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	<title>Chronic Twenties</title>
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	<description>Two Twenty-Something Gals and Their Stories of Living with Chronic Illnesses</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Talk About Sex&#8230; and RA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study found that libido is negatively impacted by rheumatoid arthritis.  This by way of a site called Celebrities with Diseases, through my google alert of course.  :-)  I was a little disappointed that the site that reported on this research didn&#8217;t name any celebrities affected by the disease or its side effects&#8211;I kind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aging with Chronic Illness</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[getting older]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s my birthday.  Yes, there is going to be much celebrating.  Yes, there will be cake, and yoga, and Ethiopian food and all the other things I love (including my fabulously supportive fella D).
However, in the back of my mind, I&#8217;m always concerned about what comes next.  I was diagnosed a little over four years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tea (may) Cause RA?</title>
		<link>http://chronictwenties.com/tea-may-cause-ra/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[causes of RA]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[medical study]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My Google alert continues to bring me odd information about my disease.
Yesterday, I came across this article over at DrCutler.com discussing the results of a study at the Georgetown University Medical Center.  According the article, &#8220;Researchers studied 76,643 women between the ages of 50 and 79 for their results. They found that consuming any amount [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Early Bird Gets the Stiffness</title>
		<link>http://chronictwenties.com/the-early-bird-gets-the-stiffness/</link>
		<comments>http://chronictwenties.com/the-early-bird-gets-the-stiffness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[early bird]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[gets the worm]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[morning stiffness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[night owl]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My brain wakes my body up early.  There&#8217;s so much to do, so many challenges to tackle, that from a logical perspective, the early bird gets the worm.
My body, on the other hand, wakes up slowly.   Stiff and swollen, I can&#8217;t physically move all that quickly until my body adjusts to this new awake state.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So You Say I&#8217;m in Remission</title>
		<link>http://chronictwenties.com/so-you-say-im-in-remission/</link>
		<comments>http://chronictwenties.com/so-you-say-im-in-remission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[morning stiffness]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[swelling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pretty much every time I visit my rheumatologist, he tells me, &#8220;you look good. You&#8217;re in remission.&#8221;
Unfortunately, by the time I get to his office, I&#8217;ve usually been awaken for about three or four hours minimum and the worst of the &#8220;morning stiffness&#8221; is over.  My body has had time to adjust to itself. Sometimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Alert: Rheumatoid Arthritis</title>
		<link>http://chronictwenties.com/google-alert-rheumatoid-arthritis/</link>
		<comments>http://chronictwenties.com/google-alert-rheumatoid-arthritis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[rheumatoid arthritis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[superheros]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The other day, I realized it had been nearly a month again since I&#8217;ve written here. I don&#8217;t have a lot of RA-related epiphanies these days, I guess.
In any case, to find more fodder for this blog, because I believe this is an important perspective that is rarely shared with the world, I finally set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Ask How Old I Am. Please.</title>
		<link>http://chronictwenties.com/dont-ask-how-old-i-am-please/</link>
		<comments>http://chronictwenties.com/dont-ask-how-old-i-am-please/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 13:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[age]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[agism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[wisdom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Amongst elders, there&#8217;s a commonly understood, but usually unspoken, rule:  Don&#8217;t ask a lady her age.
It&#8217;s impolite.  It&#8217;s unprofessional.  And it makes people uncomfortable.  There are just way too many ways to get the answer &#8220;wrong.&#8221;
Although I write this blog anonymously, under a banner that clearly states that I&#8217;m in my twenties, I don&#8217;t like to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finished a 30-Month Study</title>
		<link>http://chronictwenties.com/finished-a-30-month-study/</link>
		<comments>http://chronictwenties.com/finished-a-30-month-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[medical studies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[passing time]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[research study participation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The other day, I received the final survey for a research study I&#8217;ve been participating in for nearly three years.  My first thought was, &#8220;WAH-AT? There&#8217;s no way I&#8217;ve been in a study that long&#8230; Have I even had this disease that long?&#8221;
Clearly, I have.
It&#8217;s not a fluke.  It&#8217;s not going to spontaneously going away.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fatigue is Real</title>
		<link>http://chronictwenties.com/fatigue-is-real/</link>
		<comments>http://chronictwenties.com/fatigue-is-real/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[brain fog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[delayed response]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fatigue]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[heavy shoulders]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chronictwenties.com/?p=214</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being the twenty-something that I am, I tend to like to think I can push through just about anything.  Teach five heated classes in a day?  No problem.  Cram a full day&#8217;s worth of work into a four hour span?  Got it covered.
Often times, it&#8217;s not desire that I lack.  It&#8217;s the actual energy.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sign of Spring: Flares!</title>
		<link>http://chronictwenties.com/sign-of-spring-flares/</link>
		<comments>http://chronictwenties.com/sign-of-spring-flares/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[flare ups]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[spring]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[wearth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When most people think of spring, they think of flowers.  Sometimes people think of allergies.  For a chronic, it&#8217;s all about flares.
I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s this way for everyone, but I have to imagine I&#8217;m not alone here.  With spring&#8217;s sudden shifts of weather &#8212; cold days followed by hot, humid days, then more [...]]]></description>
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