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Made With RA: Made With Love – Celebrating the Season, RA-Style

  In my latest column for HealthCentral, I share holiday hacks that make this magical time accessible to your RA self: “THE HOLIDAY SEASON can be very stressful and not just because we’re packing a lot of extras into an already full life. For some, it’s the extra expense, others dread holiday meals marred by conflict…

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Made With RA: Gifts I’m Giving My RA Self for the Holidays

While you’re shopping for others this season, add these ‘just-for-you’ items to your list, too. Your RA will thank you for the tips in this HealthCentral column: “AH, THE HOLIDAYS! It’s a season of overdoing simply everything—eating, socializing, shopping, decorating, cooking, baking, wrapping, and all the rest. Oh, and flaring, too. Due to the relentless holiday…

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Do These 3 Things to Enjoy the Holidays with Chronic Illness

  Updated November 20, 2021 There are just a few days left before the Big Day and it’s crunch time. Crunch and well, panic. When you have a chronic illness and limited energy and ability, it’s even more of a challenge. Everything seems overwhelming, the lists keep growing instead of shrinking, and the specter of…

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4 Stress Busters for Writers with a Chronic Illness

Updated September 28, 2021 There are distinct benefits to working for yourself and even more benefits to having an office in your home. The commute is ideal, the dress code very relaxed, and you can set your own hours. This is fantastic when you have a chronic illness. There are also drawbacks — you’re the boss…

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