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Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.comBlogger1354125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-42808084883000533202024-02-01T13:12:00.002-06:002024-02-01T13:14:36.870-06:00Pain News Network - Updates on "Capitol Hill, and so much more....<p><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: #ff00fe;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2024/1/25/walgreens-and-cvs-rated-most-difficult-for-filling-opioid-prescriptions" style="outline: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Walgreens and CVS Rated ‘Most Difficult’ for Opioid Prescriptions</span></a></h3><p><a href="https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2024/1/25/walgreens-and-cvs-rated-most-difficult-for-filling-opioid-prescriptions" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #f4cccc;">https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2024/1/25/walgreens-and-cvs-rated-most-difficult-for-filling-opioid-prescriptions</b></span></a></p><p><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: #ff00fe;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WQGFZcaRsB17xL3nhlGrV44hBeeVdA5-kwHl0Dae_tOG6XdsslV5sSWbi81HIcwqENhAROFHLxcFyIyT5JowqcRP5MagZ6XqMVCJSVHDa6xUhRxL0fd8YY3uvIcKn_E2P-CSgn4YXnxwomCJCb5I0AHXFSyr2vzPz95YK5uoGDRJPa7pabeozG7Bb7k/s507/pnn+smaller.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: #ff00fe;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="507" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WQGFZcaRsB17xL3nhlGrV44hBeeVdA5-kwHl0Dae_tOG6XdsslV5sSWbi81HIcwqENhAROFHLxcFyIyT5JowqcRP5MagZ6XqMVCJSVHDa6xUhRxL0fd8YY3uvIcKn_E2P-CSgn4YXnxwomCJCb5I0AHXFSyr2vzPz95YK5uoGDRJPa7pabeozG7Bb7k/w349-h121/pnn+smaller.jpg" width="349" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #f4cccc;">and more....</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #f4cccc;">Pain News Network - Updates on "Capitol Hill, and so much more....</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #f4cccc;">https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2024/1/24/white-house-pharmacy-violated-dea-regulations</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #f4cccc;">see Pain News Network at:</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica;"><b><a href="https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/" style="background-color: #f4cccc;">https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/</a></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-79598553631978833202024-01-03T09:14:00.002-06:002024-01-03T09:16:12.260-06:00Left Femur break - Update probably going to inpatient rehab a few days<p><b style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;">Left Femur break - Update probably going to inpatient rehab a few days</b></p><p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b> <span style="font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I am making a decision to go in to inpatient rehab for a few days. My PCP is getting the orders ready. So, as soon as that is done, I will just go from home to about 5 miles away if that ti the same place that rehabbed my r. hip fracture in 2016. I am wearing myself out without proper pain control and the nerve pain and muscle have had me in tears for 24 hours.</span></b></span></p><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b>I realize my two grown kids fear I could fall..and I am extra careful, and I do not get up at night etc, but I <a style="cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>understand their feelings.</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b>When I am there I will have my laptop etc...so I will try to keep in touch..The pain is excruciating. Which the surgeon told me it was one of the most painful breaks and surgeries.<span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🥲" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t8b/2/16/1f972.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🥲" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t8b/2/16/1f972.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🥲" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t8b/2/16/1f972.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span> BUT, I tried... that was my main thing... needed to try and come home...</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ead1dc; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ead1dc; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #ead1dc; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFWLn7hSzwe6HtoUS4RUeR9PCiFUnWYfSSDbFKd0uxRNZBXLVyUbiE8t1IAivtoNhcr2KNMB-upk1of0gjwXENlp5extNFC2RxdIcdJEvntASuISfjLWHy1nlXp6LSoK9S76H1epAu7ckVG6Om3o9eMLSvOKK6mZEabEqh-3NBWcLxsbhjAB5FB3-VMU/s1440/414568871_10227908894842597_226737136975342979_n-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFWLn7hSzwe6HtoUS4RUeR9PCiFUnWYfSSDbFKd0uxRNZBXLVyUbiE8t1IAivtoNhcr2KNMB-upk1of0gjwXENlp5extNFC2RxdIcdJEvntASuISfjLWHy1nlXp6LSoK9S76H1epAu7ckVG6Om3o9eMLSvOKK6mZEabEqh-3NBWcLxsbhjAB5FB3-VMU/s320/414568871_10227908894842597_226737136975342979_n-1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Thank you for the continued thoughts and prayers.. An extremely painful break and very painful surgery.</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><br /></span><b style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><br /></b></span></div>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-3208539658727904262024-01-01T15:59:00.009-06:002024-01-01T16:09:44.414-06:00Tough Literal Break On Saturday before Christmas...Femur Fracture...<p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b> Tough Literal Break On Saturday before Christmas...Femur Fracture...