dahlia in my garden: Rio Fuego in Coleus leaves

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays & Happy New Year!
I'll be taking 2 weeks for "vacation" to be with family and for medical concerns. 
I hope you have a wonderful holiday season 
and a joyous beginning to the new year of 2015. 
I wish everyone good health, love, and all the best in life!
Blessings to Everyone!
Photo of me in front of the 65-foot-tall Christmas Tree 
at the Venetian casino & hotel. The tree is lit with 50,000 LED lights.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Tuesday-Newsday #176

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are all related to the holidays.

Let Me Know: If you’d like me to watch for articles on your pain condition, just drop me a note in the comments section below. 

WARNING:  My goal is to provide the most up-to-date news I can, which you can then take to your personal doctor and debate the merits of before you try it. I do not endorse any of the docs, treatments, info, and meds in anything I post nor can I guarantee they are all effective, especially not for everyone. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!
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*MEDICATION NEWS












*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS






*FIBROMYALGIA

























*CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (CFS) / MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS (ME)













*ARTICLES APPLYING TO ALL ABOVE CONDITIONS






*FEATURED BLOG POSTS
Even if a Featured Blog Post is written specifically with emphasis on one chronic pain condition, it may still have information and ideas which can help people with any type of chronic pain/illness. I always select posts which I think can provide help for the widest audience.

by Me!

by Jacynthe Sonne

by Sue Ingebretson

Dr. Laurie of CreakyJoints.org

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Tuesday-Newsday #175

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are all related to the holidays: “6 Ways to Handle Holiday Controllers, Critics and Coaches”, “Travel and the Holidays” and “Emotional Survival Guide for the Holidays.”

Let Me Know: If you’d like me to watch for articles on your pain condition, just drop me a note in the comments section below. 

WARNING:  My goal is to provide the most up-to-date news I can, which you can then take to your personal doctor and debate the merits of before you try it. I do not endorse any of the docs, treatments, info, and meds in anything I post nor can I guarantee they are all effective, especially not for everyone. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!
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*MEDICATION NEWS










*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS











*MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS






























*FEATURED BLOG POSTS
Even if a Featured Blog Post is written specifically with emphasis on one chronic pain condition, it may still have information and ideas which can help people with any type of chronic pain/illness. I always select posts which I think can provide help for the widest audience.

by Jude Bijou of PsychCentral

by Deborah Barrett of PainPathways magazine

by Denise Mann

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Tuesday-Newsday #174

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are all related to chronic pain/illness and the holiday season. The titles are “How to Survive the Holidays with Chronic Illness,” “Oh Baby, ‘Tis the Season for THIS Therapy!” and “Surviving the Holidays: Give yourself the G.I.F.T. of a stress-free holiday.”

Let Me Know: If you’d like me to watch for articles on your pain condition, just drop me a note in the comments section below. 

WARNING:  My goal is to provide the most up-to-date news I can, which you can then take to your personal doctor and debate the merits of before you try it. I do not endorse any of the docs, treatments, info, and meds in anything I post nor can I guarantee they are all effective, especially not for everyone. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!
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~*HOLIDAY ALERT*~



*MEDICATION NEWS










*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS







*PATIENT NEWS












*SICKLE CELL DISEASE

























*FEATURED BLOG POSTS
Even if a Featured Blog Post is written specifically with emphasis on one chronic pain condition, it may still have information and ideas which can help people with any type of chronic pain/illness. I always select posts which I think can provide help for the widest audience.

by Jenni Prokopy, editrix of ChronicBabe.com

by Sue Ingebretson of RebuilingWellness.com

by Karen Lee Richards of CFIDS & Fibromyalgia Self-Help


Tuesday, November 25, 2014

~* Happy Thanksgiving *~


Happy Thanksgiving Week!

I won't be posting news this week, but here are few 
featured blog posts about being *thankful* 
in this holiday season, starting with an old one from me. 
I'll be back to regular Tuesday-Newsday next week!

Wishing you a great holiday!
~Shannon
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by Toni Bernhard of Turning Straw into Gold

Jenni Prokopy, editrix of ChronicBabe.com

by Sue Ingebretson of RebuildingWellness.com


Gourds I grew in my old garden.



Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Tuesday-Newsday #173

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are “Adapting to Fibromyalgia”, “Pain and Emotions” and “My Life in Dog Years.” Remember that even if a featured post is focused on one particular pain condition, it may contain information or ideas that are useful to those with other pain issues.

Let Me Know: If you’d like me to watch for articles on your pain condition, just drop me a note in the comments section below. 

WARNING:  My goal is to provide the most up-to-date news I can, which you can then take to your personal doctor and debate the merits of before you try it. I do not endorse any of the docs, treatments, info, and meds in anything I post nor can I guarantee they are all effective, especially not for everyone. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!
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*ALERT



*MEDICATION NEWS











*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS










*PEDIATRIC PAIN






























*FEATURED BLOG POSTS
Even if a Featured Blog Post is written specifically with emphasis on one chronic pain condition, it may still have information and ideas which can help people with any type of chronic pain/illness. I always select posts which I think can provide help for the widest audience.

by Jana Murrell-Maxfield of CFIDS & Fibromyalgia Self-Help

by Jan Sadler of Pain Support UK

by Sue Falkner-Wood

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Tuesday-Newsday #172

~* This Veterans Day edition is meant to help 
and honor those who serve in our Armed Forces. 
Thank you for your service! *~

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are “11 Ways to Make Your Chronic Marriage Extraordinary”, How to Turn 'Tough Things' into Treasure” and “How to Begin to Face Fear.”

Let Me Know: If you’d like me to watch for articles on your pain condition, just drop me a note in the comments section below. 

WARNING:  My goal is to provide the most up-to-date news I can, which you can then take to your personal doctor and debate the merits of before you try it. I do not endorse any of the docs, treatments, info, and meds in anything I post nor can I guarantee they are all effective, especially not for everyone. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!
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*MEDICATION NEWS









*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS







*MILITARY VETERANS





























*AMPUTEE (PHANTOM) PAIN









*FEATURED BLOG POSTS
Even if a Featured Blog Post is written specifically with emphasis on one chronic pain condition, it may still have information and ideas which can help people with any type of chronic pain/illness. I always select posts which I think can provide help for the widest audience.


by Lisa Copen of Rest Ministries

by Jenni Prokopy, editrix of Chronic Babe