I hear it all the time from doctors and nurses: "Tell me your pain on a scale from 1 to 10". I always cringe at the thought of summarizing my pain and fatigue down to a number. I also get scared at the thought that I have never felt below a 4 or 5. How can every patient from a broken leg, to a chemo
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What to do when you have done everything, and still feel like crap.
There are days when I feel really crappy. Maybe I didn’t take my meds on time or I overdid the day before. What I really hate is when I seem to have done everything right and I still feel so wrong. The other day the weather was
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Spring is the time for cleaning out those closets, donating your junk to people who want or need it. But tell me, do you ever clean out your medicine cabinet? I wish I actually had to clean mine out for expired medicines, cough syrup, and other remedies, but most are used up due to the fact that
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Laughter is the best medicine. Top Ten Worst Comments Commonly Made To Someone Who's HIV+:
1) "Well, you know, it's not the death sentence it once was." Really?! That sure is good to hear, 'cause I thought I was a goner! *wipes brow*
2) "Have you Googled it? There's lots of good information o
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Even though this is a children's product, I wanted to list it here for 2 reasons.
1. Many of our readers are parents and could use the info.
2. This is just another reminder to stay "in the know" about your medications, side effects, and yes even over the counter meds, or vitamins.
Here is the re
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