</b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b><span>Here is the heck of a mess.. my femur down by my knee I fractured it lengthwise up from to the </span><span>knee right to the knee prosthesis I have a plate and screws on the left side of my left knee Merry Christmas and happy new year I hope to go home Wednesday or Thursday...</span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b>I am home and I’m just getting the pups chilled and I am exhausted but I’m here and I have lots of rehab rest and out of the hospital where I feared the flu RSV and COVID going around keep me and my son Jason in your prayers and thoughts he is exhausted and worried about me and also my daughter in your prayers also she is very worried about me and has so much to deal with so all of us are in need of a prayer chain honestly</b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpYlmqckqVpiodVrjzAabQTAMKe9yGccTrLubcyQuXT9YTtOVf-jOEpszfLnk3ceNaPizOgZyiChfV83pgzp87-hbffCBIS-u6U91-WNceAyQ31WptvKnwvkO39Wy_y8EsqYHditoEstwVqgnPtGPGlOkq_Dam8L0mlJLAJHIOgWnJU24_d4XgzuQWfQ/s2048/414568871_10227908894842597_226737136975342979_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpYlmqckqVpiodVrjzAabQTAMKe9yGccTrLubcyQuXT9YTtOVf-jOEpszfLnk3ceNaPizOgZyiChfV83pgzp87-hbffCBIS-u6U91-WNceAyQ31WptvKnwvkO39Wy_y8EsqYHditoEstwVqgnPtGPGlOkq_Dam8L0mlJLAJHIOgWnJU24_d4XgzuQWfQ/s320/414568871_10227908894842597_226737136975342979_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b>2nd full day at home. It is still sucks. I knew it would be a challenge since I cannot BEND my knee at all. I can put all the weight on it i can stand but cannot bend it. </b></span></span></p><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">so the hospital was easier..wider doors. and even floors...etc..I knew my house would be a challenge. BUT, due to the FLU, COVID and RSV going around..plus what happened either to my pup in 2016 with my hip fracture. I wanted to be AT HOME! </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">and </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">ALL of the PT therapists totally signed off on it. But, I struggled that first part of the night </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Thursday getting home so late, and Friday..yesterday was kind of off just getting things organized from me being gone so the pups had toys everywhere and my son had been having to try and work, and then during the surgery the weather was horrid in Dallas the 23rd and 24th..I told him to stay at home. He could not do a thing up there but sit around and wait.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I am a bit challenged because we still really do not have the house "cleaned up and stuff moved around </span></b></span><b style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">yet. </span></b><div><b style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">My son did a lot of stuff during the course of this but he has another errand he is running everyday to Dallas etc and trying to work what time he could and keep sane.</span></b><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">My daughter is in Corpus, there was nothing she could do while I was in the hospital...and even when I got home..she could have came up, but with her work schedule between two major holidays and people not coming to work when they should and on and on... I am TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE TO HELP with the house for a few days. Until I can get a bit stronger...even my collarbone repair hurts from having to use that shoulder to get myself up..I CANNOT BEND MY KNEE AT ALL..I CAN OUT AS MUCH WEIGHT ON IT AS I CAN STAND BUT DUE THROUGH ALL OF THE TRANSITION FROM THE HOSPITAL..TO COMING HOME DAYS LATER...AND THE WAY MY HOME IS ARRANGED IS A CHALLENGE. I KNOW MY SON AND DAUGHTER PREFER ME TO GO TO INPATIENT REHAB... BUT I would ONLY be there maybe a week, NOT SIX WEEKS LIKE WITH MY HIP...</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I still have the option to go to inpatient rehab if i feel i cannot handle it t home for a few more days...</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I have a very tough decision to make and been trying to..either SELL THIS HOUSE AND MOVE.. OR HAVE THI ONE REMODELED! BUT MOST CONTRACTORS DO NOT WANT THE HASSLE OF these older homes AND ALL OF THEIR QUIRKS AND ESPECIALLY AFTER A COUPLE OF THINGS that have happened here and are wearing out... so the MAIN ISSUE is finding somone that will do it all or most of it or sell it and move somewhere more "compliant" for handicapped... this house of course was not.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">AGAIN THANK YOU EACH ONE FOR THE THOUGHTS, PRAYERS, WELL WISHES, POSTS AND MORE. I WILL TRY TO ACKNOWLEDGE EVERYONE BUT IF I MISS SOMEONE IT SI DUE TO I CANNAOT Thank You, PamE FOR VERY LONG EITHER...</span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #ead1dc;">So ongoing report... I have made it since 19pm Thursday night until now Monday January 1st 2024...WHAT ONE HECK OF A WAY TO SPEND THE HOLIDAYS AND THE NEW YEAR!</b></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #ead1dc;">I am in terrible pain..some pain where the fracture is, but both hips, both shoulders, my left hand and my lower back have all kicked in plus a Lupus Flare... I have been able to get around very slowly around my living room, bedroom... part of the office.. but I have this "twitching muscle spasm..nerve pain <a style="cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>ongoing...plus I see the SEVERE BRUISING.. I FRACTURED THE LEFT FEMUR DOWN ABOUT 10 INCHES MAYBE LESS BY MY KNEE PROTHESIS.. IT IS AN UP AND DOWN FRACTURE...BUT I see bruising up my thigh and into my groin which I am bruised from head to toe, between lab work, IV's and so forth...</b></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #ead1dc;">I am wondering even with Home Health if I may not get well as quickly at home. I am having to be so careful and this brace is as heavy and bulky as a cast...