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Myasthenia Gravis Online: 
Myasthenia Gravis South Africa: http://myastheniagravis.co.za

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America: http://www.myasthenia.org

Rare Diseases South Africa: http://www.rarediseases.co.za

Recommended MG blogs:


MG Snowflake 

Bailey the MG Superdog

Red and the Big Bad Wolf 

Chronically Twenty Something 


 Clean Eating: 
Autoimmune paleo: http://autoimmune-paleo.com/ 

 Paleo Leap: http://paleoleap.com

Elanas Pantry: https://elanaspantry.com

Faithful to Nature: http://www.faithful-to-nature.co.za 

 Fit Chef: http://fitchef.co.za 

 Wahls Protocol: http://terrywahls.com/
Dog Agility: 
Susan Garrett: http://susangarrettdogagility.com

McKaynine Training Center: http://www.mckaynine.co.za

South African Dog Agility: http://www.sadaa.co.za

 Gauteng dog agility: http://www.gauteng-agility.co.za



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  1. Anonymous21 April 2018 at 04:51

    Hey! Ive bee following your blog for a while now! I am also chronic illness blogger! check out my blog at https://chronicleoflivinglaura.blogspot.com/ (:

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  2. Unknown16 February 2021 at 22:47

    Hi, I'm interested to know about your post-thymectomy experience.I had a thymectomy about 30 years ago .It was described as a "cure"(?)I haven't been able to find much literature about recurrence post-thymectomy.I'm not on medication and work part-time (a deliberate decision to help manage fatigue). Kind regards.

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