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Tag Archives: Health
Kool-Aid Day
It’s probably an exaggeration to say I never had this stuff growing up, but not by much. I am reasonably sure that my mother literally never bought that stuff; any flavored sugar drink money was reserved for something that would … Continue reading
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Tagged Beverage Musings, Family, Health, Kool-Aid, Recognition Day
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Zoonoses Day
It’s such a cute word, isn’t it? Zoonoses. It looks like it means the velvety sniffy part of a lion, or the wet and friendly snuffly part of a horse looking for carrots or sugar. Alas, no. It’s a cuddly … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Cats, Diseases, Dogs, Health, Pets, Recognition Day, Zoonoses
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Insurance Awareness Day
Are there really people out there who are intimately aware of their insurance? Aside from those who work in the industry, I mean? I think I’d consider myself vaguely aware of my insurance. I know who my providers are. I … Continue reading
Cough Drop Day
Does anyone remember Luden’s? More candy than cough drop? I guess you can still buy them, but I don’t recall having seen them for ages. I loved those things in grade school—probably because my mother never, EVER bought them; I … Continue reading
Melanoma Day
Growing up, my dad was always the one who burned to a crisp if he spent any time outdoors. It seems odd, then, that he never got any kind of skin cancer. My mother’s family, on the other hand … … Continue reading
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Tagged Cancer, Family, Health, Melanoma, Recognition Day, Skin Cancer
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Diabetes Alert Day
I don’t know much about diabetes in humans. I know lately my doctor has told me to go on a diet because I am “pre-diabetic” (which … means … “not diabetic”? I know it means insurance won’t pay for WeGovy…), … Continue reading
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Tagged Cats, Diabetes, Dogs, Health, Pets, Recognition Day
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National Cancer Day
Everyone has a cancer story. They’ve had it (check, but hooray only basal cell skin cancer); they know someone who had it (check, check); they know someone who died of it (check, check, check). There’s nothing I can say that … Continue reading
Arwen Adams Bicknell 