Blogs Posts on "Quality Of Life"

What Five Days of Silence Taught Me by Raptitude on Nov 5, 2009Just before flying to Thailand, I spent five days at a retreat community called Hollyhock. It’s a humble, rootsy little hamlet on the relatively remote Cortes Island. I knew very little about the program I’d signed up for, only that it wa...

My How Time Flies by Day by Day with a Movement Disorder on Nov 3, 2009Wow! It's been almost a month since I posted here! I can't get over how quickly time is going. For the most part I've been doing pretty well, although the blood glucose numbers continue to peak at higher numbers than I would like. I'm not stressing s...

The Easiest Way to Suffer by Raptitude on Oct 29, 2009Since I left on my trip, I’ve had quite a few deadlines to hit. Bus at 07:50. Ferry at 15:45. Plane at 14:30. Pick up the key after 5:00 and before 6:00. Meet so-and-so here at 7:30. I’m also constantly checking to see if I still have my...

Tinnitus Nearing Epidemic Status by Sound of Tinnitus on Oct 15, 2009Every year, millions of ordinary people with diverse lifestyles, develop a ringing in their ears. The condition is called Tinnitus. According to the American Tinnitus Association, as many as 50 million Americans may be suffering with tinnitus.So many...

How to Fight Crime by Making Your Bed by Raptitude on Oct 8, 2009In the 1980s, New York City’s crime rate was soaring. Total crime had more than doubled over the previous two decades; violent crimes tripled. It peaked in 1990 and then began a sudden, nationwide decline as the dismal economy began to show new...

Doing Pretty Good by Day by Day with a Movement Disorder on Oct 6, 2009I've been consciously not allowing myself to get upset each time the blood glucose reading is too high. If the doctor is satisfied with my results, and I picked him because he's an aggressive Diabetes doctor, then the thing for me to do is just write...

How to Not Cry Over Spilled Milk by Raptitude on Oct 1, 2009Recently I knocked from my fridgetop an adorable little bottle of Spanish balsamic vinegar my mom brought from Barcelona. I was feeling especially grounded that day and somehow, before it even struck the floor, I was over it. On a different day I mig...

Diabetes Doc Says I'm Doing Just Fine by Day by Day with a Movement Disorder on Sep 30, 2009Well, my doctor was not at all upset by my numbers yesterday. He says as long as my A1C is as low as it is there's nothing to be concerned about. So hubby and I are just going to have to put up with the sporadic high numbers.A1C is a blood test that...

mobile clinic by lowongan kerja terbaru on Sep 30, 2009US Doctors for Africa plans to deploy two-hundred mobile health clinics and Our Mobile Clinic project is designed to deliver a pro-active approach in 10 May 2009 The mission of the Mobile Clinic Project at UCLA is to improve the health outcomes and q...

Nineteen Days Left of Life as I Know It by Raptitude on Sep 28, 2009Today is the first of the nineteen days I have left, before the life I know is over. I know it sounds a bit dramatic to identify this upcoming lengthy trip as a new life, but the way I see it the life I’m leaving here is not going to exist when...