MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'birthday'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:52:09 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182154&cid=t_102916_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FMlN0iqzLiRA%2F Thanks to scientists with questionable time on their hands, we now have another reason to blame our parents for our not-so-perfect life. Apparently, a new study indicates that the month you were born could affect whether or not you will face an eating disorder later in life. Published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, researchers looked at 1,293 people with anorexia nervosa and compared their birth dates with the general population born between 1950 and 1980. What they found was a higher incidence of people with eating disorders who were born earlier in the year, specifically between the months of March and June. The least number of patients were born between September and October. As ridiculous as this sounds, scientists rationalized it by stating in the research report: As with most ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182154 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:53:39 +0100 5182154 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159697&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fdear-alan%2F You’re 67 today. In the last year you’ve moved home, bought a bike, and (almost) got used to living with a dog. You’ve started the research for the book you’ve been talking about writing for as long as we’ve known each other. You’ve built on your knitting-based vocabulary and started to learn some spinning words. You’re supporting me through some tricky times and helping me to figure out just what it means to thrive after cancer. You’re lovely, and I don’t know what I’d do without you. But you know that, because…. well, because you know everything that’s important to me. Happy birthday, darling. Here’s to many more. (Source: Bah! to cancer) Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159697 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 07:52:34 +0100 5159697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139877&cid=t_102916_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fquiz-do-you-make-other-people-happy%2F As put forth by the Second Splendid Truth: One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy; One of the best ways to make other people is to be happy yourself. Everyone accepts the Second Splendid Truth, Part A; the Second Splendid Truth, Part B often isn’t as clear to people. But to focus on Part A here — how do you know if you’re making other people happy? What are some signs? Are the following statements true for you: Do people seem to feel comfortable confiding in you? Do people follow your recommendations? Are you a source of material comfort or security for someone else? Do people whom you’ve introduced often go on to have a continuing relationship? Do people seem to drift toward you? Join a conversation that you’re having, sit down next... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139877 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:46:16 +0100 5139877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5131082&cid=t_102916_180_f&fid=38608&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLifeDev%2F%7E3%2Fkv70BoP2Rpg%2F “Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)” ~ Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself” My brother’s incredible Walt Whitman tattoo. This month marks the five year anniversary of this blog and this Walt Whitman quote is one of my favorites of all time. It explains this site and myself perfectly. If you dug through the underbelly archives of this site, you’d see that there are some posts that are totally contradictory to what this site is about. When I started LifeDev in August of 2006, it was a productivity blog (like every other blog at the time). Then I switched to writing about creativity, and I still try to stick to that topic, but really now I just write about whatever tickles my fancy. There is no &#8217... LifeDev blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5131082 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:03:47 +0100 5131082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096939&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fseventeen%2F Yes he is. Ned, my handsome, gentle, dry-humoured boy, is a young man. This year I’ve seen less of him than I ever have – he’s studying in London and living with his Dad – and even though we see each other often, it’s been hard. I still make the wrong amount of food and wait for him to arrive before driving off somewhere with Alan and Joy, even though he’s 350 miles away. But what I do see, I love more than ever. I am so proud of this young man, who can talk about cricket and sociology with equal expertise, who follows politics as enthusiastically as he eats, well, pretty much everything as long as it doesn’t have mushrooms or tomatoes in it. This year, he’s learned to play bass guitar, and more-or-less decided to study in Canada, or at leas... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096939 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:07:54 +0100 5096939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029050&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fsix-go-to-norfolk-part-2%2F Here’s what I learned at the weekend. 1. ‘Poky’ does not only mean ‘small’, as I previously thought. It also means ‘with a kick’ (or, I suppose, ‘with a poke’), as in ‘Steve’s new convertible has quite a lot of poke’ and ‘Right now I could do with a really poky coffee’. 2. Fireman jokes never get old. I leave that to your imagination. 3. My friends are a thousand shades of awesome. I already knew that, of course, but now I really know it. For example: at dinner – lovely, lovely poached trout – I asked everyone to name their fish. No-one behaved as this was any sort of an odd request. The fish turned out to be called Arthur, Eric, Cedric, Montgomery, Clint, and Susannah. (This is Arthur, bathed in candlelight, poached with shallots and mushroom... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029050 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:08:53 +0100 5029050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028453&cid=t_102916_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F13%2Fwhy-sugar-is-dangerous-to-depression%2F You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to appreciate the link between sugar and depression. Anyone who doubts the relationship need only to spend a night in our house and see what type of behavior happens when two kids consume 12-ounce cans of Coke or Sprite — and the demonic demonstrations that happen after a 7-11 slurpee, especially if it’s red or blue, or God forbid, a mix. People who suffer from depression are especially vulnerable to sugar’s evil power. I am so sensitive to white-flour, processed foods that I can practically set an alarm to for three hours after consumption, at which time I will be cursing myself for inhaling the large piece of birthday cake at the party because I am feeling so miserable. That doesn’t stop me from eating dessert at the next gathering, of c... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028453 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:34:30 +0100 5028453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029051&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fsix-go-to-norfolk-part-1%2F It was always going to be good. Jude, Diane and I travelled to Norfolk in this. The house was pretty amazing too. As Birthday Girl, I got to choose my bedroom. And who can resist a canopy? Not me. As this was my Birthday Weekend, I was the common factor. Rebecca and Jude know each other really well, Jude and Diane know each other a bit, but apart from that (and me) no-one had met before. (Though I gather there had been a great deal of email shennanigans beforehand). But within half an hour, everyone was drinking tea around the kitchen table, and I knew it was going to be all right. Funnily enough, one of the happiest moments of the whole weekend was late Saturday afternoon, when I was banned from the kitchen and the dining room, and sat on my own in the living room, curled up in a big ... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029051 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:05:09 +0100 5029051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029052&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F07%2F40-words-the-winners%2F I couldn’t decide, in the end. I have 5 favourites from the 40 words competition, and here they are. Remember the rules: a 40 word uplifting piece, incorporating the word Bah! (capital letter and exclamation mark optional). Here’s the entry that made me laugh most, from Leigh Forbes: Old Girl peers at my daughter, all in pink. “Fine-looking lad. What’s he weigh?” “13lbs.” She nods. “I was a midwife. I know all about babies. What’s his name?” “Lilian.” “Bah!” She snorts. “That’s no name for a boy.’ * Hilda Lolly wins for being properly clever, and telling a great story: Bright and happy Beryl always had Birthdays at her Brother Alfred’s hotel. “Beryl’s annual holiday” Became a habit, But Alfred’s hospitality Belied a hi... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029052 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:31:53 +0100 5029052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997781&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fa-good-place-to-be%2F I really have had the loveliest couple of days. There was dinner on Friday night, with my near and dear: Alan, Ned, Joy, and my parents. There was asparagus, and duck, and brown sugar meringues, and we laughed. We laughed a lot. (Though not at the point when this photo was taken, which was after the kindly-intentioned restaurant proprietor had made about 15 attempts to press the button. Nice of the guy at the next table to join in, though.) On Saturday afternoon, we put out the bunting. My family and friends came, and we spent the evening in the garden, and it was lovely. There were new friendships, and old stories, and pretty shoes. Though Hope got a bit anti-social. (You can see the party reflected in the windows; she’d got about as far away from it as she could. Though she perked... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997781 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 06:27:46 +0100 4997781 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992938&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fguest-blogger-essie-fox%2F I’m not very good at celebrating birthdays. I can vividly remember when I was six, when my mother organised a party and invited every child in the street – and probably from my school class too. And what did I do? I cried and ran upstairs and hid in our bathroom until they’d gone home – hating to be the centre of attention, hating to be in a noisy crowd, always preferring to sit alone and, if possible, to have a book in my hands. I think that ‘fault’ in my character is probably why I love to write, after all it’s a solitary pursuit, not to say quite isolating at times. But it wasn’t a path that I chose from the start. I worked as an illustrator for more than twenty years. The mid-life change in my career was down to another birthday. In fact, it was my 45th – and again th... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992938 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:44:26 +0100 4992938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992939&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fcancer-free-friday-40%2F I had a good cry yesterday afternoon. It was because, driving back from shopping for my birthday party tomorrow, I remembered that there have been a few times over the last couple of years – only a handful, but even so – when I have seriously wondered whether I would make it to 40. When 40 seemed like the top of an unfeasibly high mountain that I needed to climb – and I very definitely wasn’t wearing the right shoes. Today, though, 40 feels like another beginning. The beginning of a decade I intend to sail through, happy, healthy, and well, enjoying life and appreciating all that I am blessed with. And I am so blessed. I came down this morning to this. Presents, from Ned, Alan, and Joy. Joy has taken the 40 thing very seriously….. and given me 40 presents. I... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992939 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:09:31 +0100 4992939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984653&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fnot-long-now%2F The deadline for entry to my 40th birthday competition ends at midnight on Friday 1st July. Remember, here’s how it works: Take 40 words and make them into something joyous. Anything you like. A poem, a play, a story, a word-sculpture…. the only criterion is that one of those 40 words must be ‘bah’. (The Bah! capital letter and exclamation mark are optional.) Email your entry to stephaniewrites (at) hotmail (dot) co (dot) uk, no later than midnight on 1 July. I’ll choose my favourites and publish them here on the blog. Winners will get a signed copy of the Bah! book when the time comes. And depending on where in the world you are, I may also send you some cake. The entries I’ve had so far are terrific, and I’m looking forward to getting some more. And while we&#82... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984653 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:55:57 +0100 4984653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4960283&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fcompetition-40-words%2F I may have mentioned this, but I’m nearly 40. I’m celebrating out in the real world… but I thought we should celebrate here on the blog too. So… welcome to the Bah! 40 words competition. Here’s what I’d like you to do. Take 40 words and make them into something joyous. Anything you like. A poem, a play, a story, a word-sculpture…. the only criterion is that one of those 40 words must be ‘bah’. (The Bah! capital letter and exclamation mark are optional.) Email your entry to stephaniewrites (at) hotmail (dot) co (dot) uk, no later than midnight on 1 July. I’ll choose my favourites and publish them here on the blog. Winners will get a signed copy of the Bah! book when the time comes. And depending on where in the world you are, I may... