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Browse: Home   /   2014   /   December

Taking the Plunge

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

My lips trembled as I stared into the deep end of the indoor swimming pool. It was inches from my face; I could smell the…

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Diabetes Resources

December 31, 2014
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Resources

Diabetes Resources The Diabetic Youth Foundation offers year-round programs and summer camps for kids: www.dyf.org Participation in studies is a great way to receive support…

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Determined to Teach Again

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

A month after my near-fatal, one-car accident in early 1990, I first began to understand what had landed me in a large trauma hospital. I…

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Destination: Unknown

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

“Mom, my shoulder hurts again,” Danny, our ten-year-old son, announced. Our packed suitcases waited by the door. Crossing things off my “to do” list, I…

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Against the Odds

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

“Have you ever heard of multiple myeloma?” My doctor sat across from me in the examining room, relaxed and smiling. She could have been telling…

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A New Season

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

The strength and stamina I used to have are diminishing. This may be a result of simply passing the age of 50 or of the…

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A Faith Healer Nearly Destroyed My Faith

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

Never have I considered myself a gullible person. When I held a top executive position in business, I readily recognized the difference between ethical and…

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A Change in Plans

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

“Right, two, three, four; left, two, three, four,” the step aerobics instructor counted. “Keep those hands moving in unison with your feet.” The feeling of…

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The Diabetes Challenge

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

“Take Caleb to a nutritionist. I don’t like that recurring rash on his face.” Alarm flickered in my heart. My ex-husband is a registered nurse,…

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The Bottom Line

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

Two years ago, I wouldn’t have thought I could learn anything significant about prayer. I had been a Christian for many years. What more could…

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The Almighty Cure

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

“What do I think about a cure?” I repeated into the receiver. I powered my wheelchair closer. “Cure of what?” My speaker phone rattled a…

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Ten Minutes with God

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

I awoke from a deep coma to the gray, filtered light of a strange room. Tubes and machines surrounded my body. I was semi-paralyzed on…

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Staying Afloat in a Perfect Storm

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

I pulled off the freeway when my buzzing phone showed the medical clinic’s ID. Probably last-minute information about Thursday’s surgery. “Your recent mammogram shows suspicious…

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Perspectives on Pain

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

Mark O’Brien depends on an iron lung for breathing, which he has done for 42 years. Yet while restricted to his apartment most of the…

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Perspectives on Pain-Footnotes

December 31, 2014
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Resources

Footnotes Roberts, Alison, The Sacramento Bee “Breathing Lessons,” March 14, 1997 Boller, Paul F., Jr. Presidential Anecdotes, (Penguin Books: Kingsport, Tennessee, 1981), p. 266 “Thomas…

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Not So Sweet

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

I was sitting in my doctor’s office waiting for results from routine blood work. My primary care doctor came into the room, sat down at…

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New Beginnings

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

The images on the television screen sprang to life, jerking me back to another place and time. Fourteen years fell away as I saw myself…

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Living With Chronic Pain

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

“We will find out what is wrong with you,” the doctor said with confidence, “but you won’t like it.” His words replayed in my mind…

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Living With Cerebral Palsy

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

Born in Leeds, England, with the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck, I had, to put it mildly, a less-than-ideal start to life. In those…

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Life with AIDS

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

I’m glad I found out in the summer. I wore sunglasses a lot and could cry without being noticed. I would go on my daily…

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Life Rearranged

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

June 2, 2009. Two packed suitcases and two carry-ons waited near the door. I’d checked our tickets at least a dozen times and wanted to…

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Lessons From a Fall

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

“Lord Jesus, save me!” I screamed as I plunged forty feet off the cliff toward the rocky ground below. Friends and youth leaders looked on…

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Jack and Jill Suffer From Traumatic Brain Injury

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down And broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after….

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Happily Ever After

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

I had the same aspirations many women share of getting married to the perfect man and living happily ever after. On Valentine’s Day evening, 1997,…

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Getting Up Again

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

A pivotal event is one that defines everything before and after it. A chance meeting, a phone call, a quick decision can be a turning…

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Finding a New Song

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

A slight chill hung in the April air as my cousin, Cindy, and I settled into the back seat of the Dodge Neon and positioned…

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Father’s Story

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

Michael Dorris wanted to be a father, but he lacked a partner. Did this stop him? No; Dorris decided to adopt. His decision came at…

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – Resources

December 31, 2014
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Read more about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects Dorris, Michael. “The Gift Abel Gave Us.” Parents, Vol. 67, pp. 216-17. Eastman, N. J….

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Zone of Silence

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

Early one February morning I awoke with a slight dizzy spell. In the pre-dawn darkness, I steadied myself against the wall and made my way…

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Why Now?

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

What threw me most about my cancer diagnosis was the timing. I know — there are many reasons to go into a tailspin when you’re…

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When There is No Cure

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

“I’m afraid there is no cure. We can only treat the symptoms,” Dr. Price explained, almost apologetically. Speechless, I lingered over her words, struggling to…

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The Road to Peace

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

Born with a severe disability called Arthrogryposis, Multiplex Congenita, I have less than 3 percent use of my left arm and less than 7 percent…

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The Fear Fight

December 31, 2014
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Physical Health

Biopsy? No, I could not have heard that word. Surely I had misunderstood. The doctor directed my attention to the screen before me and traced…

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Taking the Plunge – Resources

December 31, 2014
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Resources Though these resources are in Idaho, plenty of similar organizations are throughout the nation. Be sure to search your particular state’s Parks and Recreation…

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Never Forsaken

December 1, 2014
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Mental and Emotional Health

I sit in another office with cool, “restful” colored paint, muted lighting, and nondescript art on the walls. A desk, bookshelf full of books, chairs…

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