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.
Lupus signs and symptoms include fatigue, headache, confusion, memory loss, photosensitivity, butterfly-shaped rash on the face, joint pain, stiffness, chest pain, shortness of breath, etc. Lupus is diagnosed with the help of blood tests, X-rays, and biopsy. Treatment for lupus is only symptomatic. There is no cure for this disease.