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.
The cause for lupus in most cases, however, is unknown. Some potential triggers include: 1  Sunlight. 2  Exposure to the sun may bring on lupus skin lesions or trigger an internal response in susceptible people. 3  Infections. 4  Having an infection can initiate lupus or cause a relapse in some people.