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Beautiful bird. Nothing makes me happier than seeing an animal. ANY animal.

My mother was bedridden for the last two months of her life. We were told she had numerous blood clots around her heart & lungs & she has a couple of weeks left. A nurse came in several times/day to take blood; often an incompetent one who caused a lot of pain. I asked one nurse why it was...

That's what we are led to believe. But the truth is somewhat different: Life expectancy has seen historic and consecutive drops primarily driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, an unprecedented surge in drug overdoses (like the opioid epidemic), and rising rates of chronic conditions like heart...

If you have been hospitalized, note how often they want to take blood - every couple of hours. Also note that immediately after each blood draw, the nurse goes to the computer & enters it.....caching, caching.....hear that cash register ring....... Also tests & more tests that often have...

Doctors & dentists distance themselves from anything to do with money - as far as possible. They hand off that info to other employees.

I wasn't sure if I heard all the lyrics right in one of my favorite songs - Neil Young's "Rockin'; in the Free World." I looked them up. There's colors on the street Red, white and blue People shuffling their feet People sleeping in their shoes But there's a warning sign On the road ahead...

I often hear, "Check out a doctor before you let him treat you, talk to his receptionist & assistants." Uh, no. That won't help. Checking out a doctor will only provide limited, useless information due to privacy laws. And talking to his receptionist or assistant is even more useless. The...

Before diabetes, I loved Burger King & McDonald's. And I also loved Catsup - I poured it on everything & sometimes drank it right out of the bottle. As a child, I also drank maple syrup. Now tell me......really.......what is a sweet tooth..........?

The buttered toast phenomenon is an observation that buttered toast tends to land butter-side down after it falls. It is used as an idiom representing pessimistic outlooks. Various people have attempted to determine whether there is an actual tendency for bread to fall in this fashion, with...

An Orthopedic Clinic sponsoring Steer Wrestling? There's a joke in there somewhere.

Yes, we have to be careful about helping people. I've found that it especially applies to family.

Re A1c: Some doctors understand that A1c goes up as we age. The threshold for diagnosing diabetes or pre diabetes used to be an A1c above 6 or a fasting glucose of 100 or higher. Those numbers have been age adjusted & an A1c of 7 is normal for someone over 60. Some doctors are living in the...

Like any cancer, what matters is how aggressive it is; not how early it's detected.

Both doctors are correct. Additionally, there are many other naturally-occuring factors that cause elevated PSA levels. I researched this extensively after one of my dad's doctors was very concerned about his elevated PSA and prostate cancer but said no treatment was necessary. I thought his...

Interesting side effects. Causes what it's advertised to prevent? Severe jaw bone problems (osteonecrosis) may occur. Your healthcare provider should examine your mouth before you start EVENITY and may tell you to see your dentist. Ask your healthcare provider or dentist about good mouth care...

When I was married, my ex had a Siamese cat that she got during her first marriage if 10 years. The cat had a "Well, they're OK" attitude towards them. (Her first husband died at 31 of Leukemia.) When we started living together, the cat (named "Sammy") showed me constant affection & followed me...

I was reminded of this quip during Covid: NO VACCINE FOR AIDS AFTER 40 YEARS OF RESEARCH NO VACCINE FOR THE COMMON COLD NO VACCINE FOR CANCER AFTER 100 YEARS OF RESEARCH & BILLIONS OF DOLLARS SPENT TO FIND A CURE A VIRUS MYSTERIOUSLY APPEARS AND WITHIN A YEAR, A VACCINE IS CREATED AND WE'RE...

Rather risky. Remember my tag line.

A couple of years ago, I got a similar email about my Amazon account. They even used Amazon's logo to make it look official. I spoke to someone at Amazon; they said "just delete."

I'm a big old movie fan. I loved "Conflict" "Crime of Passion: "White Heat" "Angels With Dirty Faces" "No Man Of Her Own" "Double Indemnity" "The Nanny" "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane" "Sudden Fear"