1 Making payments directly to medical and educational providers on behalf of loved ones and giving away up to $14,000 per recipient per year gift-tax free are good options for minimizing taxes. 2  Any exemption you use for gifting will reduce the amount you can use for the estate tax.
Posted 3/18/2007 12:45 PM (GMT -6) Others have told you that muscle weakness can be a symptom of lupus. It can also be a symptom of a connecitve tissue disease like the one I have. Mixed connective tissue disease which is a combination of lupus, scleroderma and polymyositis.
However, most forms of collagen vascular disease do share some of the same general symptoms. People with collagen vascular disorders typically experience: fatigue; muscle weakness; fever; body aches; joint pain; skin rash; Symptoms of lupus. Lupus is a collagen vascular disease that causes unique symptoms in each patient. Additional symptoms can include: