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Do You Identify as a Woman? Welcome to Your Pre-Existing Conditions

Here is a listing I found of pre-existing conditions: AIDS Alcoholism/Alcohol Abuse (within 7 years) Angioplasty Aortic Stenosis Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease Ascites (within 5 years) Bi-Polar Disorder Boecks Sarcoidosis By-pass surgery Cancer (other than skin cancer)/Malignant Melanoma² Cerebral Vascular Accident Cerebral Vascular Disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (if currently smoking) Chronic Pancreatitis Chronic Renal Failure …

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The Pain We Carry While Reaping Great Joy

I've been limping around for roughly a month now.  Physically limping, as opposed to emotionally limping, which seems to happen far more often.  Somehow, I sprained my ankle, though I cannot recall how I did it.  It's part of me now.  My husband keeps telling me to get a brace or to stay off of it …

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To Every Mom of Small Kids Saying STOP IT – I See You

I see you at Panera telling her to stop dumping the salt in the water. I see you at the park telling him to stop licking the bench - I have one doing that too. I see you in the bathroom telling them to stop smearing whatever that is onto the wall. I see you …

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