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How Drinking a Gallon of Water a Day Prevented Me from Cancer
A year ago, I had been feeling lumps after lumps beneath my breasts. It felt like squishy mini boba balls, the exact size as that of boba. It didn’t feel right. It felt cancerous. I went to the doctor and she denied me of any cancer. I knew more research needed to be done before any more breasts be amputated or worse - death.
By Mulan Pha5 years ago in Longevity
When, How, I and my dog became epileptics
I have had epilepsy since the age of six. Months before that my brother was diagnosed with diabetes at age 11. One day in 2001 I told my lunch lady Sally, I wasn't feeling well. She asked whats wrong? My response was my stomach hurts so she took me to the office and they sat me down. I had zoned out, I could still see but it was blurry. However I couldn't respond or move. I remember the people in the office trying to feed me an andies mint. They thought maybe my blood sugar was low because my brother was a diabetic. They couldn't get me to eat it or respond. They ended up calling 911 and my mom.
By N.L.R 5 years ago in Longevity
A Pulmonary Fibrosis Caregiver’s Journey
November’s National Caregivers Month presents an opportunity for caregivers – or as I like to say, “care partners” – to share our stories and empower those who advocate for the well-being of their loved ones. Today, I am sharing my story as a pulmonary fibrosis (PF) caregiver and Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) Ambassador to bring awareness of the early warning signs of PF and above all, instill faith in caregivers and families navigating difficult diagnoses.
By Karen Carns5 years ago in Longevity
Liverpool To Offer Covid 19 Mass Testing
It has been announced that as part of a pilot study, everyone in the city of Liverpool will be tested to see whether or not they have Covid 19. They will also be able to be tested on a regular basis i.e. every two weeks or so to see if their infection status changes.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Longevity
Working Under COVID-19
When the official announcement came out that the pandemic is here and that we all needed to work together to understand that life is going to change. That there's going to be a new norm, an outburst of panics around the world and those who were fortunate enough to keep their job & lifestyle had to be the superheroes.
By Allshewriitesabout5 years ago in Longevity
Losing Inspiration in a Pandemic
I never wanted to be the person to say this, but you will probably lose inspiration if things aren’t going too well around you. At least, that’s true in my case. I wasn’t ready for the virus and all the changes it has brought to my life. Everything has completely flipped on its head, and I’m still trying desperately to mend the pieces. Right now, I have to move and even figure out how that’s going to work with the new job I’m trying to start. I can’t get unemployment, so I’ve been trying to get a work from home job that can sustain us. All the stress of paying bills with savings that are now becoming none existent is getting to me. It does not help that there’s no clear end to all this. They say that this is the perfect time to reinvent yourself and spend more time doing activities you usually wouldn’t have time for. For some reason, as quarantine gets longer, that task becomes more problematic than it sounds. I went from writing on medium every day, if not, twice a day to not at all. I’m not particularly eager to publish things that feel forced, and everything I tried to write seemed that way. The things I do to try to stay inspired are pretty dull and honestly doesn't help.
By CreepyAuthor5 years ago in Longevity
The Placebo Path
As I gather my thoughts upon typing this, I would hope that this makes sense, or somewhat makes some kind of sense… I am still feeling quite unwell from yesterday when I ate the soft serve from the shop. I am not sure if it was the food they had sold or if it was the energy of the place that had made me turn off from ever going back to this shop ever again. I literally came back home in such a rush because I had this feeling that my food was laced with something that had made me have extraordinarily little control of my own body. It was as though I could have soiled my pants and not even know I had done so. I had to pull out a night pad just to wear for on my way home so that I would have something to catch my potential bowl moments which may or may not empty from my insides along my way home.
By Life of Melissaa5 years ago in Longevity
Pre-Pandemic: Then and Now
ME, PRE-PANDEMIC: I’d like to see if I could write a post (about a memory or subject - memes and stuff wouldn’t count) every day for a year. The writing would actually be the easy part. I mean, I doubt I could come up with enough to write about. I’d run out of things to say after a couple of months!
By Valerie Taylor5 years ago in Longevity
Chronic
Hi! My name is Carolyn, and for as long as I can remember I’ve been sick. I know, I know, that sounds dramatic, which it is. But it’s true. How can I have possibly been sick for that long you ask? Well, I’ll tell you... I come a very large family with seven children (apparently my parents didn’t have cable) and I was always the kid who got sick, constantly. What’s that? The wind is blowing a little harder today? Bam! Sick. Someone had the sniffles? Bam! Sick. Etc.. I am the reason that my family can’t have live trees at Christmas time, because the last time we got one, I got super sick and it turned into pneumonia. I was 5 years old and almost didn’t make it. Obviously I got better, and I was released the day before Christmas Eve. Yeah, I know.. “A Christmas Miracle” 😒
By Carolyn5 years ago in Longevity
apples and oranges
You really have no idea how you’re going to react until it actually happens to you. I mean, you can think about it as much as you like. You can stay up nights, chain-smoking and drinking strong-as-fuck tea, and think it over and over and freak out on the inside and even cry a little until you are thoroughly convinced that you know exactly how you would feel if it happened to you, because you have “basically just put yourself there,” but I’m telling you now, all of that will not give you a fucking clue.
By hannah beckingham5 years ago in Longevity
The Curious Case of a Marine Veteran COVID Survivor
The curious case of a COVID Survivor. A veteran’s journey through the Pandemic. 2020 was a crazy year. My wife and I recently opened our first business, GameStation, a modern arcade and event space in Queens Village, New York, months before the global pandemic.
By Chris Ricks5 years ago in Longevity
Germany and France announced new severe restrictions
German state leaders agreed on a video conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday that restaurants, bars, cinemas, theaters and other cultural and entertainment establishments in the country would be closed for four weeks to prevent the sudden spread of the coronavirus.
By Mary West5 years ago in Longevity