What’s Gotta Go

When you have medical problems with your family, you seek the necessary help.  How can you do anything but get the necessary help?  You want to see your child or spouse get better, and if seeing a doc or going to a hospital is necessary you just do it.  At least that is my attitude.
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Today life is a bit better than it was a week ago.  I realize I may have sounded pretty down in the dumps over the issues with my kid, and frankly I was.  We are still in the throws of it, but there has been improvement, which makes a huge difference in my outlook for [...]

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As a parent you always live in a balance between hope and fear for your kids; at least I do. I hope for the best and try to provide every way for them to enjoy and succeed in life. I always live in fear that they will hurt themselves, fail at anything or [...]

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This is one of those things that falls under the “is it just me?” line of thinking.  I am seriously nauseated by the smell of exhaust.  I don’t want to sound like a pansy here, I really can be around a car just fine and sitting in traffic in my convertible doesn’t make me green [...]

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I have a pinched nerve in my neck right now.  Let me tell you, there are many different ailments that can interfere with your day, but a pinched nerve is just one of those things that causes you pain like your body is getting back at you for some evil you must have done. I [...]

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Yesterday a neighbor (the wife) was seriously hurt in a bike/car accident.  She is in intensive care under sedation for a week, on a ventilator and banged up pretty bad.  There are many broken bones in her face and chest, but at this point doctors are hopeful for a good prognosis.  She has a long [...]

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Yesterday’s topic on allergies got me thinking of another adult malady that I never expected, adult acne.  Yes, we may have a little body complaint theme going here, but don’t read into it.  I just go with the flow when the thoughts come to mind.  My self esteem is intact.
Don’t you remember all the pain [...]

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Ahchoo!  (Repeat 7 times)  I hate allergies.  I am sure I’d be a bit hard pressed to find anyone that does.  The season is starting up again nice and early, so I am already on the Claritin knock off I get from Costco.  Though the drugs don’t take it completely away, thankfully for me it [...]

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Why is that as kids we fight sleep, and as adults we fight for it?  Kids hate naps as toddlers, crying themselves to sleep (at least mine do) and the other youngsters do everything in their power to push bed time later with every stall tactic imaginable.  As a teenager I remember staying up late [...]

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Now why weren’t our bodies created to warn you that the exercise you are doing will make walking near impossible to walk the next day? Ouch….
Now having recently had a baby (four months ago) I have jumped back on the healthy and fit bandwagon. I have been working out for about 3 months [...]

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