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Where to Focus

From girlhood I've wrestled with a propensity to leap from one project or focal point to another.   I can recall my father's caution as bedtime neared: "It's getting late, Let's not start any big projects!" Easier said than done. My brain has always been wired to be highly reactive to whatever is in front of me. When I'm in a zone I can be remarkably productive. But, when too many important questions or significant ideas crowd my thinking, my thought process becomes fragmented and frustrating. Keeping a clear track was easier in the pre-digital age. Technology today makes it temptingly easy to jump even faster from one thing to another without fully completing any task well. List-making helps. So, here it goes: Wily sarcoidosis symptoms, meds, and health effects Given my ongoing ankle stiffness and pain flares, my rheumatologist in late June upped my  hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) from 300 to 400 mg a day. I started HCQ in late March to reduce sarcoidosis-drive...