</b></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #ead1dc;">I still have the choice to go to inpatient rehab for a week or so... without red tape. I believe the Case Worker at the hospital set it up...</b></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #ead1dc;">I am disgusted... Here I was doing so well, out in the yard last week, doing all kinds of thing, moving furniture..cleaning out stuff and one tiny slip and Heck who knows when I can bend my L. knee..plus I need injection in both hips and my L. hand where the bursitis is causing me such pain...</b></span></div></div></div><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></b></span></div></div>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-3449679487468296702023-12-20T07:06:00.009-06:002023-12-20T07:10:40.433-06:00Me.. As I Walk through the Realms of the Holidays...<p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Posted on Facebook, Instagram, and "X"...</b></span></span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><br /></b></span></span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #ead1dc;">I am okay all.... I have not been online the past several days. I have had several doctors appts, and finally got to see my new teeth yesterday. They will be perfect... they should be ready by about Jan 8th...</b></span></span></p><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Honestly, I am a bit forlorn about the whole holidays right now. After losing one our own... such a shock... and thinking about how things have so changed right at the flash of an eye... </span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">One moment we are young, with all of the family having INCREDIBLE and MEMORABLE HOLIDAYS... cousins, Aunts Uncles, Grandparents, Parents... and siblings if you have them... and within a breath's spce the decades have gne by and you find yourself in a space, time, and realm you cannot fathom it went by so quickly and everything has changed... nothing as it was before...</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">People say "get over it", celebrate for the right reasons, be grateful you are here.... and ALL of the things some people should really "think" before they open their mouths... and it includes me at times...</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Memories of all of the good times, the good years... all come FLOODING INTO MY MIND AND HEART LIEK THE RUSH OF A WATERFALLS AND THE HUES OF COLOR IT BRINGS...</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I feel like a "waterfall" in the cold weather of somewhere such as "Wolf Creek Pass" where the waterfalls are "frozen in time"... </span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I feel like I am "frozen in time" and I cannot seem to move ahead or step back.... like a statue..like a rare photograph like I am looking through the mirror of my life...</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I have had things to do around here..some outside before it has gotten colder and we have had quite a bit of rain off and on...the sun is coming out now and if it is dry enough I have the last of the leaves to shred if it is dry enough...</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I have also been FIGHTING WITH A SQUIRREL! He or She have been trying to dig into my roof or in to the laundry room again..so I have been trying to find a way to keep them from trying to get in... ALWAYS SOMETHING....!</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I hope to get by the cemetery in the next day or so, to put flowers out on Mom and Dad's..and my Grandparents graves... I have the flowers... so if it is warm enough later I may get out there...</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I went and bought another "sample" size pain of the next darker color than what I bought at first. Now I am thinking about doing it like my bedroom and using waded paper to look like it is sponged...but my bedroom is awesome... I put a tad bit of pain glitter in the paint.. and t only shows in certain light..it is incredible...</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">So, I may either pain a couple of walls one color and the other the lighter or I may wind up doing 2 or 3 colors and sponging it... LOL..so part off my wall in my living room have two colors of aquamarine paint on them...</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The ONE thing and I have NOT broken the tradition but maybe one year I was in the hospital but I ALWAYS WRITE ON ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LETTER! I put one in the Christmas cards I "snail mail"...BUT I do not have but a few cards to send..all the family is nearly gone...and I am having a difficult time just even trying to decide what to say... I may write it but only post it here etc..and on my blog.... I have about 6 Xmas cards to "snail mail" out... and I may leave just what I wrote in the cards and not send a letter this year... AT least I wrote it.... and posting it HERE IS LIKE FAMILY IN MANY WAYS.....</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I "hope" to have the energy to get these things done and hopefully come to the "emotionally and mentally" in sync to write the letter and hope to have the "under joyous" feelings I have at the time...</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I KNOW the true meaning of this precious holiday is... and presents, trees, decorations, food... all are a part of it...but the real "REASON FOR THE SEASON" HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH PARTIES, FOOD, DECOR, BUT FOR WHOM WAS "BORN IN A "MANGER" long ago... walked this Earth as we do,,and much harsher conditions... to sacrifice His Life in Order that WE have "Eternal Life"... so Baby Jesus... is the true meaning... and all of the rest is in "celebration" of His Birth....BUT think about it...we..with ll of our toys, expensive trying to "one up" the "Jones" .... cars,, houses, technology, designer labels... shoes that cost more than most car or house payments....