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Leslie Rott on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wednesday, January 02 2013
Endings and beginnings. Beginnings and endings.
Where do I begin? Where do I end?
How do we tell our stories? How do we make our mark on this world? What do we want our legacies to be?
These are questions that I will face in 2013, as one of my goals is to write a memoir about my experience with lupus... Read more
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Leslie Rott on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wednesday, December 26 2012
I’ve hit a rut. In terms of treatment for my RA and lupus.
Prednisone was the first medication I was put on, before I even had a diagnosis. I hate it, and have been on and off it, and on various doses, but it seems to be the one constant in my medicated life.
Then I was on Cellcept, which is a drug used for organ... Read more
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Leslie Rott on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Monday, November 26 2012
For me, the holidays aren’t a particularly stressful time, because by the time the holidays get here, my work is usually more than done. I start scouting out gifts for people in September. Well, who am I kidding? I start looking in earnest in the summer, and sometimes, if I find something throughout the year that I think would make a great... Read more
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Leslie Rott on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Monday, November 19 2012
Online support is great, and often times can be easier and more fulfilling than in-person; support groups that don’t meet regularly, etc. But there is definitely something to be said for in-person support when it comes from family and friends. When I first got sick, it was really difficult for me to know exactly what I needed from... Read more
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Leslie Rott on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tuesday, October 30 2012
In a roundabout way, this is sort of a follow-up post to the one I wrote about yoga last month.
In that post, I focused on what I don’t do for exercise: yoga.
So I thought I would write a piece on what I do, do for exercise.
While yoga isn’t my thing, kickboxing is.
It took some trial and error to get there,... Read more
