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Descending by Renee Patient Expert The past couple of days I have found myself descending into a valley of negativity...-pity and really don't feel like climbing out yet. I feel justified which does not mean that I am. I just am sick...
Descending (Triple Bypass Part II) by Kendall G. Patient Expert ***Preface: The first 15 miles took two hours, so intense and extended was the climb, so thin was the air, and so wimpy was the sea level rider. The next 15 miles, which was the descent from Juniper Pass...
Climbing a 14'er at the North Shore by Kelly Ridgway Patient Expert Today, Matt and I climbed a 14'er. It was an awesome climb to the top. When we reached the top... over the blue waters spying pods of whales as we descended. Jumping out of a plane has always been a fear...
Bellthorpe, a new climb and another solo win in Spain (video) by Alberto R. Patient Expert km climb, which is known for being one of the toughest in SE Queensland. So we did and I will call it the Bellthorpe Range climb. I am glad we did it and yes, it is a tough little climb with an average of 9...
attempt to climb Ben Macdui FAIL by Rick McCharles Patient Expert . Perhaps a climb of the second highest mountain in Scotland, Ben Macdui (1309m). That would make me a right Munro... Hiking in Scotland recommends a route they call Cairn Gorm High Circuit … with a side trip climb...
Go Climb a Rock by Dr. John H. Medical Doctor of the mountain. We'd rather have a very long climbing day and then descend before nightfall. 7. Descent... at -40F), but why climb a rock? Think of climbing a mountain as a giant Rubik's cube - a wonderful...
attempt to climb Ben Macdui FAIL by Rick McCharles Patient Expert . Perhaps a climb of the second highest mountain in Scotland, Ben Macdui (1309m). That would make me a right Munro... in Scotland recommends a route they call Cairn Gorm High Circuit … with a side trip climb to the top of Ben...
Climbing the Ladder for Fat Loss by Nathan D. Patient Expert I guarantee it will get you burning fat. To increase the difficulty, chose two or more exercise to climb... descending the ladder in one rep increments The density and amount of reps you end up doing with two...
Climbing ED Mountain by Aimee L. Healthy Living Professional between eating disorders and extreme mountain climbing. The spark for Vitousek’s talk was a search..., I was intrigued. One specific analogy was to extreme mountain climbing.  This seemed to me a terrific metaphor...
Climbing New Hampshire by Dr. John H. Medical Doctor Why do humans climb mountains? Because they're there? To regain a sense of challenge... all the New Hampshire peaks over 4000 feet high during winter. Winter hiking/climbing poses some unique...

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Learning the rock
 
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Dan Osman climbs (or shall I say runs) up a vertical...
 
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Diaginosed with Crohn's medication not working.
May 2008 colonoscopy found colitis in the ascending, transverse and descending colon. I was prescribed entocort and asacol. My Dr. believed his findings were indicative of Crohn's, due to lack of rectal involvement with skip area in the colon. My medication seemed to work, after a long period...crap

Size Matters
I have 90 and 75 percent blockage in one of my lateral descending branch arteries, but the nuclear imaging showed that the arteries are small making it riskier to put in stents than not.  I am asymptomatic after 10.5 minutes on the treadmill even though I have a ST depression of about -3.5mm on V2...crap

Tip of the Moment
Keep at it!   As the holiday season descends upon us (Starbucks has rolled out their holiday cups--we know it's coming), do not let your exercise regiment slip! Most of us thinking of the holidays in tandem with too much food, too much family, a mile-long to-do list and copious amounts of egg...crap

Fall. ing.
Fall descends upon me as expected every year. Falling every Fall, as expected. The days grow shorter, nightfall descends upon me earlier every day. The dark cloud of sadness and depression and loneliness descends upon me earlier every day. Finding joy in the leaves that fall in splendid color...crap

AIDS Activists Rally at US Capitol for Funding
Hundreds of AIDS activists descended on Capitol Hill Wednesday in an effort to urge Congress to provide more money for the UN Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis. The activists asked lawmakers to include $750 million for the Fund in the supplemental spending bill for the current fiscal year...crap

California: AIDS Advocates Lobby for ADAP Funding
AIDS advocates and people with HIV will descend on Sacramento April 21 to lobby lawmakers to drop a proposed co-payment requirement and support an alternative proposal for funding the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. The effort is organized by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's HIV Advocacy Network, which hopes...crap

New Year Thoughts
Warning: not the most cheerful post! Sorry for the initial introspection.   Am getting to recognise  these feelings of intangible sadness and 'gloom' which seem to descend  and mirror  these sombre dark days of the turning of the year, so noticeable these last two winters.  It nevertheless...crap

Schizophrenia In The Movies: Take Shelter
follows the husband and wife as Curtis (played by Shannon) descends into the hell of schizophrenia...crap

My RA Life: When Brain Fog Descends
RA Daily Forecast: Mostly cloudy today with periods of intermittent dense brain fog leading to “wcrap

Clinical Trials: Making Them Work for You
In the early 1980s, when AIDS began to descend upon our community, fear was everywhere. Innocent people were dying and modern day medicine failed at saving lives. The medical community began working to improve what was available in the way of medicines to help those who were fighting this disease...crap