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Posts in category "Health"

Project Ladybug Bash: Meet Dina Manzo and find out how Atia's Fund began!

How far we travel in life matters far less than those we meet along the way. ~ Mark Twain In Stop and Blog the Roses spirit, today, I am grateful to have met these lovely people ~ 1/ Laura Lutarewych ~ Fellow ChicagoNow blogger & a cancer survivor herself.  See her story here & watch... Read more »
By FernRonay,
May 20, 2012 at 9:12 am
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Is it allergies or is it ...

the eyes!! *cue thunder, lightning, old Italian lady hunched over with big knuckles and thinning hair (but a heart of gold) ‘Tis the season … of allergies.  Ugh! And, I’m reminded of this entry from the Archives. ~~~ FINALLY, my headache is gone.  I had the worst headache for two straight days. And, I wondered... Read more »
By FernRonay,
March 31, 2012 at 8:54 am
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8 Reasons to Look Forward to Fall

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From the Archives ~ I always found Labor Day weekend depressing.  I always felt it marked the end of being sunkissed and drunkissed.  …uh, well, ok, definitely the end of sunkissed. If you’re like me and prone to the autumn blues, don’t fret.  Here are 8 very good reasons to welcome fall. And, today, I am... Read more »
By FernRonay,
September 2, 2011 at 7:42 am
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Today is World Cancer Day

As many of you who read this blog know, my husband is a cancer survivor.  So, I’m going to copy and repeat my entry from Thanksgiving ~ In the past few months, I’ve been thankful for such things as:“pumpkin spice lattes”“that I knew my grandparents”“cute rain boots” But, today? Today, I am grateful ~ 1/... Read more »
By FernRonay,
February 2, 2011 at 6:17 pm
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Do you know someone with cancer right now?

Call Jonny Imerman.  He knows someone who survived that type of cancer and was the same age when diagnosed.  Let them talk.  It helps. As Jim Higley put it at the Imerman Angels event at Salvage One last night, where he described Melinda Marchiano‘s experience of meeting another young woman who had survived her type of cancer and... Read more »
By FernRonay,
January 22, 2011 at 10:03 am
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A Tale of Two Christmases: Me, a Homeless Man and my Sunglasses

I lost my Fendi sunglasses on Friday while bargain hunting at Filene’s Basement. I called the store again yesterday just in case someone turned them in and when the lady told me they had them, I squealed.  I felt like Scrooge on Christmas morning.  I wanted to hug strangers on the street. I bought Godiva... Read more »
By FernRonay,
December 19, 2010 at 8:36 am
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An open letter to Lindsay Lohan: Something to consider while you're in the clink

Dear Lindsay Lohan: I don’t know you personally.  I don’t know a thing about addiction.  I don’t know what it’s like to be famous or live in Hollywood. But, here is what I do know, based purely on observation.And, considering that you seem to be racking up the legal fees, you might want to take some free... Read more »
By FernRonay,
September 24, 2010 at 2:50 pm
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Dear Sprinkles: We're breaking up!

It’s over!  And, no, you’re not going to woo me back with your creamy deliciousness and intoxicating aroma.  I mean it this time.  We’re through! Yes, it seems like H and I have been celebrating our wedding for months now.  It’s been a non-stop party.  And, just because I’m training for the half marathon, that... Read more »
By FernRonay,
September 2, 2010 at 8:00 pm
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Woman with no short term memory

Did you see this woman on the Today show yesterday? Michelle Philpots suffers from anterograde amnesia – the result of two separate head injuries – which means her short term memory is practically non-existent.  By the end of the interview, she couldn’t remember Matt Lauer’s name. Today, I am grateful ~ 1/ For my memory. ... Read more »
By FernRonay,
August 17, 2010 at 8:03 pm
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Have you ever been hungover in church?

Have you ever been hungover in church?
Isn’t it the worst? I think it’s the smell.  And, the repetitive prayers and long sermon just make you want to put your head down and pass out.  There’s also those little angels etched in stained glass, staring back at you, saying “Haha! Can’t drink like you used to?” Little bastards. Today, I am grateful... Read more »
By FernRonay,
August 8, 2010 at 12:20 pm
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