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Work helps librarian deal with illnessBy JIM WICKERTimes-NewsThere are a lot of days — most days, in fact — that Katrine Moore doesn't feel like going to her job at May Memorial Library.“But I go to work anyway — it makes me feel better, Moore said. “I do a lot better working than I would by staying athome, in bed.”Moore's robust appearance belies the fact that she suffers from two serious maladies. '-vfff#She learned about three years ago that she has sarcoidosis, a somewhat rare illness that affects the lungs. Only about 64[ Li rj eing at the library andLJ with the people who come in, especially the little girls and boys, seems to helpftme.Katrine Moorepeople per 100.000 get the disease. She said she’s been in Durham’s Duke University Medical Center for treatment several times, and she has to take medication forsarcoidosis every day.Moore also has to take medication each day for Graves disease, which affects her thyroid. She fell victim to that ailment nearly 15 years ago. But Moore hasn’t let her illnesses stop her from her work as a librarian.“Being at the library and with the people who come in, especially the little girls and boys, seems to help me,” said Moore, who splits her workdays between May Memorial Library in downtown Burlington and the North Park branch library.“I’m at North Park from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. (weekdays),” Moore said. “That’s where 1 get to work most closely withPlease see WORK /1)2
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Burlington Times News
Burlington, North Carolina, US
Sun, Feb 25, 1996
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