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The Lupus Association of Tasmania is a self-funded non-profit organisation served by volunteers.

We are committed to understanding and supporting people with Lupus, Sjögren’s, Scleroderma, Fibromyalgia or any auto-immune disease in the following ways:

By educating and informing patients and their families.
By providing support in the form of encouragement and service.
By promoting and supporting research designed to discover the cause of, and a cure for, lupus and related auto-immune diseases.
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Established 1st December, 1999.

Power bill help for Tasmanians suffering certain medical conditions

Tasmanians with medical conditions requiring them to keep a certain temperature in their home can now receive a concession to help with power costs.

The concession is an expansion of the existing Medical Cooling concession and will be a fixed rate for each day, totalling $137 a year.

General information on concessions is available here:
http://www.auroraenergy.com.au/your-home/bills-and-payments/discounts-and-concessions

And the form is available here:

Medical Cooling Concession

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The Lupus Tasmania Newsletter is published quarterly.

Please find below recent newsletters.

There are about 30 books, video’s and tapes that are not required to stay on the reference shelves at the library any more.
If any member is interested in having one or more books to keep please contact our librarian, Joan on 6344 9322

1.We All Can Be Doctors Of Common sense.
A Guide To Good Health And Well Being.
(Elizabeth Bowden) (Landin Press, Adelaide)
(Copyright: 1988) (ISBN: 09589059 - 3 - 2)

2. You Can Heal Your Life. (Louise L Hay)
(Specialist Publications, Concord, N.S.W.)
(Copyright: 1984) (ISBN: 0 - 9588973 - 1- X)

3. Lupus. (The Body Against Itself)
(Sheldon Paul Blau, M.D. & Dodie Shultz)
(Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York) (X2)
(Copyright: 1977) (ISBN: 0 - 385 - 04562 - X)

4. Lupus Erythematosus. Handbook For Nurses.
(Terri Nass, R.N.) (Lupus Society Of Wisconsin/NC.)
(Copyright: 1985 - 2nd Edition)

5. The Golden Window. A Compelling Human-Inter Story.
(Len Staples). (L.J. Staples Family Trust -Raratoto, Cook Islands.
(Copyright: 1981) (ISBN - 0 - 9593678 - 0 - 2)

6. Victorian Lupus Association. (Fonnie Baird)
(Ringwood Litho) (Copyright: 1983 -84) (X3)

7. How It Feels To Fight For Your Life.
(Jill Krementz) (Little, Brown And Company)
(Copyright: 1989) ISBN: 0 - 316 50364 - 9)

8. Something In Common.
(Loma Nahrung and Marianne White) (Cygnet Books)
(Copyright: 1981) (ISBN: 0 - 85564 - 204 - 1)
(Sean M. Hogan, A.C.S.W.) (1977).

9. Lonely Husbands, Lonely Wives.
(Rekindling Intamacy In Every Marriage)
(Dennis Rainey) (Word Publishing - USA)
(Copyright: 1989) (ISBN: 0 - 8499 - 0701 - 2)

10. The Chronic Pain Control Workbook.
(Ellen Mohr Catalano, M.A.)
(New Harbinger Publications, Inc.)
(Copyright : 1987) (ISBN: 0 - 934986 - 45 - 2)

11. The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook.
(Martha Davis, Ph.D., Elizabeth Robbins Eshselman,
Matthew McKay, Ph.D., (Copyright: 1982)
(New Harbinger Publications) (ISBN: 0 - 934986 - 04)

12. Thoughts & Feelings. The Art Of Cognitive Stress Intervention.
(Matthew McKay, Ph.D.; Martha Davia, Ph.D.; Patrick Fanning.)
(Copyright: 1981.) (New Harbinger Publications)
(ISBN: 0 - 934986 - 03 - 7)

Video: Lupus Awareness. 1987.

Tape: Lectures On SLE By:- Wayne Kerrison, (Pathologist),
and Dr. Andrew McClaine-Cross, (Rheumatologist),
(March 6, 1982)

13. The Sun Is My Enemy.
(Henrietta Aladjem) (Beacon Press)
(Copyright: 1972) (ISBN: 0 8070 - 2171 -7)

14. Coping With Fibromyalgia.
(Beth Ediger) (L.R.H Publications, Canada)
(Copyright: 1991)

15. Lupus - A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing.
(Keren Hardy). (Collins Dove.) (X3)
(Copyright: 1985) (Reprinted - 1990) (ISBN: 0 - 85924 -369 9).

16. Victorian Lupus Association - Lupus Information Folder.
(Forward by: Fonnie Baird - President, Victoria Lupus
Association. (1983 - 84)

17. The Yeast Connection - A Medical Breakthrough.
(William G. Crook, M.D.) (Professional Books).
(1st. Edition - 1983/1984) (2nd. Edition - 1984/1985/1986)
(3rd. Edition - 1986). (ISBN: 0 - 933478 - 11 - 9)

18. A Home Reference: Your Thyroid.
(Lawrence C. Wood, M.D., F.A.C.P.)
(David S. Cooper, M.D., F.A,C.P.)
(E Chester Ridgway, M.D., F.A.C.P.)
(Ballentine Books). (Copyright - 1982)
(ISBN: 0 - 345 - 46649 - 7).

19. The Joy Of Stress.
(Dr. Peter Hanson). (Pam Book - London; Sydney; Auckland).
(1st. Publication - 1986) (ISBN: 0 - 330 - 30369 - 4).

20. A Primer On Lupus Erythematosus.
(John R. Haserick, M.D.; Robert E. Kellum, M.D.)
(The Pilot, Inc.) (Copyright - 1973)

21. Lupus Erythematosus. A Handbook For Physicians, Patients &
Their Families. (Ronald J. Carr, M.D., Ph.D.)
(Copyright: - 1986) (ISBN: 0-9608660 - 2 - 7).

22. The Monster Under The Bed. Child Rearing When A Parent Is
Chronically Ill. (Barbara Butler). (Copyright: 1990)
(Lupus Foundation Of America, Inc.) (X2)

23 Lupus Erythematosus - Lupus And You. A Guide For
Patients. (St. Louis Park Medical Centre Research (X2)
Foundation - 1972.

24. Coping With Depression In A Chronic Illness.
(Sean M. Hogan, A.C.S.W.) (1977).

25. Scleroderma - Problems And Solutions.
(1981) (Scleroderma Foundation Of Victoria)

26. Lupus - The Disease With 1000 Faces.
(1991 - 2nd Edition) (Copyright - 1990)
(Lupus - Canada.) (Jean-Luc Senical, M.D., FRCPC.)

27. Meeting The Challenge: A Young Persons' Guide To Living
With Lupus. (Amy J. Neil, M.S.) (1990)
(Arthritis Foundation) (Published - U.S.A.)

28. Tape: Lupus And The Kidneys.
(Dr. Nick Oliver - May 14, 1983.)

29. Understanding Sjogren's Syndrome.
(Sue Dauphin) (Copyright: 1993)
(Published by: Pixel Press)
(ISBN: 0 - 96 - 20354 -0 -8)

30. Learning And Living With Scleroderma and Lupus.
(The Scleroderma/Lupus Supported Society Inc.)
Published by: The Scleroderma/Lupus Support (X2)
Society Inc., Aust.) (Copyright: 1992)
(ISBN: 0 -646 - 07669 -8)

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