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Paper Boy': Living With Epidermyolysis Bullosa (EB) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A young boy has skin as fragile as paper, thanks to a rare, genetic disorder that colors his world with excruciating pain. Still, despite it all, he remains happy, upbeat...
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People Might Not Understand. ... (Part Two) (Fibromyalgia) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A woman continues to deal with chronic pain that is beyond her control, which has left her frustrated and feeling hopeless...
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People Might Not Understand. ...: My Story. (Fibromyalgia) (Part One) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A woman lives with a pain disorder that rules her very life.
Image of anvil crawler lightning (c) 2011, by Karla Dorman...
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Perspectives: Being In A Wheelchair. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A young man has been in a wheelchair for most of his life.
Image of wheelchair/handicapped sign (c) 2011, by Karla Dorman...
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Perspectives: Having A Chronic Heart Condition. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A woman learns to cope with congestive heart failure.
Image of EKG tracing on wall (c) 2011, by Karla Dorman...
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Perspectives: Having AIDS. (By G.) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A gay man battles AIDS. This is his (cautionary) story...
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Perspectives: Walking With Leg Braces And Crutches. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A young woman is grateful she can walk, even if she has to use assistance...
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Philomena Rose Graves: An Update, Winter 2012. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Philomena Graves, now sixteen and a half, updates us on her life.
Image (c) 2011, by Karla Dorman...
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Philomena's Story, Part Three. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Philomena Rose Graves of Sonora, California, is still all atwitter from seeing the Jonas Brothers in concert last month. She also writes about how she and her family spent the Fourth of July...
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Philomena's Story. (Part Four) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Philomena Rose Graves continues her story. She writes this from the hospital; she is suffering from a flare up of her disease and is in a lot of pain.
Image (C) 2007, Karla Dorman...
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Philomena's Story.: A Girl Lives With Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Philomena ("Phillie"), a twelve-year-old girl, lives with a disease not many people are familiar with, but it causes her more problems than people realize...
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Please DON'T Stare--M'Buti's Biggest Fear by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
(AUTHOR'S NOTE: THIS IS A **FICTIONAL** STORY!!!!!!!!)
My name's M'buti. M'buti Ayala Sormiento (nee' Moore). I am a 25-year-old African woman who has recently become an American citizen. (I became "Americanized" this past year, on July 4th.)
I must admit that I don't enjoy go..
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Please Hear Me! by Susan Gilson
A reality check ..
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Prayers In Waiting Rooms by Paul Mc Cann
The story of a man whom loves to sit in waiting rooms ...
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Premie Diary: Our Experience In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A father keeps vigil at his newborn baby boy's bedside, hoping for a miracle...
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Premie Diary: Our Experience In The NICU. (Part Two) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Little Connor Dallas is continuing to beat the odds, much to everybody's surprise...
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Protect Your Glands! by Bridget's Blog
More nutrition news that may help keep your glands healthy!!! May this small story help us keep our family healthy!
* Some names have been changed to protect individual privacy...
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Purple Legs And Dancing Faces: The MS Chronicles #5. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Edwina (Eddie) Garcia is puzzled by new symptoms that have cropped up as a result of her multiple sclerosis...
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Quiet Time (By Ronee' Le-Anne Reaux, aged 11 1/2) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Ronee' wanted to write about her mother, who is sick in bed with a combination migraine headache and sinus infection. She feels bad for her. She also wanted to write of some plans that she and her family may be doing for a few hours, and she is excited at the prospect of maybe going out to eat, or ..
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Rachel Phillips: Overcoming Obstacles by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
(This is another fictional account of a young woman who suffered health problems after being struck by lightning.)
Mommy has a friend she had met while working at Nashville Memorial Hospital, where she is a nurse. She took care of this particular woman.
The woman's name is Rachel...
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Raising Walker: An Asberger's Story. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A family's journey with their son, Walker, who has Asberger's Syndrome, which is a form of autism...
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Ranch Spoons by Rene Schooler
A short story based on a true event. this story prefaces the first three chapters in The Elephant in the Kitchen...
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Raunaee' 's Story: A Girl Lives With Severe Disabilities. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A mother writes about her young daughter, Raunaee', who was born with multiple disabilities...
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Real Answers on Prostate Cancer by Pastor Jerry Mayers
As you know there are many ways to treat prostate cancer; surgery, radiation therapy, brachytherapy (seeds), as well as Cryotherapy (freezing the prostate). Each for of treatment is designed to attempt to cure prostate cancer that is still 'confined to the prostate' and has not spread elsewhere. ..
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Rebekka Rachel's Journal: Jan.25.07 by Michelle Kidwell Power In The Pen
I have been reading my Bible today, because I know I need that encouragement and tomorrow Mom and Dad are bringing the torah so we can have our Sabbath celebration here in the hospital, it is certainly not the first time that happened.
