Update: Well, I had my third appointment with the optometrist at Sears and am back to glasses for a few weeks as they order a different brand and strength of contact for me. I’ll let you know how it works out …
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When I was younger, I thought glasses and braces were the coolest things ever. [...]

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It is fair to say, I think, that I have not had the best of luck with doctors since coming to Decatur. There were initially many insurance problems as I had NY State insurance and lived in Georgia, which is complicated and caused me to end up at a Doc-in-a-box with a overeager fondness for [...]

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There’s something in my eye. It’s itching. It’s been about 15 minutes now. Adam’s looked a number of times and even applied my first eye drop (yes, only one; eyes are not wired to allow foreign objects to enter them; telling me to keep my open doesn’t not change the fact that I have amazing [...]

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i think i burned the back of my throat. ow. this is way worse than a sore throat. i cannot even begin to convey to you the agonizing pain i am suffering right now. unbelievable - it’s a miracle i can see straight enough to type. i am a survivor.
i might have done it [...]

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disgusting

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Does anyone know of any remedies for bug bites. I really can’t stand it anymore. There are at least thirty of them all over my body and when one stops itching another starts. I will go crazy before these suckers go away.
I’ve tried everything from cold showers to cortizone cream to spitting on them to [...]

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It’s true. I have my very own manservant. Other weeks you might call him my fiance, but this week I’ve taken to calling him manservant, and he responds.
It’s probably because I have strep and double ear infections again . . . which is radically unfair, but whatever the reason, manservant gets me popsicles and glasses [...]

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It’s confirmed. I have an ear infection. And, even better, I have two. One in each ear. And, even better than that? Strep throat.
I’m guessing you’re thinking there’s no way to top that, but here I go . . . they gave me a shot in the butt and told me I’m allowed to [...]

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I learned the cause of ear infections today: the common cold. Or in my case, my fiance who got me sick thus resulting in the ear infection I believe is residing in my left middle ear drum. And I thought it was spring time in Atlanta. Huh. Too bad you can’t cure these with popsicles. [...]

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Someone is coming . . . We are waiting . . . Someone is coming to grant dignity to long-suffering bodies . . .
We are waiting . . .
Someone is coming to the breathless . . . We are waiting . . .
Someone is coming to those who lack energy . . . [...]

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