Posts by Ruth

This is a true story... I remember that my boyfriend had just got back to town a couple days before. He’d been in Rio with a couple friends for Carnivale. I actually called him my non-boyfriend for a long time. When people looked puzzled I explained that we were just serious enough that it wasn’t really appropriate to date other people, but not serious enough to call him my boyfriend. And, a long time...
9/30/2007 10:33:07 PM
In case you missed Part I: And here's Part II: Here's part III One of my friends recommended that I see a nurse practitioner she knew of. She told me the woman was a little out there, but specialized in dealing with hormonal problems. I chuckled, "I'm a little out there myself" I told her. She told me the nurse eats a raw diet, including raw meat. