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The All Of It A woman asked me the other day, "What makes diagnosing a medical illness so difficult?" She was evaluated by a number of physicians in the local and regional area, each time they came up with the same conclusions; she was not remotely ill. She just was suffering from depression. Each of her six physicians offered her some form of antidepressant medication and told her to follow up with her primary care provider. The frustration oozed from her pores. She was ill. As a result of her... Read More

Lucky When would you consider yourself lucky? I have met people who say "I'm so lucky" for any number of reasons. People who win the lottery in some form or fashion say they are lucky, not knowing the number of financial vultures who will fly high above their carcasses, awaiting the right time to swoop down to take their money. I heard a young girl tell me how lucky she was when her parents died. Her parents left her four million dollars, enough for her to do nothing with her life. She was in... Read More

Unfinished I am sorry for missing the blog posting one week ago. That missed opportunity was a result of a number of things, mostly time. Time ran out on me. I had a vacation planned to attend my family picnic which started in 1924. Afterwards, I stayed with my Uncle Charlie to catch up on the history of our family since my last visit a year ago. During my time in Detroit, I visited my recently deceased Aunt Flora's home. I have never been in a family member's home after they have died. Lisa,... Read More