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4960283 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:25:09 +0100 4960283 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4953308&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F06%2F15-2%2F I can’t quite believe it, but today my girl is 15. Yup. A year since this post. Joy’s fifteenth year has been an action-packed one. She’s finally achieved her lifetime ambition, and got a dog, the lovely Hope, and the two of them are devoted to each other. She’s moved home, and school, and made new friends. She’s got her first job. She managed to persuade her mother to let her dye her hair. Me: But your hair is sooooo beautiful the way it is! Joy: You’re my mother. You’re genetically programmed to think I’m beautiful. Which may be true, but she is, whatever colour her hair is. It hasn’t all been ice cream and hair dye for Joy this year, but she has faced difficulties with maturity and a degree of articulate intelligence and emotional... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4953308 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:38:56 +0100 4953308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921704&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fanother-way-2%2F Just as your mid-20s sees you spending every other weekend at a wedding and your early thirties are peppered with christenings and/or commiserating with the recently re-singled, being 40 means being around a lot of people who are celebrating 40. I think the first 40th birthday party I went to was my friend Rob’s, a couple of years ago, and there have been plenty since. Next week Alan and I are going to Provence to celebrate with friends who are both 40 this year; my own celebrations will come soon after. Being 40 doesn’t bother me. Firstly, because I have a policy of not being bothered by things I can’t change. Secondly, my husband is 67 this year and has just bought a bike so I really don’t see that I have any right to ageing ‘issues’.  Thirdly, there ... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921704 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 07:04:07 +0100 4921704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893828&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cancerlifeandme.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fgood-times-good-times%2F This past weekend was a good one. Saturday was my nephew’s Baptism and birthday party. Telly and Lexi were not able to go due to dance commitments, but I represented for my ladies. Here are some random clips from the day: Click here to view the embedded video. Click here to view the embedded video. Click here to view Continue reading Good times, good times (Source: Cancer, life, and me) Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893828 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:05:04 +0100 4893828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872375&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fcancer-free-friday-nearly-40%2F In just over a month, on the 1st of July, I will be 40 years old. I have no problem with this. I don’t feel a mid-life crisis coming on. I have no plans to have a facelift, buy age-inappropriate clothing, take a lover, or throw everything over to go and live out my days in a beach hut on a desert island somewhere. (Or, indeed, do all four.) I’m quite happy to be getting older, and I’m looking forward to celebrating. The question is, how to celebrate on the blog? I think I will think up a competition. Watch this space. And also, I think it’s time for some guest bloggers. I’d like to invite you to write a guest blog post about a significant birthday. It doesn’t have to be numerically significant, just a birthday that sticks out in your mind. What was speci... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872375 Fri, 27 May 2011 11:27:53 +0100 4872375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862627&cid=t_102916_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F25%2F8-tips-for-writing-a-love-letter-to-your-spouse%2F In my post, “Getting the Love You Want … Over and Over Again,” I mention one of the most powerful intimacy tools in my marriage, which is writing a love letter. I write one every day to my husband. Now mind you, these are not lengthy missives. Some of them are just a few sentences. But I do think the brief expression of affection has made our connection much stronger. On some days, it is the only substantial communication between us, because our kids have an uncanny knack of interrupting all of our conversations. But how do you go about writing a love letter? I found these eight tips on the site, Song of Marriage. This following suggestions are part of a husband’s guide. But I think they work for a wife’s as well. Rule Number One: Make It Positively Personal Anything put into w... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862627 Wed, 25 May 2011 19:31:33 +0100 4862627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4762799&cid=t_102916_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F28%2F10-quick-stress-busters%2F Stress is like dark chocolate. A little of it won’t kill you. In fact, small blocks here and there can be good for you, or at least give you a reason to get of bed in the morning. But chronic and severe stress can damage your body and mind, blocking the fluid communication to and from most organs — especially in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and in the limbic system, the brain’s emotional center. Believe me, you want these two systems–much like the House and Senate — running as smoothly as possible, with low levels of the delinquent stress hormones in your bloodstream. Which is why I have handy some tress busters. I use an average of five a day. Today I’m using all ten. Here they are, and good luck! 1. Simplify. Cut your to-do list in ha... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4762799 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:11:39 +0100 4762799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4664175&cid=t_102916_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcounter-point-happy-birthday-health-reform%2F2011.04.01 Who would have thought when we first looked upon you a year ago, barely formed, still somewhat embryonic, that you would have grown so much in just a year, and created so much, well, trouble? Yes, I’m talking about you, health reform. After all, aren’t you the reason for the sea change in Washington? Aren’t you behind several pending appeals that will get to the Supreme Court? Aren’t you the reason that the country is going to hell in a handbasket? But wait. Let’s look at some other major milestones of the past year. – You sent $250 checks to Medicare beneficiaries to help cover the “donut hole” in their drug coverage. – You created special insurance pools designed to provide health care NOW to people with preexisting conditions who can... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4664175 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:00:00 +0100 4664175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4552132&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FarhnHrlf5D0%2F At my birthday dinner tonight, Katie Laur and a couple of friends sang. I am now officially 55 — double nickels, as my cousin Stella says. Filed under: Ephemera Tagged: birthday, friends, music (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4552132 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 04:41:03 +0100 4552132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4540589&cid=t_102916_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F02%2Fnaked-therapy-or-just-cam-girl-soft-porn%2F When is psychotherapy, well, therapeutic? Is it any more therapeutic if your “therapist” starts taking off their clothes during your session? A freelance computer programmer, Sarah White, has decided that anyone can do therapy online. And not only that, she does it while she disrobes, one piece of clothing at a time. Yes, I’m serious. She calls this “Naked Therapy.” No, I’m still not kidding (and neither, apparently, is Sarah White). Be forewarned — a lot of the links in this article lead to websites with half-naked photos of a woman. I suppose the hook here is obvious — someone peddling cam-girl soft porn under the guise of something that’s “therapeutic,” because they hold a notepad and take notes while disrobing. So what a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4540589 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:30:19 +0100 4540589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4477984&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35108&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Florib%2F%7E3%2F_-erwbHgoyI%2F When I was in grade school, kids used to call me “44″ because the big serial killer of the moment (1976-77) was David Berkowitz, aka “Son of Sam”, aka the “.44 Caliber Killer”. For those of you missing the connection, my last name is Berkowitz. My birthday just passed on January 28th and I turned 44. For obvious reasons, this has reminded me of my old nickname. It was one of the nicest nicknames I had during grade school. One other observation that I have had concerning my birthday is that it is pretty cool to turn 44 in ’11. Not sure why. I had a great birthday. Highlights of the day were Macworld 2011 (regardless of the iPad-centricity), birthday cake with a bee on it, and champagne (Thank you K!) The night before my birthday, Karen was kind en... LBnuke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4477984 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:47:06 +0100 4477984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4302161&cid=t_102916_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F12%2F31%2Fworkarounds-that-work-russell-bishops-wise-advice-for-2011%2F Here’s an appropriate post for New Year’s Eve! How to organize your life! So that everything that happens in 2011 will fit into a nice, neat category. Sort of. My only resolution this year is to become more organized in the way I work and live so that work and life are less on my mind during the times that I’m supposed to be chilling with the kids or hanging with friends. I hereby declare that I am guilty of the perspective of just getting through something to get to the other side, where things will be peaceful. I’m constantly wishing for a date in the nearby future, where the specific problems and complications of today won’t be there. But that attitude robs me of so many teaching moments of today. Thus, next year, I am going to try my best to be as organiz... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4302161 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:00:37 +0100 4302161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4207482&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fhappy-birthday%2F Bah! to cancer is 2 today! (That’s not me, in the picture, in case you were wondering. Oh, and did you know that if you put ‘Happy birthday breasts’ into Google Images you get more than 431,000 hits? I didn’t. I do now. It was most – um – illuminating.) So. 2 years and 600 posts later – yes, by a complete fluke, this is post number 600 – here I am. Thanks to Bah! to cancer, I feel as though I’ve been able to stay on top of my dance with cancer: the act of blogging is the act of processing experience. Thanks to Bah!, writing is back at the heart of my life. Thanks to Bah!, I am constantly reminded that I am a cancer survivor. (I still need to find a funkier word than ’survivor’ for it, though.) What I like best abut the blog... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4207482 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:14:12 +0100 4207482 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4036720&cid=t_102916_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F06%2Flet-your-children-be-children%2F Everyday, the same scene plays itself out across American neighborhoods across the United States. Mothers pull up in their Suburbans and Lexus SUVs at the entrance to their housing development. Even though the families live in perfectly safe, middle-class (or better) neighborhoods, parents feel the need to chauffeur their children the few blocks from the bus stop to home. Why? This behavior may be understandable if the child is 5 or 6. But at 8 or 10, this behavior is ludicrous and symptomatic of a dangerous infection that has spread throughout this country in the latest generation of parents. If not stopped, we may end up raising a whole generation or two of children who have little effective life coping skills and no connection or understanding to the world around them. If you’re ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4036720 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:30:41 +0100 4036720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3896063&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fa-mystery-solved%2F A guest blog post by Alan Butland * Six weeks ago – Stephanie: Keep your birthday and the next day free please. One week before: Do I need to do anything to prepare? (No) One day before: Please pack for easy travelling and smart casual for the evening. On the day (20 August): 8.30 Breakfast (croissant and pain au chocolat) Many birthday messages and lovely birthday presents from Stephanie, Ned and Joy 12:00 We leave for the Northern line 12.30 Stockwell for the Victoria line (Euston? Kings Cross? St Pancras? Victoria?) 12:35 Pimlico – are we getting off at Victoria? Y 12:36 Is there anything special about the train? N Not lunch on the Orient Express – didn’t pack the right clothes (Stephanie adds: I did look at this at an option, but the price made my bank account bleed. Alan... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3896063 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:27:28 +0100 3896063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3885524&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fbirthday-boy%2F Alan is 66 today. (It doesn’t seem like a year since this post, does it?) Whenever I write about Alan I want to invent a whole new vocabulary: there aren’t words for how I feel about him, how lovely he is, how much we love being together and how utterly, utterly blessed I feel by our relationship. There definitely isn’t a word for what it’s like to have such a loving, caring, strong man at your shoulder through a dance with cancer. So I’ll just say: Happy birthday, darling. You know what I mean. And you know what you mean to me. We are off to do something secret. (Well, secret from Alan. Not spying or anything.) See you later. (Source: Bah! to cancer) Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3885524 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:43:55 +0100 3885524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3831398&cid=t_102916_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F06%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-6-2010%2F I remember being in my early twenties sitting in my beat-up Nissan right in the peak of traffic hour. I had no air conditioning. The music was not on. I think the only people who owned cell phones back then were doctors and dentists. It was so hot that my palms were sweaty and slippery against the hot steering wheel. The unforgiving heat from the cars all around me felt suffocating. This was an ordinary day and I was just on my way home from work. I would not have remembered it other than the fact that I had an extraordinary experience sitting there being very ordinary. Suddenly, I just felt plain loved. I felt grateful for being me, for every hardship I had ever endured, for every fear I had, for every imperfection that made me unique. In the midst of all that traffic while people were ho... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3831398 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:23:27 +0100 3831398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816666&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2010%2F08%2F16-things-about-ned%2F 1. He’s a head taller than me, and I’m 5′8″. 2. He’s one of the most emotionally intelligent people I know. 3. When he was 4 he had an enormous stick collection. 4. When Joy as born, he bounced into the hospital and said “Oh, that’s a nice baby, Mummy!” Eighteen months later, he said, “I think we should keep Joy.” I had no idea she’d been with us on a trial for 18 months. 5. I really envy him that strawberry blonde hair. (OK, that’s about me, not him.) 6. He’s very sure of his own mind, and if he doesn’t want to do something, he won’t be pressured or coerced into it. 7. He once explained the origins of the Second World War to us all at dinner, using 6 place mats and 4 coasters. It was brilliant. 8. Th... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816666 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:28:29 +0100 3816666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816720&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39215&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcancersuucks.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fsanity-is-over-rated.html So I am killing time after working the night shift and going to my cancer shrink. My body is wide awake but my mind is f.ed, so I will be good and crazy when I see her. It would really be a waste of time to see a shrink if I were sane, right?I got the cancer book. As I suspected, when I glanced through the diet section, they are kind of down on refined sugar, white bread and red meat. But I was pleasantly surprised to see that they recommend red wine and chocolate. I believe they said the more the better, I am not really sure but if one of something is good, ten of them must be even better, right?I briefly considered re-learning how to cook so i could make stuff with that new fake sugar that is out that is supposed to be pretty good. The natural one, not the chemicals. Cancer book is very ... Cancer does suck but it is a little funny. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816720 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:41:00 +0100 3816720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710742&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FYnHV7rNK7QI%2F Today (June 23, 2010) would have been Alan Turing’s 98th birthday—if he had not died in 1954, at the age of 41. via Wolfram|Alpha Blog : Happy Birthday, Alan Turing. Filed under: electronic life Tagged: Alan Turing, birthday, computer science, math (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710742 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:27:37 +0100 3710742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3629895&cid=t_102916_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F04%2Ffriday-funnies-26%2F Can you see the ridiculous in almost any situation?  Crack up at completely inappropriate moments? See no reason for levity to be less than godliness?  If this isn’t you, read on – I may yet convert you.  If this is you – what are you waiting for? Join in! This week’s prime site: sloganizer Go there, you know you want to!  Here’s what you could see (& I kid you not, this was the first one that came up!) Friday funnies – be prepared. Friday funnies will do anything for you. Praise Friday funnies. Inspired by Friday funnies. Try it with your favourite manager’s name. Or your most avoided job. Here’s what I got with my favourite pastime… Procrastination, I want it all! Failing that, try showing this to a teenager… And how d... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3629895 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:40:33 +0100 3629895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499118&cid=t_102916_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F23%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-23-2010%2F Wow can this week really be over?! Perhaps it was all of the celebrations that took place this week that made it go by in a flash. If you haven’t already heard, it was our birthday over here at Psych Central. Can you believe it’s been fifteen years since we began? Thanks to all of you who have sent a ton of b-day wishes on Twitter, Facebook and on our blogs! We really couldn’t have made it this far without you! And if that wasn’t enough, it was Earth Day yesterday. What did you do to celebrate? One fan on Facebook got creative by donating money, picking up trash and getting some exercise at the same time! Speaking of which, scroll down to the first post and see how you can keep the celebration going. Here are the posts that made it to the best of our blogs this week... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3499118 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:34:17 +0100 3499118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921776&cid=t_102916_160_f&fid=36190&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skincareblog.org%2F Shaleah-Mitchell: We are born once, we die once. God blesses each of us with a beautiful life. It is up to us to enjoy every moment of it, or have a pessimistic attitude towards life. A person’s life can be divided into four major stages. The first stage is childhood. This is followed by adolescence, which gives way to youth and finally to old age. Ken Hill rightly said - Childhood is a promise that is never kept. The simplicity of childhood is lost once we grow up. Children have an amazing sense of humor- they do not need a reason to laugh. Look at a child, and you will see a relaxed face bearing a wide, confusing smile. Each phase of a man’s life is like a season, childhood being the most beautiful of all those seasons. A child knows no fear. A child is never scared of dreaming. This... Skin Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921776 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:51:12 +0100 4921776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487124&cid=t_102916_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F20%2Fhappy-15th-birthday-psych-central%2F So this is it folks — 15 years of providing mental health information and resources online. Can you believe it!?? This was pre-Google. Pre-WebMD. Even before the NIMH. The web was brand new and I thought it might be helpful to move my reviews of great online resources onto the web (these indexes I had been doing since 1992 online). What better place than to put all of this information in one place, on a website? And symptom lists of common mental disorders would be helpful to people too, since folks were always asking, “Are these symptoms of depression?” “What are the symptoms of bipolar disorder?” and so on. Just for fun, here’s what that first version of Psych Central looked like… Thanks to Our Community Members Our success is due in part to ha... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487124 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:38:07 +0100 3487124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231495&cid=t_102916_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2F1333%2F There was a comment made to my last post, SATURDAY’S SUCK! where a guy swore he called and asked me about our having a product. He swore he talked to the male pharmacist. I was the only male working in the store, and we did not talk. My response to the comment turned into a store and then a rant. So, as to not detract from the original post, I’ve taken this comment and my story/response their own post. Hope it doesn’t suck! We get this all the time…we are a tiny ass pharmacy, i kid you not…we have 2 pharamcists and 2 techs…all week long, same peeps. So when someone says they ’spoke to someone’ it’s very easy to call them out as a liar. As for your “loud and clear” guy…i totally feel you. We had something very similar h... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231495 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:37:55 +0100 3231495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142785&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fsurviving-breast-cancer-to-celebrate-another-year%2F Happy New Year! What are you going to do with this new year, this new decade? A new year is like a clean sheet of paper just waiting to be written on and you get to choose the story that gets written. Breast cancer may have impacted the last decade of your life, or maybe you’re still not quite through the battle but the new decade is marching in so get ready for great things. That is the one problem I have had with being a survivor, the idea that something great is going to happen to make up for the fact that I had breast cancer. Each birthday, each new year is supposed to be this milestone or a marker for something special I’m supposed to do. The wisdom I have gained these past years though informs me that something great does happen each time one of these milestones is reache... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142785 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:54:56 +0100 3142785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3015324&cid=t_102916_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F20%2Fwoman-loses-sick-leave-benefits-for-depression-thanks-to-facebook-pics%2F Quebec woman Nathalie Blanchard poses on the beach in a Facebook photograph that convinced her insurance company that she was no longer depressed.Can you really determine someone’s mental state by looking at a photograph? Manulife, a Canadian-based financial services company, apparently thinks so. Nathalie Blanchard, a 29-year-old IBM employee from Quebec, took a long-term sick leave from her job after being diagnosed with major depression. Her doctor told her to try & have fun, and to take a sunny vacation to get away from her problems. She did just that while she received monthly sick-leave benefits from Manulife. And she posted her vacation photos on her private Facebook profile. But recently, the monthly payments stopped. So, Blanchard contacted her insurance company to see w... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3015324 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:17:30 +0100 3015324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859103&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F10%2Ftwo-nine%2F Whew… You ever completely surprise yourself? Until I wrote it down, I never really analyzed my life and actually sat down and FELT these dark feelings. They were only ever felt in short bursts, only to be quickly locked away in my vault. The last post I wrote hit me HARD. And in the interest of full disclosure, I’ll say this: 9.26.09: I became 29 years old. This year was different, though. I was still very much processing what I had last written. I woke that day with sadness. That hasn’t happened on any other birthday of mine. I cried to my wife, explaining to her that, “I’m just sick of being sick.” I’m wallowing. This is what I was afraid would happen. I don’t like wallowing. In the past, if I ever WAS stuck in a rut, I’d focus on wha... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859103 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:45:33 +0100 2859103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2824386&cid=t_102916_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F23%2Fwould-i-dare-for-the-stephen-lewis-foundation-maybe-with-some-ideas%2F After President Obama’s lively, wide-ranging chat with David Letterman Monday it was a treat to watch as another President, Bill Clinton, occupied the guest chair on Tuesday. Clinton is in New York for the international gathering of his Clinton Global Initiative which he times to coincide with the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2824386 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:12:35 +0100 2824386 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2793367&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35124&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspergerwoman%2F%7E3%2F3iY7DI32evE%2Fseptember-monday.html Yes, life has returned to normal. Although there are of extra activities this week, this may end up as the normal schedule. Hope you are all doing fine. Recently my thirties ended and now I am just a beginner at 40 years old. That is strange. Feels like leaving behind the young and restless days. Over the last weeks there have been many nice activities with friends, family and so on.Today I have to find out how to deal with an amount of extra free time without having made a schedule so far how to fill those extra hours. It could be tricky, but with help of some list those hours can be filled without feeling lost or having a meltdown.Doing fine so far, try to start blogging again. Wishing you a pleasant day!Take care (Source: The Art of Being Asperger Woman) The Art of Being Asperger Woman blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2793367 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:05:00 +0100 2793367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744255&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fa-big-birthday%2F Some of you may know Kate as the more attractive writer on AspieWeb, and today is her 21’st Birthday. Even though Kate and I have been through a lot together I still love her.  