What is Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. Broadly, most chemotherapeutic drugs work by impairing mitosis (cell division), effectively targeting fast-dividing...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009
Inspiring Stories
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Today's
Affirmation: I am wonderful and unique and worth knowing.
Truths Be Known: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) is XL.
Quote: Just for today, be devoted to greeting everything and everyone with the gentle kindness of love. - Iyanla VanZant
Funny: Skinny people irritate me! Especially when they say things like... 'You know, sometimes I forget to eat!' .....Now, I've forgotten...
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Dreams Can Come True
If you take the time to think about what you want in life…
Get to know yourself
Find out who you are
Choose your goals carefully
Be honest with yourself
Don’t become preoccupied with yourself
Or think about yourself so much that you analyze every word and action
Find many interests and pursue them
Find out what is important to you
Find out what you are good at
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What Are My Rights Your rights are the same as every other human being’s. Visualize the person you most admire standing in front of you. Now tell this person what his or her rights are. List them. Now consider the idea that those same rights and those same human privileges are yours, too.
You have the right to seek a happy life, even if no one else in your family understands what you a...1 Recommendation5 Comments -
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I don't know if this is good or just needed. I have been sick off and on during my visit here in Milwaukee. I have "lived" through two tornadoes and have tried kicking this chest cold in the butt several times unsuccessfully. I was supposed to fly home today and I decided there is no way I could fly. With my chest and ears so plugged up I would be miserable t...1 Recommendation4 Comments
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How I feel today: Sore throat, headache, hungry, physically dirty,
What I did: Well, we finally got our sewer fixed. Now I can get my dishes cleaned, bath taken, and laundry done. Weeee fun! My Dad is trying to butt into my life again. I do not know why I can just say, dad I do not want to get involved! I guess I still want to please him. I’ll call him tom...1 Recommendation4 Comments -
I needed a reward... something for all the hard work in my class. So, today I went and cut my hair short and had it colored and highlighted ... never spent that much in my life and had a manicure and pedicure... Life is good. Drove all day with the top down. I told Jess, she could have the car tomorrow, there is something spiritual about driving with the top down... it is a religious experience. ...1 Recommendation5 Comments
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I just want to let you all know that I have been on DS for almost two years now. When I first joined, I had recently been discharged from a two week stay at Two Rivers Psychiatric Hospital. I have come a long way and thanks to Daily Strength, I was able to grow, learn, and share. Knowing my triggers and Using Affirmations and Cognitive Therapy has been a big help in my recovery....6 Recommendations27 Comments
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My therapist asked me why I dislike my bday so much, I burst into tears and told her that it was always a yearly reminder of how much my mother hated the fact I was born. Many of you who follow my journals know that when I took Jessica's last name, I changed my first name. So the therapist had this idea, she said "How about having a 1st year bday party as India Saige Du Bois". I tho...1 Recommendation8 Comments
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This little girl is still fighting. She doesn't want to leave this world. Her talking is hard for her. Think about when you talk? We take a breath before we say something. She doesn't have that anymore. She is down to one lung and the cancer pressing on that one. She has a sweet little bald head. O2 full time and morphine every 4 hours. But this amazing girl smiles when she can and when I...1 Recommendation3 Comments
