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After Munch #3 © 2012 Jane Waterman

Taking Stock of Depression

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I didn’t want to be here right now. After a year and a half of hell of dealing with a mental illness that wasn’t my own and dealing with the aftermath of that; of trying to get my abdominal pain … Read More

alternative therapies, depression, hope, medications, seronegative Sjogren's
Smoke and Mirrors © 2013 Jane Waterman

Seronegative and Out of Luck

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On August 21st, I finally got to see my new rheumatologist – some four or so months after the referral was made. I haven’t had a rheumatologist since my first one retired in 2009 – I don’t count the appointment with … Read More

medical practitioners, seronegative Sjogren's, Sjogren's syndrome, top posts
Behind Glass © 2003 Jane Waterman

Introduction to Sjogren’s Syndrome and Depression

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I’m taking part in WEGO Health’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge Day 2 #HAWMC – Introduce your condition(s) to other Health Activists. What are 5 things you want them to know about your condition/your activism? Sjogren’s Syndrome – Like me, you may … Read More

alternative therapies, awareness, depression, seronegative Sjogren's, Sjogren's syndrome, top posts
Tattered © 2003 Jane Waterman

If it Looks Like Sjogren’s and Feels Like Sjogren’s, then?

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When I was diagnosed with primary Sjogren’s Syndrome by Dr A-, some 12 years after I first became ill in 1990, I was relieved to have a name for the invisible illness that had wracked my life with its silent … Read More

invisible illnesses, medical practitioners, seronegative Sjogren's, Sjogren's syndrome, top posts

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  • Introduction to Sjogren's Syndrome and Depression
    Introduction to Sjogren's Syndrome and Depression
  • About Jane
    About Jane

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  • experience of chronic illness
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  • interior life
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  • mental illness

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