Book Review

Book Review “A Mom’s Story” by Brenda Blackmon

Every once in a while a book, a movie, or a TV show comes along that really touches your heart- your core. It makes a difference in your life and resonates with you, as something special. Recently, I read Brenda Blackman's book "A Mom's Story" and it was that same kind of experience. "A Mom's Story"

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Book Review - The Empowered Patient How to Get the Right Diagnosis, Buy the Cheapest Drugs, Beat Your Insurance Company, and Get the Best Medical Care Every Time

Book Review – The Empowered Patient How to Get the Right Diagnosis, Buy the Cheapest Drugs, Beat Your Insurance Company, and Get the Best Medical Care Every Time

Empowered means to invest with authority, to authorize. In recent usage, empowered has come to mean control of your own destiny. Who does not want to be in control? I know I do, but living with Lupus and Fibromyalgia it can sometimes we can't control anything. It can make me want to scream, especial

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Book Review: “The Sjogren’s Book, Fourth Edition”, edited by Daniel J. Wallace, M.D.

Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that, while not rare, is not widely known. Until tennis star Venus Williams revealed recently that she had been diagnosed with it, most of the general public had not heard of it. That is why this book, published in September, is so necessary.  Sjogren'

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Movie Review: “One For the Money” with Katherine Heigl

If you were broke, what would you do to earn $50,000? Would take on a job for which you had no training? Even if that job were potentially dangerous? Those are the questions answered by Katherine Heigl in the comedy/mystery "One For the Money", which hit the theatres January 27th. Based on the pr

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Book Review: “Here If You Need Me: A True Story” by Kate Braestrup

"If anyone needs proof that God has a sense of humor, here it is: I am a middle-aged mother of four who works primarily with young, very fit men....And I, a famously loquacious person, have a job that requires me to mostly just show up, shut up, and be." This is the quote that appears on the back

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Book Review: “Roadshow: Landscape with Drums: A Concert Tour By Motorcycle” by Neil Peart

Many of us dream about seeing the world via the roads less taken. Now imagine seeing the world while on tour with a rock band. It's a combination that's compelling, and those of us who cannot do so ourselves get to experience it vicariously through the book "Roadshow". Neil Peart is the drummer a

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Book Review: Undead and Unwed by: Mary Janice Davidson

Book Review: Undead and Unwed by: Mary Janice Davidson

We've all been faced with jobs we don't want. For Betsy Taylor, it's being queen of the dead. Of course, she doesn't learn this until she is hit by a car on her 30th birthday (as if that wasn't bad enough) and discovers no matter what she does she can't stay dead. Being newly dead brings it's own

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Book Review: “You, the Owner’s Manual: An Insider’s Guide to the Body That Will Make You Healthier and Younger” by Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.

When you have had a chronic illness for some time, particularly if specific parts of your body are affected, you tend to become an expert on that area. Some of us end up becoming so educated about our ailment that we practically qualify for our own medical degree. But how much do you know about the

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Book Review: “You, the Owner’s Manual: An Insider’s Guide to the Body That Will Make You Healthier and Younger” by Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.

When you have had a chronic illness for some time, particularly if specific parts of your body are affected, you tend to become an expert on that area. Some of us end up becoming so educated about our ailment that we practically qualify for our own medical degree. But how much do you know about the

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Book Review: “Pathogenesis” by Peggy Munson

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFIDS), known outside the United States as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), is a poorly understood, overwhelming and controversial ailment. It can affect every part of the body including brain function. The severity can range from a mild intrusion on daily activity to comple

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