</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">We (and I mean myself included) should SEE the TRUE Meaning.. IF WE were in the cold in a manger... would WE be that HAPPY!? We we be that "grateful"? We would travel miles and </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">miles in the cold on foot..to see the Newborn "King"?</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">JUST "FOOD" for thought.....</span></b></span>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-87860318037997744572023-12-12T07:38:00.011-06:002023-12-12T07:49:08.482-06:00How RA and Chronic Illness Make Us More Empathetic<h3 style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.25; margin: 1rem 0px 0.5rem; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #d5a6bd; color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> How RA and Chronic Illness Make Us More Empathetic</span></span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #d5a6bd; color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #d5a6bd; color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #d5a6bd; color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"><a href="https://rheumatoidarthritis.net/living/more-empathetic?utm_confid=2ace9515f1b02bee3772369cdfad53445b38225ccdee5abb2e0c734920995634&utm_term=Article_2_Button&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=A%20different%20kind%20of%20heating%20pad%F0%9F%94%A5%20fights%20winter%20RA%20pain&utm_campaign=RheumatoidArthritis%20net-Newsletter-12%2F06%2F2023"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>https://rheumatoidarthritis.net/living/more-empathetic<br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></div><div><h1 class="masthead__heading masthead__heading--with-subtext" data-v-a0776e16="" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: biosans, sans-serif; font-size: 3rem; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; min-height: 40px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://health-union.com/communities/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #d5a6bd; color: #a64d79;"><img alt="RheumatoidArthritis.net" class="masthead__image masthead__image--ra" data-v-a0776e16="" src="https://rheumatoidarthritis.net/common/logo/masthead/rheumatoidarthritis.svg" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: inherit; font-style: italic; height: auto; max-height: 1.75rem; max-width: 366px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;" /></span></a></h1><p class="masthead__tagline" data-v-a0776e16="" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: biosans, sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.4375rem; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="RheumatoidArthritis.net A Health Union Community Since 2013" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #d5a6bd; color: #a64d79;">A <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Health Union</span> Community Since 2013</span></a></p><p class="masthead__tagline" data-v-a0776e16="" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: biosans, sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.4375rem; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d5a6bd; color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></p><p class="masthead__tagline" data-v-a0776e16="" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: biosans, sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.4375rem; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: #d5a6bd; color: #a64d79;">RheumatoidArthritis.net is a Health Union community. 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RSV VACCINE AND COVID-19 LATEST TO COVER NEW VARIANTS AND SHINGLES, WHOOPING COUGH AND MORE IF YOU HAVE CERTAIN HEALTH ISSUES <p><b><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #351c75; font-family: helvetica;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>GET VACCINATED!!</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #351c75; font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUk-BIsEvSv4DfaDtKxaWNTLCnZIlP5914IrqzCTnpX9VBWGK3einqqheutUixvj5AB6EPmGgTFDc_J00QeqRJ9J8yngubjaydDj2t3O45hu_F4c3Wf5OnfDKDWGI3Ffy2NXpBoQ8y_6KCAzyf9bB3fx9GwrQF2ktOKA1PfvMZcMYXtSMlfEmNna4AGg/s353/Vaccine101-web.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="201" data-original-width="353" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUk-BIsEvSv4DfaDtKxaWNTLCnZIlP5914IrqzCTnpX9VBWGK3einqqheutUixvj5AB6EPmGgTFDc_J00QeqRJ9J8yngubjaydDj2t3O45hu_F4c3Wf5OnfDKDWGI3Ffy2NXpBoQ8y_6KCAzyf9bB3fx9GwrQF2ktOKA1PfvMZcMYXtSMlfEmNna4AGg/s320/Vaccine101-web.png" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #351c75; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #351c75; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #351c75; font-family: helvetica;"> <span style="font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">HEY YOU! yeah you!? do you have your flu, rsv, and latest COVID-19 vaccine that takes care of more variants!!! I DID! THREE BANDADES LATER AND I AM COVERED.FOR IT ALL. "RSV" EFFECTS YOUNG INFANTS MORE THAN ADULTS but if you have other health issues eith your lungs, Autoimmune system..other things that may keep your body fro fighting RSV get the vaccine!!!