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Taking Care of an Ill Loved One

I didn't think of myself as the nurturing type as I grew up, but when my grandmother became seriously ill while I was in college, my caregiver side came out. I started living with her and balancing her care with my schoolwork. It was very challenging, but seeing her recover and regain her ability to live independently was well worth the five years of hard work. Now I'm returning again to help my grandmother so she can once again stay at home, and I've decided to share some of my experiences online to help other caregivers feel like they're not so alone.

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Obtaining Dental Records To Complete Dental Implants After A Move

Posted on April 1, 2016

Completing the dental implant procedure can take quite a long time. Having to allow the implant enough time to heal properly before it can be completed can sometimes complicate matters if you are planning to move far from your current home. If you are putting off getting a dental implant because a distant move is coming in the near future or are in the process of completing the implant procedure, there are a few things that you should know about gathering the records required for a second dentist to complete the implant procedure flawlessly. [Read More]

Three Strategies For Teaching Children To Swallow Pills

Posted on March 16, 2016

If you're a parent who needs to give your children medication that they have to swallow whole, rather than drink or chew, and those children don't already know how to swallow pills, you're going to have to teach them. The age at which a child can try to swallow a pill is individual; some children have strong gag reflexes, for example, that make it harder for them to swallow pills even if they are older. [Read More]

Tips For Recovering From Common Sports Injuries

Posted on March 1, 2016

If you play sports, you risk injury. If you should suffer injury, you will need to recover as quickly as possible in order to continue getting better at your respective sport and be able to help your team again. Here are some tips for recovering from common sports injuries so that you can get back on the court, field, or strip as soon as possible. 1. Sprained Ankle One common injury that you might suffer while playing sports is a sprained ankle. [Read More]

4 Things You Need To Know About Angiokeratomas

Posted on February 29, 2016

Angiokeratomas are benign skin lesions that can be mistaken for other, more serious skin conditions. Here are four things you need to know about angiokeratomas. What are the signs of angiokeratomas? Angiokeratomas present as verrucous papules (pimple-like lumps with a warty surface) with well-defined borders. You may develop one or many of these papules, which can be red, blue, or black. These papules can reach diameters of up to 10 millimeters (0. [Read More]