July, 2006 Archive

July 31, 2006, 6:59 pm

Takin’ Care of Business

This is the face of diabetes.
No, actually it’s the face of my husband who has diabetes.
This was taken in Ireland; he’s in an old house/castle.
I assume it wasn’t occupied.
I wasn’t with him because I was in Killarney in an internet cafe.
Hey, internet access points are few and far between in the southwest of Ireland and [...]

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July 23, 2006, 8:40 pm

The Doctor Is In and A Nurse Learns to Watch Her Back

Ummm…..yeah!
Because those “healthy” men who don’t think they need to see a doctor are probably harboring triglyerides so high the fat in their blood rises to the top of the tube (yes, I just saw it yesterday) or their cholesterol is 6,589 or…..
….they have diabetes.
Afraid of needles?
Grow up.
Afraid of the prostate exam?
Dying of prostate cancer [...]

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July 19, 2006, 11:36 pm

Meanwhile, Back At the Ranch

Back at a different Starbucks this time as I continue my boycott of Borders
Let me tell you what relaxation is: it’s a wireless connection at Starbucks at dusk with Sam Cooke on the satellite radio.
Sam Cooke absolutely ROCKS. Steve Perry is so like him, vocally.
Now do I sing along or not?
Nah, I’d curl Simon Cowell’s [...]

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July 14, 2006, 1:23 pm

“Why, You Don’t LOOK 49!” or Baby, This is What 49 Looks Like!

I thought I’d take a break from our story to give myself and the rest of my female cohorts a big “high-five”.
You see, today is my birthday - the big 49, and I’m proud of every line, sag, stretch mark and gray hair!
(Okay, I cover the gray hair…I can’t help it, it goes all “twangy” [...]

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I'm a registered nurse who has seen life from both sides of the health-illness continuum. In plain English, I'm not happy with what I have seen as a patient and as the wife of a newly diagnosed diabetic...

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