Evaluation Of Breathing - Articles
Ashley 's Home
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Sherry C
That was her third trip to Sickkids emergency this month. It was her shortest stay. The doctors and nurses are starting to recognize us as nice as that is it's not a good thing. Ashley was sent home with Ventalin for an inhaler and a steroid called Prednisolone this medication they use to treat asthma which we knew Ashley doesn't have. She has ...
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Maybe you've noticed...
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Steph
I have taken a bit of a break from the blogging world. I have still been reading everyones blogs, but I am a firm believer that we all need to take a step back sometimes just to put everything in perspective. I've had a hell of a year. To think that it has only been a year just blows my mind. It's so hard to block out everything that has happened a ...
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Pecan Antioxidant
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Jan
Pecan Pies by thegrandmaw on Polyvore.comLoma Linda University research confirms antioxidant-rich pecans protect against unhealthy oxidation (press release) A new research study from Loma Linda University (LLU) shows that adding just a handful of pecans to your diet each day may inhibit unwanted oxidation of blood lipids, thus helping reduce the ri ...
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My Ridiculously Long IMAZ 2009 Race Report
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left.right.repeat
Ironman Arizona 2009 Race Report What a year!!! Bear with me as this will be long – hey, it’s a long race. We start the year with my first full marathon, announcement of a corporate merger, our daughter’s college graduation and subsequent job search and relocation. Then it was a Half Ironman that rained the ENTIRE race, a bike c ...
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Cautious Optimism
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Shauna M.
It's been a week since the announcement of CCSVI -chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency - and sadly, I'm detecting dissension in the ranks. Like many announcements, or press releases for that matter, that declare a "new" treatment/cure/theory about any disease or condition, there are people who jump on the bandwagon and those who di ...
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C goal
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Clare
Thank goodness for attainable C goals. At one point I thought if I trained I might be able to pull off an 8:08 pace for a 40:40 5 mile turkey trot finish (A goal). Clearly I was delusional, both about my commitment to training and about my willingness to push. Throw in the fact the the entire race was spent dodging and weaving around slower peop ...
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Random Friday Thoughts: 11/27/09
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Eric C.
1. First off, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Before I get to the video footage from yesterday morning, I wanted to give you a couple of quick heads-ups on some seminars at which I’ll be speaking in 2010 (just confirmed):January 20, 2010: Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning 4th Annual Winter Seminar - Winchester, MAMarch 7-8, 2010 ...
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Caregiver Stress Getting To You? Try My 3 Day Cure
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Carol O'Dell
I call it my 3 day cure. When I was caregiving my mom who had Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s –and I was a sandwich generation mom–which for me meant having 2 teenagers and one pre-teen (all girls to boot), stress could sometimes mount to a hair-pulling, screaming and crying at the same time fiasco. I wanted to walk out and sla ...
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FACING THE HOLIDAYS
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bibmomma
The holidays bring many types of emotions to the surface – for PWP and those who are not suffering with Parkinson’s Disease. For those of us who are responsible for planning and cooking meals, preparing our home for visitors, and expending our energy units to purchase gifts, wrap them and mail them, the holidays can seem like a monster ...
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