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I just saw him on the Today Show this morning. He's apparently in Atlanta.
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This particular piece was on ADHD drugs, and, "should you have your child checked out for heart problems before putting them on the drugs". And Ms. Snyderman was talking about the number of children on these drugs who have died of an array of "sudden death" heart failure and cardiac arrythmias.
Makes sense to me. ADHD drugs are stimulants, designed to "wake up the child", I suppose. Stimulants are never good for the heart. Ask anyone with half a brain.
So Dr. Snyderman goes on to warn us, though, how we shouldn't start worrying yet about this possible side-effect. Why, you ask?
Because she said, with a straight face no less, "...because we don't yet know if maybe childrens' heart problems could be making them predisposed to ADHD."
So they turn it around, 180 degrees, and that's supposed to make us feel better. Funny, I seem to remember hearing the exact same thing, worded the exact same way, about immunizations and the possibility of contracting Autism.
"We can't worry about this being a possible side-effect yet, because what if these children are just predisposed to Autism, or already have it lying dormant in their systems, and the immunization's side-effects are just bringing it out to the surface?"
"Because our drugs are the perfect storm of money making, disease-curing relief. And everyone trusts them, as well they should, without any question or doubt," is what they really should be saying.
But hey, what do I know, right?
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I didn't realize it, but I actually had two pictures of you! So I just went ahead and scanned em, FINALLY! LOL
So, if you wanna see em, go over and check out your Tagged Photos on your MySpace page. If you can't get to em, just check out my MySpace, and look at the album titled "Older Pics"
:-)
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2. Mucus
3. The DMV
4. Aunt "Flo"
5. Rednecks
6. American beers
7. Minimum wage
8. Florida
9. Wedgies
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busy
Speaking of little guys, he made out like a bandit this year from the family. They sure do love that boy. I don't blame them. He's pretty special.
Joe and I had renewed belief that Santa really does exist. We learned that he has little elves that grant wishes. And they made Christmas, and this month in general, a hell of a lot easier to swallow than it would have been.
Thank you. :-)
So now time to get my dear husband off to bed, as he's been waiting for me, passed out on the couch until I got off work.
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thankful
It's me again... don't know if you remember me, but I sure do remember you. I never forgot you. I don't really want anything for Christmas this year. Well, okay... I lied. Sure could use some money to pay rent so we don't get evicted by New Year's, to keep our electricity and water turned on, and some magic glitter to make our little boy remember only the good stuff about the holiday season this year.
Thank you for being so good to everyone.
Your friend,
Liz
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distressed
So yeah... I just got home yesterday afternoon after spending 3 days in the hospital. Joe drove me to the emergency room Wednesday morning after I woke up with heart palpitations, cold sweats and breathlessness (no chest pain, thank god). Kinda scary, if you ask me. I had been having palpitations before, due to my thyroid, but not constantly like this. Went to the ER, had bloodwork, a chest x-ray, an EKG, an IV started, oxygen... the whole works. Well, all the tests came back normal, except for the EKG which shows that I was in ventricular bigimeny. (meaning that every other heartbeat was just the ventricles, instead of both the atrial and the ventricle working together) Soooooo they admitted me because it wasn't letting up, which was causing me considerable discomfort.
So anyway, they admitted me to the unit where I work. Which was groovy because the girls I work with took great care of me. And I KNEW that would help with my "I can't come to work this weekend. I ain't feelin so good" excuse. They did an Echocardiogram, another couple of EKGs, etc etc etc. Everything came back normal except I was having some weird arrythmia, and not even the cardiologist that was consulted could figure out why. Apparently they say that sometimes "it just happens". Which is hard to understand how something can "just happen" without a reason. So I'll be heading off to my chiropractor to see if he can figure out if something is out in my back.
Fun fun. So in the meantime, I'm on Lopressor and Xanax, to see if they can get my heart to calm down. =droooooool= I'm just glad to be home.
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drained
- Location:Home again!
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amused
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For the first three people that reply to me and re-post this challenge, I will send you something It might be something I've made, or something cool from my hidden stash, it might be a mix CD, or a rubber duck, a book I think you will enjoy, or something else that is awesome.
Whatever it is, I promise that I will get it to you in 365 days or less. The only thing you need to do in order to participate is to be one of the first three to reply to this, AND post this very same thing on YOUR live journal - cause it's fun to give people stuff.