Here is to hoping that were together until you are old, gray haired and wrinkled (which is a year closer now) By the [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744255 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:03:50 +0100 2744255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2663960&cid=t_102916_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FW6aXnUBodSE%2Femeriblog-is-4.html On August 3rd, 2005  Kim's blog Emergiblog entered the blog world.  Today she starts her 5th year in the medical blogging community.    Along the way she started Change of Shift (the nursing blog carnival).  One of my first “contacts” with Kim was as a new blogger in 2007.  She had just turned 50 (a few weeks ahead of me) and had this great T-shirt on her blog (photo credit).  I wanted to know where to get one for myself.  I emailed her and she answered me.  I was so impressed that someone so “big” in the blog world would bother with me. That’s Kim, a classic.  I am honored to “know” her.  I can’t wait to meet her at Blog World Expo in October. Happy Blog Birthday, Kim!   (Source: Suture for a Living) Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2663960 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:04:00 +0100 2663960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2657732&cid=t_102916_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F07%2F30%2Ffirst-birthday-contest-whats-your-cure%2F CureTogether is 1 year old this month! To celebrate and thank our amazing members and supporters, we’re giving away free T-shirts. Create a video (under 1 minute) on how you cured yourself, how CureTogether has helped you, or any cure-related theme. The best 20 videos get this beautiful T-shirt! To enter, upload your entry to YouTube or any video-sharing site by August 13 and send the link to Alexandra at alexandra@curetogether.com. Good luck! News Update CureTogether was also mentioned in these articles recently - many thanks to the authors and readers who keep encouraging this work! Wired: “Know Thyself: Tracking Every Facet of Life, from Sleep to Mood to Pain, 24/7/365“ Wall Street Journal: “Health Data Proves Contagious on Social Media” Brainandspinalcord... The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2657732 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:24:53 +0100 2657732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2649034&cid=t_102916_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2Fm9cVeQPd3q8%2Fno-call-or-card.html Today is my birthday.   Birthday’s have always been quietly celebrated in my family.  There were too many of us to get large or numerous gifts, so the day was made special in other ways.  Mom made the cake or pie of your choice.  As we grew up and left home, we sent cards and made phone calls to each other.   I won’t get my phone call or card from my mom this year.  This makes me sadder than I’d like to admit.  I do have a coupon for a free serving of ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery.  I plan on stopping by on my way home today as I try to celebrate today rather than grieve. (Source: Suture for a Living) Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2649034 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:01:00 +0100 2649034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2637793&cid=t_102916_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fthe-one-year-mark%2F Last week my family celebrated my daughter’s first birthday and this week my husband and I celebrated 15 years of marriage (nearly 21 years together since our days as high school sweethearts!) So let’s talk numbers! My one-year-old on her birthday! My nursling now joins the 21.4% of American babies that are breastfeeding at the one-year mark according to the National Immunization Survey breastfeeding statistics. She falls at the 75th and 80th percentiles for height and weight, which puts her right in between her oldest sister who always topped out at the 95th and her other sister who hovered around the 50th. If I add up all the months I have been breastfeeding — from this precious moment with my first born, through this funny moment with my second nursing toddler, up to m... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2637793 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:09:18 +0100 2637793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2616829&cid=t_102916_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FXCUI0TZYsDw%2Fits-my-birthday.php So I'm taking the day off!  I am going to spend the day hanging out with my gorgeous daughter, my mom, and brothers.  David has to work :( but we'll see him later on today.  Tonight, we'll be going to one of my favorite restaurants in Cleveland to celebrate.  I can't believe that I'm 28 years old today.  It seems as though I blinked five years ago and here I... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2616829 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0100 2616829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2515196&cid=t_102916_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2F25%2Fyou-wear-the-suit-8-tips-on-trading-places-with-your-spouse%2F I’ve noticed many more men at pick-up from school and camp, soccer practice and birthday parties. The women? They’ve gone back to work because there are more jobs available in their fields. In a recent BusinessWeek.com article, Peter Coy writes: They eat from the same dishes and sleep in the same beds, but they seem to be operating in two different economies. From last November through this April, American women aged 20 and up gained nearly 300,000 jobs, according to the household survey of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At the same time, American men lost nearly 700,000 jobs. You might even say American men are in recession, and American women are not. What’s going on? Simply put, men have the misfortune of being concentrated in the two sectors that are doing the worst... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2515196 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:00:11 +0100 2515196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2477491&cid=t_102916_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F15%2Fan-online-birthday-party%2F Today is my birthday. And although I stayed home with a headache and other small complaints, and although I don’t really celebrate it any longer (except for the real round figures, like 50-60), the day started out pretty bright just around midnight with all kinds of virtual birthday wishes. It started with an e-card (left) from [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2477491 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:59:32 +0100 2477491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2469830&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FWdcFvSITtkI%2F “A cat had a birthday, and all the cats came…” — From the video “Dance Party” from “Sesame Street” June already? Alex’s birthday looms. Number 11th. The other day, I watched Jill and Alex walk away hand in hand in the park and he’s almost up to her neck. Amazing, considering he started at about the size of a G.I. Joe. Image: Spudballo, flickr.com We hold his birthday in Central Park, in a playground with a cozy gazebo (”cozy” meaning one point of access, and only one point to protect from Alex bolting). We decorate it, relatives come, maybe even a few friends from school this year. Amazing. Amazing too that I’m stumped for a gift this year. Last year the boys and I were building plastic kits, so I got him a three... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2469830 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:57:12 +0100 2469830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2453096&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fcelebrating-the-birthday-of-a-life-lost-to-cancer%2F Last week my husband and I had the opportunity to meet a fabulous woman. Sheila is the kind of woman who greets you with a beautiful smile and then treats you like her best friend. We started talking and we told her how Bob was diagnosed with prostate cancer last fall and I had been diagnosed with breast cancer only a few years earlier. We asked her what could be worse than that for a family? She excitedly applauded that I was a breast cancer survivor but then gently said, “I can tell you what’s worse than that.”  She told us that even worse than that was losing your baby to breast cancer. We sat shocked as she told us the story of her 31-year-old daughter who had been diagnosed with breast cancer. The cancer went into remission for a while but then came back to claim her daughter&#... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2453096 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:59:43 +0100 2453096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442919&cid=t_102916_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F29%2Fim-a-member-of-the-friday-fanclub%2F A long weekend beckons – Manly Jack is going to Stewart Island, and the camera gear is lined up ready to try out some off-camera flash (strobist if you’re into jargon).  Go here for some info on Strobist – lots of fun and not quite as difficult as the shots would suggest. If you’re not a Kiwi, the significance of this weekend will be somewhat lost – it’s Queen’s Birthday Weekend, celebrating Her Majesty’s birthday, but not on the actual day.  I have no idea why, but this link might help you… It means we have an extra day off on Monday, and there are lots of pictures of corgi’s and crowns in the adverts. Truly amazing the images you can find on the internet! These ones you won’t find anywhere else though… (Source: H... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442919 Fri, 29 May 2009 04:58:26 +0100 2442919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442614&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=35299&url=http%3A%2F%2F500miles2nowhere.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Faround-track-to-beat-cancer-back.html Click to donateIt is time once again for Keith's Brain Trust to prepare for the ACS Relay For Life of Hudson. As in the past, I sent out emails to ask for donations for this cause. Of course, in years past, I was doing this task in tandem with letters for those among my family and friends who do not have email access either by choice or necessity. And I would be starting months earlier. This year, however, I was unable to get the drive to do so. And now, the Relay is less than a month away. And activities this past week have given me the kick in the butt I needed to get on the ball. But that wasn't enough time to send out letters via the post. So that's where any blog readers come in. Now I realize that I/we do not update this blog enough to have regular readers any more. So if you've simp... Keri - Still Running/Walking for a Reason! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442614 Thu, 28 May 2009 23:32:00 +0100 2442614 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353894&cid=t_102916_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fshrink-rap-grand-rounds-is-up-at_21.html This week's Medical Grand Rounds is over at Amy Tenderich's Diabetes Mine.  She is calling this the Birthday Edition, I think because today is her own birthday (Happy Birthday, Amy!).  But still, this is quite a coincidence since today is also Shrink Rap's birthday -- 3 years old today (see Dinah's post coming out at noon).Amy notes some other birthdays today or this week -- Alison Finney from Shoot Up or Put Up; Chris Nickson from Life in the Fast Lane; Health Business Blog (Happy 4th!); and the Queen of England (and others).----- Listen to our latest podcast at mythreeshrinks.com or subscribe to our rss feed. (Source: Shrink Rap) Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353894 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0100 2353894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348535&cid=t_102916_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F20%2Fhappy-14th-birthday-psych-central%2F So here we are, 14 years later after Psych Central first went online in 1995. And what a great 14 years it’s been! If you had asked me 14 years ago, “Hey, John, will this little dinky mental health website still be around 14 years from now?” I would’ve guessed “No.” Of course, I would’ve been happily wrong. The latest stats out from Media Metrix/Comscore shows that Psych Central reaches as many people each month as the British Medical Journal, the famed Mayo Clinic, and even our friends over at the American Psychological Association. But we’re not stopping — we’re experiencing one of the best growth rates for sites in our niche — mental health & psychology — and will continue to provide you with an interesting an... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348535 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:00:51 +0100 2348535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349475&cid=t_102916_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3355 It’s been a hectic time, which is one of the reasons why I don’t come back to Winnipeg often. If there is one thing I can say, is that I do miss having that sense of family around me. I guess I have it in a sense in Toronto, but it’s not the same. Nonetheless, I will never have this as if I ever saw my name attached again to a Winnipeg address – I’d have to kill myself. It’s just too bad that the city isn’t located the distance away as London, or Ottawa, just to make them all more accessible. Easter Sunday we picked up my young 90-year-old grandmother to go to what seems the be the family institution for dining out: The Viscount Gort Hotel. This is the hotel my sister and I stayed in when I was fifteen because our bungalow house caught on fire and damaged the entire upstairs.... