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Saturday's Scribbles
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Renee
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Good Saturday Morning! The sun is shining and the warm temperatures (up to 65 today) have us opening windows to get some fresh air into the house. We would call this an "Indian Summer" day. I did look up information on where this term came from~ it has been around since the 1800's and one theory is that after the first hard frost, when t ...
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Miracles
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Charlene Pryor
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Yesterday was a day of miracles. Maybe small little steps to some but huge strides for me. Early on in the day a friend of mine sent me an article or news release . http://www.btang.net/, in which a group of doctors at Ohio State (yeh Midwest) had come across possibly a cure for Parkinson's. Not something to slow the progression but to Cure the ...
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Fall-related ED visits rising for seniors
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Obi Jo
http://benkazie.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/fall-related-ed-visits-rising-for-senio Accidents are among the top 10 causes of death in those over 65. Falls are far and away the most common cause of injury and subsequent death from injury in seniors. We have all seen ads on television regarding alert systems for the elderly, particularly those who liv ...
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Good and the Bad
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Carrie Ostrea
It has been a rough couple of months. I still feel like we aren’t anywhere close to being settled in this new “special needs parenting” life. I guess it is a process, a journey, and not a quick sprint to a destination. Along the way, I have seen the “real” in people in my life. I look at people like my brother-in-la ...
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Writing Her Own Pages
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Mom2Taytiebug
Today was Taylor's appointment with the neurologist. That's nothing new. We've gone through 15 neurologists in 20 years. Only 2 of them were because we didn't like them. One of the ones that we kicked to the curb had the gall to tell me that at 5'7'' and 105 lbs, Taylor needed to lose weight. I think I stood there for a few minutes dumbfounded. Wha ...
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Being “In the Moment” Amid Today’s Technology
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Melissa H.
My latest blog post over at WeAretheRealDeal.com. Read it here or after the jump. I had an interesting conversation with my mom and sister when I was home in N.J. last weekend.We were talking about Facebook, and my mom (who is active on Facebook herself) admitted how disconcerting it is to her when she sees someone at a concert, on a date, watchin ...
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Health Headlines - November 6
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Meredy
Democrat Predicts Passage of House Health Reform BillA historic health-care bill that has the support of highly influential groups, such as the AARP and the American Medical Association, is expected to have the 218 votes needed to pass a House vote on Saturday, according to second-ranking House Democrat Steny Hoyer.He acknowledged that the vote cou ...
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day 219
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stevenluch
Still doin my thing. Ankles are showing DEFINITE signs of what looks like dying bacteria cells. It looks sort of like when older people get discoloration in the veins. It is a purple, red, and bruised color to it. Both ankles have this now. I believe the therapy is taking its course and getting right down into the bone to remove the deeply imb ...
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Two Quickies..Giveaway
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Amy B
I am having a quick giveaway with a little bribe. Yep I am going to try to bribe you guys. And I am telling you before I even do it..Kind of cool huh?My sweet friend Brandy had a wonderful party earlier this year and donated her commission to Philip's medical fund. What a wonderful blessed she was to offer that. I told her I would have a holiday ...
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