</span></span></b></p><b><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #351c75; font-family: helvetica;"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-size: 14px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; white-space-collapse: preserve; width: 16px;"></span></span></b><div><b><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #351c75; font-family: helvetica;"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-size: 14px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; white-space-collapse: preserve; width: 16px;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #351c75; font-family: helvetica;"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-size: 14px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; white-space-collapse: preserve; width: 16px;"><br /></span></span></b></div>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-81448544152547364392023-10-15T07:49:00.003-05:002023-10-15T07:49:40.783-05:00 FINALLY! DEA MAY BE PUT IN THEIR PLACE! "NOTE" "they cannot play God with people's lives."<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> FINALLY! DEA MAY BE PUT IN THEIR PLACE! "NOTE" "they cannot play God with people's lives."</span></h1><h3 style="color: #382400; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a href="https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2023/10/9/lawsuits-accuse-dea-of-incompetence-in-regulating-drug-supply" style="color: #2d499d; outline: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lawsuits Accuse DEA of ‘Incompetence’ in Regulating Drug Supply</span></a></span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-family: helvetica;">Thank Goodness "someone" may have their heads on their shoulders!!! The DEA needs to let go of thinking and playing "God" with people's medications and lives"....</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="goog_2113904640" style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><br /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2023/10/9/lawsuits-accuse-dea-of-incompetence-in-regulating-drug-supply" style="background-color: #ead1dc;">https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2023/10/9/lawsuits-accuse-dea-of-incompetence-in-regulating-drug-supply</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYTyfSzk7v9bEPkV-TqeoL_kwNwCkx2zq4YhzsoAtC6bQYAErDdU0UuWxPeOt3ntQM07VqkEw1n_xPZCKxuq8Avhz_mDYEav8CIowVhmwO_DSexENuWdpiOVjFqtNjqKrtzpwYtHcCEKNDmqC7a4RCgaq-lsgl2QoTdX2SAP_-x11UGY3gYBTbdNVFSk/s507/pnn+smaller.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: #ead1dc; 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color: #0b5394;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUORVxnO3bwht3kgypyp4VaYPFF8nFB01nizT4LJDw3OzgmBoqDXYRfH-cNKfoJMVXLThY8UnnoLzmAtHvP1MxIcLzWG0QoP3KqbLM1a0u1Kl1PriIOkABO3zHeSvdRYirfu6xd96pjSy8zs5JzGf2SQfb9Z4Oj0pfXMMoQLuMBA6k1VuTXAbh1ax6LiE/s1138/Screenshot%202023-10-11%20at%209.40.09%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #0b5394;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="1138" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUORVxnO3bwht3kgypyp4VaYPFF8nFB01nizT4LJDw3OzgmBoqDXYRfH-cNKfoJMVXLThY8UnnoLzmAtHvP1MxIcLzWG0QoP3KqbLM1a0u1Kl1PriIOkABO3zHeSvdRYirfu6xd96pjSy8zs5JzGf2SQfb9Z4Oj0pfXMMoQLuMBA6k1VuTXAbh1ax6LiE/s320/Screenshot%202023-10-11%20at%209.40.09%20PM.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><b><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #0b5394; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;">InDiviSiBlitEis WeEK CoMiNg October15th thru the 21st 2023</span></div><br />Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-42848335157399431842023-10-06T07:41:00.002-05:002023-10-06T07:42:21.118-05:0010 Ways Anxiety Shows up with Rare Disease<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CBVR8m8bA4AfJMkpJa7eyIut_gh-cQh2jAZh0JkcT2efVV1jCfbyoW3vpKMAN92Su6VZU11UiPa9bKh2nU5F_5YJOB5BCKKqzDncueSbsanltKN78xstggFjYge2LyGC8rRWPppkY2Q2hqRpuaJJgkolPPqso5p2JTcOrZwleS-hUVGyBOBvj-cSAKA/s1280/18-Signs-You-Have-Brain-Fog-and-Arent-Just-Getting-Older-2-1-1280x427.png.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="1280" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CBVR8m8bA4AfJMkpJa7eyIut_gh-cQh2jAZh0JkcT2efVV1jCfbyoW3vpKMAN92Su6VZU11UiPa9bKh2nU5F_5YJOB5BCKKqzDncueSbsanltKN78xstggFjYge2LyGC8rRWPppkY2Q2hqRpuaJJgkolPPqso5p2JTcOrZwleS-hUVGyBOBvj-cSAKA/w469-h188/18-Signs-You-Have-Brain-Fog-and-Arent-Just-Getting-Older-2-1-1280x427.png.webp" width="469" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="https://themighty.com/topic/rare-disease/rare-disease-causes-anxiety/?utm_source=engagement_bar&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=story_page.engagement_bar/" target="_blank"> https://themighty.com/topic/rare-disease/rare-disease-causes-anxiety/?utm_source=engagement_bar&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=story_page.engagement_bar/</a></b></p>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-68972227905824200522023-09-12T08:08:00.017-05:002023-09-13T09:48:00.886-05:00The Impact of Pain in America<h3 style="height: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: medium;"><b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></b></span></span><b style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span> </span></span>U S Pain Foundation</span></b></h3><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5AYbbJo76sS3WuplQ-9xGPnlBn2Jg3au6nlPlcQd2-Omb8EjqIKjlXI7lEJChoLiqWwhfQiTTPOInpOcsyU8UHAeQqYBITXdIV8-HjYjiL4TTAz5F8ZfscD-L8FBqzZwoEKQCuFTlSeGHxUaw3wDGoqRqN9XQCAEWaWWBZxS-sbdHNYhRc_UkIyJDrA/w424-h286/Impact-of-Pain-America.png" width="424" /></span></span><div><h3 style="height: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href=" by US Pain Foundation | Aug 25, 2023 | #PainTrials https://uspainfoundation.org/news/the-impact-of-pain-in-america" target="_blank"><span face="Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; 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box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Aug 25, 2023</span><span face="Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> | </span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; text-size-adjust: 100%;">#PainTrials</span><br /></span></a><br /></span></span></h3></div>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-49022456768807258562023-08-17T08:14:00.001-05:002023-08-17T08:14:47.927-05:0021 Truths About Chronic Pain Medication No One Talks About<p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b> </b></span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 24px;"><b>21 Truths About Chronic Pain Medication No One Talks About</b></span></span></p><div><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://themighty.com/topic/chronic-pain/what-its-like-to-take-pain-medication/?