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50 shades of South Bay gray; a day at the beach

Brewco, Family fun, geek good girl, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Roundhouse Aquarium, seascape, Southern California / 2 minutes of reading / December 1, 2012

Every once in a while I need to just take a day off, away from the house for a while, and yesterday was that day. I had been seeing Facebook status updates mentioning big surf was coming and I figured that with the rain clouds that it would make for some nice photographs. Since Tanya has been feeling a lot better for the last few weeks, she has been able to use her Canon Rebel again; so she was excited to join me. Without bothering to look at the surf report, we headed over to the beach. We started off …

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South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes

Canon 5D, flowers, Palos Verdes Estates, Photos, pictures, RAD, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, South Coast Botanic Garden, Southern California, Tanya / 1 minute of reading / October 9, 2012

These photos were taken last week at the South Coast Botanic Gardens. Every once in a while we need to get out of the house with nothing that has to be done, and Tanya really enjoys taking photos of flowers; so we will head off to somewhere like the South Coast Botanic Garden. The place is huge and after two visits there, we have just scratched the surface. Of course, with Tanya’s limitations due to her Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, we don’t usually get more than an hour or two there. It was a nice day; she got some sunshine and …

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Cimzia: Is it working?

Cedars-Sinai, Cimzia, Dr. Mariko Ishimori, RAD, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Tanya / 4 minutes of reading / August 19, 2012

As an RAD Lovegiver, the most frustrating thing is watching the woman I love be in so much pain and not being able to do a damned thing about it. On top of that, the medical professionals seem to be guessing at what drug combinations to use to alleviate that pain. I guess that is why they call it practicing medicine. This past week or two has truly sucked. As an outsider, it appears to me that the drug combination Tanya is currently on is doing very little to benefit her. I have been looking through old photos of trips …

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Tests, tests and more tests

Cedars-Sinai, Photos, pictures, RAD, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Tanya / 2 minutes of reading / August 18, 2012

When I last posted about meeting Tanya’s new rheumatologist, I mentioned that Tanya had been referred to an endocrinologist to investigate some breathing issues she has at times. Dr. Ishimori was concerned that perhaps there is more than just the Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease (RAD/RA)at work here. Naturally, they have to schedule all tests to be out at Cedars-Sinai, which means fighting traffic for an hour, then trying to find a parking spot followed up by trying to find out where to go to have the testing done. While we left the house with what should have been plenty of time, …

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A visit to Dr. Mariko Ishimori

Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Mariko Ishimori, Photos, pictures, RAD, RAD Lovegiver, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Tanya / 2 minutes of reading / July 14, 2012

Thursday morning, Tanya and I headed out to Beverly Hills and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to visit a new rheumatologist, Dr. Mariko Ishimori, MD. After Tanya’s last experience with Dr. Forouzesh she decided that she could not handle the stress of having a doctor that changed attitudes and commentary with each visit. The fact that he had been giving her Cimzia as samples that were already allocated to other patients was the straw that broke the camel’s back. I was not really sure what to expect as we entered the Steven Spielberg Building and our introduction to Dr. Ishimori. As it …

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Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, doctors and stress

Cimzia, Enbrel, RAD, RAD Caregiver, RAD Lovegiver, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, stress / 4 minutes of reading / July 5, 2012

It is no secret that, in general, I do not like doctors and do my best to avoid seeing them on a professional level. Since Tanya moved here I have been with her on several visits to see her rheumatologist; the experience has not done much to change my opinion of the profession. I will admit, after the first visit I thought that perhaps I had been too harsh; there are specialists out there that will really listen to their patients. I thought it was quite refreshing and I looked forward to the experience. When we went in for the …

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Organic Berry Bash, Sponsored by Whole Foods Torrance

food, geek good girl, organic berries, Photos, pictures, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Southern California, Torrance, Whole Foods / 4 minutes of reading / June 25, 2012

These photos are of a Berry Bash we had Sunday, sponsored by Whole Foods in Torrance, CA. Since there are new laws about disclosure, I was contacted a couple weeks ago by a Marketing Supervisor at Whole Foods. I am not entirely sure how they became aware of me, but as I have featured photos of contributions they made to fundraisers I have covered, it is possible that this drew their attention. It could have been because of my social media presence. It is possible that they noticed I spend a lot of time promoting local businesses and non-profits; but …

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Watch Party, Game 2 of the 2012 Stanley Cup at ESPN Zone

family, Family fun, LA Live, Los Angeles Kings, Photos, pictures, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Stanley Cup, Watch party / 1 minute of reading / June 2, 2012

These photos were taken at the Watch Party of Game Two of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals held at the ESPN Zone at L.A. Live, across from the Staples Center. My son and his family are big Los Angeles Kings fans and since the Kings have never lost a championship game they attended, they decided to make the 100 miles (each way) ride to see if watching the game from across the street from Staples would help or not. Apparently it did, as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils 2-1 in overtime. Anyway, my daughter drove out …

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53rd Annual Armed Forces Day Parade in Torrance – Dignitaries and Prologue

Armed Forces Day Parade, Family fun, parade, Photos, pictures, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Southern California, Torrance / 1 minute of reading / May 23, 2012

These photos were taken Saturday at the 53rd Annual Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade. Torrance is one of the few cities in the United States that has an Armed Forces Day Parade and they have been doing it longer and better than anyone. I read somewhere that this is the largest Armed Forces Day Parade west of the Mississippi River. Since it is the biggest, that means I got a ton of photos; so many that it would be difficult to navigate through all of them if you are looking for something specific. As a result, I am going to …

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TACC Regional Mixer at the Toyota Automobile Museum

Going Green, Photos, pictures, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, TACC, Torrance, Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce, Toyota Automobile Museum / 1 minute of reading / May 18, 2012

These photos were taken at the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) After Hours Regional Mixer which was held Thursday evening at the Toyota Automobile Museum. Chamber mixers give members of various local Chambers the opportunity to network with other Chamber members that they might not meet under normal circumstances. The theme for this particular mixer was to feature “Green” products and services offered by local businesses. This included products and services such as recycling and energy conservation, to the new Miyako Hybrid Hotel. In addition to the networking, we were given the opportunity to walk around the Toyota Automotive …

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