Tag: health
member name: Clare Stella
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July 27, 2006 01:22 AM EDT --
I started on a journey that lasted many years;
I spent a lot of money and shed a lot of tears.
Three weeks of every month, I really felt quite well
But the week before my period, my life became pure hell! . . . more
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August 15, 2006 08:53 PM EDT --
I have had the same therapist for over fifteen years.
At one point when my marriage was failing and I had
better insurance, I would see her once a week. Now I
consider her my "on-call" . . . more
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September 22, 2006 09:15 PM EDT --
Reading has been my passion since I was a little girl. It is
through books that I have traveled to other countries (and even
other worlds), met other people, and learned . . . more
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April 14, 2007 05:43 PM EDT --
I'm one of those people who eats the vegetables first and saves the shrimp for last because I love shrimp. What kind of person are you?
Okay, so the crappy stuff for today comes first (the veggies . . . more
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September 03, 2006 06:01 PM EDT --
Part II
I have been a volunteer at this prison for almost four
years. I have met with men in their 20's, men in their
40's, "straight" MEN, gay men, men of varied ethnic
. . . more
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September 16, 2006 10:06 PM EDT --
Just at the time that I had one of those awful birthdays that ends with a zero, I was diagnosed with this weird auto-immune disease called Sjogrens Syndrome (pronounced show-grins). It was . . . more
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September 03, 2006 05:50 PM EDT --
I wrote this in 1997 when things were quite different in the treatment of AIDS. The drug "cocktail" that is now readily available to those who are HIV positive was not available. . . . more
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April 13, 2006 11:21 AM EDT --
I finally got the word from my insurance company that they will pay for the high blood pressure medication I need that costs $170 per month. Since I am responsible for 20% . . . more
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January 27, 2008 11:56 AM EST --
As I learned more about Sjogren's Syndrome, I felt somewhat empowered. My doctor had given me a medication which increases moisture (Salagen) so I had hopes of alleviating the symptoms of severe . . . more
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March 13, 2006 10:58 PM EST --
Meniere's Disease is a disease of the inner ear. The first time I had it I nearly passed out from the nausea. I mean literally. I was standing beside a file cabinet at work and . . . more
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January 27, 2008 11:21 AM EST --
A few years ago, I was diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome. Sjogren's is an auto-immune disorder in which the body's immune system attacks moisture-producing glands. My worst symptoms (and the . . . more
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