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Pancreatic Cancer - Something to get an upset belly over

Hypochondria is a horrible thing. One of my best friends suffers from it - - although it’s getting better each year. I didn’t realize he suffered from hypochondria when initially he kept thinking he had testicular cancer. What he had was a groin pull. In his head it was definitely testicular cancer, and it […]

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

John Denver’s songs confuse me because I think they all sound alike. Nature, nature, nature. For example, I thought the lyrics to “Rocky Mountain High” were “Rocky Mountain High, West Virginia,” instead of Colorado. West Virginia is in “Country Roads” (and, yes, I know all the state capitals, but I thought it was poetic […]

Osteoporosis in Men

“Sticks and stones might break my bones, but names will make me want to hurt you.” Do I sound like Paula Abdul? She said in her reality TV show Hey Paula, “They’re trying to break me down, but I’m a warrior.”
She’s a warrior? Oh, please! If she’s a warrior, I’m Conan the […]

Exercise? In Central Virginia?

Weird Al Yankovic sang, “Eat it/ Open up your mouth and feed it.” That pretty much sums up Central Virginia, because let me tell you, girl, mmm, there’s enough delicious food here to make Liz Taylor become a Virginia senator’s wife again.
Based on my own observations, Central Virginia seems to be on the […]

End of Life Issues - Advanced Directives

Dying is so dreaded by most people that I wonder why we have so many expressions for it, like “I’m dying for a cold drink,” or “I’d rather die than wear black shoes with a white belt!”
With all the talk about dying, you might think it would be easy to discuss it with […]