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Ignorance Disconnects Families, but Love Prevails
posted 9 months ago, updated 2 months later by TreasureHunter1 | 1 comment
My mom was the youngest of 13 siblings and when I was just a little more than 4 years old she contracted tuberculosis, more commonly known as TB. She was hospitalized for more than 18 months. Anyone who had family members with the disease can reme...
Can't Sleep...
posted 10 months ago by ddelwood51 | 1 comment
When you are grieving sleep is something you attempt to avoid. At least it avoids me because I cannot sleep tonight. I have had several nights of sleeplessness since my Mother's death. I think it is the mornings that make sleep so hard. That recol...
A long week...
posted 10 months ago by ddelwood51 | 0 comments
Today it is cold, with icy rain, seems fitting for the way I feel. I have NO intentions of stepping a foot out of the door today or maybe not tomorrow either. Dealing with my mother's death is a daily effort. I especially hate the mornings when I ...
Moving on...
posted 10 months ago by ddelwood51 | 0 comments
My mother died 11 days ago. For the first week I was numb. The second week I became angry, not with anyone in particular, with the world. Today I feel sad, so I imagine I am passing through the stages of grief one by one. I feel a need to be away ...
In answer to several questions posed at a forum
posted 10 months ago by Daffodil56 | 1 comment
Should Mr. Obama apply the same changes that was done in 1981?
The problems we face are basically the same as in 1981, oil, food, gas, environment, except for war there was a rumor of war, homelessness, hunger, joblessness etc. but the factors a...
The problems we face are basically the same as in 1981, oil, food, gas, environment, except for war there was a rumor of war, homelessness, hunger, joblessness etc. but the factors a...
Dealing With Cancer
posted about 1 year ago, updated 13 minutes later by Rainbow16 | 4 comments
Cancer. A word feared for many generations. And even after so many years, the same questions and fears still surround it ... what is it? where does it come from? is there successful treatment for it? will it come back? does it hurt? what did I ...
The Fading of a Spirit
posted about 1 year ago, updated 3 minutes later by littleeva | 10 comments
Tears drop on the keyboard as I sit here tonight. I just tucked my darling husband in for the night. As I kissed him good night, and looked into his beautiful brown eyes, I realized his spirit is fading. My heart is breaking. This disease has take...
What are Normal Homocysteine Levels?
posted about 1 year ago by PrudenceM | 0 comments
from Dr. Ray Strand's Health Nuggets view link
The medical literature has shown us that a homocysteine level below 6.5 micromols/L is a safe level. As the homocysteine level rises ab...
The medical literature has shown us that a homocysteine level below 6.5 micromols/L is a safe level. As the homocysteine level rises ab...
I'll Have a Philly No Cheese, No Steak
posted about 1 year ago, updated 2 minutes later by njnan | 0 comments
Can we change a lifetime of eating habits -- especially ones that Grandma said would help us become healthy and strong? Growing up in my home, our food bible was the food guide pyramid. Lots of bread and potatoes on the bottom, plus meat, dairy, f...
HDL and LDL Cholesterol History
posted about 1 year ago by Rad 
| 1 comment
My HDL (good stuff) is higher than my LDL (bad stuff). This is quite rare according to Cardiologists interviewed for the PBS series on Heart Disease in America called "The Hidden Epidemic."
The combination of little alcohol and good nutrition giv...
The combination of little alcohol and good nutrition giv...
