Sadly it seems as implied in this letter a fall in reporting from persons affected by homophobic violence or is JFLAG now finally trying to get its act together when it comes to proper data collection and archiving with evidence of same. I have been openly critical of the incident reporting ...
In Colorado we recently supported civil unions for same-sex couples; we allowed medical marijuana and the legalized it all together; this year we passed the End-of-Life-Options Act (an adaptation of assisted suicide); home prices have soared (though so has rent); and the job market is ver...
It was two weeks before Christmas, I had errands to run, and my annual mammogram and ultrasound scheduled. And then it happened, “there is an abnormality on your ultrasound.” “Most likely a glandular mass.” “Recommend a biopsy just to be safe.” Life went into slow motion. What if...
If breast cancer does not spread to other parts of the breast it is considered stage zero. Read more about it here through one writer's personal experience.
Aspartame was discovered in 1965 by American chemist James Schlatter. It gained popularity due to its zero calories and lack of bitter aftertaste. Approved by the FDA in 1974, it is used in various food products as a tabletop sweetener and in chewing gum and cereals. ...
Is It Safe to Go to Your Scheduled Dental and Medical Appointments? 7. A Trip to the ER During the early stages of the pandemic, people avoided the emergency room because they were afraid of catching COVID-19 — so much so that ER visits dropped by 42 percent from the early spring of...
I don’t have breast cancer – but I’m having surgery Texas Lovely 2 Comments This past April I had my very first mammogram, and it went like this. Got a mammogram (not a big deal at all). Got a call back – you have dense breast tissue. Don’t worry – lots of women have ...
My entire demographic voted for Trump. White women. Gen X. We hung everyone else out to dry as if this wouldn’t affect us. The unending lie of colonialism and the patriarchal bargain is that complying with the false hierarchy will keep us safe. It’s bullshit.All it does is keep us ...
She’s finally safe from all those awful women! And… here’s the thing. The people who don’t want politics mixed up with their books probably wouldn’t notice how these books are just full to bursting with them. It isn’t that they don’t want politics… they just don’t ...
the prescription meds — taken early enough — have always held the full-blown, blinding, chemical-burn-like, migraines at bay. But things are a bit different this time. This is not just a sinus-triggered migraine. It is not one of my unique, Big-Emotion triggered ones. It is emotion,...