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Singer, Songwriter and  Texas Poet Laureate Emeritus   Steven Fromholz80

There's Good Times and There's Bad Times...But There's Still Time

Texas Poet Laureate and Entertainer Steven Fromholz brings new songs and message of hope after stroke.

6 comments    health singer hero
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Divorce, his midlife crisis: you'll survive it. A personal account.

If your marriage or relationship has broken down because of your husband's midlife crisis (MLC), and you're in the early stages of shock, I hope this summary will help you believe things will get better. I...

3 comments    relationships dating marriage
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Chinchilla Health & First Aid

Chinchillas may look foreign and exotic.. Well, that's because they are. They're not your average fancy rat or lop bunny, but in terms of anatomy, they do have the same basic anatomy of the smaller sized...

17 comments    first aid chinchilla
David Rosenbaum, a 63-year-old NYT reporter, died because EMTs assumed he was drunk.79

Before You Assume Someone's Drunk

Can you save a life by knowing the signs of illness like diabetes that mimic drunkenness? Do you know that someone could be mugged and left badly injured - yet be ignored and left to die because we assume that person is drunk? Does a person who has consumed too much liquor in is a very vulnerable situation deserve any less care than a sick person? All these people need your help!

30 comments    health diabetes dementia
Violent trauma can cause an injury to the brain, resulting in a concussion93

The Symptoms of a Concussion

Recently my son was assaulted and ended up with a head injury. It wasn't till a week later that he started to show the symptoms of a concussion. Never having had a concussion myself, I was prompted to share...

17 comments    health education symptoms
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Complete Job Description #1: Part 3 of a series on Personal Care Assistants: A Guide to Hiring, Training, and Firing

This is part three of a series I’m writing on hiring a personal care assistant. Check the bottom of the hub for links to the other parts of the series. The following is an example of a personal-care...

2 comments    interview wheelchair paralysis
Concussion symptoms in toddlers78

Concussion symptoms in toddlers

A concussion is an injury to the tissue or blood vessels of the brain. Concussion is caused by a blow to the head. Concussion can happen with any head injury, often without loss of consciousness. People can...

0 comments    health children kids
A Bumbo Seat64

Bumbo Seat Recall

This is hot news. Serious head injuries prompted the Recall of Bumbo Baby Sitter Seats. New warnings and instructions are to be provided to consumers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, along with...

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AJ Tyne profile image74

Dealing with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Living with a traumatic head injury is difficult, especially since it is an invisible disability that others can't see or understand easily. The symptoms of head injury can make it particularly difficult at times to manage every day life, as well as making it easy for others to become frustrated with the patient. Here are some steps to help.

0 comments    injury brain injury
Athletes who suffer a severe or repeated concussions may develop dementia or depression later in life, according to recent research. 71

Athletes at Risk?

A 60-year-old man pruning a pear tree slips and falls, hits his head hard on the ground and goes to the hospital with mild concussion and a herniated disk in his neck. Two vertebrae are fused, he returns home,...

1 comment    health sports medicine
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