Archive for the ‘Resources’ Category
Hope for Pain Relief
I’ve known of mindÂfulÂness pracÂtices for sevÂeral years, and read Full CatÂaÂstroÂphe LivÂing: Using the WisÂdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and IllÂness by Jon Kabat-Zinn sevÂeral years ago. It is one of the books I’ve recÂomÂmended on this blog in the past. I have only recently, though, truly comÂmitÂted myself to […]
March 23, 2012
Tags: Jon Kabat-Zinn, meditation, mindfulness, pain relief Posted in: Fibromyalgia, Pain, Resources, treatments
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Long term opiate use safe; One woman’s experience with Savella
There are two great artiÂcles from Karen Lee Richards in HealthCentral’s Chronic Pain ConÂnecÂtion newsletÂter today. The first, One Patient’s ExpeÂriÂence with Savella for FibromyalÂgia, Richards brings us detailed feedÂback from one of her conÂtacts, Brenda, who has been takÂing the new drug for seven weeks. Many of us have heard of Savella, but so […]
December 3, 2009
Tags: chronic pain, Forest Tennant, Karen Lee Richards, opiates, Savella Posted in: Fibromyalgia, Pain, Resources, treatments
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Tips and Tools for Working From Bed
I’ve never encounÂtered this web site before, but it was linked from a blog carÂniÂval, and the artiÂcle is pretty good: Because SitÂting up is for SuckÂers: 70+ Tools, Tips and Hacks to Work from Bed I still miss my lapÂtop! And I have a pretty nice setup, but can’t help droolÂing at this: the Ergopod […]
June 27, 2008
Tags: bedbound, computing, ergonomics Posted in: employment, Resources
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Review: Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease
I read Women, Work and AutoimÂmune DisÂease by RosÂalind Joffe and Joan FriedÂlanÂder a few months back, but for some reaÂson my review on AmaÂzon never showed up, and I didn’t think to keep a copy for myself. It seems to finally be there now, so I’ll put it here, too (slightly expanded). This book […]
May 29, 2008
Tags: autoimmune disease, chronic illness, Joan Friedlander, Rosalind Joffee, working Posted in: disability, employment, Resources
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Free Screen Magnifier Software
This isn’t where I usuÂally get geeky, but I think this utilÂity might be useÂful to many readÂers. I get notices from the GiveÂaway of the Day and Game GiveÂaway Of the Day sites each day as to what they have availÂable that day. They make arrangeÂments with varÂiÂous softÂware pubÂlishÂers to disÂtribÂute comÂmerÂcial software […]
February 23, 2008
Tags: , accommodations, Magic Lens Max, software, utility Posted in: Resources, Technical
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