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In 2022 there were 295 drugs in short supply In 2023 there were 323 active drugs in short supply Just in the last year, there has been a 50-70% rise in drug shortages both short and long term. This has and currently does impact treatment for everything from colds to diabetes to cancer. As of the writing of this email, February 2025, there are ongoing shortages of … [Read more...] about Are We Still Being Lied To?

You have probably seen a phone company commercial featuring Ted Danson. In it, he's on a step ladder painting a house orange. Along comes a straight-laced older woman, yelling at him, "Youhooooo ! No no no, no! You can't do that -- that's against HOA rules." We've all seen videos of HOA busybodies and nosey neighbors checking the height of mailboxes and challenging … [Read more...] about NO! NO! NO! The HOA Wants Me To Paint My House!!

Over 100 million Americans wear smart watches or health devices to monitor their health. I was one of them . . . Not anymore. In fact, they've also become very popular with children, many of whom will show up after holiday break sporting the often unsightly high-tech wrist wear.  (Yes, most of them are ugly as sin). While patient after patient shows up in my office … [Read more...] about Your Smart Watch is Killing You

As we age, I hear the term "age-appropriate " applied to just about anything. I hear it relating to fashion, hair and makeup, music preferences, how we should eat and live, and so on. My question is, are we standing in judgment of others when we see someone wear an item of clothing meant to be worn by someone younger? I used to say spandex is a privilege and not a … [Read more...] about What Does Age Appropriate Really Mean?

Many years ago, I listened to a short theater play on the radio about a woman who was going to meet an old friend from college. When the woman (in her sixties or seventies) got her adult daughter to drop her off at her old friend's home, she was astonished to find that her friend no longer remembered who she was. At first, the woman was upset and sad because she didn't … [Read more...] about Dementia Is Not A Sin – Be Kind

I cannot pull an article together this month: I got nuthin’. Actually, the real problem is that I HAVE TOO MUCH I want to say, but it’s “unripe fruit on the vine.” Unripened fruit isn’t as pretty. It’s flavor isn’t as fully developed. It can give sour stomach, or worse, to someone who ingests it. My dad once planted one of those grafted trees. You know what I refer to: … [Read more...] about I Got Nuthin!

In mid-1983, my Mother announced that she would help me by purchasing a home for myself and my five children. I was newly married to husband number two. I was thirty-five years old and had spitefully told God that I was tired of being "alone" in life. I decided to marry the first man who asked me. This person was one with a whole world of trouble in his heart, and when I … [Read more...] about Nothing Can Keep Me Down!

GOOD NEWS! TRUMP WON, AND NO ONE ON THE LEFT HAS BEEN JAILED OR SHOT

MSMBC POT STIRRERS RACHEL MADDOW AND JOY REID ARE STILL FREE TO SPEW THEIR ANTI-TRUMP LIES AND RACIAL ANIMOSITY!

THE LADIES ON THE VIEW HAVE NOT BEEN ROUNDED UP AND SENT TO A CONCENTRATION CAMP BUT JOY BEHAR … [Read more...] about Real World News February 2025

While telehealth or virtual care provides significant advantages, it also poses challenges and potential problems that need to be addressed. Here are some of the concerns I see. We all see the medications on TV or on social media that are used to treat type-2 diabetes or weight loss. Since I've been doing some research on these medications, my social media feeds have been … [Read more...] about Is Telehealth Helping or Hurting Us?

During the Depression of the 1930s, an Irving Berlin tune with the lyrics “Everybody’s doin’ it, doin’ it, doin’ it” was popular. I don’t know what everybody was doin,’ but it had a happy sound that made you feel better about tough times. Fast-forward to the present and the lyrics are still relevant: Everybody’s doin’ it, doin’ it, doin,’ it, and what are they doin'? They … [Read more...] about Advice For Young Retirees