Recent Blogs Another Look at Obama's Socialist Ideas October 08, 2008: I often wonder about Obama's supporters - are they just unknowledgeable, unintelligent, or just yellow dog Democrats who just don't care if the United... ...Read More  Posted by: jchernic on 2008-10-08 17:59:32  | Rating:   | Views: 14 | Comments: 1 | Tags:  obama  socialist  health care  class warfare  small business  Dr Senior TUT TUT Yesterday I finished work at 2.00pm because I had a hospital appointment. Well, to be honest, the hospital had originally scheduled this and then told me I didn't need it,... ...Read More  Posted by: southernsun on 2008-10-07 08:02:06  | Rating:   | Views: 12 | Comments: 1 | Tags:  doctors  gp  I was violated! Yesterday I had to visit the hospital with David to have some blood tests taken.  I had a lovely nurse who smiled and explained that when she put the needle in the... ...Read More  Posted by: southernsun on 2008-09-23 07:59:43  | Rating:   | Views: 30 | Comments: 2 | Tags:  doctor  mortgage  landlord  Who decides who lives and dies? Can a simple heating pad be considered a heroic measure? If we as parents don't look after our medically fragile kids, I can guarantee you that generally speaking, the... ...Read More  Posted by: 15passfamilycar on 2008-09-19 13:42:26  | Rating:   | Views: 19 | Comments: 0 | Tags:  family  rickelle  fragile  medically fragile  hospital  Just thinking out loud I got home reasonably early last night. David put a huge grin on my face as he'd done some tidying up, meaning all I had to do was prepare dinner. As cooking goes, I am an... ...Read More  Posted by: southernsun on 2008-09-19 03:59:48  | Rating:   | Views: 22 | Comments: 1 | Tags:  doctor  james  Three Wishes..... A friend asked me, if I had three wishes, what would it be. I thought for a while and said, 1, I'd become a doctor (I've almost convinced myself to do it), 2 I wouldn't pass... ...Read More  Posted by: Haylo on 2008-08-29 11:26:38  | Rating:   | Views: 37 | Comments: 4 | Tags:  Model  Doctor  Nurse  Ambition  I'll get the blood, You fill the cup I fasted eight hours and went for the rest of my physical. My doctor had arranged for a blood and urine test. Karen, the phlebotamist was a gold medalist at getting blood. I... ...Read More  Posted by: 4wrdthnkndad on 2008-08-25 16:42:47  | Rating:   | Views: 26 | Comments: 0 | Tags:  doctor  physical  health  man  life  Letting Go As a nurse in long-term care I see many families who have faith in God and Heaven go to extremes to keep their loved one alive despite the inevitable.  One such case was... ...Read More  Posted by: redbanshee on 2008-08-22 14:29:15  | Rating:   | Views: 42 | Comments: 1 | Tags:  death  doctors  life  nurse  heaven  Life?....Have to keep going...just so hard! I have really been hit over and over but today was not what I ever thought would be happening to me as they have done MRI's and CT scans and they cannot figure out what is... ...Read More  Posted by: Icareforyou on 2008-08-19 03:24:03  | Rating:   | Views: 20 | Comments: 0 | Tags:  MS  depression  medical tests  doctors  stress  Scary I need some words of encouragement...these are some tough times. Just when I think that I'm making progress on this whole insurance nonsense, I get ANOTHER bill saying... ...Read More  Posted by: LuxAsher on 2008-08-13 14:20:48  | Rating:   | Views: 38 | Comments: 3 | Tags:  stress  IRS  insurance  financial aid  doctor  ONLY SIX - MONTHS TO LIVE..... My middle-aged Uncle was visibly SHAKEN when his DOCTOR advised that he had ONLY SIX-MONTHS TO LIVE ....because of the TERMINAL DISEASE that was detected during... ...Read More  Posted by: BJ_TitsEnBeer on 2008-08-09 01:07:09  | Rating:   | Views: 28 | Comments: 0 | Tags:  UNCLE  DOCTOR  DEATH  Trouble with doctors/practices... Been having trouble with finding the right doctor/practice over the past few years.  It took me a little while to figure out that I switched in the 1st place even though... ...Read More  Posted by: jessicaabruno on 2008-08-07 19:45:38  | Rating:   | Views: 31 | Comments: 0 | Tags:  doctors  practices  Birth control and Prozac, yay!      Well, I had my doctor's appointment today and my first pap smear, um, yeah, cold, slimy and just plain oogy, but I did get my prescription for the... ...Read More  Posted by: Nerdnutt on 2008-08-07 12:36:23  | Rating:   | Views: 55 | Comments: 3 | Tags:  depression  Prozac  birth control  weight loss  doctors