At last – it’s finally here! The first-ever anniversary of Patients for A Moment – the blog carnival for, by, and about people with illness. When I started blogging just under two years ago, I was disappointed that there weren’t more people blogging about living with illness. But I was even more disappointed to learn [...]
Wed, June 30 2010 » 1, Uncategorized » 5 Comments
I dropped the ball: yesterday should have been the first anniversary ever edition of Patients for A Moment. I’ve been busy offline, by way of excuse – but better late than never. Since I never sent out an announcement, or even posted a question, I will do the anniversary edition next week. And the question [...]
Thu, June 17 2010 » 1, Uncategorized » No Comments
For the last several months I have been taking a drug called paroxetine – the generic version of Paxil. Paroxetine is a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) used to treat people with depression. In my case, I’d been having difficulty focusing and getting things done, and my doctor felt that this might be due to [...]
Sun, June 6 2010 » 1, Uncategorized » 3 Comments
My latest post for Change.org is up, and I talk about my discomfort with the medical marijuana movement, and how there’s a plant I would much rather see legalized: I would be more comfortable — and supportive — if marijuana were the basis of numerous drugs currently used as medicine. Or if it had a [...]
Thu, June 3 2010 » 1, Uncategorized » No Comments
Selena at Oh My Aches And Pains has put together an excellent edition of Patients for a Moment – a good question, some great answers. And, she reminded me that I am due to host the next edition. This will be the first anniversary of Patients For a Moment – that’s almost 26 editions (minus [...]
Wed, June 2 2010 » 1, Uncategorized » No Comments
A novel crime against decency by Duncan Cross
