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63Suicide Attempt
I spied a dead bat hanging on the screen door as I walked into the lake house. It was the door that went out to the deck and overlooked the small lake. I knew it was a sign as soon as I spied it, an omen. I...
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62Government Sponsored Health Care:What You Need To Know Part 2
The most popular example being touted by both sides of the current health care debate in the US is the Canadian, government run, Medicare system. Depending on which side of the issue you currently find...
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62Healthcare for millions in the US - Now, how will we pay for it?
Healthcare for millions – Now, how will we pay for it? Most Americans are covered by private insurance provided through their employers. The US government presently provides coverage for the elderly,...
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62OMG! Flu Season is on the Way! How to Feel Better Faster
This is expected to be the worst season ever because CDC (Center for Disease Control) states their studies have shown people remain contagious longer than ever and if you live in the USA we have no antibodies...
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55The Real cost of insurance
“Any risk that can be quantified can potentially be insured,” (Wikipedia, 2008) Insurance began as a simple form of sharing the expense of catastrophic events. According to Wikipedia, (2008) “The...
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55Emergancy room visits
Do you ever notice that the emergency room is a cluster of chaotic nervousness. Personally I think conspiracy. Do you notice when you bring your child in it is always a virus and antibiotics are never...
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54Last Night's Emergency Room Visit
I have trigeminal neuralgia. Most people have never heard of it, and that's ok because I'm a nurse and I never heard of it until I got diagnosed with it a few years ago. Here's the condensed version: it...
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73Shelby Hospital Haunted
Cleveland Memorial Hospital, Shelby NC It really would be a story if the Shelby N.C. Hospital were not haunted. The Hospital has been there for just over 75 years now and its a fact that many people have died...
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66Dr. Nincompoop and the Emergency Room Fiasco!
"She took out the screws and adjusted the height of the crutches. She handed them to me and said "Here are your crutches". I looked at them. The top of the crutches, the part that goes under your armpits, was as high as my eyebrows. This is where I started becoming downright bellicose..."
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65What To Do Before an Emergency Room Visit with a Senior
It seems like it's always a holiday or on a Sunday at midnight when the phone rings and you hear that dreaded phrase: "I've fallen and can't get up". If you share the responsibity for care of a senior,...
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