9,947 published posts. I know that’s not quite 10,000 but it’s close. Now, the minuses: Tom: 400 Ellin: 525 Rich: 1,000 Garry: 1.000 So of the 10,000 posts, about 3.000 were written by other authors and probably another few hundred… Read More ›
healthcare
WHOLE BODY HEALTH: I KNEW IT! – Marilyn Armstrong
I was sure that the damage to my heart was related to the drugs they gave me for cancer which had been dealt with just four years earlier. Tonight, on CBS News, they are finding a direct link between breast… Read More ›
ENSURING VETERANS WITH HEARING LOSS DON’T SUFFER IN SILENCE – Guest Author: ALI LOWE
How We Can Ensure Veterans With Hearing Loss Don’t Suffer In Silence While America is proud to honor those who served in the U.S. military, many of America’s veterans return home carrying physical, psychosocial and psychological trauma from their tours… Read More ›
BRAIN DEATH AND FIBROMYALGIA – Marilyn Armstrong
I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia almost 20 years ago, but it never flattened me the way it has this time around. I’d like to blame the whole thing on Donald Trump. In fact, I think I am going to blame… Read More ›
FANDANGO’S PROVOCATIVE QUESTION #27 – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #27 The question this week is exactly the kind of question I do not ever want to answer. It might be a question nobody wants to answer unless they are a medical researcher with skin in the game,… Read More ›
A BIPOLAR LIFE – BY ELLIN CURLEY
My first husband, Larry, was bipolar, but he wasn’t diagnosed until thirteen years into our 25-year marriage. However, the ups and downs were a part of my life from the beginning. Larry could be fun, smart and affectionate. He had… Read More ›
B+ AND ME: BLOOD TYPES AROUND THE WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong
A few years ago, I got to thinking about blood type. I wondered how come I have B+ blood when everyone in my family is O or A. I decided to go hunting on the Internet to see if I… Read More ›
SLEEPLESS ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM TOMORROW! THE FUN NEVER STOPS! – Marilyn Armstrong
I’ve got a “sleepless” EEG (electroencephalogram) tomorrow morning. It means I can’t go to sleep until midnight and I have to be up by four in the morning and be at the hospital by eight in the morning. No caffeine,… Read More ›
BATHROOM REDO AND THE BUSYNESS OF LIFE – Marilyn Armstrong
Have I mentioned we’ve been a little bit busy? We have indeed been a little bit busy and more than a little pressed for time. Everything seems to happen at the same time. For me, all my medical stuff happens… Read More ›
PLEASE, JUST MAKE ME FEEL BETTER – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Health I visited my favorite doctor last week. She is the only one of my original set of doctors I kept when I changed insurers. Despite her not being covered directly by my new insurance, she “gets… Read More ›
NO ONE IS LISTENING – Marilyn Armstrong
When does the complexity of a problem exceed the original problem to such a degree that one would really rather run screaming into the snow than have to deal with all that “stuff”? Let’s say it’s dinnertime. The shrimp isn’t… Read More ›
A GOOD NEWS-BAD NEWS KIND OF DAY – Marilyn Armstrong
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. That’s what was wrong with me. I had my heart surgery 4 years 11-1/2 months ago. As far as I knew, I never got an explanation of what exactly was wrong with me or what was done… Read More ›
