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Name: Laura
Country: United States
Gender: Female
Interests: Hmmm, there's no way we could get a comprehensive list, but I'll rattle off a few: reading, KNITTING, Crocheting, music, dancing (ballroom, anything latin, country, all of it!), OU football, and hanging out at the Wesley Foundation.
Expertise: The only thing I'm an expert at is messing things up, but God's helping me out with that. :) Hopefully someday I will be an expert at being a school librarian!
Occupation: Student
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Member Since:
9/21/2004
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| I just wanted to let everyone in the internet world know that I'm the honoree for the 2007 Norman Arthritis Walk.
The walk is on May 19th. The walk is a fundraiser for the Arthritis
Foundation. The Arthritis Foundation sponsors many programs, and funds
research. The online message boards, which have been a huge help to me
(I don't know any other people in their 20's with RA, so on the message
boards I can talk to people who can relate) are sponsored by the
Arthritis Foundation, as well as the arthritis swimming classes I take
at my local YMCA. If you follow the link above, click on "Meet Laura"
on the left side of the page. It's about me!
So many people
think that arthritis just affects older people, but there are over 100
types of arthritis, including Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis, as well
as Juvenile RA which can hit a child at any age. I hope that through
our work with the Arthritis Foundation we can find a cure.
I
don't know if this will work, but I've read about other bloggers doing
this, so I'll give it a try. We would really appreciate any help you
guys can provide. You can donate online here,
my personal page for the walk. If you donate (any amount is
appreciated) email me at lauranicole at ou dot edu and let me know.
I'll put all the names in a bag and draw a winner! If you are a knitter, then it will be some cool yarn, otherwise it'd probably be a gift card somewhere cool.
Also, if you live in the Norman area and would like to participate in
the walk, feel free to join my team, or create one of your own! Even if you can't raise much money, our national sponsors donate based on the number of participants, so just participating helps us out! Thank
you guys, I'd really like to make a difference as honoree!
EDIT: the contest will run April 14th, I'll draw the winner on April
15th. And some people have asked about donating by cash or check
rather than through the website, and that is perfect as well!
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| just posting a button so that I can link to it from blogger.
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| Edit: I copy pasted this from blogger, unfortunately xanga won't let me position the pictures the way I wanted them, but here they are!
Here's a picture of my new car! I love it! It's so easy to get in and out, and it's easy to drive and it gets much better mileage than my old car. I filled it up for the first time today and it only took 9.7 gallons! There is so much space throughout the
car. After driving a two door car, it's very strange to not be able to
reach the backseat from the front one! Ironically, this car is a lot
shorter than my old cougar. One of the great things about this car is that the manufacturer offers some sort of reimbursement program if we have to have it
converted to a wheel chair accessible car (they can install a ramp that
goes out the back at the touch of a button and you can drive a
motorized wheelchair up on to it, then it folds up). It holds my walker
just fine without interfering with the backseat, and will easily hold a
manual wheelchair.
I
decided to make Harry Potter scarf bookmarks! I knitted them with US 0
needles and embroidery thread. I made Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and am now working on Hufflepuff. The picture isn't great, but I was blocking
the bookmark so that's just how it turned out!
Last
Friday we celebrated my cousin Abbie's first birthday! She helped her
mom open a couple of presents, and then got distracted by a pile of
tissue paper. She just sat there and played with it while her mom and
dad opened her presents! She was very hesitant to really get her hands
in the cake, finally her daddy just slammed her hands into it!
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| This post is copy/pasted from my blogger account.
Well we've started the process of applying for disability. We met with
a lawyer yesterday, after my doc suggested it last week. I just can't
be a full time student right now, but if I'm not full time then I'll
lose my health insurance, and I'll age out soon anyway. Even though I
have put in enough credits to get disability, it won't be much since
I've only worked for 5 years. I guess I'll qualify for SSI, which would
provide me with Medicaid. Also, with disability I'll qualify for
vocational rehabilitation, which would help pay for school. It's hard
enough to pay medical bills, add tuition and it's just crazy! It was
all very confusing, but something has to be done. We'll see how long
this takes, and how many times I have to apply before I'm approved.
Please pray for me! I've been hesitant to do this but my doctor said to
just look at it not as "giving in" to the RA, but rather doing what I
need to do for now so that I can eventually fight the RA.
To end
with a positive note, I have been blessed with an amazing family and
best friend. My mom helps me get ready and takes me to class, most
days. I can still drive, just not for long periods of time, or in heavy
traffic that requires me to break and gas a lot. Fortunately my car is
very sensitive, easy to steer and push the pedals. Unfortunately
parking is awful on campus, even with disability parking, so my mom
takes me. My dear friend Katie has been a blessing as well,
understanding that a "night out" for me right now means sitting on her
couch and watching a movie in pjs. Thank God for such wonderful people
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| I created a blogger account, since that's what all my knitting friends have, to use as a knitting blog. That way I don't have to bore the non knitters with my knitting stuff. So if you knit, are participating in SP9 or KTS2, mosey on over there! Now for a picture, I found this picture of Katie and me when looking for some pictures to send Sarah to Armenia. And here's a great picture of Sarah and me, though we are very young, this was from high school prom. Aren't we cute?
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