“Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.” –Maya Angelou
Lately, *Wendy is plagued with the fear of losing her mother. Granted her mother *Marian had lived a long and happy life but Wendy was not ready to lose her. Marian was in her seventies. She celebrated her 75th birthday a couple of months ago. Wendy and her sister *Lauren had taken her out for …
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Believe it or not, the number one killer of women is heart disease, formerly thought to be a "man's disease". What is heart disease? Your heart is a muscle that gets energy from blood carrying oxygen and nutrients. Having a constant supply of blood keeps your heart working properly. Most people think of heart disease …
December 1, 2012 was World AIDS Day. Different organizations such as Project Have Hope, SOS Children's Villages, One Billion Rising and UNICEF Canada were raising awareness of a disease which has no cure. Children are orphaned because of AIDS. According to SOS Children's Village, 33.3 million people live with HIV/AIDS and 3.4 million of those affected …
The first time I was aware of bipolar disorder was years ago in New York. It was there that I learned that my sister was manic depressive. She had suffered from a nervous breakdown. I never knew that she was manic depressive. It was not evident to me. She seemed fine to me. While …
During 1997, Ann Romney began experiencing severe numbness, fatigue, and other symptoms, and just before Thanksgiving in 1998, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Mitt Romney described watching her fail a series of neurological tests as the worst day of his life. He later said: "I couldn't operate without Ann. We're a partnership. We've always been a partnership so …
My mother used to have severe pain in her knees due to arthritis before she got replacements in them. I remember how swollen they looked. She told me that the arthritis might have been the result of scrubbing the floor on her knees. Since then they hurt and her mother put on them but they …
I got this in an email from Food Matters and thought that I should share it. I hope that this will motivate all of us to watch what we eat and to be proactive in learning what foods to avoid so that we can enjoy great physical and mental health. http://www.naturalnews.tv/e.asp?v=8C501468CA914ABEE2D9395667D5F200&s=2 (NaturalNews) In the following …
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Last night my husband and I watched Doc Martin on PBS and in this episode Martin confirmed that his aunt Joan was suffering from Osteoporosis. She was devastated by the news. It was as if she had been handed a death sentence. She didn't want to talk to him about it and she was depressed--until …
A long time ago I took one drag on a cigarette and vowed never to touch another one again. It made me cough and I felt terrible. My sister used to smoke but then she stopped. I have a cousin who used to smoke and her lips looked black. I used to work with a …
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