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A Piece of Me: Living With Autoimmune Disease and Then Some
http://chyvonneb.blogspot.com/
My blog discusses my life with Dystonia and Autoimmune Disease (Grave's Disease). I also provide a variety of helpful resources and current topics regarding living with illness.
- Added on: Nov 5th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: ChyvonneB
- Listed in: Health
- Tags: coping illness dystonia graves disease autoimmune disease coping with illness
Recent Posts
Rogers Hartmann discusses Dystonia
Activist Rogers Hartmann discusses her life with Dystonia and her efforts to raise funds to help in finding a cure for Dystonia at:http://www.frtv.org/2009/11/tedx-rogers-hartmann-frenemies-dystonia/...
The Story of a Man Who Had Sarcoidosis
Below, there is a link to a story about a man named David McClendon, a former newspaper editor. McClendon lived 15 years with Sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disease. With Sarcoidosis, "the body's defenses attack vital organs, including lungs, kidney...
In the News: New Breast Cancer Recommendations
This is what I have to say about the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommendations for breast cancer (other than they suck--LOL):This week, there have been several recommendations in terms of Women’s Health. For starters, The U.S. Preventat...
Good News: Unprecedented Monies to Support Dystonia Research
The Dystonia Coalition has obtained an ORD Grant to support Dystonia Research. View the following article:http://www.dystonia-foundation.org/pages/dystonia_coalition_obtains_ord_grant/362.php...
Botox Injection Day
Today, I had a Botox injection appointment (Not for wrinkles--LOL; for the Cervical Dystonia). My last set of injections were done about three months ago. My neurologist injected me six times in various locations of my neck. Of course, I cried. Thank...
My Latest Tweets and Retweets
Check out my latest twitter updates. They include the following articles:The Other Pain Of Autoimmune Disease RT@ http://bit.ly/dNdwZ(Discusses the emotional pain of dealing with disease)Calling for a War on DiabetesRT @http://ow.ly/ClmMFood Poisonin...
