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	<title>Arthritis Friend &#187; Coping</title>
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	<description>Health hacks, wellness tips &#38; useful gadgets for mastering the art of getting along with your chronic pain adversary.</description>
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		<title>Doing a Cannonball Into 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2012/01/coping/2012-resolutions-arthritis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[2011 was a tough year. Good thing I like things that are tough. I spent the beginning of last year untangling myself from a long term relationship, and then finding my footing after being laid off from a job I really liked and was good at. I spent the spring putting myself out there when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Annoying Arthritis Moment of the Week</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/04/coping/annoying-arthritis-moment-of-the-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/04/coping/annoying-arthritis-moment-of-the-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rheumatoid arthritis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all have them, right? For me, they sometimes occur several times a day. I&#8217;m talking about small incidents that sprout into a slap across the face that translates to, &#8220;You can&#8217;t do that, you dolt! You have an f&#8217;d up immune system.&#8221; Yesterday, at lunch with co-workers, I couldn&#8217;t complete a seemingly simple task. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mental and Physical Frustrations of Arthritis</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/01/coping/the-mental-and-physical-frustrations-of-arthritis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/01/coping/the-mental-and-physical-frustrations-of-arthritis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspirational People]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During the holidays, I read about musician named Jason Crigler who suffered a brain hemorrhage that left him temporarily unable to speak or walk. He also had to teach himself how to play guitar again. Don&#8217;t worry, I&#8217;m definitely not trying to compare arthritis to a brain hemorrhage, but there is something about this quote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fibromyalgia Patient Finds A Path To Better Health Via Dancing</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/10/coping/fibromyalgia-patient-finds-a-path-to-better-health-via-dancing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/10/coping/fibromyalgia-patient-finds-a-path-to-better-health-via-dancing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic pain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fibromalgia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Juliana Sadock Savino used to be a professional musician, but was forced into early retirement after a hand injury. Around the same time she was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. Juliana&#8217;s story is a beautiful illustration of how to cope with pizazz. She found a regular activity that lifts her mood, while also giving her a bit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tales Of An Arthritis Blogger</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/10/arthritis-news/tales-of-an-arthritis-blogger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/10/arthritis-news/tales-of-an-arthritis-blogger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arthritis in the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rheumatoid arthritis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hey gang, apologies for my sporadic posting lately. It seems that after I came down with a virus in September that I have not been good about getting myself back on a regular posting schedule. I think it&#8217;s a combination of simply being quite busy and also feeling spent at the end of the day. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sept 8-14: Invisible Illness Awareness Week</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/09/coping/sept-8-14-invisible-illness-awareness-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/09/coping/sept-8-14-invisible-illness-awareness-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over at the Ouch! section of the BBC website, Andre Jordan creates weekly disabled-themed doodles. I find them kind of fun and wanted to share them with you. This one in particular is a good way to kick off Invisible Illness Awareness Week:  Doodles by Andrew Jordan]]></description>
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		<title>The Art Of Making An Illness Visible</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/09/coping/invisible-illness-awareness-tattoo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/09/coping/invisible-illness-awareness-tattoo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arthritis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, I stumbled across a great story about a young man named Joshua Sandoval who had been diagnosed with an invisible disease in grade school and while he was vigilant about managing his illness, he did not want to talk about it with anyone. Around the 10-year anniversary of his diagnosis, he decided [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Cool Tool For Those Who Try &#8220;To-Do&#8221; Too Much</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/09/coping/getting-things-done-with-arthritis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/09/coping/getting-things-done-with-arthritis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disease Managment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have trouble sitting down to relax because my endless to-do list is always tugging on my sleeve. I think this is partially due to my genes. I also believe that the Fatigue Factor contributes greatly to my obsession with getting stuff done. See, I have a hard time accepting fatigue as part of my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understatement Of The Day</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/coping/bothered-by-arthritis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/coping/bothered-by-arthritis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I could think of a few other choice words besides &#8220;bothered.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Three Tips On Living Life More Optimistically</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/coping/three-tips-on-living-life-more-optimistically/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/coping/three-tips-on-living-life-more-optimistically/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disease Managment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a chronic disease not only has a way of zapping your energy, but it can also deliver a mighty blow to your optimism as well &#8212; especially when you are first diagnosed and trying to sort out all the new information: I have WHAT? I need to give myself a SHOT to feel better? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Explain To Friends And Family What It&#8217;s Like to Live With A Chronic Disease</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/coping/spoon-theory-for-explaining-to-friends/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/08/coping/spoon-theory-for-explaining-to-friends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you live with an arthritis-related chronic disease, it is imperative that you know about The Spoon Theory.  Imperative, I say! It might just be the best tool out there for helping your loved ones understand your disease a little bit better. Blogger, website founder, and Lupus &#38; Fibro warrior Christine Donato came up with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Giveaway At The JA Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/07/coping/best-giveaway-at-the-ja-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/07/coping/best-giveaway-at-the-ja-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Therapeutic Pain Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cold therapy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A company called Warm Whiskers was giving away what looked like a cute little stuffed dog to all the kids in attendance. Upon closer inspection, I learned these furry friends actually doubled as heat wraps! Some of their animal-shaped products include, neck wraps, body wraps, body pillows, slippers, pocket critters, and eye pillows. What a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Difference Between Curing And Healing</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/07/events/healers-art/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/07/events/healers-art/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent podcast of NPR’s Speaking of Faith struck a chord with me. It features an interview with physician and author, Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen, who has lived with Crohn&#8217;s disease since she was 15 years old. I found the discussion in the podcast to be immensely inspiring, plus it gave me hope. How refreshing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arthritis Word Cloud</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/07/coping/arthritis-word-cloud/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/07/coping/arthritis-word-cloud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rheumatoid arthritis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I stumbled across this fun li&#8217;l web tool (aka time-suck) the other day and tried it out by making a cloud with all the words that came to mind when I spent a few minutes thinking about how I manage my disease. Here&#8217;s my result.  I also used this tool to create a simple header [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Perspectives On A Chronic Ailment</title>
		<link>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/07/coping/migraine-coping/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2008/07/coping/migraine-coping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sherYl555</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[migraines]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I found Siri Hustvedt&#8217;s philosophy on dealing with chronic migraines fascinating. After years of intense migraines and a period of time where she ruthlessly searched for a cure, she found that acceptance and the ability to “let go” were the keys to a more tolerable migraine. Siri Hustvedt writes: “I have come to think of [...]]]></description>
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