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Rebekka's Rachel Journal August. Sept.17.06 by Michelle Kidwell Power In The Pen
Maddie did well on her surgery, they say she will get to go home maybe as soon as Wednesday, that was a huge releif for Mamma and I that was for sure. I know we were all scared this morning, but Susie didn't fair as well, she is Stable but she had complications,
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Rebekkah Rachel's Journal: Healing...(For Michelle With Love!) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Rebekkah Cohen writes in her journal to try to keep her mind active while recovering from her recent surgery...
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Reconnecting A Conversation Between Susie and Kia W/S Tagert by Michelle Kidwell Power In The Pen
lmao
SusieQ says:
at least I haven't lost my sense of humor
Kia says:
thats definitely a good thing
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Redemption by Richard Kallao
never good to hold hatred for anyone .
original idea and story.................
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Reeling (A Conversation Between Kia Mason & Maddie Cohen W/ Sarah Tagert) by Michelle Kidwell Power In The Pen
Maddie Cohen says:
my shunt has been failing off and on
Kia Mason says:
I guess its been expecting
I will just be glad when the Motorized chair comes in so at least I can have more freedom
some sense of independence..
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Rembering Sarah: A Tay Sach's Story. (Written By Her Mother) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A young girl lives with a little-known genetic disorder. She lives only five years; had she lived, she would be eight years old now. Her mother writes about her little girl's struggles to survive and the feelings of helplessness she felt dealing with her daughter's illness...
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Rhiannon Update: May 25, 2012 (By Louisiana Sandusky) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Louisiana Sandusky updates us on the state of her daughter, Rhiannon, who is currently in the hospital.
Image (c) 2011, by Karla Dorman...
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Ridge's Story: Living With Fragile X Syndrome. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A boy lives with a little-understood medical condition...
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Ro's Story: Special Needs Parenting 101. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A young girl battles with serious physical and mental disabilities with the help of her supportive family...
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Rotten Egg. (Part Three) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Raun Elijah is having a hard time of it: his gradmother died last month of Alzheimer's disease. ..
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Rotten Egg: His Story, Part Two. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Raun Elijah Thiele continues to deal the brunt of teasing from other children because of his special "problem" that is beyond his control...
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Rotten Egg: His Story. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A little boy who is bullied because of a special problem shares his story and the frustrations he feels about things in life.
I can identify with this little guy: I have a colostomy myself; have had it a little over two years now...
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 Routines (Cont.) by Bradley Fralick
I wrote a story with this same title that is on here already. Things have and will continue to change, I am sure...
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Running and Not Growing Weary by Keith John Paul Horcasitas
Staying healthy through physical, emotional and spiritual exercises.
Pic: Crescent City Classic, 1981, New Orleans, Louisiana - post 10 K Race (Time: ~ 38:30) at the "Butterfly" behind Audubon Park adjacent to Mississippi River..
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Ryan And Karen Lance: An Update, Fall 2009. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
"I am no longer married to the 'Grinch'. I am now married to the most wonderful person in the world!"
An update on a family with a member who has bi-polar disorder. The Lances were last featured in the series "I Married The Grinch"...
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Rydon's Story. (Part Two) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
"I can read their minds, especially now with Christmas coming up. I can imagine any of them asking: 'Father, will we even have a Christmas this year?'"
An update on a very special little boy and his family, who live in Utah...
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Rydon's Story: A Child Lives With Fumarase Deficiency. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A little boy lives with a little understood condition that has caused severe physical and mental disabilities. This is his story, as told by his mother...
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Sanjeet Raneesh: An Update, December 2009. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Aasha Singh updates us on her family.
Image (C) 2009, Karla Dorman...
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Sanjeet Raneesh: An Update, January 2010. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Manjeet Singh writes about his son, Sanjeet, who lives in a home for severely disabled children. He accidentally hung himself while playing nearly three years ago...
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Sanjeet Raneesh: An Update, Summer 2009, Part Two. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Aasha updates us on the status of her family, in particular, her son, who has been placed in a residential home for severely handicapped children, and how she feels nothing but relief.
Image (C) 2009, Karla Dorman...
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Sanjeet Raneesh: An Update, Summer 2009. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Aasha Singh updates us on what has been going on with her family, in particular, her five year old son, Sanjeet, who has special needs.
Image (C) 2007, Karla Dorman...
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Sanjeet's Story: An Update, Fall 2008. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A little boy continues to beat the odds...
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Sanjeet: An Update, Winter 2009 (February). by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Aasha Singh updates us on what has been going on with her family, most notably, her son, Sanjeet, who suffered irreversable brain damage after accidentally hanging himself over a year and a half ago...
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Sarah's Journal (Entry #2) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Sarah and Wayne are happy that things are improving on all fronts...
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Sarah's Journal, Sept. 26, 2008: A Wayne Update. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Wayne continues to recover from pneumonia; he is now in Intensive Care, on a ventilator, to help his diseased lungs rest and heal...
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