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mamavation monday: attack of the purge!

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It creeps up out of nowhere, when you least expect it.  It’s very-very sneaky.  It attacks with full force, often knocking you not only off-balance for the kind of sick loop you just aren’t prepared for.  From the inside out, it breathes of nastiness.  Young or old — nobody is safe.  No matter what kind [...]

plugged ears from a sinus infection causes real trouble

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  Pardon what did you say? I’m sorry i’d ask you speak louder but my ears are on vacation.   That’s my new phrase nowadays and one that I use – oh at least a thousand times a day.  “Sorry what was that? I didn’t catch that. I didn’t hear what you said.”  In fact, [...]

i’m suffering from pre-menopausal symptoms

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I’m hot… so very hot. Not physically and no I’m not being conceited.  I mean my body is totally hot, inside and out, like on a daily basis. A raging inferno has taken over, leaving me under the blankets freezing my ass off one minute, and jumping up and running around like my tail is [...]

should we say goodbye to the hot dog to avoid cancer?

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It’s a family staple.  Hot dogs and KD or a wiener on a bun fresh off the grill smothered in relish, ketchup, mustard and onions.  It’s considered a cheap meal for our kids when we cannot afford anything else for the week.  But should we be saying goodbye to the hot dog to avoid Cancer? [...]

torn rotator cuff with calcium tendonitis – oh joy!

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The other day I shared with you guys the extreme pain I was having in my right shoulder and how it was keeping me from sleeping.  It hasn’t been nice and last night it got a whole worse.  So much so, I found myself waking up my five year old so I could go to [...]

severe shoulder pain causes sleepless nights

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For the past two and half months I have been experiencing extreme (right) shoulder pain.  No efforts from visiting doctors has either alleviated the pain or given me a reason for it.  Well now it’s getting worse.  Some days I cannot even move my arm, and since I do spend a great deal of time [...]

janis ollson miracle mom thanks to the mayo clinic!

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When I saw this story on Rachael Ray today I had to blog about it.  I’m Canadian so of course miracle moms are of interest and this mom is definitely a fighter! Janis Ollson, a young mom with a 3 year old daughter and pregnant baby on the way was dealt a blow by medical [...]

color me vertigo

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I hate doctors.  No I really do.  It’s for good reason though, I mean any mother who spends the first three years of her child’s life dealing with one doctor after the next while they try to determine what special need your child has. Doctors have given my parents the wrong medication that could have [...]