http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com Thu, 08 May 2008 16:23:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My complimentary copies of our book, Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working Girlfriend! came today. (Unfortunately, Joan's didn't and she needs some for a speech she's making next week so we're scrambling.) It's almost (but not quite) as exciting as coming home from the hospital with a ... http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2008/05/08/mothers-day-and-the-baby-arrived-just-in-time/ According to Jay Cutler's business manager, the Denver Bronco's Quarterback is, "managing his disease {type 1 Diabetes diagnosed two weeks ago} and in no way is his football career jeopardized." Wow. He accomplished a lot with these few words. 1. We're told unequivocally that the 25 year old athlete, who until ... http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2008/05/06/when-you-talk-about-chronic-illness/ This morning I was re-reading one of Rosalind's chapters in Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease, "Challenges in the Workplace." She shared numerous stories and examples to illustrate the complete unpredictability - and impact - of living life and working when you have an autoimmune disease (AD). Reading between the stories, ... http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2008/05/01/do-we-want-to-keep-up-with-healthy-people-anyway/ The topic of health care and medical coverage came up this last Saturday when meeting with my colleagues in a coaches' mastermind group. All of us are self-employed. Half of us has had some significant health issue to deal with this year. Try to picture this motley group. One was walking ... http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2008/04/28/affordable-healthcare-for-people-with-chronic-illnesses/ It was another hot marathon day here in Boston this past week. I don't know about you, but I don't run anywhere anymore - numb feet /bad balance makes skipping a challenge. And there was another race in the marathon for President. Wouldn't it be something if one declared, ... http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2008/04/24/running-marathons-and-running-for-president-but-were-running-on-empty/ Have you heard about The Last Lecture? I had but because it sounded like another one of those "media" hypes --- you know the ones where some guy gets his "Andy Warhol 10 seconds (or was it minutes ...) of fame" --- I ignored it. But when a ... http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2008/04/21/the-last-lecture-is-not-to-be-missed/ We got mail - an email, in fact. I'm not including everything the writer said and, of course, I've kept it anonymous.  I share this because I have a hunch that her voice isn't alone and I think that voice should be heard.   And in the spirit of creating conversation and getting ... http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2008/04/17/what-do-you-want-to-hear-when-youre-drowing/ I've been spending this past few weeks writing about and thinking about the value of vacations to self-employed professionals, and reading pathetic statistics about how so many people - employees and business owners - are failing to take them with much regularity. I'm even running a free tele-seminar program about ... http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2008/04/14/vacations-are-tricky-taking-your-illness-with-you/ My husband and I are fans of the Ebert and Roper TV show. We've been watching it since before Roger Ebert's original partner, Gene Siskel, passed away from a brain tumor (as I recall). Ebert has been off his show for at least a year, and it's just been announced ... http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2008/04/07/roger-ebert-shows-us-that-when-theres-a-will-theres-a-way/ Upon reading Rosalind's post in her last blog entry for Working with Chronic Illness I was so impressed with her commitment to do what she wanted as often as possible, and to manage all the symptoms of her various body issues. It reminded me of how easy it can be ... http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2008/04/04/have-your-your-symptoms-put-you-in-a-box/