Dear Folks,
It's that time for me.  I have my first job interview in 25 years next
week.  I've applieed for a part time job at a local junior college.
Any advice?  I don't plan to bring up my friend Arthur and will avoid

My son, who lives at college now, called to tell me his friend and
kinda dorm-mate (just drops in - ya know how college kids are) broke
his femur. This is an otherwise healthy 18 year old athletic kid who
jumped over a fountain and "landed funny"  -- Isn't that kinda odd to

It is very strange to me to be passing middle age now; and to be
experiencing the things I am.  RA diagnosed a few months back. So here
I am, sitting in front of my computer, reading, studying. I hurt every
day, all the time... but now that this is normal, I question what pain

Well sometimes predi is your friend!  Things seem to have calmed down
with my predi pulse; now I am down to 5 mg of  predi  we will see what
happens when I go to 0.  My infusion is fast approaching and they
moved me up a few days so I am keeping my fingers crossed.  Monster,

I got a shoprider qt4 today. We'd scraped together just enough money to
get me a qt3 (with the new seat) but I wasn't really comfortable with a
small three wheeler (a tip-over and not only will I break, I'll have
serious bleeding problems). We found a used qt4 in the local ...

Just received a copy of this email a friend of mine received from her friend
in Louisiana:
She's in Louisiana and amid all the turmoil there. When I read her story I
got the chills, this is horrible. I'm sending this to all of you to spread

I don't know when this is going to stop. But I am asking if you could say
prayers for my friend Ruthie, to pass comfortably.
I just got a letter today from my adopted mom that Ruthie is in the final
stages of Cancer. They have her so sedated that they can't even keep her

I know none of you are doctors. But I just wanted opinions of if anyone else
feels like this.
I am having an addison episode, so I have to be on pred. Only four days
worth thankfully. But I had forgotten, the last few times I have had to take

  When you order something from one of their catalogs,,,, they will send
you a catalog of things that is in the same nature as your order.   I was
amazed that the catalog I received was full of stuff to help people with
arthritis or just getting old or what have you.   I just ...

boy, a lot of ankle threads here lately!
ok, so i finally went to the podiatrist my new rheumy recommended. he
took an xray of my left foot and ankle and made a lot of sounds of awe
and disbelief as he studied them. not really a surprise to me. i knew

Hey everyone! Remember me? I was just getting started on MTX when last
I posted, and it helped immensely. I also thought I was being singled
out at work by my boss.
Well, big news. I got fired. I met with a lawyer today and we wrote up

Well, it looks like I'm going to be in an electric wheelchair for the
foreseeable future. Both my feet have multiple fractures as well as my
spine (including a collapsed vertebra). This is beyond the
osteonecrosis. We've stopped looking for new fractures because getting

We got in about 8 last night and were too busy calling parents and getting
unpacked/settled in to update any of our online friends.
It's such a long story, but in the end the Dr. had to take Rach off all her
meds. because he wasn't seeing anything on the EEG that was out of the

I was sat thinking back to my wayward youth and some of the less
savoury chat up lines I may or may not have used when aided by a glass
or 3 of alcohol.....
You know the thing "I love you that much, I'd even drink your dirty

The suspense is unbearable:(  This is worse than watching Tim Henman
at Wimbledon
Alison