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How can I help?

Posted in Avoiding Stress, bulging lumbar discs, Chronic Illness and Pain, Colon Resection Surgery, Creative Living, Facing Surgery?, Healing, Hospital Visiting, Lumbar disc fusion, Prescription meds, Respiratory Diseases, Sinus Surgery, Spinal Stenosis, The Dangers of Alternative Medicine, Watch out for the quacks!, What is a friend?, What the "chronically healthy" people don't understand about chronic illness and pain, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Most of us have had friends in need, either due to illness or a crisis.  The question we always ask is, “How can I help?”  Before I experienced the flack and fallout of chronic illness and pain, I asked that question many times—and often did try to “help” in the wrong way.  Only when we have [...]

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“Art” Therapy

Posted in Art Therapy, Back pain, bulging lumbar discs, Chronic Illness and Pain, Creative hobbies, Creative Living, God's strength in illness and adversity, Having Fun!, herniated, Invalids are not invalid!, Keep Pushing!, Music Therapy, Prescription meds, Pushing our Limits, Staying Active Amid Health Issues, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on March 9, 2011 |

Last evening I had a BDN.  That’s “Bad Disc Night”—not “disc” as in computers, boom boxes, or DVD players, but discs in the lumbar region of my body. Joe and I like to go to bed early with our books and George Winston.  George is not actually present in person in our home, but we have [...]

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Another Form of Legalism!

Posted in Christian Living, Chronic Illness and Pain, Occultism and Alternative Medicine, Prescription meds, The Dangers of Alternative Medicine, Traditional vs. Alternative Medicine, tagged , on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating or drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.”  Romans 14:17-18 In his letters to the Romans, Corinthians, and Galatians, Paul addressed the sin of [...]

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The Big Picture

Posted in Avoiding Stress, Back pain, Chronic Illness and Pain, Creative hobbies, Creative Living, Having Fun!, Prescription meds, Staying Active Amid Health Issues, Traditional vs. Alternative Medicine, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »

“Where would we be, without taking time out to rest when we are weary? Would our quality of life improve? Would we be more useful to others, if we were to grit our teeth and soldier through times of exhaustion without respecting our bodies enough to slow down?” Margaret L. Been

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