One woman’s battle with HIV. by Kathi Winter 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 numerous pills I have to take daily to keep the HIV virus under control. Often I have to change my short-…
Tag: Physical Health
Against the Odds
by Nancy Merical “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 me I’d caught the common cold. Her easy manner relaxed me. I accepted her prognosis with odd composure, as an onlooker. I hadn’t heard of the…
Destination: Unknown
by Donna McDonnall “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 nudged my family closer to the door to leave for our summer vacation in Canada. “Now I can feel a bump there,” Danny added. Concerned by…
Determined to Teach Again
The long road back from brain injury. by Alvin Robert Cunningham 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 had been too tired to drive back to my country home that night. Falling asleep at the wheel,…
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 while helping to find the cure: http://dped.stanford.edu/research/ Brave Buddies Yahoo group: Support for parents of children with type 1 diabetes https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/bravebuddies/ conversations/messages A website for parents of kids with diabetes: http://www.parentingdiabetickids.com/…
Happily Ever After
When wedded bliss takes a bad turn. by Annettee Budzban 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, I started my journey toward a happily married life when I walked down the candlelit aisle toward my husband-to-be….
The Almighty Cure
by Vickie Baker “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 reply. “Spinal cord injury?” I responded. “Well, to be honest, it doesn’t rate very high on my priority list.” After I hung up, the question transported…
The Bottom Line
by Name Withheld 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 I learn? You ask God for things, you thank God for things. Amen. Then you fall asleep. But last April, I got an education about real…
Jack and Jill Suffer From Traumatic Brain Injury
Surviving the journey through TBI. by Ann Peachman Jack and Jill went up the hillTo fetch a pail of water.Jack fell downAnd broke his crownAnd Jill came tumbling after.— Mother Goose Was Jack hospitalized? Did they tell him to go home and rest and he’d feel better in a few weeks? Did he panic…
The Diabetes Challenge
A hard medical path shows signs of God along the way. by Columba Smith “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, and I take his concerns about our three children’s health seriously, even if abruptly delivered….