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My Scleroderma Journey\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Somewhere in all the information I received from Northwestern University’s HSCT program I read that it is a good idea to keep a journal or a weblog of your life with scleroderma. \u00a0First, because the medical side of this during the time leading up to diagnosis and afterwards is overwhelming. \u00a0It is recommended to keep track of what I experienced, how I felt, and what treatments worked and how well before it becomes blurred in the past. \u00a0The information could prove critical in the future. \u00a0Second, because I am part of a clinical trial and they on occasion appreciate patient journals to provide information for their work. \u00a0Yet another reason is that over the past year I’ve not been able to see many of my friends and I don’t want to lose touch. \u00a0This blog and Facebook gives me a way to let everyone know I’m still here and what’s happening with me. \u00a0And I will be back…<\/p>\n

A Conservative Worldview\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the past decade or so, the political narratives on both the conservative and liberal sides have been fixed. \u00a0The details and issues have clearly been many, but the attacks and responses were, if nothing else, predictable. \u00a0As the 2016 election got closer the rhetoric got worse and the country more divided than anytime in recent history. \u00a0Then on November 8, 2016 the old narratives collapsed. \u00a0The conservative political wave that began with the 2010 mid-term elections and gathered momentum in the elections of 2012 and 2014 finally came to fruition in 2016. \u00a0And by no means do I consider President-elect Trump a conservative’s conservative. \u00a0He does though, embody far more conservative principles and ideals than does his vanquished opponent. \u00a0And he gives voice to those conservatives that were previously denounced as Deplorables, a title we adopted and now wear somewhat proudly. \u00a0The narratives have changed and it is now important for conservatives to speak up and state their case. \u00a0Liberal dogma, for the most part, has not changed. \u00a0They still wish to brand us as bible thumping, gun toting, ignorant racist bigots whenever they can to shut down the\u00a0conservative voice with labels. \u00a0Those tried and true liberal methods to shutting off debate no longer work. \u00a0I have always felt that whenever I was in a political discussion, no matter how heated, when the opposition ceased to argue the issue and began to attack the person by labeling me as (take your choice) ignorant, racist, etc. that I had won the point. \u00a0It remains our responsibility as conservatives to make our message clear and advance the conservative agenda through education and rational discussion. \u00a0My occasional posts in this category are intended to do my small part.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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