Life As An Anomaly

Second Look Sunday: “The Farmer” – A Story By Basil Rene

Originally posted June 28 2013 The Farmer – A Story By Basil Rene Once, there was a farmer that worked his land from sunrise to sunset, spring through fall. Every day he woke before the sun rose and worked all day only to stop for his lunch which he took every day under an old…

Wednesday Words Of Wisdom: Defining Yourself

Sleep Doctors Reveal Why You Should Sleep on the Left Side

For some strange reason, if I fall asleep on my left side, I begin to cough, so I have to turn. However, doctors reveal that it is healthier for most people to sleep on the left side. Learn why your sleep position matters and exceptions to his advice. — Read on http://www.powerofpositivity.com/sleep-on-the-left-doctors-reveal-why/ ©️2020 Basil Rene….

Simple Solution To Ease The Spread Of Coronavirus

Second Look Sunday: “Life With Sarcoidosis Is A Nightmare”

Originally Posted June 26, 2013 “Life with sarcoidosis is a nightmare” – Six words that describes most people’s experience on a daily basis with sarcoidosis. Those are the words posted as a comment on my Facebook page by one of my Facebook compatriots, and they speak so much of the frustration she feels having this…

We Don’t All See Things The Same Way

It is so easy to see the same thing and interpret it totally differently. I know for a fact that the brain can take two totally different events and blend them together and create a whole new truth.

How Will the Coronavirus End? – via The Atlantic

The White House is a ghost town of scientific expertise. A pandemic-preparedness office that was part of the National Security Council was dissolved in 2018. On January 28, Luciana Borio, who was part of that team, urged the government to “act now to prevent an American epidemic,” and specifically to work with the private sector to develop fast, easy diagnostic…

Plaquenil, Used For Sarcoidosis Is Unproven And Risky In The Treatment Of COVID-19

Trump and experts are in disagreement about the use of plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) as an effective treatment for COVID-19. Experts warn about taking the drug preemptively due to it’s dangerous side effects especially as it has not been proven effective as yet. Read on at https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/03/19/coronavirus-chloroquine-can-have-deadly-side-effects/2882242001/

How The Corona Virus Attacks Your Body

This short informative video explains how the corona virus – COVID19 – attacks your body.

8 Things People Diagnosed With Coronavirus Want You To Know | HuffPost Life

People with COVID-19 share what they’ve learned from dealing with the virus over the last few weeks. — Read on http://www.huffpost.com/entry/living-with-coronavirus-diagnosed_l_5e77a00dc5b62f90bc4c9f3a

Preparing For The COVID-19 Outbreak For The Past 14 Years

Today, I am working from home and settling in for the long haul. As the rest of the world goes into a “sudden” hygiene frenzy, my wife and I are settling into what has become normal for us for the past fourteen years. In 2006 we were already minor germaphobes, but when I started to…

Get news about COVID-19 coronavirus without panicking

Keeping up on coronavirus news doesn’t mean letting media stir you into an hourly panic. Here’s how to keep informed and keep your cool. — Read on http://www.cultofmac.com/691555/how-to-stay-informed-about-coronavirus-without-terrifying-yourself/

What Is Social Distancing? How To The Stop The Coronavirus Spread.

Staying away from crowded places may be driving some people up the wall. Will social distancing really help stop the spread of the covid-19 virus? Here’s how a 2009 flu outbreak in Mexico, and a 1918 parade in Philadelphia, may hold some answers for how to stop the spread of COVID-19. — Read on http://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/social-distancing-coronavirus

Second Look Sunday: “Frustration Of Forgetting”

Originally posted June 12, 2013 Today I lost my keys. I keep my house and work keys on a separate key chain from my car keys and I could not find them. The thing is, I remember having them in my hand walking to the car yesterday, but after that, nothing. I looked everywhere and…

How Watching The Walking Dead Prepared Me For The Covid-19 Outbreak

Thinking Out Loud Thursday: Nostradamus

Wednesday Words Of Wisdom: Hiding Crazy

3 Ways to Make Gel Alcohol Hand Sanitizer – wikiHow

With the current shortage of hand sanitizers I now have to make my own.

This Is Getting Too Close To Home

In less than a week, confirmed COVID-19 (Coronavirus) went from hundreds of miles away to 40 miles away to 5 miles away from my home. I fall into the vulnerable population because of my heart and lung conditions, and so I am being extra cautious. I have had bad flus before and recovered so I…

Six Word Story Saturday: “The Piano”

Wednesday Words Of Wisdom: Hate

Second Look Sunday: “Hitting The Fan”

Originally posted June 2013 These past few days have been extremely busy for me at work. I worked four 16 hour days in a row and with the current heat in the northeast US with bad air quality, it has not been easy. Add to that two nights of lousy sleep and I feel like…

Six Word Story Saturday: “Friends”

Thinking Out Loud Thursday: Complexions

Wednesday Words Of Wisdom: Fame

Renowned Microbiologists Explain the Coronavirus | Inside Mount Sinai

Renowned Microbiologists Explain the Coronavirus | Inside Mount Sinai — Read on inside.mountsinai.org/blog/renowned-microbiologists-explain-the-coronavirus/

Second Look Sunday: For My Cousin

Originally Posted May 22, 2013 As a boy, my favorite cousin, Fay, was about 20 years older than me and she was fun. She had three children around my age that I played with frequently. The middle child, Stacy, was exactly like Fay in every way and we got along great despite she being a…

Xeljanz (Tofacitinib) Might Be Successful In Treating Sarcoidosis – Sarcoidosis News

Xeljanz is a partial inhibitor of the JAK enzyme that has been used off-label for the treatment of sarcoidosis and is being studied in clinical trials. — Read on sarcoidosisnews.com/xeljanz-tofacitinib/