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What it feels like to be in a Coma

I remember hearing people around me. Everyone was staring at me and I could feel it, but I couldn't open my eyes to look at them. I remember hearing the familiar voices of my loved ones talking about my every movement like it was a miracle. "LOOK! She moved her finger!" someone would say. "I wonder if she can hear us?" someone else would ask. Then I heard my mom, my rock, the one with all the info (which she made sure of to the best of her ability) "Yes, she can hear you." She told them. And at

13 comments    health life family
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From Mud to Riches a short story

Down on the farm, Madge is a woman with problems. Husband, Wally, is incapacitated, and help is not at hand -- but the little she does receive will change her life forever ... The fourth in a series of...

10 comments    entertainment comedy fiction
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Seinfield

    Wouldn't it be cool to see a new episode of Seinfield? Oh, to have those crazy characters back again. George and Elaine battling it out for our entertainment. And that insane Kramer. And Jerry back in...

5 comments    entertainment television humor
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The Positive or Negative Inner Voice

My dad was in hospital! His diabetic was erratic. This happened a few years back. After visiting him at the hospital, I was unable to sleep and so I settled down with a book. After an hour or so, I heard a...

11 comments    life advice how to
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Mexican Doctors May Sleep Better at Night (Plus Barry's Story)

Not All Doctors Get a License to Steal Becoming a doctor in Mexico is a vastly different journey than that of his peers in the USA and the UK. It often appears in North America that receiving a medical...

4 comments    mexico doctors nurses
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Poisoning our children

Immunizations are aweful!!   We as parents have a difficult decision to make: To vaccinate, or not.        As a first time parent, right after the delivery of your child you are bombarded with...

5 comments    health love life
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Serious Head Injury-When A Child Almost Dies

This story about my sons serious head injury actually goes back 6 years now. I have often wanted to write about it but just never could get up the courage to relive the most horrible event of my life. ...

6 comments    family death child
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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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Catalepsy

Catalepsy is a condition in which the afflicted person’s muscles become rigid. During the occurrence of this condition, the afflicted person’s feelings are diminished to the extent that they almost feel...

17 comments    disease disorder coma
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Liver Disease | A Look at Cirrhosis and Portal-Systemic Encephalopathy

_________________________Warning: This hub contains graphic images._________________________ Cirrhosis is a chronic condition that impairs the normal functioning of liver cells and increases the resistance of...

8 comments    health alcoholism fatty acids
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