Originally published Jan 2014 It’s the beginning of January fall and for the first time since being diagnosed with sarcoidosis in 2006, I have not gotten the flu. I never had the flu before getting Sarcoidosis, but my doctors, especially after getting sarcoidosis in the heart and the resulting heart failure, all convinced me to…
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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
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/
Do Face Masks Really Protect You From Getting Sick?
The flu vaccine is only 35% effective. A face mask can be 80% effective. Personally I don’t get the flu shot and am seriously considering wearing face masks when I ho out. Experts explain if medical face masks work against illnesses like the Wuhan coronavirus. — Read on http://www.huffpost.com/entry/do-face-masks-prevent-virus_l_5e304a13c5b6ce51a4ec0a09
Life Is Such A Roller Coaster Ride
Life in general, and especially when you have a chronic condition, is a roller coaster ride, isn't it? It seems that when ever anything good is happening, everything good happens. And then something negative rolls in, and it seems everything goes down hill. Earlier this year, I was on the crest of the ride. Everything…
Oh No She Didn’t?!
The other day I was at the hardware store and a woman with very long manicured nails was helping her husband load soil into the back of their SUV when one of the bags apparently had a small hole and some of the soil spilled out on to her hands. She dusted it off, then…
Plane, Trains And Sneezing People!
“AH-CHOO”! I hear it behind me, in front of me, at the side of me and instantly I hold my breath and go the opposite direction as fast as I can. That's easy enough when I am in a supermarket or out in the open. But what can I do when I am in a…
Life As An Anomaly 