Stephanie Shore Jewett, RN, MBA I was born and raised in Iowa and I was very close to my grandparents. I believe nursing was always in my blood, as I would help my grand folks as they started to age. I noticed little things like limping carrying in the groceries, a dirtier house than normal, older food in the refrigerator, less than perfect hearing, hair turning grey, naps during the day, a...
In September of 2003, I was working with a very good friend who just happened to be the owner of the company I then worked for, and I had noticed that he had lost some weight - he kept pulling up the pants of his pinstripe suit like a hobo. I asked him about it and he seemed reluctant to say, but eventually he admitted that he was on the Atkins? diet.
This was at the height of the...
I'm a SAHM of three kids. Actually, two are pretty much grown. There ages are 22, 19 and 7 years. Our 7 year old was born a child with Down syndrome. We have seen our share of health issues that coincide with Down syndrome. We have been through two heart surgeries and 26 months of chemotherapy due to leukemia. We are now dealing with some sort of a platelet disorder with our 7 year old. It's not...
Hello i am a 34 year old female who suffers from a blood disorder Neutropenia also Low Lymphocyte count and Kidney stones and chronic Urine infections as a result from the neutropenia.
I am on the rollercoster ride at the moment trying to get well from surgery to remove my kidney stone thru lithotripsy which resulted in a haematoma in my kidney ouch. I still have a stone in my right kidney...
I was diagnosed in November of 2005 with metabolic syndrome. I was overweight, had high cholesterol, high triglyceride count, high blood pressure and high glucose count. I was prime for a heart attack at the tender age of 52.
My Doctor suggested an 1800 calorie a day diet with restrictions. He also suggested that I run. I started by walking and then graduated to running.
I've run several...
