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I have blogged before about the delicious brown sugar glazed almonds I was introduced to at my MILs house during the holidays. They were hard to find here, and I even contacted the company about obtaining samples for my bariatric surgery support group, and have yet to receive the promised samples. My husband is not…
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In April of this year, my daughter’s school will have a ring dance. This is their equivalent to the junior prom. This dance is more than 2 months away, and my daughter is home sick with a bad sinus infection. What is on her mind this evening? Why she doesn’t have a date for the…
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Benadryl, so you can’t hear yourself cough. Yes, ladies and gentlemen. My pediatrician recommended to me today that I drug my youngest child with Benadryl so she could sleep tonight. Granuaile has a terrible cough. It got so bad today at school that while I was on my way home from the doctor’s with Brighid…
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There’s a poem that has circulated for a long time on the internet, and you’ve probably seen it in written form or in the form of a slide show with beautiful pictures from all aspects of nature. The poem refers to the dash on a tombstone – the one that goes between the year you…
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When doing any writing, for a report, presentation, research paper or post, we have different ways to analyze our subject. We can use qualitative analysis, the how and why of the subject. And we can also use quantitative analysis, the use of measurements. So to continue on my example of wedding days, lets do some…
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When you are doing research for a paper, project or post on a particular subject, you have to decide how you will look at them subject and the information you gather and from there the conclusions you draw. What you draw in your mind compared to what your reader interprets in a matter of your…
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Super Bowl XLII is upon us, and I know what you’re thinking. What the hell did I do to my intestines, and how is it going to prevent me from having fun at my Super Bowl party? Well, get over it. The fun is in the company you invite, and I’m here to save you…
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I will be adding to this as I go along, but I wanted to let you know my thoughts on this important lifetime decision you will make. You must trust your surgeon You cannot pick out a surgeon sight unseen You cannot pick out a surgeon from a magazine Your primary care physician who has…
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If you are diagnosed with Morbid obesity, you are at a greater risk to die. Plain and simple. You are at a greater risk to die sooner, work your organs harder, under exercise, over eat, under do and under life the one and only life you get. I do not want to scare you into…
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So you have made the decision to go ahead and have bariatric surgery. You are ready to undergo a lifetime commitment to transform your health and yourself? Do you meet the guidelines to have bariatric surgery? Knowing what the requirements are is the first step in the decision making process and putting you on the…