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X-Ray & Tamiflu
by
ffong
ANC 1.5 WBC 1.8 HGB 12.5 PLT 110,000 Jaylon has been fighting off a persistent cough for the last few days. He finished his antibiotics but the cough is still lingering. We brought him to the City of Hope for a CBC and X-ray. Both results came back with good results. The doctor prescribed tamiflu for the next few days. We hope this will get r ...
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Shepards Pie
by
amandalouden
Shepard’s Pie 1 lb sustainably raised ground beef mashed potatoes (recipe below) 1 large yellow onion, diced Olive Oil 1 portabella mushroom 1 cups shredded carrots 1 cup peas 1 15 oz can of plain tomato sauce 2 or 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 T thyme Salt and Pepper to taste Mashed potatoes 4 Russet potatoes or 8 medium red potatoe ...
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A whole new level
by
Monica O.
Since I have a deep and passionate love affair with chickpeas I knew I had to try peasandthankyou ’s recipe for Pumpkin Spice Roasted Chickpeas after seeing it on Kath’s blog recently. This was perfect because I had a baggie of frozen chickpeas leftover from the last Costco can of them I bought!Roasting chickpeas until they are crunchy ...
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I Bet You Think This [Blog] Is About You
by
CysticGal
*in the post below, the name Jerkface has been used to substitute the identities of four different individuals.So I have this problem. Every time that I deal with romance on this blog, all of my exes think I'm writing about them. Which is weeeird because a) I have a very detailed disclaimer dealing with this issue and b) I have written very little ...
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Speechless x 3.
by
Debby
Edit: I didn't think about this not being front line news everywhere. At 1:30 this afternoon, there was an incident at Ft. Hood. 12 people dead, 31 injured at present count. One of the alleged shooters is Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, a psychiatrist, a military doctor. The office of Sen. Kay Hutchison (Tx) reported that Hasan was upset about his upcoming ...
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Thinking You’re in Control Can Lead to an Impulsive Demise
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David DiSalvo
For six months you’ve worked really hard to stick to a diet, and it’s paying off. Not only have you lost weight, but now more than ever you’re better able to restrain your impulse to eat fattening foods. Your friends are telling you how impressed they are with your resolve, and truth be told you’re feeling pretty damn good ...
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Powerchair “Casting” done, Make-A-Wish BREAKING NEWS, no oximetry
by
Strapples
the digital casting machineYesterday I went in and I got my “Image” taken for my Invacare Silhouette System that will be on my new powerchair. I told them that I have decided on Darlexx coverings since it is similar or identical to what I have on my headrest and harness and will produce a good continuity of sensations across my chair, u ...
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Why do you exercise?
by
Rose
Lentils have been saving the world. I’m not sure if you’ve heard. They calm your fears, they give you belly hugs. They just love you back.So, lunch was on the somewhat lame-o side today (minus the lentil lovin’, of course), and I’ll admit that. I’m just happy I packed and am saving my wallet a bit. Just a regular turke ...
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Ironman Champ Chrissie Wellington is all about pushing the big gear
by
Roman M.
Lance Armstrong is famously known for not only winning the Tour de France, but by doing it by "dancing" up the big climbs in a small gear.In other words, unlike his long time rival Jan Ulrich, Armstrong prefers to push a small gear at a higher cadence vs. a big gear in a lower cadence.Now you would think that what's good eno ...
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Lifting night
by
dlease
Squats - lots of them 6 x (3 front squats, 15 back squats, all at 145) = 108 squats 28 Bulgarian split squats per leg 28 Romanian deadlifts at 185 Deadlifts: 5x185 3x225 1x245 1x265 1x275 1x285 1x295 1x305 The last dead was my best since a 325 last winter. I'm beat today after intervals two nights ago and legs last night. Tonight is ...
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