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Rheumatoid Arthritis: Why I’m Taking a Chemo Drug

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Why I’m Taking a Chemo Drug

Posted on August 25, 2017February 13, 2023Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle29 Replies

Three weeks ago, I took my first dose of Methtrexate (MTX), a chemotherapy agent, and an immuno-suppresant drug, after months of persistent, debilitating chronic pain.  It had begun in my foot early spring.  By the time I started the drug, the pain had spread to my shoulder, elbow, multiple fingers, hips, and jaw. In beginning of…

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Minimalism Journey: Decluttering

Minimalism Journey: Decluttering

Posted on August 7, 2017July 25, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Challenge, Health, Lifestyle7 Replies

July was the month when I finally kick-started the “Minimalism Journey” I had been intending for months.  Over the past few months, I have started to accumulate a list of “Decluttering To-Do’s,” but as with most of my cleaning-based tasks, nothing really got done, and the mess just kept on expanding. Last month, I finally…

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Hiroko Nishimura

Hiroko Nishimura is an AWS Community Hero, technical instructor at LinkedIn Learning, and author of AWS for Non-Engineers.

She writes about her jarring transition to motherhood on Substack. Many posts are reposted on this blog as well under Tag: Substack. Looking for my Japanese posts?

She is a brain injury and brain surgery survivor, writing about dealing with adult Executive Dysfunction/ADHD.

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