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Something’s Blooming!
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mpratt
Earlier this year, as spring warmed into summer, I received a package of African violet leaves. No plants, or even seedlings. Just leaves, carefully labeled with the name of the variety. I placed each leaf in a little “seed starter” container with soil and a bit of water, then enclosed the leaves in plastic bags,…
Word Play: How Do You Say, “Pain?”
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mpratt
“Ouch!” “Eeeee!!!” “Ow!” “Oooh…” You may or may not find these words in your favorite dictionnary, but if you live with chronic pain, you’ll probably have used them or others to describe how a particular pang, ache, or jab feels. (You might have used others, too, that I cannot print here, but we’ll leave these…
WORDPLAY: HOW DO YOU SAY, “FATIGUE?”
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mpratt
When I was newly diagnosed with lupus, people would often ask me, “What symptoms do you have?’ When I’d say, “Well, I get fatigued,” they might reply, “Oh, but, you take naps, so you must feel better after that,” or, “I get fatigued, too, but I don’t have lupus.” I quickly learned that, if I…
OPENING THE DOOR TO TEMPTATION…WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT
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mpratt
Lunch time. I walked into the kitchen and quickly assembled all the ingredients for a healthful meal – fresh mushrooms, zucchini, onions, a little olive oil, three egg whites (and, okay, one yolk), and seasonings of herbs garlic and pepper. Ah! I could almost taste the yummy and good-for-you lunch. But then, I had to…
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