When you tell people you have Lupus, most of the time they kind of draw a blank stare and try to walk away from you as if you have cooties.  I will just try to explain what Lupus is to the general population and let people know-we are not contagious, we… Read full post »

I have several medical conditions, some quite unusual and poorly understood by most people. I always say that I hit some kind of really sick genetic lottery, so why can’t I win the real lottery? Anyone who has watched the news over the last several days has heard about… Read full post »

Men, I have wonderful news! To those of you who felt that your health needs have been ignored or put by the wayside with all of the talk of women’s healthcare issues such as contraception(for sluts, especially-I guess that makes 98% of us sluts), abortion wars, breast exams and pap… Read full post »

Sick Rantorum lives in a virtual fantasyland combining biblical ramblings, nostalgic Disneyesque movie settings, historical events that never actually occurred, and his desire to impose this impossible and imaginary world on the rest of us (called Sick's world). He claims to be a devou… Read full post »

I am a living, breathing human being and the Catholic Church chose theoretical children over my life. When doctrine is placed before the needs of the flock, there is a fundamental flaw. And the Church seriously wonders why so many women get angered by their attitude. I was raised Catholic, attended… Read full post »

I await your return with fervent breath,

My breasts fill to overflowing in hope

Of your impending appearance

Softly creeping upon my willing body

Prepared to overtake an agreeable partner

But you are an erratic seducer

Fickle, cruel, sadistic many times

Yet I have no choice but to accep… Read full post »

There is a dangerous movement going on in our country under the guise of Right to Life groups-it is the Personhood USA groups actively seeking to grant the legal status of a person to fertilized human eggs. Any scientist and physician will tell you that about half of all fertilized eggs… Read full post »

I want a sinus transplant. I know that it has never been attempted, but I would be willing to try. I have had bad sinuses my whole life. I had sinus surgery 19 years ago, which left me with a hole in my nasal septum and still having chronic sinusitis. I… Read full post »

I have decided that the six scariest, most horrific words in the English language are "SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE JOHN BOEHNER".  God help us!

The scalawag is poised to take over our ship, which had just started to right itself against an unfriendly storm!  Read full post »

As a nurse working the 7pm to 7am shift, there are many stories to be told of the strange happenings that occurred.  You have to deal with life, as well as death-it is part of the equation.   I worked at a hospital where original parts of a home were still… Read full post »

Kind of funny, using this title so close to Halloween. I have repeated this many times to family and friends. My daughter had to do a genogram for health class. A genogram gives a family health history in a family tree form. Ours is filled with some doozies. Aside from my… Read full post »

On a week that began with my 59 year old brother-in-law’s funeral, I did not have very high hopes. Amazingly the weather has been stellar. Crisp autumn days that make you want to curl up with some apple cider and a good book. Yes, we had some rain yesterday, but we… Read full post »

I would call candidate for New York Governor, Carl Paladino a douchebag, but I am afraid it would insult all douchebags.  This guy is a tool. Famous for sending racist and pornography filled emails-using the excuse that he is in the construction business, his values are questionab… Read full post »

I saw Christine O'Donnell's latest campaign ad this morning.  In the ad she claims 'I'm You' and goes on to say she was not born rich and didn't go to Harvard.  Well, this 'liberal elitist', as the neocons would call me, was not born rich, either, and did not attend Harvard.  What… Read full post »

Jack(my brother-in-law) died Tuesday, leaving us barely breathing. His wife was barely able to hold it together with him by her side. I don’t know what will happen to her without him. Their daughter is broken-hearted, her hero is gone. Their son, though 27, looked like a scared and sad little… Read full post »

In the spirit of the new show "$#*! My Dad Says"  on CBS, I am proposing the blog of "Stuff My Kids Said".  "Bleep My Dad Says" is based on the twitterings of a young adult who tweets the unfiltered, unedited things his dad would say.  He developed quite an audience… Read full post »

This post is a personal one about end of life issues. My family went through a very difficult period last year when my mostly healthy mother-in-law became catastrophically ill. She was placed on hospice and died this past January. This is my personal recollection of what we had done. There is… Read full post »

Well, most of you know some very private things about me, anyway, but here goes!

 I saw the Ramones in concert as a freshman in high school on a trip with the debate team to Great Adventure in New Jersey in 1979.  It was my first experience with punk rock-and I… Read full post »

A & E’s show “Hoarders” has presented quite a challenge for me. It chronicles people who have OCD(Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) which manifests itself through the person’s hoarding-it could be food, animals, trash, or anything that fills a space. The filling of space seem… Read full post »

To Secret Societies, you are gutless and immoral, and those are the nice things I can say about you!  Your  post of "A Very Spiritual Muslim Woman Kills Coworkers" consisted of an opinion you placed in the text of an article from Philly News.com.  You also are a plagiarist!

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     I have had a really bad couple of years health wise.  I am finally starting to feel better.  At least, better than before, which was downright awful.  Last year, I was taking immunosuppressants because of my Lupus. Immunosuppressants are given to peop… Read full post »

I don't know about you, but I can hardly tolerate Spiedi-Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag-fully clothed.  I know I do not wish to see them or hear them speak, ever.  Now that they have broken up, Spencer Pratt is shopping around a sex tape.  Just what America needs, to see another… Read full post »

I am the youngest of 8 kids. I was born when Mom was 40. So I am always the kid sister. It doesn’t matter that I am an RN, BSN, starting to go for my Master’s. In my family’s eyes I am still, and will always be, the kid sister. As… Read full post »

My day started off okay. I was up, showered and dressed and had eaten breakfast. Around 8:30 that changed. I had ‘Good Morning America’ on and George was interviewing Michelle Malkin about her new book “Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks and Cronies&rdqu… Read full post »