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Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. It is the third most common form of cancer and the second...
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Saturday November 28, 2009
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. . . about the disappearence of the "nervous breakdown" includes this stat:
"Since the 1950s, the number of institutionalized patients in the United States has dropped from 550,000 to fewer than 30,000 patients,"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24071689/
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Hi everyone- Thanks for stopping by. I know I've been away a long time...... This is the follow-up to my second opinion situation:
Many of you know that I had a TT in Sep '07 for papillary thyroid cancer, followed by RAI in Oct '07. In Feb '08, I noticed 2 little lumps, one on each side of my neck, tucked up under my jaw. So I went to the endocrinologi...2 Recommendations6 Comments -
Praise as Good as Cash to BrainBy JULIE STEENHUYSENApril 23, 2008 —
Paying people a compliment appears to activate the same reward center in the brain as paying them cash, Japanese researchers said Wednesday.
They said the study offers scientific support for the long-held assumption that people get a psychological boost from having a good reputation.
"We found that these seemingly differe...1 Recommendation2 Comments -
There comes a time in all our lives when we may need to evaluate our relationships, making sure that they are having a positive effect on us, rather than dragging us down. Without realizing it, we may be spending precious time and energy engaging in friendships that let us down, rather than cultivating ones that support and nourish us along our path. Life, with its many twists, turns, and challen...1 Recommendation1 Comment
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Well, my course doesn't start officially til Sept. 1 online but I received my books and an outline of what I am to read for my first unit of study. I am studying and making study notes pretty well 2 to 4 hours per day and am pretty overwelmed to say the very least. At 42 is seems so hard to get back into school but |i really want this as it will lead me to a permanent full time po...1 Recommendation2 Comments
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Know a few days ago I posted my struggle with my job and the "unfairness" of it all. I am remaining in contact with my therapist via email when struggling and this was his response to my journal.... how true.. how true... the fallacy of fairness.
How very DBT your responses have become! You are choosing responses
that may not "feel" good at first, in the same way tha...1 Recommendation2 Comments -
Radical Acceptance
Radical acceptance can be found in the "Distress Tolerance" module of Dr. Marsha Linehan's Dialectical Skills Training Manual. While this concept is not limited to Linehan’s DBT it is a cornerstone of her ground-breaking work especially in the treatment of those with Borderline Personality Disorder. It is included in a section entitled,"Basic P...1 Recommendation -
Quote for the day
'Whatever you give a woman, she's going to multiply.
If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby.
If you give her a house, she'll give you a home.
If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal.
If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart.
She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.'
So - if you give her crap,
you will re...1 Recommendation1 Comment -
I like this board, and what I've read, but am not sure about adding friends and all the hugging. Does everyone want to be added as a friend? Does everyone want a hug? I think of myself as pretty open, and I am curious about everyone here, but I like boundaries too. What can I say? (I do like being a superhero though- sometimes I pretend I am a cancer-fighting Won...1 Recommendation1 Comment
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Hi Folks,
please read this post below and pass it on.
An important message from the Police -
please pass this along to all the women you know.....
It was early evening and a young girl stopped to get petrol.
She filled her tank and walked into the store to pay for her
petrol. The cashier told her 'Don't pay for your petrol yet.....walk
around the store for a while and act as if you're pickin...1 Recommendation1 Comment
