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Girl, you have no faith in medicine
Dear Big Pharma, It’s time to talk. We’ve known each other for so long. Yes, I hang around with Supplements sometimes, and cruise the natural food store, and spend time eyeing better diets. I even exercise. But you are always there when I need a dependable helper. Lately, though, you’ve been coming on strong, and…
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Changes
Great Pumpkin, we hardly knew you. But we’re kicking you to the curb! Because of the Heart Issues, The Oncologist is switching me to “non-cardiotoxic” drugs, even though my heart seems to be in tip–top shape. The concern, The Oncologist says, is that one of the former chemo drugs, 5-fluorouracil, was causing vasospasms, which can…
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F*ck You
[Why I hate the pancreas and you should too.] The pancreas is the crybaby of organs. Take its neighbor the liver, for instance. You can beat the hell out of the liver (“Bottoms up!”), but if you ask for forgiveness early enough and pinky swear to be nice, it will sometimes give you a do-over…