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=segment_hot_daily_article_recommendation" style="background-color: #ead1dc;">https://themighty.com/topic/chronic-pain/what-its-like-to-take-pain-medication/?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=segment_hot_daily_article_recommendation</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;">This a very eye opening article!!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmT7QaZNI50gh6o19NeJI7q6IB1fvIw0wkREzVXhPPfDQ3VMIG7NYG--vCjT2ysK15dhZ6QGTOv14BM-CmV0IX-C31XqI3bFMt6kAtUnHSFaqgGucgD_sBg5H4Y92EhK2kHdJ2kp1-Ea2hM2w2XJH5pcar7jYb_saabIUvE4h7WOe8UKgMn6IFCS3DRg/s145/mighty_logo.png" style="background-color: #ead1dc; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="71" data-original-width="145" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmT7QaZNI50gh6o19NeJI7q6IB1fvIw0wkREzVXhPPfDQ3VMIG7NYG--vCjT2ysK15dhZ6QGTOv14BM-CmV0IX-C31XqI3bFMt6kAtUnHSFaqgGucgD_sBg5H4Y92EhK2kHdJ2kp1-Ea2hM2w2XJH5pcar7jYb_saabIUvE4h7WOe8UKgMn6IFCS3DRg/w253-h154/mighty_logo.png" width="253" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><br /><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-78004535888499567182023-08-17T07:39:00.002-05:002023-08-17T07:40:27.471-05:00Medical Gas Lighting (along with Lupus) Gaslighting<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-family: helvetica;"> <span style="color: #741b47;"> </span><span style="color: #741b47;">Medical Gaslighting</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTgEJ8r9F5NV3RHPBgDRVf55sUNxRDqhbyVzUbRngG7_QhYiG_FZ1S9xdY7C2yOch6yhPUJKEt2U4j_0NcA1KLw-hdfcE34nHgMgWpR2iJ6FYXdbbKwcSo21_k_kCdJWtWPfXbRhy4ROAl7VkFeu4ln3XtemPHtbRn442Q17f7qTHyomB0sOGUduINBA/s1468/L-living-medical-gaslighting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1468" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTgEJ8r9F5NV3RHPBgDRVf55sUNxRDqhbyVzUbRngG7_QhYiG_FZ1S9xdY7C2yOch6yhPUJKEt2U4j_0NcA1KLw-hdfcE34nHgMgWpR2iJ6FYXdbbKwcSo21_k_kCdJWtWPfXbRhy4ROAl7VkFeu4ln3XtemPHtbRn442Q17f7qTHyomB0sOGUduINBA/w509-h194/L-living-medical-gaslighting.jpg" width="509" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://lupus.net/living/medical-gaslighting?utm_confid=2ace9515f1b02bee3772369cdfad53445b38225ccdee5abb2e0c734920995634&utm_term=Article_1_Button&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Lupus%20and%20Medical%20Gaslighting%20%F0%9F%8F%A5&utm_campaign=Lupus%20net-Newsletter-08%2F16%2F2023" style="background-color: #ead1dc;" target="_blank"> https://lupus.net/living/medical-gaslighting?utm_confid=2ace9515f1b02bee3772369cdfad53445b38225ccdee5abb2e0c734920995634&utm_term=Article_1_Button&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Lupus%20and%20Medical%20Gaslighting%20%F0%9F%8F%A5&utm_campaign=Lupus%20net-Newsletter-08%2F16%2F2023</a></p>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-29701246295666828312023-08-16T17:03:00.004-05:002023-08-16T17:03:57.906-05:00My Autobiography and "Journey" through Chronic Autoimmune Illnesses and Chronic Pain<p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><b> </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6K5sswTPbeGy5AcnVo_0rjkrndwXLkQ40HaEeLEDM1022bOp3zViPSA5ynSNAaMb4ru-RnedHhZ1iarniyUrM83zOVzSGxitDNlARmJO5ZKGa5G_YAwdWjN5K6vNJLV3yAgQ5ynfE0EMJTcQks0vtFYW1nBWOPuazPtw0c0oMYaqrojtd9TdWJrBjJjI/s422/Screen%20Shot%202023-08-16%20at%2010.10.57%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: #ead1dc; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6K5sswTPbeGy5AcnVo_0rjkrndwXLkQ40HaEeLEDM1022bOp3zViPSA5ynSNAaMb4ru-RnedHhZ1iarniyUrM83zOVzSGxitDNlARmJO5ZKGa5G_YAwdWjN5K6vNJLV3yAgQ5ynfE0EMJTcQks0vtFYW1nBWOPuazPtw0c0oMYaqrojtd9TdWJrBjJjI/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-08-16%20at%2010.10.57%20AM.png" width="218" /></b></a></div><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><b>My Book was actually published this morning! I am thrilled!!! This has been a labor of love, full of illnesses, surgeries, and things no one should HAVE TO DEAL WITH!</b></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692327673/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1692198589&refinements=p_27%3AMs+Pamela+Rhiannon+Steele&s=books&sr=1-1" style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><b>https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692327673/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1692198589&refinements=p_27%3AMs+Pamela+Rhiannon+Steele&s=books&sr=1-1</b></a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-20609863515091188712023-08-13T09:04:00.005-05:002023-08-15T10:31:50.976-05:00NERVEmber!! I-Pain On it's way soon!!!<p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica;"> #NERVEmber</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLB8ARqahgLqppiAfOaR9Zha9PLVhPxCFQhci5eVmAjcNqxyyDvOCt9jA4zUuA_BDoV1BI6Hzd6L92g1GQb_y9NljVhk6sedy4_S5cVzbqQk8P489_9VlPwRChyo2UvQV7kx8PTsBU7U_7Z1j7ZC2egNe81n_MjjXFNezA2WlteTMb9DeFk_uYbUl7BXM/s315/365653017_10227154502103250_2718452550343303163_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: helvetica;"></span></a><b style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="315" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLB8ARqahgLqppiAfOaR9Zha9PLVhPxCFQhci5eVmAjcNqxyyDvOCt9jA4zUuA_BDoV1BI6Hzd6L92g1GQb_y9NljVhk6sedy4_S5cVzbqQk8P489_9VlPwRChyo2UvQV7kx8PTsBU7U_7Z1j7ZC2egNe81n_MjjXFNezA2WlteTMb9DeFk_uYbUl7BXM/s1600/365653017_10227154502103250_2718452550343303163_n.jpg" width="315" /></b></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #ffa400;">Keep looking for Updates!