Rheumatoid Arthritis Archives

Reflecting on 2022

Hiroko Nishimura · December 31, 2022December 31, 2022

In 2022… Not much happened, but the few things that DID happen were pretty monumental in my life. Like publishing a book.

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12 Week Fitness Challenge

Hiroko Nishimura · November 22, 2022February 13, 2023

3 months post-birth, Hiroko goes on a 12 week fitness challenge after re-reading “The 12 Week Year.”

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From Disabled Special Ed Teacher to AWS Hero

Hiroko Nishimura · July 23, 2020August 8, 2024

How I went from Special Ed teacher to working in IT to teaching AWS on LinkedIn Learning & becoming an AWS Community Leader.

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Day 60: 313 Miles and Masks

Hiroko Nishimura · April 10, 2020July 22, 2020

Day 60 of my daily walk challenge puts me at 313 miles walked! Talking about masks, donations, and new mandate from the county.

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Day 46: 8 Miles & Sickness Returns

Hiroko Nishimura · March 27, 2020July 22, 2020

Today, I walked 8.25 miles. And had a “relapse” of the conditions I experienced 3 weeks ago.

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Day 41: 170 miles and Counting

Hiroko Nishimura · March 22, 2020July 22, 2020

I’ve walked over 170 miles in 41 days as I step towards my goal of 10 miles/day of daily walking.

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Four Things I Learned When I Faced Death

Hiroko Nishimura · April 20, 2019July 22, 2020

I’m constantly running a race against myself and my body. Against my brain, my disabilities, my fate, whatever it may be. Ever since that fateful day, 8 years ago, I’ve been running a race against time, living on what I perceive to be “borrowed time.”

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Reflecting on January

Hiroko Nishimura · February 3, 2019July 22, 2020

The last time I wrote a monthly recap post was last January. (Mostly because I had a GREAT January, and then I crashed in February and could barely function for a whole month.) I don’t know if this one will continue, but I figure let’s try it again! Work + Hustles + Tech LinkedIn Learning …

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2018: The Year of Unexpected Beginnings

Hiroko Nishimura · December 21, 2018July 22, 2020

2018. What can I say, except wow. It was a year of many many unexpected beginnings, trials, and impact on my identity as a person. I said Yes to many things, and No to others, and being able to realize my boundaries and limitations have allowed me to find myself in situations that I couldn’t …

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How Netflix’s “Afflicted” harms us

Hiroko Nishimura · October 10, 2018February 13, 2023

“We were told it was an investigative documentary.” Instead, it’s a Reality TV show poorly disguised as a Docuseries.