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Welcome to Diary of a Girl With AIDS. (D.O.a.G.W.AIDS) dot com In the light of brevity I want to know what you think sounds better: 1. DOGWA or… 2. DOGWAIDS I am leaning towards the latter because I...
View ArticleImmune system gone haywire (finally?) (1/20/12)
Things aren’t always what they seem. In fact, they rarely EVER are! Case in point, I left my house at 7:20 this morning I thought I’d be back at home by 9 a.m. eating a bowl of Zoi Greek Honey Yogurt....
View ArticleAttitude? Or Gratitude?
I often get insightful epiphanies while sitting on the toilet (otherwise known as “paying the governor”) (or “dropping some money”) going poop. I have a theory on why this happens. Oh, stop thinking...
View ArticleHaving Cancer is painful
There’s no way to sugar coat it; having cancer freaking hurts! I have had tumors in different sections of my body (in fact that’s how cancer is “staged” e.g. Stage I, Stage II etc. by counting the …....
View ArticleDoes time REALLY heal our wounds?
We always seem to remember the anniversaries of really traumatic events. For example; Today is my Son, Gage’s twenty-fourth birthday. Or, it would be his birthday, were he still alive. It’s just not...
View ArticleRecalling August and September 2013 (in April 2014)
I’ve procrastinated posting this info for six months (but we’ll talk about my procrastination later:)). Much of my recollection is still fuzzy (not like a stuffed elephant.. fuzzy, more like a blurry...
View ArticleBone Marrow Transplant
I *was* going to finally agree to a stem cell bone marrow transplant, until I learned what it really is. What happens is, you receive such a high dosage of continuous chemotherapy for 30 days, that...
View ArticleA “Thank You” From The Bottom of My Heart
Dear Nurse Rhonda, This post is dedicated to you and comes from a place of deep gratitude. It is always such a pleasure when you come for home visits. Since getting to know you I have laughed more,...
View ArticleMisleading names in America
The word “care,” as used in caregiver, is a difficult word to give an synonym for. The thesaurus says: Synonyms carer, caretaker, guardian Used in the phrase, “primary care provider,” you will see the...
View ArticleRoyal Rife and Chelsea’s Sanctuary
An hour (or so) south and a little bit west of where I live, is a place called Chelsea’s Sanctuary. http://www.chelseassanctuary.com It is a place founded by a mother and father who lost their...
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