Category Archives: Health

Sorry Doc, Quitting isn’t an Option!

Posted on August 25, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Have you ever sat in a meeting hall and listened to a presentation and suddenly realized that the hypothetical person the speaker was talking about could  very easily be YOU?  Most of us have that sort of experience at some … Continue reading →

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Good things come from bad situations

Posted on April 17, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Today is day 17 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and the prompt is: Learned the hard way. I spent a bit of time looking through the archives in search of a bit of inspiration to help with responding … Continue reading →

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A Theme Song

Posted on April 11, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Today is day 11 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and today’s prompt is: Theme Song. The prompt for today asked us to imagine that our health focus or blog was getting its own theme song.   We were asked … Continue reading →

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Dear Mike

Posted on April 10, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Today is day 10 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and today’s prompt is: Dear 16-year-old-me. Today’s challenge was to write a letter to ourselves at age 16.  As I sat pondering how to respond to the prompt, I … Continue reading →

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Health Haiku

Posted on April 6, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

This is day six of the Health Activist Writers Month Challenge and Today’s Prompt is: Health haiku. Today’s challenge is to write a haiku poem about health focus.  Given that I have two main health issues, I’ve chosen to write … Continue reading →

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Learning to Fly Again

Posted on April 5, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

This is day five of the Health Activist Writers Month Challenge and Today’s Prompt is: Ekphrasis Post. Today’s challenge was to visit flickr.com/explore and write about the image that appeared and any thoughts and feelings it stirs.  And also to … Continue reading →

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It helps someone

Posted on April 4, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Writing has been a part of my life with type 2 diabetes and congestive heart failure since I was diagnosed in late December 2008.  At first it was basically used as a mind dump.  A way to get all of … Continue reading →

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The ability to control time

Posted on April 3, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Don’t you wish there was more time? More time in the day to finish those never ending chores. More time to cut away at that mountain of college coursework. Hi Ashley! Hi Kerri! How about more time to sleep? Lord … Continue reading →

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Words to live by

Posted on April 2, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Anyone who has read my blog for a while or had contact with me in some way knows that the last three years of my life have been rough.  Facing my own mortality in the wake of being diagnosed with … Continue reading →

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Three Years in a Box

Posted on April 1, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Today is the first day of Wego Health’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge, and I have foolishly signed up to participate again.  I say foolishly because I never seem to be able to stick with these month long blogging events, … Continue reading →

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