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Birthday coming up? Don’t worry, be you!
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mpratt
Aging can be problematic for many people, but especially for those of us whose health conditions sometimes make us feel as if we’ve aged way beyond our years. Nothing like arthritis in your 20s, or a heart attack in your 30s to make you feel as if you’ve joined the ranks of senior citizens way…
Cleaning Out the Medicine Cabinet? Think of the Environment!
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mpratt
Our world is a precious, God-given gift. Thinking (and being) green when we clean out fhe medicine cabinet is one of the ways that we who live with chronic pain and illness can participate in environmentally conscious activities. How? By disposing of old or expired medications through recycling and/or collection programs sponsored by local governments, pharmacies,…
Feel Like You’re Failing Because of Your Pain or Illness?
By
mpratt
Today’s the “day after” my iron infusion and I’m at a very low ebb. Achy, headachy, slow…and wouldn’t you know that, when I got back from the long day yesterday, I had numerous emails and voicemails awaiting me. Things to do, people to call back…Have I responded to them? Honestly, eventually, I will. But for…
On Pain and Purposeful Laughter
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mpratt
Don’t like pain? Don’t like needles? I’m right there with you. But today, I’ll be up close and personal with both. One of the illness I suffer from is iron deficient anemia, and periodically I have to get iron infusions. I know that, at least temporarily, the addition nof iron to my system will be…
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