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 3/17/2011 9:04 PM (GMT -6) Muscle weakness and muscle loss (death of cells) are 2 different issues. Lupus can cause muscles to weaken but disuse atrophy (less activity) over a long period of time can profoundly weaken muscles. If your muscles are just weakened they can be restrengthened with PT and exercise.
First of all, in some lupus patients (as in people without lupus), stress may cause no direct or indirect effects. Stress, however, may affect a person with lupus in one of three ways. 1  Stress may cause the same reactions that can occur in any person who does not have lupus. 2  Stress can be associated with (precipitate or initiate) the first appearance of their lupus.