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 'helpless'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:40:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859108&cid=t_190082_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fmy-foundation%2F I’m a newbie dad (about 7 years experience so far). Each day that goes by I am reminded of the strength and determination of one man: My father. He started out as a newbie dad once. He had five kids in all: 3 girls and 2 boys. He was poor, but I didn’t really know it or feel it. He worked his ass off in a factory. His children could have gone to public school for free, but he knew the value of education, so each one of them attended private schools through high school. His income went to food, rent, school, and clothes. He was also a young father. He wasn’t perfect by any means (but in my memory he comes damn close), but still he worked for all of us: Mom, Grandma, May, Jess, Thani, Alan and I. I see his sacrifice in retrospect and frankly, it floors me. Then one day he w... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859108 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:38:16 +0100 2859108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859112&cid=t_190082_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fhelpless%2F Here’s another drawing from my past. I was 8 years old.  This is how I felt alot of the time: Age 8 (Source: Cancer, life, and me) Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859112 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:00:35 +0100 2859112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405027&cid=t_190082_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F51Qr1ymVBqE%2F Congress is off on another crusade, to save Americans from credit cards.  People get into debt, run up big fees, generally feel abused, and complain to their elected officials.  Never mind the obvious convenience, which is why credit cards have become an indispensable part of American commerce.  Legislators plan on micro-managing the credit terms which may be offered across America. Reports the New York Times: “We like credit cards — they are valuable vehicles for many people,” said Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Democrat of Connecticut, the chairman of the Senate banking committee and author of the measure now being considered by the Senate. “It’s when these vehicles are being abused by the card issuers at the expense of the consumers that we must step in and change the rules.�... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405027 Thu, 14 May 2009 13:07:07 +0100 2405027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2177491&cid=t_190082_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F02%2F10%2Fdepression-the-spouses-side-of-the-story%2F Depression is like an unwelcome obnoxious guest at a party, the bully at the table next to you in school, the bad roommate you can’t kick out of your house. It’s overwhelming, saddening, frustrating, and imposing. When depression worms its way into a marriage, it can turn a good thing upside down in a short time. Depression pushes its way between two spouses when it shows up. Maybe only one person is diagnosed, but depression puts its mark on both people. That’s the trickery of depression — the deception that if you even realize that’s what it is, you just think it is about the person with the symptoms. If you get married in good faith believing that each of you are stable, solid people, depression can be a real surprise. It can come on after a difficult ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2177491 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:20:20 +0100 2177491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1563858&cid=t_190082_82_f&fid=34667&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaryngoscope.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fhelpless.html On Saturday I was at a popular nationwide-chain arcade/restaurant/bar and playing around trying to win enough tickets to get a stupid little trinket.I heard a bit of a commotion. Apparently a young girl fell to the ground off a seat and her mom and little brother were screaming and crying (respectively). I rushed over because it didn't look like anyone was really helping (though there was a small crowd gathered). The girl seemed unresponsive.... I felt for a pulse and put my ear to her back to see if she was breathing... she was. I asked the mother what happened... she said it looked like she had a seizure, though she was a healthy kid and never been sick in her life. I made sure someone had called 911 and really didn't know what to do next. I'm pretty used to dealing with rough situations... i'm so sleepy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1563858 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:54:00 +0100 1563858