</span></h3><p></p>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-20559385376755058322023-08-09T04:05:00.000-05:002023-08-09T04:05:06.480-05:005 Tips for Surviving the Medical Industrial Complex<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVBgMoY7Ff7iLSF_ezLK30WucFHFEm2w6mzrANcsSE6jNHchW2zA5nha3yA8KC-XYeh66A3QlL1qZge3HR_GLMlUvwP627F7Z2mMObluxzVH2KVnC0XnraS10EviP_vhJLGKym8zzpvelC61GcTpE9p-vVbG5dnbsGk14ZB1yaTzfrgs33jhNraeqP8Cw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="71" data-original-width="145" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVBgMoY7Ff7iLSF_ezLK30WucFHFEm2w6mzrANcsSE6jNHchW2zA5nha3yA8KC-XYeh66A3QlL1qZge3HR_GLMlUvwP627F7Z2mMObluxzVH2KVnC0XnraS10EviP_vhJLGKym8zzpvelC61GcTpE9p-vVbG5dnbsGk14ZB1yaTzfrgs33jhNraeqP8Cw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><a href="https://themighty.com/topic/rheumatoid-arthritis/medical-industrial-complex-doctors-advice-for-patients/?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=segment_hot_daily_article_recommendation" target="_blank"> https://themighty.com/topic/rheumatoid-arthritis/medical-industrial-complex-doctors-advice-for-patients/?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=segment_hot_daily_article_recommendation</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="avatar contributor" data-v-1c0872f6="" style="-webkit-box-flex: 0 !important; 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(Social Health Media/WEGO Health<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #073763; font-family: helvetica;"> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUiHcDTaHSxTBC0gneMQuT6bT2WupkhqgWrHx15CF4SrNY_2CAKcxLW4yPlCeUsJm2vbBEX6Px5Avhl7pQt8xtX0iJoc4FMnIHT6LLIS2xerDq8EUZnW1Zc-EAHLxWwXxpxQVkWWXxD-SGyZAaMdjILvFf4CjBq2JCD_SFcl00AE6zXeRxPlGKljPt5s/s1200/SHN-facebook-linkedin-pl-cert-Completed.png" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: #ead1dc; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: helvetica;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUiHcDTaHSxTBC0gneMQuT6bT2WupkhqgWrHx15CF4SrNY_2CAKcxLW4yPlCeUsJm2vbBEX6Px5Avhl7pQt8xtX0iJoc4FMnIHT6LLIS2xerDq8EUZnW1Zc-EAHLxWwXxpxQVkWWXxD-SGyZAaMdjILvFf4CjBq2JCD_SFcl00AE6zXeRxPlGKljPt5s/w507-h239/SHN-facebook-linkedin-pl-cert-Completed.png" width="507" /></b></span></a></div><p></p><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 21px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: helvetica;"><b>I’m excited to announce that I’ve completed my @HealthUnion Patient Leader Certification at the @socialhealthnetwork. The program covers the best practices in powerful storytelling, meaningful engagement, and responsible patient</b></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 21px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: helvetica;"><b>leadership. I’m looking forward to taking the next steps in my Patient Leader journey and making a real impact in the lives of others! <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/patientleadercertification?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZXDtbSVu97Dn4qJQHvkkzgT7py2cDlfAbcEoBKpyp1eb-eiEpov6Eg1FAfbPd7AjDMpYeZ8znaGKbyyWJpiZbvzjLspfeq1KvJjyXQzT7C1CC-Mka98Q09a07zLZPawKH8&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#PatientLeaderCertification</a></b></span></span></div>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-67315224322902771262023-08-02T13:31:00.011-05:002023-08-02T13:35:00.195-05:00Lupus and Sun Advice<p><a href="https://lupus.net/living/sun-sensitivity?utm_confid=2ace9515f1b02bee3772369cdfad53445b38225ccdee5abb2e0c734920995634&utm_term=Article_1_Button&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Tips%20for%20Having%20Fun%20in%20the%20Sun%20%28Safely%29%20With%20Lupus%20%F0%9F%8C%9E&utm_campaign=Lupus%20net-newsletter-8%2F2%2F2023&fbclid=IwAR0njedfHG_A3MleagvoXtuHoDc9BQZcd3Kxe7xm0VQtwbSKgBGbPiJj9k8" target="_blank"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1D6FeNeQLWt8ZYtjO5qbcMXn8sdJFJ_Th4vUgRch2kALLXH1dnSN2j7TjCIlDoGzGIvqy7YNQOAnky7GQU_vly-RhVzNniTn-SdOvHF7x6mSYof_-Xqq9vmjdeCY_h5WLFPcKJTqxT_K7O4XpC42oe1NsTwAkP9RzQsaQ7Fl22Ej8FxsIKyFHGNXBkHo/s1080/L-living-sun-sensitivity-1080x412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="1080" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1D6FeNeQLWt8ZYtjO5qbcMXn8sdJFJ_Th4vUgRch2kALLXH1dnSN2j7TjCIlDoGzGIvqy7YNQOAnky7GQU_vly-RhVzNniTn-SdOvHF7x6mSYof_-Xqq9vmjdeCY_h5WLFPcKJTqxT_K7O4XpC42oe1NsTwAkP9RzQsaQ7Fl22Ej8FxsIKyFHGNXBkHo/w506-h193/L-living-sun-sensitivity-1080x412.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><a href="https://lupus.net/living/sun-sensitivity?utm_confid=2ace9515f1b02bee3772369cdfad53445b38225ccdee5abb2e0c734920995634&utm_term=Article_1_Button&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Tips%20for%20Having%20Fun%20in%20the%20Sun%20%28Safely%29%20With%20Lupus%20%F0%9F%8C%9E&utm_campaign=Lupus%20net-newsletter-8%2F2%2F2023&fbclid=IwAR0njedfHG_A3MleagvoXtuHoDc9BQZcd3Kxe7xm0VQtwbSKgBGbPiJj9k8" target="_blank">https://lupus.net/living/sun-sensitivity?utm_confid=2ace9515f1b02bee3772369cdfad53445b38225ccdee5abb2e0c734920995634&utm_term=Article_1_Button&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Tips%20for%20Having%20Fun%20in%20the%20Sun%20%28Safely%29%20With%20Lupus%20%F0%9F%8C%9E&utm_campaign=Lupus%20net-newsletter-8%2F2%2F2023&fbclid=IwAR0njedfHG_A3MleagvoXtuHoDc9BQZcd3Kxe7xm0VQtwbSKgBGbPiJj9k8</a></p>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-69828618647405132722023-07-31T23:06:00.003-05:002023-07-31T23:09:25.279-05:00MY NEW BOOK JUST WENT TO BE PUBLISHED!!!