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Surviving? Cancer
Let me start this off by saying IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE CANCER TALK TO A DOCTOR AND GET TREATMENT. Now that that’s over with let me continue, I am 16-years-old and I hate school. But then again who doesn’t? I also have major anxiety problems (yaaay)! I’ve had anxiety for as long as I remember and they were always at their worst the night before school started. My stomach would hurt, I would puke, and I couldn’t sleep. That has happened ever since I went to the 3rd grade.
By Eleny Macias7 years ago in Longevity
Caffeine Addiction
Caffeine culture is global in its reach because people socialize at coffee shops. Caffeine addiction is all about drinking coffee with somebody. I’d go out when I didn’t want to be alone back when I was an addict from 1992-2010. Yes, I started the slippery slope of caffeine addiction back when I was in 6th or 7th grade. Children have trouble recognizing addictions but if treated, they can. Caffeine gives most people an energy boost, particularly when they feel they cannot function because they didn’t get enough sleep. In this world, many do not sleep the whole night.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez7 years ago in Longevity
My Incomplete Story
My story starts the day I was born; I was born at 1:13 AM in the middle of July, and I wasn’t breathing. It took four minutes from when I entered the world for me to take my first breath, and in that time, a scar formed on my brain due to the lack of oxygen. This scar causes something called Cerebral Palsy (we’re going to call this CP from now on) and I suffered from then on.
By Chantelle Hadden7 years ago in Longevity
How to Lose Weight in Two Weeks
How to Lose Weight in Two Weeks Lately, I've seen a lot about so many different "fads" of different diet and exercise plans, and honestly each of our bodies is different, so if a no-carb diet works best for you and it is keeping your body healthy, do it! If being a vegetarian is what you believe in and notice your body and mind is a lot better than before, do it!
By Samantha Chocano7 years ago in Longevity
Living with Homonymous Hemianopia
I have homonymous hemianopsia, which means I have visual field loss on the same side of both eyes. I feel like there are a lot of assumptions or opinions surrounding my disability, maybe by people I know or by strangers. I’m not just missing my peripheral vision. I haven’t just lost vision in one eye (and I’m not saying those are easy things to live with at all, because I’m sure they aren’t either). My ability to see stops at the MIDLINE of BOTH eyes. I wish people could see through my eyes, just for a day, to understand what it’s like. My disability is invisible. I do not look like I have anything “wrong” with me, but the challenges I go through every day are ones that nobody understands.
By Jennie Carr7 years ago in Longevity
How to Avoid Cubicle Obesity
It was a brisk Monday morning as I woke up around 7:45 AMto get ready for my normal 30-minute commute to work. I had gotten dressed, put on my makeup, brushed my hair, and headed out the door into my convertible Volkswagen. Everything seemed fine and normal until I walked through the building into the lobby and onward through to the other side of the building. I could start to feel my face getting flush and heard myself huffing and puffing all the way to my cubicle.
By Kathy Lester8 years ago in Longevity
