Thanks, but I 'm familiar with those (mostly marketing) affiliations that have sprung up all over Florida like weeds., and those are no goes. I'm debating between Johns Hopkins, New York Presbyterian, Cleveland Clinic. Need something a little more than yet another local unknown. The supposed best headache specialist…

I need some help. My husband has suffered debilitating headaches for years, but with the aid of an occipital nerve stimulator they were controllable, and he was working (data base administrator-lots of high level thinking). Until July 1, when he underwent sinus surgery. The headaches ramped up to intolerable levels,…

You're not from the South, I take it? Depending on the context of your family, "ass whuppin"can vary greatly. In many families, it can be no more than a verbal reprimand, albeit quite dramatic and heated. Others, yes,indeed, it can mean a range of physical violence. Also, generational constructs play a role, as well…

Yup. Something the mamas used to tell us littles back home..

not where I come from.

LOVE!! My husband is atheist, and loves all the Christmas. It's as religious or as secular as you want to make it. Years ago, I worked at a hospital where the majority of our docs were Jewish, and the nurses were mostly Christians. We put up a tree and a menorah, and the docs brought AMAZING kosher food for us. …

Hugs to you. It does feel like a community here at times, and I have shared too, and people have been great. Read comments, take what seems to help to heart, and discard the occasional shithead. Best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving!

Oh, my. I must disagree with your last sentence..well, second to last sentence. Having a baby to strengthen a marriage is not a good idea. A child is a stressor, albeit, in most cases, a welcome one. If there is not a unified plan to have a child and raise it together, it can destroy a marriage. I'm not a…

Bourbon and branch, baby. Bourbon and branch.

Heh, when I was in Greece it was a bottle of water slammed down on the table as soon as I sat down. I had heard about this, and the trick was to say "nero vrisis" right away. It means"spring water " or rather tap water, which was no charge. Never had a problem getting my tap water,either

Sir Paws, could you provide your professional credentials? No need to identify yourself fully. Just, say, your field of study and current practice. Thanks in advance.

Never have seen my husband of 32 years without a beard. I saw a picture once- I had a nightmare that night that he had shaved it. I woke him up by sleep pawing at his face and crying no over and over.

I wanna llama! Although I pronounced it lah-mah. Mr. AZ corrected me, "it's yah-mah". Fine, I told him. I'll name her Llama Mae.

I live in Floriduh. That should explain it.

I like it. I worry about offending people by using a form they don't agree with. But I suspect not everyone who it might apply to would like it.

I just looked into this! In my state, I would have to pay for embalming, and transport to one of the medical schools that could use me. It actually works out to be more than the cost of a cremation at my local funeral home. I'm still debating. On the one hand, I love the idea that I could continue to teach those…

We have a telephone reassurance program through the local crisis center here in my town in Florida. There are many older persons here who have relocated away from where they spent the majority of their lives, so this is a concern for the community. The senior (or disabled person, for that matter) gets a daily phone…

I have an etiquette question. I am in therapy since July, getting help coping with my husband's sudden onset of an extremely painful, completely disabling illness. My therapist is wonderful, and has been so beneficial. We still are working through husband 's illnes, so i'll be continuing with therapy for at least…

Get an otc med called azo standard. It's a urinary tract analgesic that is prescribed quite often but this brand is just the nonprescription sstrengt.. How,after a few days of pushing cranberry juice and using this stuff, stop it to see if you've managed to cure yoursel.. If the symptoms retur, go get checked for an…

I understand that there's quite a bit of"insect filth"in most processed/packaged food, so you are probably eating plenty of it. I just tell myself "it's protein" and go with it.