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349475 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:26:10 +0100 2349475 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2300269&cid=t_102916_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2009%2F03%2F26%2Ftell-alfred%2F tags: mental health, Obama is a scary man, Obama’s minions, volunteering for drug research, Dar-fur, genocide, charity giving, scared of US government, mental health drugs, orphans, ranting, my opinion by trailerparkbarbie I’ve been running around like a Madoff with it’s head cut off lately. Too much to do. Too much going on. But, I’m gonna try to [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2300269 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:57:54 +0100 2300269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2276210&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fspring-has-sprung.html photo credit-Dan Zencreative commons licenseYesterday it was about 75 degrees Farenheit (24 Celcius) in the lower Midwest. The sky was blue and clear, there was a soft breeze, and no humidity. In short, it was a perfect day. I happened to get out of work early, and treated myself to a late lunch on an outdoor patio of a nearby restaurant.Today I noticed all sorts of flowering plants, bushes, and trees springing up all over the place. Lillies, redbud, dogwoods, and one of my favorites, the forsythia shown above. The forsythia always seems to just start to peak around Sweet Pea's birthday, which is coming up shortly (she'll be 7).I'll always associate forsythia with Sweet Pea, as this riotous yellow flowering bush was in full bloom when we went to attend her birth in the city she was born in... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2276210 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:23:00 +0100 2276210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2260533&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FZUTjqQoOuus%2F I did not write about my birthday (last Thursday) because I wanted it to be not so big of a deal. I also was busy with the one thing that I did ask for: my birthday cake. The cake came from a local bakery, Busken’s, and was exactly how I wanted it: white cake with fluffy vanilla icing. There were blue and purple flowers on it. I mention this now because Buck and I are just finishing up the last huge chunk of it (yes, I let him have some). It has been a daunting task for me because, with my new stomach, I don’t digest large doses of sugary carbohydrates well. Therefore, my cake-eating has been interspersed with a few times to recover from the cake eating. Then, it was back for another piece. So I have proved again that if you really work toward your goal, you’re bound to a... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2260533 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:41:44 +0100 2260533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2228341&cid=t_102916_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F01%2Ffor-someone-special-or-everyone%2F Is anyone as disappointed in me as I am?  Where the hell have I been lately?  Why no posts?  I mean Jesus.  Its not like rocket science right?  I should be punished.  O wait, I don’t get children.  Right. I had an interesting observation yesterday at the store.  I had to pick up a birthday card for my Grandpa.  His 82nd birthday was yesterday and we spent the day with him today stuffing our faces at a buffet, trying to beat our personal best on calorie intake, and then wondering the halls of an old people’s hospital retirement community.  I think I hit my fill of old people for at least a month.  My toes can’t really take anymore of those walker wheels. OK my observation.  Anyone else ever notice that there are hardly any Grandpa birthday cards?  Like, there ... B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2228341 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:37:15 +0100 2228341 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2207438&cid=t_102916_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F23%2Fmoving-on%2F Where the hell have I been you ask?  Well?  I guess I don’t really have a good answer for that at all.  I’ve been here.  Last week would have been Ashley’s 2nd birthday.  That kinda took up my thoughts for a lot of the week, but I was trying really hard not to get all obsessed with it.  I know some might say I have a right to, but I just don’t want to.  You can’t move on if you’re stuck in the past and I want to have a good life AD. That wasn’t meant to piss anyone off.  Some people definitely feel differently and that’s ok with me.  I just have a very hard time dwelling forever.  I do dwell for sure, but do I want to be celebrating Ashley’s 30th birthday all sad and wishing she was here?  No I don’t.  I hope that at t... B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2207438 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:25:09 +0100 2207438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2182703&cid=t_102916_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2009%2F02%2F12%2Fyay-us%2F We are two. (I missed it by a few days, the 10th was it.) I have nothing profound to say at the moment.  I guess I should at least write some sort of ditty-maybe later as I’m really busy.  Just thought I’d drop in to make it official. By the way, if this blog is two, [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2182703 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:01 +0100 2182703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2169035&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=37858&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdessertyears.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F06%2Fhappy-birthday-4%2F My grandmother always delighted in the fact that she shared a birth date with former President Ronald Reagan. She was particularly excited to receive birthday greetings from him when I served on staff with the United States Senate during his Administration! I keep thinking of her so much today … The second birth day [...] (Source: The Dessert Years . . . (the sequel)) The Dessert Years . . . (the sequel) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2169035 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:59:57 +0100 2169035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2153742&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=37858&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdessertyears.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F02%2Fstill-miss-you-friend%2F Every day. But I celebrate that you are free: “Wish You Were Here“        (Source: The Dessert Years . . . (the sequel)) The Dessert Years . . . (the sequel) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2153742 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:38:22 +0100 2153742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2151131&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=37858&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdessertyears.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F01%2Fchocolate-cookie-sheet-cake%2F ♥ I celebrated a birthday last week. And my pick for a cake is this perfect specimen of a chocolate confection … Chocolate Cookie Sheet Cake ♦ Combine 2 C unbleached flour 2 C white sugar 1/2 t sea salt ♦ Melt in a saucepan 2 sticks unsalted butter 7  T cocoa powder ♦ Then stir in … 1 C boiling water ♦ Bring to [...] (Source: The Dessert Years . . . (the sequel)) The Dessert Years . . . (the sequel) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2151131 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:49:26 +0100 2151131 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2150917&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyelomablog.com%2F2009%2F02%2F01%2Fexactly-how-to-throw-a-party%2F What a great party! We had the honor of attending our sister’s 50th birthday party last night. It was perfect! The guests were a great group of people, the food was outstanding and the music was great. This one surpassed even a “Night Affair on Elm Street.” Everyone should now go on over to the WriterHouse web site to make a donation in honor of Rachel’s birthday. Beautifully presented food was a part of the celebration (Source: beth's myeloma blog) beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2150917 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:47:23 +0100 2150917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2142577&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=37858&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdessertyears.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F01%2F29%2Fis-there-ever-enough%2F ♥ In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it. ~Robert Heinlein There are so many tasks, situations and people literally demanding our time, money and energies. How about just for today, we promise one another to do only what we have “enough”  [...] (Source: The Dessert Years . . . (the sequel)) The Dessert Years . . . (the sequel) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2142577 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:30:44 +0100 2142577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2141420&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fquick-quotes.html Nonna, the Italian diabetic in Buca di Beppo:-“Wot? I thought it woz an Italian restaurant? No Neopolitan ice-cream?”Son to Nonna:-“I thought Buca di Beppo meant ‘Beppo’s mouth?”“No……..not mouth……hole……..hole as in ‘place’ of Guiseppe.”“Yur both wrong,” announces the pre-teen with much eye rolling, “it means ‘Joe’s Basement,’ coz Joe is American for Guiseppe.”“So what’s Italian for basement dear?”“I wuz sayin basement to be polite, it jus means ‘hang out.’”Adult Daughter to Mother with the timely echolalic:-“I just don’t get it. What’s the point of having medical insurance if they’re only going to pay out if there’s an R in the month and a full moon.?”“6 months late, if you’re lucky, minus huge deductible, ignoring... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2141420 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:59:00 +0100 2141420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2113388&cid=t_102916_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fdigital-doorway-celebrates-4-years.html Well, time flies in the blogging world, my friends, and today Digital Doorway turns four years old! Born in January of 2005 at the suggestion of my ever-supportive older brother, it's hard to believe that this blog has been in existence for so many years, with an average of 250 posts per year.While this blog has centered mostly around thoughts on nursing, medicine, health care, and my professional experiences in nursing, I have also tried to imbue it with some philosophy, spirituality, notes on American culture, and stories of my own personal life and world. I always hope that the multifaceted nature of my posts is interesting enough for my readers, and although many nurses appear to read Digital Doorway, I also seem to have readers who are not directly connected to medicine or nursing.Loo... Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2113388 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:40:00 +0100 2113388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074310&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FyxCBntHJlxs%2F So you know how we made sure to have a very lowkey Thanksgiving and also to keep things real simple and understated for Charlie’s birthday, a holiday involving days off from school and an event that has been known to cause Charlie some serious consternation? In 2008, both of these days passed well and quietly for us, largely because we strove to make them Super No Big Deal in the biggest way. So you think I’d have applied the same tried and true formula to Christmas and New Year’s. Granted, since we take a 3000 mile airplane trip from New Jersey to California, and (as we traveled on Christmas Eve day, due to Charlie’s having his last day of school on December 23rd) no sooner had we landed and gotten to my parents’ house then we all got into a rented minivan an... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074310 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:07:40 +0100 2074310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2065407&cid=t_102916_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F12%2F25%2F1849%2F This day This day, was set aside some people seem to think for a babe in swaddling clothes, but I…. well let me place a kink… A kink into the olden tale of a babe born on this day I beg to tell you of a tale of a wench I know… let us pray. (and they all knelt down to pray) (that [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2065407 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:45:44 +0100 2065407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2040122&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Ftypical-girls-special-exposure-wordy.html I prepare in advance for 7 guests, as American breakfasts are a tour de force. The choices; waffles, pancakes, 4 types of cereal with full fat or fat free milk, fruit, bacon, fresh bread, jam and several gallons of maple syrup. I forget the eggs but remember them just in time. I suspect I deliberately forgot the eggs because eggs are very complicated in America. I hate the egg question in a restaurant: “how would you like your eggs?”“Er…” The server will instantly recognize indecision and reel of a list of options all of which are completely incomprehensible. Once, in a moment of uncommon bravery I ordered ‘over easy.’ It was a mistake. 13 years later I am no further forwarder. I stick with what I know, poached. Maybe I could whip up a flip chart, icons of poached, fried or... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2040122 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:57:00 +0100 2040122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027197&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fn1WgatgCdvs%2F I grow old … I grow old … I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. I write fairly frequently here about Charlie growing up. Of course, he’s not the only one around here getting older: It’s my birthday today, and I’m 40. Fout-ohmygod, as one my mom-blog-friend puts it. Like the narrator in T.S. Eliot’s poem, I grow old, I do grow old, and I actually do roll the bottoms of my trousers (ok, pants), because I’m too lazy to get out a needle and thread and hem them. My mother did teach me to hem, years ago, and it really is years ago, due to this birthday thing. She taught us the basics; I think my first “creation” was a pocket made of fabric from the scraps of the Halloween costumes and jumpers and curtains and pillows she used to mak... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027197 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:08:38 +0100 2027197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1999148&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fflu-season-just-lot-of-hot-air.html The birthday date approaches with only two of us sporting coughs, colds and possibly flu. The sniffles snuffle through the family as I keep a close eye upon who may or may not be the next victim. I watch for sniffers and snufflers. I’m close at hand with the thermometer for any potential hot heads. I’m stuffed full of tissues ready to plug any leaks. When I hear a different one splutter I pounce, “ooo dear, it sounds as if you’ve caught his cold.”“I am not be cold.”“No I meant that you’ve caught his bugs, you’re ill, contaminated.”“No! Not ill. I am need my birthday.”“I know dear but you do seem to have a bit of a cough.”“It not be cough, it be surplus extra borrowed airy in my mouth parts.”“!”“Yeah, he don bin borrow my air,” chimes in his older d... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1999148 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:59:00 +0100 1999148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1964156&cid=t_102916_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F455300464%2Fdiabetes-daily-turns-three.php I woke up at noon today. Most of the night, Baby Leah's tummy was tossing and turning along with her daddy. I groggily logged online and pulled up DD. Under Featured Conversations, there was a new link to "Diabetes Daily... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1964156 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:50:25 +0100 1964156 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1964135&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FH2nOs6vw9sI%2F Neurologist Oliver Sacks wrote about animal scientist professor Temple Grandin as an “anthropologist on Mars” and she has referred to herself as an anthropologist from Mars“—-last night, we went to Mars. Ok, it was Mars 2112 on 51st and Broadway in Manhattan, a “space-themed restarant” that is (according to its website) a “spectacular mingling of fantasy and reality, a 35,000-square-foot, bi-level, multi-dimensional, immersive environment that catapults travelers to a completely new world.” That is: A below-ground restaurant in midtown Manhattan with the usual kidfood and a lot of glowing red lights emanating from the floor via grills and out from behind some clearly synthetic Mars-sort of rock formations on the walls, and a couple of Martian... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1964135 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:03:46 +0100 1964135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1940967&cid=t_102916_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F06%2Fa-presidential-puppy-proposition%2F Dear Mr. Obama, So I hear you’re lookin for a puppy for the Whitehouse aye?  I got yer puppy right here: Look at those guilty eyes.  Look at that “aww Mom!  But your bra tastes good!” expression.  Who wouldn’t love a mug like that? OK OK.  I know what you’re thinkin.  “Is the Whitehouse too big?  Will I ever be able to catch her to remove rocks from her mouth?”  Listen.  I’m here to help you, O.  With some brief training in the 2 person you-run-that-way-and-I’ll-trap-her-under-the-table maneuver, you’ll be fine.    And incidentally, those rocks really do make fantastic wall art.  She sure has a gift for composition. So anyway, O, no need to thank me.  I’m glad to help.  I mean after all, it seems like the l... B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1940967 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:18:02 +0100 1940967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933351&cid=t_102916_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F441524153%2Fleah-claire-edelman.php was born at 7:20 am on October 31, 2008. She weighed just over six pounds and one ounce. In this picture, she is less than five minutes old. Elizabeth has was not induced and had a natural,... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933351 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:54:26 +0100 1933351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1931495&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=37858&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdessertyears.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F03%2Fbirthdays%2F A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun.  Enjoy the trip.  ~Author Unknown        (Source: The Dessert Years . . . (the sequel)) The Dessert Years . . . (the sequel) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1931495 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:59:20 +0100 1931495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1871248&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=36165&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpurpleride.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fanother-birthday.html We celebrated grandaughter Sarah's 7th birthday today. I ate too much KFC. She got a Nintendo DS from Richard and I. (Source: The Beast...) The Beast... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1871248 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:06:00 +0100 1871248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1815404&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F399984501%2F Via Notebookism: Review: Field Notes Brand Pocket Notebook: Breck shared his opinions of the Field Notes: “You can see for yourself below how much pride of provenance DDC/CP take in their product. When manufacturers put this all out there, you know they believe in what they’re doing. Sometimes the product is still junk (I’m looking at you, Tom’s of Maine GingerMint toothpaste. Why wait all night to develop morning breath when you can just squeeze it straight from a tube?), but it’s still nice to see sources and methods listed. Other printing on this book includes absolutely perfectly proportioned and placed blocks to put owner info, record the dates of use, and offer or decline to offer a reward if lost and found…” Read the full review at his blog... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1815404 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:24:05 +0100 1815404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1677224&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FdCGJNZAno_A%2F On Day 3 of summer vacation, Charlie woke at 6am chattering and was soon up and about. He’d gone to bed late the night before and, not surprisingly, he fell asleep around 10am, his long form smooshed against the back of the couch. I saw beside him and worked on my book and Charlie must have really needed his sleep, as Jim and me talking and Pandora playing did not wake him. When Charlie woke up, we went swimming and then a lazy summer day got a little more interesting. We’d been invited to a surprise birthday party and told to show up by a certain time to await the arrival of the birthday guest. However, the night before, we’d gone to another friend’s house and Charlie had spent most of a few hours pacing the front yard and porch; he sat down for a hamburger with an... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1677224 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:50:44 +0100 1677224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1646057&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F342674949%2F Katherine McCarron would have been six years old today. Wishing her a very happy birthday and and best wishes to her family. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, birthday, children, disabilities blog, disability, Family, family blog, Health, katherine mccarron, kids, kids blog, motherhood, Parenting, pdd-nosShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1646057 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:08:06 +0100 1646057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1581891&cid=t_102916_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fhappy-60th-birthday-nhs-your-very-good.html The NHS was set up to provide comprehensive, high quality health care for all, without regard to means or status. In one of his finest posts, Dr Rant looks at what is left after sixty yearsComprehensive coverageThe NHS provides great comprehensive coverage unless:-It’s a dental problem.It’s dementia: your needs are social and not medical you see, and be a good taxpayer and sell your house to fund your nursing home bill.Fertility- we’ll pay for contraception and abortion…but we don’t to create new babies.It’s a new cancer drug.You need rehab rather than curative treatments.You need adaptations to your house.You don’t want to wait.You have a mental health problem.You want a permanent and recognisable psychiatrist.High quality serviceThe NHS provides high quality service except... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1581891 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:35:00 +0100 1581891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1575515&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F326186856%2F Copyright © 2008 Patti. Visit the original article at http://www.white-pebble.net/?p=4144.Happy birthday to one of the only food writers that I’ve truly admired. (The other one is Julia Child, whose birthday it is not.) NEWSgrist - where spin is art: M.F.K. Fisher: Witches Of Yesteryear Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher was born a hundred years ago today. ShareThis (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1575515 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:01:20 +0100 1575515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1538033&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F318350812%2F Composer Allen Shawn writes about a birthday meal for his 59-year-old twin sister, Mary, who has lived in an institution for the mentally retarded in Maryland since she was 8 year old, in last Sunday’s New York Times magazine. For years and years, the meal has been the same—”chicken salad, tomatoes, rolls with butter, iced tea, ice cream and cake”—-as Shawn’s 99-year-old mother has wished. At a birthday meal when their mother “would not last much longer,” Mary comes to the apartment she has not lived at for so many years: Escorted by an aide, Mary arrived dressed in a snappy striped shirt and pink summer pants. She had a particularly comfortable, confident air. In fact, it was as if she knew her way around. Although she asked where the bathro... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538033 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:17:13 +0100 1538033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1531379&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F314920087%2F It’s Autistic Pride Day today; the day originated with Aspies for Freedom. It’s also the birthday of Jason Ross Artson who blogs at Drive Mom Crazy (a blog-name I’m quite fond of, by the way). I think we’ll be celebrating here by doing “the usual”: It’s Charlie’s first day of Extended School Year and of us getting back into the usual routine. We will be baking a cake—Charlie sighted a gluten-free crumb cake mix last time we were at the store and wanted to make it last night at 9pm, and was fine with waiting till “after school.” He also has speech therapy and then we need to go shopping for some items for school—-locks for his locker are at the top of the list—-and I’m always proud to be aut with Charlie in ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531379 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:37:11 +0100 1531379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526862&cid=t_102916_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F314820190%2F By: Juria Yoshikawa Tags: angela white, birthday, birthday cake, breast feeding, breastfeeding, breastfeeding blog, lactation, third birthday, toddler nursing, weaning, weaning cakeShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526862 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:51:48 +0100 1526862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1521998&cid=t_102916_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Fno-honour-in-general-practice.html Well, it’s not quite in the class of Maundy Gregory but the award of an MBE to Gloria Hawkes has reduced most of us to fits of giggles.The citation for Mrs Hawkes's honour paints a glowing picture of her commitment to her duties as the Speaker's housekeeper and cleaner as well as a cleaner in the Serjeant at Arms' department. It refers to the "unsung importance" of Mrs Hawkes's duties, which she carries out to the "highest quality" and "way and above what might be expected". (source)Well done, Gloria.A quick trawl through the honours reveals nothing for Dr Crippen – again – nor anything for any of Dr Crippen’s friends. How pleased we all were, though, that dear old Professor Christine Beasley has been made a Dame. Remember her? The Chief Nurse and one of the architects of “Produc... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1521998 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:53:00 +0100 1521998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1509222&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F308504069%2F I spent my weekend out-of-town prior to my birthday (Monday, June 9), so as to reconnect with my old friends. While I had so much fun, I got the mumps instead.  The last time I had mumps (according to my mother) was when I was 5. Yesterday I turned 35. What a birthday gift! Tags: birthday, mumps, weekendShare This (Source: Cancer Commentary) Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1509222 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:55:30 +0100 1509222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1488323&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F302743819%2F Yes, our family (as in all three of us) attended two parties this weekend. On Saturday afternoon we drove into Queens via the Goethals Bridge, the Verranzano Bridge (Charlie sat up to get the full view of being close to the ocean), and Brooklyn (after going through Sunset Park and seeing too many interesting looking Chinese and Asian restaurants, and then East New York). One of Jim’s friends’ two sisters (count the s’s and the apostrophes in that) were both celebrating their birthday somewhere off of Fresh Pond Road. Charlie put his hands over his ears at the music and the party noise; a woman who works with autistic children at a school out on Long Island came and sat with him and talked; Charlie looked relaxed. He sat and ate while Jim and I socialized. Driving back to... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1488323 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:28:25 +0100 1488323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513378&cid=t_102916_158_f&fid=36024&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fcaregiver-jeff%2Fpops-turns-91-and-we-go-golfing%2F My father had his 91st birthday on Saturday, and I took him to the driving range as a kind of birthday outing. I was a little anxious about how he would do (he has a bad left knee), but he used to be an avid golfer, and it’s something he had mentioned that he wanted to do, so if he was game, I was too. When I picked him up at The Mill, the senior residence where he lives, Pops had on a new pink T-shirt that his friends there had given him the night before at a small birthday party. “You’re only as old as you remember you are,” the T-shirt read. So in that spirit, Pops and I went to a nearby driving range and each got a bucket of balls. Unexpectedly, it had turned into a beautiful day despite predictions of rain, so we teed up under blue skies and began happily whaling away at the g... Caregiver Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513378 Fri, 02 May 2008 19:25:43 +0100 2513378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1392601&cid=t_102916_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F276027206%2F Tags: birthday, birthday cake, breastfeeding, cake design, cupcakes, flower cake, lactation, sixth birthday, wordless-wednesdayShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1392601 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:12:01 +0100 1392601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1366730&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F268530736%2F Today at a hearing before the General Medical Council, Dr. Andrew Wakefield—-the doctor who is at the center of the controversy over the MMR vaccine—admitted that he had what the BBC terms a “poor grasp of the medical ethics surrounding work on children.” Dr. Wakefield faces being struck off the medical register in regard to “serious professional misconduct relating to investigations undertaken on 12 children between 1996 and 1998.” Among the allegations is a charge that he took blood samples from children at his son’s birthday party; the children were paid £5. According to the BBC, Dr. Wakefield said: “I’m perfectly willing to accept my understanding was wrong.” While Dr. Wakefield had received “parental consent,” he... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1366730 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:17:54 +0100 1366730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1346175&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35110&url=http%3A%2F%2Flisa-jedi.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fhappy-belated-birthday-brendan.html Yesterday was not only April Fool's Day, but also Brendan's 12th birthday! It was a school day, but he wasok with the wait for the end of the school day for birthday fun :) He had requested fruit trays with dip for the school celebration & they were a big hit (the teachers said that the kids appreciated the fruit more than cake or cookies :). When asked how old he was, Brendan chose to make up a math problem to tell them (a school tradition) & even used negative numbers in the equation! (The latest subject in 6th grade math... :) Since Charlie wouldn't be home from work until dinner time he had suggested that Brendan open one gift after school, so I had him open the japanese-language version of the newest Pokemon movie (it hasn't been released in english yet) that I'd found online &, as I'... Life in the New Republic blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1346175 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:21:00 +0100 1346175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1314491&cid=t_102916_151_f&fid=35793&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thejunkyswife.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fhappy-birthday-to-me.html Today is my blog's first birthday! I am taking a moment to give it a cake.It's been a long year, blog.Thanks to those of you who have been with me over the past year. It helps me more than I can explain to share my adventures as a junky's wife with you, both my pain and my healing. (Source: Heroin Addiction Codependence) Heroin Addiction Codependence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1314491 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:02:00 +0100 1314491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1309092&cid=t_102916_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F03%2F18%2Fit-was-my-birthday-i-could-cry-if-i-wanted-to%2F by the feline….. The 14th of this month was my birthday… just last Friday… Know who forgot my birthday? My mother. ROFLMAO! She’s now officially forgotten most everyone in the family’s birthday. I believe the memory of every single person on this earth has been affected by the hormone’s in the chickens we eat. I’m dead serious. What else could it be? We can’t ALL have Alzheimer’s. (shakes head emphatically). And she’s not taking the old standby, Topamax (Dopamax, to us oldtimers)… so she can’t even use THAT excuse that we BP’ers use, can she? She’s not THAT old…. 66… so senility is out of the question. She’s not THAT busy, having retired just a year or two back… and she’s not e... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1309092 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:58:59 +0100 1309092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1216527&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35110&url=http%3A%2F%2Flisa-jedi.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Ffifty-is-fun.html Yep, it is... I know because today was my 50th birthday. :)It's been a surreal couple of weeks, starting 2 Saturdays ago when I was preparing for our regularly scheduled japanese lesson & a strange guy turned up in the kitchen. Charlie introduced him as the caterer & informed me that the regularly scheduled japanese lesson wouldn't be happening (although our teacher & her husband would be over later). Instead, we were going to have my surprise 50th birthday party! Poor Charlie had been trying to figure out a good date for a party in the face of uncertainty about when the minister search would take me away for nearly a full weekend at least twice in February, so he settled instead on the end of January as being a safe time. He kept the party small- about 20 people- so we could have it at ho... Life in the New Republic blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1216527 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:26:00 +0100 1216527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1217862&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35108&url=http%3A%2F%2Flbnuke.com%2F2008%2F01%2F28%2F41%2F Today is my birthday. Makes me happy K took me to see Phil Lesh and Friends in the city (SF) on Saturday night to celebrate and today we will celebrate again. Not exactly sure how yet, but I do know that birthday cake will be involved. If it is not raining we will go and walk around the by the water. It is very wet outside at the moment and the sky is dark, but it is not raining. I will assume that means it will be a nice day. It is a glass half full kind of day. (Source: LBnuke) LBnuke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1217862 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:45:09 +0100 1217862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1181650&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fmad-science.html No, this isn't about the Geier's, or any other practitioners of scientific hocus pocus.Mad Science! was the theme for Buddy Boy's birthday party with his classmates (was I only dreaming, or did we really have birthday parties when I was a kid that weren't "themed"-our parents would host them at the house, we'd play some silly games like pin the tail on the donkey or pitching clothespins into milk bottles, have some cake and call it a day). As readers of this blog will recall, I was just a bit anxious last week that we would have enough kids coming to even have a party. My unspoken fear was that Buddy Boy was being ostracized already as the "odd kid", and that no one wanted to attend his party because of that.Liz mounted a phone campaign to "follow up" with all of those that hadn't RSVP'd, ... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1181650 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:35:00 +0100 1181650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1169680&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fveni-vidi-villi.html I mentioned in my last post that Buddy Boy wanted to go see the Body World exhibit at our local science museum. I've had mixed feelings about this, as this exhibit has been surrounded by some controversy, and from what I had heard it sounded like it was more sensationalistic than educational. But a fair number of people that I know had gone to see it and were favorably impressed, so after talking with Liz and with Buddy Boy we decided to go.The exhibit, for those that aren't familiar with it, exhibits dissected human bodies posed in various poses. Most of these poses are somewhat artistic or athletic in nature. This type of exhibit has been made possible by a process called plastination that was developed by the founder/owner of Body World, Gunther von Hagens. There are 4 Body World exhibi... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1169680 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:00:00 +0100 1169680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1167204&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fbirthday-celebration.html Buddy Boy turned 8 this past week. It seems like only yesterday I was holding him moments after he was born.Next weekend we are having a "kids" birthday party on Sunday, to which we've invited all of his classmates. We haven't had a kids party in a few years, so I don't know if it will come off OK or not. So far, out of a possible 20 kids, we've received 4 'No's', 2 'Yes's', and one verbal yes (from a classmate) without a formal RSVP. I'm praying for a few more 'Yes' responses. Doesn't anyone know what RSVP means anymore????But that's this coming weekend, and we'll deal with that then.This past weekend we had our family celebration, which went well. In case you don't remember, Buddy Boy has a thing for farm machines (especially combines), and has narrowed that of late to all things 'John D... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1167204 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:39:00 +0100 1167204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1132745&cid=t_102916_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F212318923%2F I’m Legal!!! I’m 18!!! Happy Birthday to us… Happy Birthday to us, Happy Birthday to uuuuusssss… Happy Birthday to us!!! Okay, for those who might not understand - today is my sobriety birthday :) On January 6th, 1990, God walked this ugly human being into the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous and put him into good hands - thankfully! And I’m a loooooong waaaaaay from grown up but we’re getting me there - sloooooowly. Thank You! Share This (Source: A Dozen Steps) A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1132745 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:14:13 +0100 1132745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1094180&cid=t_102916_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F12%2F13%2Fdoes-your-parent-need-a-cell-phone-for-emergencies-heres-the-one%2F Dad rarely travelled outside of a 10 mile radius of his home. The one or two times each year that he needed to go farther, he would enlist someone to drive with him. So, I never pressed the issue of getting a cell phone for emergencies.   When I showed him my newest phone, he dismissed it saying,” The buttons are too small. I can’t read that screen. I’m hard of hearing, you know!” Then came the accident. Dad was driving back from the car dealership, took a wrong turn onto the New Jersey Turnpike, got lost and tried to find his way back through a neighborhood he had never seen before. Peering sideways to read the street signs, he veered into a parked car. Crash!! My father was a very lucky man. The owners of the parked car were looking out their kitchen window whe... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1094180 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:56:02 +0100 1094180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=999512&cid=t_102916_134_f&fid=35157&url=http%3A%2F%2Fartsweet.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F01%2Fone-year-ago-today%2F I couldn’t let the day pass uncommented on: Happy Birthday to the sweetest, smilyest baby boy ever. I hope that your firstmom knows that her baby is safe is growing bigger and cuter by the day, and is loved to the moon and back again. We are so grateful and so humbled by the wonder that is you. (Source: Artificially Sweetened) Artificially Sweetened blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=999512 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:21:23 +0100 999512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=947402&cid=t_102916_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F169178411%2F   No…it’s not my birthday.  But Home Biz Notes, which I also write at b5media, celebrates it’s one-year birthday today.  A year ago it was launched. Yvonne Russell, who has written a guest post here, Your Specialty Home Based Alzheimer’s Bookstore , joined me this month as a co-blogger at Home Biz Notes.  She was a guest blogger at Home Biz Notes before she came on board for our second year of operation. Stop over at Home Biz Notes and enjoy the virtual birthday cake! Share This (Source: Alzheimer's Notes) Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=947402 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:30:58 +0100 947402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=749692&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F136248942%2F It would have been Katie McCarron’s 5th birthday today, July 22nd. It should have been Katie’s 5th birthday today. Kev quotes from one of my favorite poems, Remember me. Share This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=749692 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:14:42 +0100 749692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682728&cid=t_102916_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F20%2Fsurviving-cancer-one-birthday-at-a-time%2F Discussions about cancer often include mention of age. We talk about how old someone is at diagnosis, how old a person is at each year of survival, the age of an individual at the time cancer claims his or her life. Age reveals a lot. It dumps us into statistical categories. Most patients diagnosed with gallbladder cancer, for example, are older than 65. Age sometimes predicts prognosis. Young women diagnosed with breast cancer tend to have more aggressive forms of the disease. This can compromise chances for survival. Age also solicits judgments. "You are too young," some people told me after learning I'd been diagnosed with breast cancer.I think about my age all the time. I think about how I was 34 when I found my lump, how I happily arrived at age 35, how I made it to 36, and how today,... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682728 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 682728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682738&cid=t_102916_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F19%2Fthought-for-the-day-happy-birthday-dad%2F Filed under: Thought for the DayToday is my dad's 65th birthday. He always loved visiting Arizona over the years, he finally made his dream come true by moving to Tucson. My dad has always lived a very healthy lifestyle -- I believe that is why is he in such good physical and mental shape today. One year before I was diagnosed with breast cancer we ran the 5k at the Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure in Philadelphia. That was back in 2000, however my dad has been running in races for over thirty years. We also tackled the Avon 2 Day walk in New York City in the fall of 2003. Jack is a non-smoker, a jogger, hiker, a golfer, and a chess player -- it is important to not only exercise the body -- but also the mind. Keep it up dad. Happy birthday!! I love you! Permalink | Email ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682738 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 682738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=655551&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fno-time-like-present.html The sense of urgency when your child receives a diagnoses of autism can be overwhelming. It is as if everyone is yelling ‘early intervention’ at you. As a parent, you are of course willing to do anything and everything possible to help your child but the choice of options is phenomenal as well as expensive. Lets move to the best school district tomorrow. No make that today, or yesterday come to think of it. Wait a minute the best therapist is in the opposite direction. Can we commute? How often can we commute? Can we afford it? Should we live on a train permanently and save money on rent? Nevermind, the best therapist in the area has a waiting list of over 8 months. Goodee we’ve avoided living on a train for the next 8 months. It is at this early stage, that parents most resemble hea... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=655551 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:27:00 +0100 655551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623773&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F117809658%2F Charlie’s birthday was Tuesday, with a small party at school and sushi at a restaurant, a change for him as he is used to sushi purchased from the grocery store and arrayed inside a plastic container. We have a lot to celebrate these days—Charlie is able to handle unexpected situations; after a lot of struggle, Charlie is truly a happy boy who is happy to go to school and to be there (as I noted when I observed his classroom on Wednesday). Jim and I have tacitly decided to celebrate his birthday all week long and Saturday brings a train trip to Philadelphia to see some good friends. I think Charlie knew the celebrating was really on when I made his birthday cupcakes on Monday evening. I mixed up the batter (Charlie stirred it some) and showed him the pages for cupcakes in the ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623773 Fri, 18 May 2007 21:15:34 +0100 623773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=571445&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F112188835%2F My son will be ten years old in just about two weeks: I keep saying to myself, he’s hit the double digits—and I have to say, I used to worry about this day coming. Will he be in a grade level appropriate for his age? Able to talk in sentences? Able to be in class without an aide? Doing fractions or whatever the math curriculum is? My answers to these questions are mostly “no” (Charlie can talk in sentences, and usually needs a prompt from us to do)—-and the world hasn’t exactly fallen apart. Things are not perfect. Things are, as a friend likes to put it, “good enough here.” One reason I can say this is because my husband Jim and I feel that we have found the right sort of educational program and the right combination of services (speech, OT... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=571445 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:30:57 +0100 571445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551891&cid=t_102916_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F17%2F24-hours-in-disturbia-and-why-the-hell-is-that-8-foot-cow-staring-at-me%2F Uneasy day. Started out with my cracked-addicted stepdaughter calling for money again. Her father turned her money request last night down. I’m trying by best to make him understand that he is not helping her by giving her money. He is being an enabler and that’s all. She came into my life when she was [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551891 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:16:27 +0100 551891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=519417&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35110&url=http%3A%2F%2Flisa-jedi.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fhappy-birthday.html Thanks for the kind birthday wishes from commenters on my last post! Brendan had what seemed to me to be a magical day on his birthday. Magical because, in spite of pre-birthday jitters, he was less ticcy, less OCD-driven, less inflexible than usual, & so he really enjoyed the day & so did we! :) I had been very concerned that we wouldn't get him to church after opening birthday presents (including a desperately-desired lego), but he was very mellow & only asked to bring his new Kirara (demon cat from InuYasha) plushie with him- no prob! He had a great time on the church computer while Charlie & I were in choir rehearsal, & even came up front with his Sunday School class during the service for a presentation (something he really doesn't like to do). We zoomed home after church, bringing ou... Life in the New Republic blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=519417 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:38:00 +0100 519417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=514848&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35110&url=http%3A%2F%2Flisa-jedi.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fanticipating-brendans-birthday.html Tomorrow (nearly today!) is Brendan's 11th birthday. He was our April Fool's Day surprise (he arrived 6 days early :) and is very pleased to share his day with JK Rowling's Weasley Twins, Fred & George. Since Brendan was 6 we have had themed birthday parties, involving much planning & a relatively small number (no more than 7 total) of kids, since it's been obvious to us since well before he was diagnosed with autism that Brendan does best with less noise & lots of structure. His 6th birthday party had a Harry Potter theme & the kids dressed-up in capes & robes, "pinned the scar on Harry", had a potions lesson (involving food-coloured baking-soda-&-vinegar mixtures), & tried to guess what was in the HP-themed themed box by feel alone. I think this was the last time I made Brendan's birthda... Life in the New Republic blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=514848 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:24:00 +0100 514848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=512493&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=35332&url=http%3A%2F%2Fyouainthearditfromme-rice.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fmy-new-friends.html I had my reconstruction surgery and I am fine. It is so different than I thought. I am the new official owner of a new pair of small lemons. Why lemons you ask? Because they look like the implants were put in sideways. Beggars can't be choosy.....right? It takes six weeks to really see what is going on. They had to take scar tissue out and stitch from the inside. It feels sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better with that sob tissue expander out. It still feels like I have foreign objects sewn onto my body but this time I took my medication for pain. (Source: You Aint Heard It From Me) You Aint Heard It From Me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=512493 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:10:00 +0100 512493 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=508378&cid=t_102916_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fspeaking-of-magma.html Today we celebrated Sweet Pea's 5th birthday. She's been looking forward to this for weeks. We've been counting down the days. My daughter has enough exuberance for the whole family. She gets excited over the most ordinary things. So when things out of the ordinary happen, she's over the top. Yesterday she says "Tomorrow's my birthday, everybody's going to be there, and I'll get to have CAKE! and ICE CREAM!, and PRESENTS!!!" I didn't think she'd ever get to sleep last night.Rather than have a large kids party, we went with a fairly sedate celebration with just family (immediate family, aunt, uncle, and one great aunt). She wasn't sure what kind of theme she wanted for her party, but just said "Just so it's not BOY stuff." So we went with butterflies and flowers (all over the walls, with so... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=508378 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:05:00 +0100 508378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=493402&cid=t_102916_136_f&fid=35332&url=http%3A%2F%2Fyouainthearditfromme-rice.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Ffirst-morning-after-surgery.html Why do I keep putting up this fire engine picture? One reason is that my friend Kerri and her husband Andy arranged for the truck to come by our house with gifts for the girls. Andy is involved with the fire dept in a neighboring district and needed to get special permission to have the truck come to my house. He is also the President of the local Lions Club. This night was so special to me. It was the epitome of love. Love for my friends, my children and my aunt who drove here immediately after work to see the joy on my girl's faces. She was not disappointed. The picture doesn't do the night justice.The first evening at the hospital I couldn't sleep. The drugs made me wired. It was really bad because I had trouble moving and I couldn't sleep all night. There was another lady in the room t... You Aint Heard It From Me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=493402 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:40:00 +0100 493402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=491074&cid=t_102916_134_f&fid=35161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsarainwestpalm.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fone-of-these-things-is-not-like-other.html my new goal of getting fit and losing weightDexCom testinga giant piece of birthday cake!Side note: I am so excited for lunch tomorrow - we have this really cool diner down the street from the college I work at. We are having my birthday lunch there because they serve SWEET POTATO FRIES!!! YUM!!! (Source: Sara in West Palm) Sara in West Palm blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=491074 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:16:00 +0100 491074 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=491075&cid=t_102916_134_f&fid=35161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsarainwestpalm.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fanniversaries-and-birthdays.html It may have less days, but it has all the excitement!My birthday (2/13)(celebrating in '05 with a banana cake - YUM!) My first and only trip to the Emergency Room - admitted with a blood sugar of 713. (2/4/03 ~ 1:00 AM) Spent four days in the hospital with DKA and finally received an accurate diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes - after a series of doctor and PA errors bordering on malpractice. As they slowly lowered my blood sugar and replaced my severely low potassium, I learned how to give myself shots at least 3x per day (2/4-8/03). Started using my Paradigm 512 insulin pump (2/04). Received a phone call that my mom was in the hospital after a car accident in which her head hit the windshield (glad the memory loss was only temporary Mom! :P) (2/11/06)I wonder what will happen this year... (Sou... Sara in West Palm blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=491075 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:04:00 +0100 491075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=491077&cid=t_102916_134_f&fid=35161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsarainwestpalm.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fbad-morning-that-ended-well.html My endocrinologist's office is about 2 1/2 miles away from my work. I appreciate how easy it is to get to when I have appointments. The only problem is that it is in a very urban area so it takes about 20 minutes to get there.As I posted yesterday, I was supposed to get hooked up with a CGM device today. Well, actually it was rescheduled for next week only no one told my doctor or she forgot - couldn't ask her because she doesn't work in that office on Tuesdays!Next week - no big deal - except that it is my birthday a week from today. Do I want to start this on my birthday?The other problem with this office is that it is in Palm Beach. You know - where all the snow birds 'winter'. I guess they had a lot of problems in the parking garage so it is valet parking only. Do I still have to tip i... Sara in West Palm blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=491077 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 03:04:00 +0100 491077