My Rambling Thoughts: I've Got What?: CANCER!!!! Where did that come from??? OK, we can do this, a little surgery – snip snip, a little radiation – zap zap and Joe will ...
Did you know: Depressive disorders affect approximately 18.8 million American adults or about 9.5% of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year. This includes major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder, and bipolar disorder. Everyone, will at some time in their life be affected by depression -- their own or someone else's. Pre-schoolers are the fastest-growing market for antidepressants. At least four percent of preschoolers -- over a million -- are clinically depressed. The rate of increase of depression among children is an astounding 23% 15% of the population of most developed countries suffers severe depression. 30% of women are depressed. Men's figures were previously thought to be half that of women, but new estimates are higher 54% of people believe depression is a personal weakness. 41% of depressed women are too embarrassed to seek help. 80% of depressed pe...
I've known since I was 8 years old that I would someday die from either a heart attack or a stroke. Almost everyone on both sides of my parents' families have died from a heart issue or a stroke. Even at that young age, I didn't need an explanation. In spite of this theory and my growing annoyance by my Apple Watch shouting "Your heart has shown signs of an irregular rhythm suggestive of atrial fibrillation" I was still shocked when at my last cardiologist appointment, the doctor walked in and said "you are in afib". My appointment six months prior had ended so wonderful - blood pressure lower than it's been in years, weight going down and just feeling great so I was not expecting that diagnosis at all. Atrial Fibrillation - The heart's upper chambers (atria) beat out of coordination with the lower chambers. During a normal heartbeat, the upper chambers (atria) and lower chambers (ventricles) of the heart work together to pum...
Melissa: I have always tried to be a friend who listened to others and be understanding and compassionate. I have never wanted to downplay anyone else's story by saying "Oh when I did that" or "That's nice but I.....". I need to share a story with you that I hope will help you and what you are going through with Nicole moving away. In 2006 when David and Lori moved to Texas - I truly thought that I would die of a broken heart. I know that you have heard parts of my feelings when they left but I want to share the rest. Knowing for weeks before that they were leaving gave us time to do things together and as a family that we needed to get done. If you remember, they moved in ...
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