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Journey to (Un) Diagnosis
(This is dedicated to those of us who have struggled to find or are currently battling to discover a diagnosis that leads to healing…..) Since meeting a new group of friends during my thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2011, the four of us have made a point of tackling new adventures together each year. …
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Effortless
I used to joke that the difference between a six minute mile and ten minute mile was thirty years. In my thirties I regularly ran anywhere from a 5k to a half marathon in the 6 minute/mile range; I was still doing 8 minute/mile 10k’s in my late fifties and in my late sixties,half-marathons in…
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Down the Escalator
According to medical literature on Google I do not have escalaphobia- the fear of riding escalators. Escalaphobia is related to bathmophobia- the fear of stairs or slopes, not to be confused with climacophobia, obviously the fear of climbing. Unlike people suffering from acrophobia, the climacophobic are not afraid of heights, but become fearful when they…
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Stolen!!!
I was robbed! I never had the chance to gracefully age and begin to embrace my golden years. Despite living a lifestyle full of fitness, exercise and healthy eating habits, I have been besieged with a scrum of health concerns: high blood pressure, hyperthyroidism, atrial fibrillation, an aortic aneurysm, low HDL and pre-diabetes. I studied…
Musings of an Old Guy with an Unwanted Companion in a 140 Year Old House 