Tag: covid – 19
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Almost There
It has been a busy time for me this week. It started Monday where I spent almost six hours going through tests, meetings and information overload. When I made it home I basically fell into my bed and stayed there until morning. On a positive note about my appointments is that I met with an…
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Update- The Hospital Is No Picnic
Back in March when I was having such great pain my friend took the lead and spoke with my surgeon’s office. She gave me a date to see him, which was today. I was up early because it takes me a long time to get myself moving. Along with a couple of cups of coffee…
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Hard Candy Christmas
Back in the eighties Dolly Parton along with Burt Reynolds were in a musical movie, “Best Little Whorehouse In Texas”. (It is risque in parts) The movie is centered around a brothel in a rural area of Texas. The madam, “Mona” was played by Dolly. There was a sheriff, played by Burt. The two were…
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Helplines See Spikes in Calls – Covid-19 Lockdowns
Editor Note: I saw a news report some time ago and it has been on my mind. I thought it is an issue that needs to be addressed. This issue falls under Mental Health, which is sometimes shoved to the back burner. Over the past several weeks I have been hearing that helplines are seeing…
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Commentary – Can You Feel It?
“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us…
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I Can Handle This
“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” — Joshua J. Marine” In the late eighties I was a passenger on a motor bike going home from work. It was a bright August day in Ontario, Canada when the driver rear ended the car in front of us. The…
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Here We Go Again, aaarrrggghhh!
“The challenge is, the end isn’t coming soon. But it’s coming, and what we need to do is try to have as few [COVID-19] cases as possible between now and the time a vaccine arrives.” CBC, Oct 24, 2020 I started to write this post several days ago, well, at least in my mind. Yet,…
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Some Random Thoughts
You may have noticed that my posts have been intermittent. First when I don’t have a subject I do not write. Also, I have been doing quite a bit of reading. The list of books I have read mostly deal with one subject matter, the man in the White House. I have gone back to…
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It Couldn’t Get Any Worse, Can It?
“I don’t believe that this infection really is being transmitted in waves. It’s more like a coronavirus forest fire where in fact, it just burns, burns and burns. But then as soon as you let up the break, then it all comes back again.”CBS News, Oct 13, 2020 As I listened to the Global National…
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Thanksgiving 2020
“Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life. Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have.”– Catherine Pulsifer It’s Thanksgiving time here in Canada, Monday October 14. I cannot help but think that this Thanksgiving may be somewhat bitter. It will be about who is not at the…
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October 2, 2020 – President, First Lady Tested Positive, Now In Quarantine
Just as I was about to turn out the lights, shut off the t.v., around 11 – 11:30 p.m. the news came across with multiple news outlets announced the President and First Lady have tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. Earlier today it was announced that Presidential aide, Hope Hicks, also tested positive. She was…
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Some Positive Stuff That Happened While In The Hospital
My hospital stay wasn’t all negative, yet there is more to tell, there was some great positive things that happened. Covid-19 test came back negative Tests for any MRSA (superbug) also negative On a truly lighter side, I am just as smart as Donald J. Trump.[maybe I am smarter. I like to read and also…
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What A Crazy Week
It is Thursday evening just pass 7:00 p.m. mountain time. I arrived home tonight and trying to catch up on all the emails, etc., I was admitted Monday with “stroke like” symptoms. I could not do much online, I could not access the hospital’s WiFi. So, they had a glorified Windows tablet with very, very…
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The Unseen Enemy
Photo by Alekon pictures on Unsplash When you are dealing with an invisible enemy, use most resources as shield, and a bit as a bait.” ― Toba Beta, Betelgeuse Incident: Insiden Bait Al-Jauza It knows no boundaries. It is equal opportunity. It’s victims come from all classes, races, gender, and age. It is always there in the shadows…
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I Will Not Panic, That’s My Final Answer!
“Being under stress is like being stranded in a body of water. If you panic, it will cause you to flail around so that the water rushes into your lungs and creates further distress. Yet, by calmly collecting yourself and using controlled breathing you remain afloat with ease.” ― Alaric Hutchinson,Living Peace: Essential Teachings for Enriching…
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Control?
“One of the major sources of stress, anxiety, and unhappiness comes from feeling as if your life is out of control.” — David Cottrell In an news article found at: 1130 City News wrote about that the Canadian Mental Health Association is telling the feds that there could be an “echo pandemic” of mental illness. …
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Somebody Pass The Salt
Around my neighborhood if you were to ask someone how they were doing the reply would be one word, “bored”. I can imagine this would hold true in any neighborhood in any corner of the world.
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Normal, What’s That?
The latest catch phrase is “the new normal”. Experts on news shows say we will never go back to “normal”. For some that is frightening, for they need the old normal, structure, schedules, deadlines, etc., I have heard opinions about the reason why prisoners when released back into society and re-offend. They offer the opinion…
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Just The Facts Ma’am, Just The Facts…
What I am about to write about one class in high school I am not proud of. It was my Science class. The subject was, “evolution”. At that time I believed pure and simple that it was “creationist”. I balked at the subject. I can remember how I argued with the science teacher. Then came…
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Take Time To Smell The Roses!
On my laptop I have my screen change pictures randomly, today the picture above flashed on my screen. This is what inspired me to write this post. I find myself at times being sucked into the abyss called “Covid-19”. It permeates all facets in the media, t.v., newspapers, online, and there is probably other venues…
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On The Front Lines
For this post I would like to tell you about some great doctors and nurses I interacted with at St. Joseph’s Hospital in London, Ontario. I am not trying to receive sympathy, just shining a light on some great people.
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Obsession and Covid-19
An obsession is a way for damaged people to damage themselves more. Mark Barrowcliffe Obsession Sayings At this moment in time I find myself drawn to what I know can make you fear everything, that thing is news. They report things over, over, and over again. The press corp at new conferences will ask the same…
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A Re-blog: Discouraged and Falling Apart — R-E-A-
Gaaaah! Tears, get out of my voice!!!! My phone is ringing, and it would be great if whomever happens to be the one on the other end this time does not hear this.
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The Detoxification Of My Mind
“Often we see detox as a solitary pursuit, something we have to muscle up for and go it alone. But the truth is that it will be easier and healthier if you find a way to integrate your friends and family into the experience.” ― Woodson Merrell, The Detox Prescription: Supercharge Your Health, Strip Away Pounds, and…
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