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Entries Tagged as 'Medical'

I’m Sorry, I Don’t Understand You

March 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments · Health, Medical, Reflections, Tom & Me

  I’m switchin’ ears. At least, I’m trying to. You see . . . you hear . . . the visit to medical specialist #18 in my life – the ENT doctor (plus audiologist) Friday resulted in the finding of the newest and latest diabetically caused health problem, which is that I have a serious [...]

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Question for You Amateur Psychiatrists

March 19th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Health, Medical, Reflections, Uncategorized

  I need a Joseph.  An interpreter of dreams.  Any volunteers? I’ve had dreams for years and years – often – in which I’m in some sort of stressful situation and am trying to call home and/or for help.  Here’s the kicker.  I can never properly dial (well, these days, punch) the numbers to connect [...]

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Today I Bought Geraniums

March 13th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Creating A Home, Health, Medical, Reflections, Uncategorized

The news from my doctor wasn’t good yesterday, so today I bought geraniums. I’ve only had the traditional bright red geraniums once before several years ago and I came to love them dearly.  My plants grew and grew and bloomed and bloomed all through the spring, summer and long after.  By mid-winter that year, none [...]

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The Human Predicament

March 6th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Health, Humor, Inspirational, Medical, Philosophical, Reflections

I’m in a BIG mess today.  Actually, I’ve been in a mess all week since turning over a new year’s page in my life on Monday.  I felt bad all day (another year older, comes to mind) and took a long nap Monday afternoon in Tom’s recliner.  No big celebration for us for my birthday, [...]

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Thursday Morning . . .

January 17th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Health, Medical, Perspective, Uncategorized

I started my new medication yesterday and started tapering off the one I’m already on for depression that wasn’t helping.  I don’t know how long it will take for the medication to begin to take effect, but I hope soon.  I hope that I will not only be able to tolerate it, but that it [...]

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Being on the Same Wavelength With Each Other

November 21st, 2006 · 3 Comments · Friends, Medical, Philosophical, Reflections, Spirituality, Uncategorized

The October 23, 2006 issue of Newsweek had an interesting article in its Science section titled "How to Read a Face."  The page long article was about the emerging field of social neuroscience which is based on the idea that human brains are "wired to connect." I found it fascinating and apropos to Christianity and [...]

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