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Stretch away the stress, tension. by Sunstone Muscles and Cheese... When thinking of muscles, think of cheese! When cheese is cold, its not very flexible. If we were to stretch it cold, or twist, or bend it, the cheese would crumble and break. Our muscles, though resilient, are not very tolerant of the cold. To use our muscles efficiently, we must keep them warm and long. Warm cheese can ben ... Read on »

Bowled Over by Emily Hello, hello! I’m up pretty late for a sick kid so I’ll try to keep this quick. The movies didn’t really work out – we went to the mall and missed not one, but two! showings. We ended up being at the mall for two fruitless hours, we walked around a bit and had a long chat on a bench.I was actually glad we missed the secon ... Read on »

My new favorite movies by Megan Killian

I'm going to let you anticipate the answer to the last post I made... with this totally unrelated post about movies. I've never thought of myself as a Sci-Fi girl. Sure, I loved The Twilight Zone as a kid, and X-Files was one of my favorite shows growing up. But I never really liked Star Wars, and I thought Star Trek was a pile of crap for entert ... Read on »

Oh the Goodies… by trying.to.heal Patient Expert

Sorry I left you after Thursday…things got a little crazy!Lets start with Friday night shall we? I headed off to my brothers apartment with a dish that I knew I would be able to eat, and knowing full well that most things at their Thanksgiving Party would be very “ college-oriented,” if you know what I mean (ie out of a box or b ... Read on »

Not sure how I feel today by bbubblyb Patient Expert

Thursday after work I went to Wal-mart and got myself some new headphones. It just seems I can't keep a pair very long. The last ones Mike had bought me and were quite pricey. But I did really like them. But some how I yanked them one to many times and the cord had come out at the end, I had taped it but eventually it just didn't work. So my n ... Read on »

Man with Alzheimer's Wanders to His Death in Delray Beach by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Mrs J was an Alzheimer's wanderer, she is now safe. Charles Meyer was an Alzheimer's wanderer, he is now dead.....An 82-year-old man reported as a missing Alzheimer's patient died Tuesday evening when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in suburban Delray Beach, the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office said. According to a sheriff's office report, Charle ... Read on »

Gig'em Andrew (and Aggies) by aggie01l So Andrew had a cat scan Friday morning of his head/neck, ordered by his ENT. A little over three weeks ago the boys went in for their 6 month ear tube check up. At the time Andrew had a cough and running nose and some enlarged lymph nodes. The ent put him on a round of antibiotics and then wanted to see us back after a few weeks. After antibiotic ... Read on »

Breastfeeding and Alcohol Consumption by Methods of Healing Patient Expert

Breastfeeding and alcohol consumption is a touchy subject for many, with some suggesting that women can’t drink at all while breastfeeding, and others suggesting that they can. The problem lies in the simple fact that we don’t know how alcohol affects the baby’s developing brain. The alcohol does pass through the mother’s mi ... Read on »

The Great Silly Houdini by Josh Hopkins Once again, Lucy has fooled us. The first night in the intensive care unit was pretty scary though. Our goal for the night was for Lucy to not be ventilated. She was requiring a large amount of oxygen to keep her saturation at a safe level. She was obstructing her airway in her sleep and that was causing an increased oxygen at night. By the next fe ... Read on »