are you familiar with the saying in the picture? The one with two equally…

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