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Raynaud’s Guide From a Fellow Frostie

We found a post from The World According to Lupus - a blog written by Atlanta Titus, a Lupus sufferer and fellow Frostie.  The post is titled Icy Fingers and Toes:  A Guide to Raynaud's - so it got our attention. It's always enlightening to hear sufferers describe their symptoms related to Raynaud's, because we find

2025-10-22T20:02:59-04:00April 3rd, 2015|Coping Strategies, Stories|Comments Off on Raynaud’s Guide From a Fellow Frostie

Raynaud’s Member Tips – Winter 2015

Jan on Facebook shared with us a video posted on LittleThings.com for making your own disposable hand warmers. The formula makes what is known as "Hot Ice," and the ingredients require only baking soda, vinegar and boiling water  The post includes a video from Household Hacker with everything you need to know to create the Hot

2019-08-26T12:41:58-04:00February 5th, 2015|Coping Strategies, Hot Products, Stories|Comments Off on Raynaud’s Member Tips – Winter 2015

Raynaud’s Warrior Conquers the Inca Trail

We were inspired by Kim Davies' blog post describing her four-day mountain trek to Machu Picchu. While her story may not motivate you to plan such a challenging expedition, most Raynaud's sufferers can benefit from her packing tips and strategies for staying warm along the way, plus lessons learned in letting other trekkers slow her down... Her

2015-05-18T16:00:16-04:00February 1st, 2015|Stories|Comments Off on Raynaud’s Warrior Conquers the Inca Trail

We Need a Warm Helping Hand

A woman grew up cold much of the time as a child.  She didn’t understand why she couldn’t wear the strappy little dresses or cute sandals worn by her friends without being in pain.  As she grew into her mid-thirties, suddenly the pain in her feet on cold days was unbearable.  She would go barefoot

2023-06-23T16:09:31-04:00December 1st, 2014|In The News, Stories|1 Comment

How and Why I Ran 50 Miles for Raynaud’s Awareness

By Rachel Boehm You may have heard I dedicated my first 50-mile run, the JFK 50, to Raynaud’s awareness. Many of those who heard about this via the Raynaud’s Association’s Facebook page asked about my strategy for staying warm. Here’s what I did (for more tips on endurance events, check out my blog post geared

2016-08-15T15:50:31-04:00November 27th, 2014|Coping Strategies, In The News, Stories|Comments Off on How and Why I Ran 50 Miles for Raynaud’s Awareness
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