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.
Signs of lupus include: 1  Fatigue or malaise. 2  Joint pain, stiffness or swelling. 3  Muscle pain or weakness. 4  Fever with no known cause. 5  A red, butterfly-shaped rash across the nose and cheeks. 6  Other rashes, particularly on areas of the body exposed to the sun. 7  Pain in the chest when taking a breath.