<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #800180;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3XCPI7ASQWHKlCeVlJZLv-s_UjR8WsBaEPybRjArpmEo37PCsD4aNhQ0yJXosXhhfnkNz-HMHqfO_1iIXAll_1SSRfYrIcX30zCd4b93UJ0d5mv_rIgG04UVUYxmaFWOzPCWtINEEYSmV4c8S-YZYGEDZDN5ygynEqhKBLuNt-kiBkf-0Z8zDuyPEXA/s897/It's%20Not%20Me%20-%20Cover%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="897" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3XCPI7ASQWHKlCeVlJZLv-s_UjR8WsBaEPybRjArpmEo37PCsD4aNhQ0yJXosXhhfnkNz-HMHqfO_1iIXAll_1SSRfYrIcX30zCd4b93UJ0d5mv_rIgG04UVUYxmaFWOzPCWtINEEYSmV4c8S-YZYGEDZDN5ygynEqhKBLuNt-kiBkf-0Z8zDuyPEXA/s320/It's%20Not%20Me%20-%20Cover%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is not the cover...I changed it!<br /><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #800180;">I'M SO THRILLED MY FIRST EDITION OF MY BOOK...MY OWN JOURNEY THROUGH LUPUS, RA, SJOGREN'S AND SO MUCH MORE!!! </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #800180;">I'LL POST WHEN IT IS READY!!!</span></h2>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-88080362532568386042023-07-30T13:12:00.001-05:002023-07-30T17:35:47.897-05:00Lupus and Heart Complications....<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRA9eA6P9qH87rL2p-TfR-ff04lSxYoAkhkuVUht-RDoonA4HXR96XHWPDzDSleUIzsUdwCpV_RdnUeFJhtcPBCMwa8-r6FiUlDCZbGFOEYvRUsicYygrWZqs-W_5mIwEYFeMNvtT1c-2OcoZW8mB4-Uy3RBThn848T5akBEIPedE_J7Zlhim5b6XkpU/s253/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="199" data-original-width="253" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRA9eA6P9qH87rL2p-TfR-ff04lSxYoAkhkuVUht-RDoonA4HXR96XHWPDzDSleUIzsUdwCpV_RdnUeFJhtcPBCMwa8-r6FiUlDCZbGFOEYvRUsicYygrWZqs-W_5mIwEYFeMNvtT1c-2OcoZW8mB4-Uy3RBThn848T5akBEIPedE_J7Zlhim5b6XkpU/s1600/download.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>https://lupus.net/living/heart-complication?utm_confid=2ace9515f1b02bee3772369cdfad53445b38225ccdee5abb2e0c734920995634&utm_term=Article_2_Button&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=5%20Great%20Date%20Night%20Ideas%20For%20Lupus%20Warriors%20%F0%9F%92%98&utm_campaign=Lupus%20net-newsletter-7%2F26%2F2023</p>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-36126455551861535192023-07-28T14:44:00.006-05:002023-07-30T17:33:24.705-05:00New Book coming out soon! My Journey with Autoimmune Diseases ..Lupus , RA and other issues with these conditions<p style="height: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EQkD7Fk67Q46jJep28yqHf3mgYP8BWSBrd_B-f4iHN4qI7aYyPV7Df_WhenTtE1Z8c6cgihQ6AGD9B2NiheCGqsln7yBxJ1pmX8o3miCrBs43OMZ7EpVY_TKuSaSinplVJgoAqyisEQH7iBaAyT2dXWiHjOsbSCNsF3GqET_pC1VaaL2mn7CVV4P58c/s897/It's%20Not%20Me%20-%20Cover%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="897" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EQkD7Fk67Q46jJep28yqHf3mgYP8BWSBrd_B-f4iHN4qI7aYyPV7Df_WhenTtE1Z8c6cgihQ6AGD9B2NiheCGqsln7yBxJ1pmX8o3miCrBs43OMZ7EpVY_TKuSaSinplVJgoAqyisEQH7iBaAyT2dXWiHjOsbSCNsF3GqET_pC1VaaL2mn7CVV4P58c/w264-h196/It's%20Not%20Me%20-%20Cover%20.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"> <br /></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;">I've been working of this for a while. The 1st edition has been ready, but I made some changes. </span></span><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;">I decided this needed to be a least 2 volumes..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;">The "Title" stands as it was..<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;">"It's Not me! It's the Disease!...Stupid!</span></span><p></p><h3 style="height: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"></span></h3>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027195236787446867.post-2081246377095031292023-07-26T18:21:00.005-05:002023-07-26T18:21:54.681-05:00World Sjogren's ...July ...and July 23rd was the main day!<p>This is a horrid disease (AI)! Sjogrens is not just dry eyes or dry mouth. It's much more complex than that. I had my teeth begin breaking off at the gum line. Sjogrens had destroyed my teeth. I had to have the rest extracted and have Dentures.</p><p> <span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A few days late but we wanted to acknowledge World Sjogren's that was celebrated on July 23. 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box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-height: 1.3333em; outline: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: none; z-index: 1;" tabindex="0"><div class="x9f619 x1ja2u2z xzpqnlu x1hyvwdk xjm9jq1 x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x10l6tqk x1i1rx1s" style="box-sizing: border-box; clip-path: inset(50%); clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); font-family: inherit; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; width: 1px; z-index: 0;">All reactions:</div><span aria-hidden="true" class="xrbpyxo x6ikm8r x10wlt62 xlyipyv x1exxlbk" style="float: left; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; width: 100px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="xt0b8zv x1e558r4" style="font-family: inherit; padding-left: 4px;">5</span></span></span><span class="xt0b8zv x1jx94hy xrbpyxo xl423tq" style="background-color: var(--card-background); float: left; font-family: inherit; margin-left: -100px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="x1e558r4" style="font-family: inherit; padding-left: 4px;">5</span></span></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="x1e558r4" style="font-family: inherit; padding-left: 4px;"><br /></span></span></div></div></span></div></div><div class="x9f619 x1n2onr6 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 x2lah0s x1qughib x1qjc9v5 xozqiw3 x1q0g3np xykv574 xbmpl8g x4cne27 xifccgj" style="align-items: stretch; background-color: #242526; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b0b3b8; display: flex; flex-flow: row nowrap; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; justify-content: space-between; margin: -6px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rhia's Autoimmune Arthritic Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124236129163124399noreply@blogger.com0