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Medical Malpractice and Other Funny Medical Terms

Malpractice. Are you familiar with this word? I knew the word long before I ever thought I would have any kind of interest in anything to do with it. No, malpractice is not a medical term. It did have a lot to...

8 comments    advice medical surgery
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Numbers Say I am a Diabetic!

Diabetes. Are you a diabetic? I am. I had warnings. One sister died in a diabetic coma, another sister has it, so does a brother. So here I am, living with, and fighting with, diabetes. The love of...

5 comments    exercise water diabetes
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Writing Because I Like to Write

Are you like me? You just love to put words on paper, see how they look, change them around if not just right? Is your writing just for research so that other people can learn from your time and efforts? I...

9 comments    friends poetry writing
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Time to Exercise

So, you've been up and doing a little around the house. As little as possible to get through the morning. Fed the hungry mouths, even the cat and dog. Carried all the dirty clothes to the laundry room,...

2 comments    friends exercise computer
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Writing On HubPages: Love of Writing

Dear Reader or Writer: Thanks for taking the time to read my HubPage.  I am mostly writing this for the new writer.   Are you ready to try writing?   To write is a great way to start making friends as a...

4 comments    love life friends
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Fire in Las Vegas Hotel

Having seen pictures of the fire at the Monte Carlo Hotel, I feel compelled to write something about it. Pictures I saw were on television. Fox News. The fire apparently started on the roof. There were four...

3 comments    hotel las vegas fire
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Diabetes Humor

Diabetes is not a laughing matter. Or is it? Are you taking care of yourself? Do you check your blood sugar level often, and often enough? Is this an expensive habit? For me, it is, and not only that, it...

1 comment    diabetes ouch that hurt
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Poetry: Diabetes

Diabetes, how I dislike you!! Do you remember how I really did not like the word Cancer? Here I am, with another word coming close to the displeasure of that awful word Cancer. Starting with a C. Now along...

5 comments    exercise medicine diabetes
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Weight-Loss Ideas

Having had some problems with weight for over a year, I was at a loss. Prescription medicines I was taking were changed. I changed a few of these, kind of like watching food for allergies, to see which ones...

7 comments    food children diet
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Tornado Scare

Tornado warnings! This means a tornado has been sighted by a reliable source. The sirens start going off. Before this, you have what are called tornado watches. During this time, you should be prepared and...

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