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March 21, 2010!! What a historic day for lupus survivors and others affected by other chronic illnesses...

Thank you and Hip-Hip Hooray to our 44th President Barack Obama and the House of Representatives (voted 219-212) for the willingness, patience and courgae to afford about 32 million Americans, healthy or suffering with a pre-existing medical condition with health care. It was a long, exasperating process but now approxiamtely 94% of Americans will have health care insurance.

This new Bill will ban insurance companies from dropping people when they become ill and bans annual and lifetime limits on health care. It all will take effect 6 months after the enactment of the Bill.

*For more information visit http://www.lupusgw.org

“Arrived at residence, April 15, 2008 at 9:02 p.m.” that is what it reads on my medical records. I’d fallen and I couldn’t get up. I was winded, scared, cold and felt pain that I had never experienced before in my life. Giving birth twice could not compare to this…AT ALL!! What the hell just happened? All I knew was I wanted the pain to stop instantly…

It was a night just like any other weekday, getting ready for bed and getting the kids ready for the next day.

On July 13, 2006 I visited my Rheumy for a follow up appointment. Everything went well. My visit with the vampires was great because my Blood Work looked good nothing bad to report (thank you Jesus). For months now I've wanted to reduce my dosage of the Prednisone (steroids) from 20 mg's to 10 mg's. For months, I've been having problems with my right hip. My doctor told me a few years ago that I may have to replace my knees and hip but, she gave me at least 10 years. My 7 year diagnoses anniversary was on July 12th so I guess I'm just a few years shy.