Keep It Moving – a Column by Shanelle Gabriel

May 17, 2018May 15, 2018

With Lupus, a Power Nap Helps You to Maximize Your Day

Columns, Keep It Moving - a Column by Shanelle Gabriel

What others call “overdoing it” I call “maximizing the hours of the day.” One example is this past weekend, for which my Saturday was scheduled to go like this: ... Read more

May 3, 2018May 2, 2018

Do You Have Someone to Talk To?

Columns, Keep It Moving - a Column by Shanelle Gabriel

Five years ago, when I realized my mother would pass because of lung cancer spreading throughout her body, one of the first things I did was look for a ... Read more

March 22, 2018March 21, 2018

Making Moves when Movement Hurts

Columns, Keep It Moving - a Column by Shanelle Gabriel

To this day, I don’t know how to braid hair. I missed this rite of passage in middle school, because while the girls in my class were doing each ... Read more

February 1, 2018January 31, 2018

Neglecting My Baby Named Lupus

Columns, Keep It Moving - a Column by Shanelle Gabriel

Lupus is a part of me, and like a baby, it’s something I need to nurture, pay attention to. But at times, I neglect my lupus so much that ... Read more

January 25, 2018January 24, 2018

Managing Stress: ‘Relax, Relate, Release’

Columns, Keep It Moving - a Column by Shanelle Gabriel

One of my favorite childhood shows was “A Different World.” It was one of the first TV shows that made college (and Greek life) seem real for me and ... Read more

January 4, 2018January 3, 2018

When to Bring Lupus into the Dating Process

Columns, Keep It Moving - a Column by Shanelle Gabriel

So, I signed up for Match.com. Why? Because I’m single and it’s presently what some call “cuffing season.” This is the time when people who spent the summer BBQ hopping ... Read more

December 14, 2017December 14, 2017

When Everyone Thinks They Have a Cure

Columns, Keep It Moving - a Column by Shanelle Gabriel

It was my umpteenth time in the ER for complications with lupus. My nurse was from the Caribbean (like many in this hospital in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York), and ... Read more

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