Tag: health
group name: talkboutit
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October 21, 2007 02:16 PM EDT --
When my sister and I went to her oncologist last week he told her that she would be taking chemotherapy treatments and chemotherapy pills for the rest of her life. Yes, there may be times that her tumors . . . more
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September 09, 2006 01:37 PM EDT --
Antiseptic whitewashed walls glared into her weary, wary eyes. Wary with dreaded anticipation, as the pain throbbed in her womb like the heartbeat of an earthquake's epicenter.
This was the final . . . more
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September 09, 2006 08:17 AM EDT --
I, Amanda, bleed to write words. I think of ink as my weapon; an olive branch in regards to the chaotic yet wonderful world we inhabit.
Lightning sparks my imagination. Thunder vibrates, shaking my creative . . . more
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October 22, 2007 05:53 PM EDT --
We all have friends or acquaintances. Some of them are the best people that ever walked the face of the Earth. You can tell them your most private secrets and dreams. I can discuss my most sensitive . . . more
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September 01, 2007 04:48 PM EDT --
My sister has been battling colon cancer for 16 months. I would like to say that she is winning the battle but I don't think that is happening.
When she was first diagnosed in May of 2006 we were . . . more
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August 14, 2007 07:55 PM EDT --
My son went to the Emergency Room at our local hospital with his wife last night. She was having trouble breathing and was diagnosed with pneumonia. He was having abdominal pain and from . . . more
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October 13, 2007 12:21 PM EDT --
My sister has colon cancer. It has spread to her lungs, liver, and abdomen. She's been on very aggressive chemotherapy since August of this year. So far, knock on wood, the chemo actually seems to . . . more
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May 02, 2007 01:48 PM EDT --
Have you ever felt like God was testing you for something? I don't know what I have done wrong, I don't know why this is all happening to my family, I don't know what the test is all . . . more
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April 19, 2007 10:15 PM EDT --
As I sit here watching Grey's Anatomy, I am thinking about the TWC of Edited Memories and about what I should write about. I had no idea what to write about & I was . . . more
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July 04, 2008 08:15 PM EDT --
For the past 18 days I have been inflicted with diarrhea. I have tried fasting and over the counter medication to rid myself of this without success. My doctor told me to go to the hospital . . . more
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September 17, 2006 04:58 PM EDT --
"Circumstances do not make the man, they merely reveal himself to himself."
- Epictetus, Greek/Roman philosopher (c.55 – c.135 C.E.)
This assumes the desire and willingness to find out . . . more
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November 19, 2007 12:47 PM EST --
I was watching television this morning and an advertisement came on for a story that WABC Channel 7 News in New York is going to have tonight. The announcer asked: "Is Santa Claus sending the wrong . . . more
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October 18, 2007 02:09 PM EDT --
Did you know that today is World Menopause Day? It started in 1984.
So, in honor of this great day let's turn on the air conditioner to high, take off our coats, be proud of sweating all the . . . more
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October 17, 2007 05:02 PM EDT --
My sister had an appointment with her oncologist this morning. For the past week or so she was wondering if she should just come out and ask him how bad her cancer is. We know it's bad but for some . . . more
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October 17, 2007 09:52 PM EDT --
Can something funny actually happen at an oncologist's office? I guess so.
The oncologist asked my sister how she was taking her chemo pills. I asked myself why he would ask such a question, after . . . more
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September 12, 2006 05:43 PM EDT --
SORRY/BUT/MY/SPACE/BAR/IS/BROKEN!
1) The older I get, the more ignorant I become. Why? Because I awaited karma to reward me for the hardships I've endured. Arms akimbo, I sat, antsy , waiting for . . . more
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August 03, 2007 01:00 PM EDT --
I've been lightheaded and dizzy since yesterday early afternoon - and it's been constant. I've been drinking enough, eating enough doing everything else normal and I sit in air conditioning . . . more
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October 01, 2007 06:24 PM EDT --
Many people look at me oddly when I tell them that I haven't voted since 1984. They know I'm fairly intelligent, educated, and I keep up on the world around me. But with all that I still will not . . . more
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September 11, 2006 10:46 AM EDT --
"No one ever lacks a good reason for suicide" - Ceasere Powere
I've been surrounded by death for fifteen years now, mainly from my friends killing or attempting to kill themselves. I'm . . . more
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November 27, 2006 01:45 PM EST --
Focalin XR and Armour Thyroid. They sound like Nordic gods. If I knew as a little girl, that I'd be swallowing substances with these names, I'd be curious. I swallow them every . . . more
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