Kristy's Blog

When Einstein was about age 3, his parents brought him to a pediatrician because he was not yet talking. Researchers have learned that Einstein had developmental dyslexia. More than a century ago, it was found that lesions of the left angular gyrus—ie, Brodmann’s area 39—induce acquired alexia. Therefore, it is possible that people with developmental […]

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You can send a $10 donation to the Red Cross by texting “Haiti” to 90999. You will be billed an extra $10 on your phone bill. By giving up a one entertainment activity, you can save a life in Haiti. $10 = one bottle of wine $10 = 2 six packs of beer $10 = […]

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Brilliant! https://digitalroam.typepad.com/digital_roam/2009/08/american-health-care-on-4-napkins-now-all-together.html

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I just got my bill for my hospital stay: $1700 after my out of pocket and deductibles. Yikes! The UK: Percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) spent on health care: 8.3 Average family premium: None; funded by taxation. Japan: Percentage of GDP spent on health care: 8 Average family premium: $280 per month, with employers […]

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Yeah! I’m blowing this popsicle stand! Got my discharge papers – and I will Leave for Atlanta tomorrow.

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You’d think when u order dinner at the hospital w/handheld computers going right to the kitchen that there would be no mistakes in my meal orders. Nope – wrong meal each time. *roll eyes*

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Wow, ringside seatd watching the medical helicopters deliver the very seriously wounded from my hospital window.

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Its incredibly boring being in the hospital. Although, there was a bit of excitement when I accidently yanked out my IV and sprayed blood all over mself and my bed while reaching for my breakfast, which was of course the wrong order.  I just sat there and plugged the IV hole until the nurse got […]

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ok – now I’m in the hospital in the ER. I have an infected salivary glad and it’s spreading – though I am taking massive antibiotics.

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