I’ve avoided others throughout the pandemic because of my sarcoidosis. I had thought that if I ever ditched social distancing, it would be to embrace family, but it wasn’t. The first person to touch me since March was a mammography technologist who positioned me for a procedure that was…
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Mother’s Day was a couple weeks ago here in the U.S., but I must admit, I’m not a big fan of the holiday. Let me explain. On Mother’s Day weekend in 2003, I suddenly lost my mother. I had just returned to work after having an…
Methotrexate is a cytotoxic, or cell-killing, agent approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat various cancers, adults with severe psoriasis and severe rheumatoid arthritis. It may be used as a treatment option for sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease in which clumps of immune cells called granulomas…
Arava (leflunomide) is a cytotoxic, a so-called cell-killing medicine, marketed by Sanofi and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating rheumatoid arthritis. Leflunomide, the active ingredient of Arava, also is being researched as a steroid-sparing alternative for the treatment of sarcoidosis, especially for disease…
I recently started reading about addiction and depression, which led me to enroll in an online certification course in addiction therapy. I have come close to dealing with both, and I want to share those experiences. When you think about it, life is all about stories, and you can’t tell…
I go to the gym because I know it’s good for me to stay active and to get some physical exercise. Recently, I found out that it also helps me trust myself to take charge of my own well-being. I was fortunate to have participated in…
A short, in-hospital exercise program was found to decrease the levels of fats, or lipids, in the blood of people with sarcoidosis and to improve their physical health. In fact, researchers said that changes in the lipid profile could potentially be used to determine how well a patient is…
“‘How does one become a butterfly?’ she asked pensively. “‘You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.'” — Trina Paulus, “Hope for the Flowers” Winners never quit, and quitters never win. When the going gets tough, … you know…