And I'll even send it to you in less than 365 days.
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mellow
So we just planted some more seeds a few days ago, and the cat jumped up onto the railing and used the new pot of basil as a litter box.
We need some of that kitty "Fuck Off" spray.
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You are generally calm, although some situations can make you feel anxious or tense. You rarely get angry and it takes a lot to make you angry. You very rarely feel depressed and are usually in a good frame of mind. You are not generally self conscious about yourself. You do not experience strong, irresistible cravings and consequently do not find yourself tempted to overindulge. You experience panic, confusion, and helplessness when under pressure or stress.
You genuinely like other people and openly demonstrate positive feelings toward others. You make friends quickly and it is easy for you to form close, intimate relationships. You find the company of others pleasantly stimulating and rewarding, and you enjoy the excitement that crowds provide. You tend not to talk much and prefer to let others control the activities of groups. You lead a leisurely and relaxed life. You would prefer to sit back and smell the roses than indulge in high energy activities. You enjoy some excitment and risk taking in your life. You experience a range of positive feelings, including happiness, enthusiasm, optimism, and joy.
Often you find the real world is too plain and ordinary for your liking, and you use fantasy as a way of creating a richer, more interesting world for yourself. You are reasonably interested in the arts but are not totally absorbed by them. You tend not to express your emotions openly and are sometimes not even aware of your own feelings. You prefer familiar routines and for things to stay the same. You can tend to feel uncomfortable with change. You enjoy a certain amount of debate or intellectual thought, but sometimes get bored with too much. Often you exhibit a readiness to challenge authority, convention, and traditional values. Sometimes you feel a certain degree of hostility toward rules and perhaps even enjoy ambiguity.
You mostly assume that people are honest and fair, however you are wary and hold back from trusting people completely. You see no need for pretense or manipulation when dealing with others and are therefore candid, frank and sincere. People find it relatively easy to relate to you. You will help others if they are in need. If people ask for too much of your time you feel that they are imposing on you. You dislike confrontations and are perfectly willing to compromise or to deny your own needs in order to get along with others. You feel superior to those around you and sometimes tend to be seen as arrogant by other people. You are not affected strongly by human suffering, priding yourself on making objective judgments based on reason. You are more concerned with truth and impartial justice than with mercy.
You are moderately confident that you can achieve the goals you set yourself. In general you tend to be disorganized and scattered. You find contracts, rules, and regulations overly confining and are sometimes seen as unreliable or even irresponsible by others. You are content to get by with a minimal amount of work, and might be seen by others as lazy. You have a reasonable amount of will-power and are able to follow through on tasks that you feel you need to complete. You can be distracted however and have been known to procrastinate. You often say or do the first thing that comes to mind without deliberating alternatives and the probable consequences of those alternatives.
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exhausted
Ya know... well I apologize first of all, for the lack of filters on this post. I. AM. FURIOUS.
I just read a news article... and it's so crazy, that I won't go into it. Really. I won't. Sorry.
But I gotta let off some steam here.
Let's just suffice it to say, the guy that committed this crime... I would love to be the one to be let into his jail cell, and literally fuck him in the ass with a running chainsaw. No really. And watch him scream for mercy as he suffers a slow, painful death.
And then... because I've seen this crime committed twice in just as many months... they need to ban microwaves. Completely. I am THAT pissed off.
Anyone that knows which story I am talking about.. I am sorry for bringing it up. But god damn.
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pissed off
I had such a wonderful day yesterday. My sweet husband made us a really nice breakfast, and I got flowers and gifts and cards and all that wonderful stuff from the rest of my family up here. Gabe and Daddy picked out a necklace for me, and gave it to me early. It's a silver heart, with jewels, and it says "Mom" on it. I cried when they gave it to me.
My entire life, I understood why people celebrated their moms on this day... but I never thought until now that it was the Moms that should be celebrating.
I can't wait till Father's Day. :-)
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happy
I see: My husband and my son
I need: To go pee
I want: About $300,000
I have: A very good life!
I love: My husband and my son. Oh and sushi.
I hate: People with a temper problem
I miss: My friends from Florida
I fear: Heights and the dark
I feel: Exhausted
I hear: My baby talking and my husband sewinig
I smell: Coffee
I crave: BACON!
I search: In my pants, every day. Or in my husband's... or in yours, if the need arises.
I wonder: Who's crying now.
I regret: When I regret.
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