Category: health

Doctor Speed Dating

Doctor Speed Dating

Finding a doctor can be a daunting task, filled with uncertainty and frustration. You can ask friends for recommendations, but there’s no guarantee that just because your friend likes a doctor, you will too....

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Killing Me Slowly

Killing Me Slowly

Is your job killing you? If you work in an office and sit for more than six hours per day, it might be. According to a recent study by the American Cancer Society, people...

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The Stroke Files: Week 19

The Stroke Files: Week 19

It’s been almost 5 months since our lives were turned upside down by a stroke. Oh, how I’ve learned to despise that word. I had no idea how many people (young and old) experience...

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The Stroke Files: Week 16

The Stroke Files: Week 16

It’s been four months since my dad experienced a massive stroke. I’d like to say that things are back to normal, but real life isn’t a fairytale. Sometimes you have to walk through hell...

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The Stroke Files

The Stroke Files

Today marks eleven weeks since my father experienced a stroke. The ensuing days have been arduous, trying, and emotional for everyone involved. Each day seems to bring more questions than answers. Doctors and therapists...

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Patience

Patience

They say patience is a virtue. I guess it’s a virtue I need to develop more because I have so little of it. My life is spent trying to be as efficient as possible...

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With A Little Help

With A Little Help

In the ’60s, Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote a song titled, “With a Little Help from My Friends.” A well-known song with easily recognizable lyrics, it appears in Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs...

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In the Dojo Again

In the Dojo Again

I studied Martial Arts for a number of years, ultimately achieving the rank of first degree red belt (one belt below brown) in Taekwondo. It was something I truly enjoyed, but real life got...

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