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"Iron is another possible candidate. It has been shown to accumulate
in the rheumatoid synovial membrane, causing tissue damage."
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To all the wonderful Mom here, have a great Day!
Hugs.
Kiki

Well, finally got my double ear infections cleared up after 3 weeks of
antibiotics and such.
Will go in next friday, the 18th, to have new ear tubes, made out of
titanium put in and they will also repair the ruptured ear drum so that

I feel bad to says that I have good news, my husband is working this week
end, to me it will be a stress free two Days, should I feel happy about
that?
I am so confused with my feelings, my surgery coming, I like my Daughter to

I wasn't going to post to the group in case I worried some of the newcombers
but must admit the anxiety is here full blown.  I just seem to be falling
apart at the seams and need again to vent.  Hopefully by tomorrow I will be
okay but the last few days have felt horrible.

okay, i know this is waaaaay OTP, but i think there were a few people
here who knew about landscape ponds/fountains. we have a lovely little
fountain/stream/pond in our front yard that was here when we moved in
two years ago. our old landscape guy took care of the rare problems we

Happy Mothers Day!  
Happy Mothers Day to every woman who has ever loved, cared for, and / or
nurtured another human being!!!
May you each have a most joyful day filled with many a blessing!

May 12th is Stamp Out Hunger Day.
You can leave canned goods and non-perishables at your mailbox and your
mail carrier will collect the food. For those in apartment complexes,
there should be bins set up near your mailboxes, so look for them. If we

Surprising Benefits From Walking:
1.  Fewer colds - women who walk have 1/2 the colds as sedentary,
overweight, postmenopausal women.
2.  Generate Gray Matter - Walking can actually make your brain bigger.

Arthritis is not always a permanent disease.  There are people who have recovered from this disease
and there are key things they did to recover which can also help you recover.   I will share them with
you.  They run to quite few pages more than space would allow here.  Write me ...

I know I don't have much room to talk, but there's a lot of people missing
around here. Where's Sarah L, and JD Shine, and Maureen (Mo), DawnO,
Angela,  Janers?  What'd y'all do with them while I wasn't looking?  Wish
Mama Char was here.....

My RD finally decided the Methotrexate/Plaquenil combo wasn't doing much so
he added Enbrel to the mix three weeks ago.  The first two weeks were fine -
no reaction, but this last Thursday I got itchy all over, but no rash was
visible, and I had a weird tight sensation behind my ...

Psoriasis is simply due to excess acidity being eliminated from your
body, so that it doesn't damage the integrity of your internal systems
and organs, through the largest eliminatory organ of your body: YOUR
SKIN!

Venous stasis is when the blood .. therefore oxygen .. cannot
'reach' .. areas of the body .. either through .. stoppage .. or
inability to .. force its' way .. through .. the tiny little tubes
that are the blood flowing 'aqueducts' / piping.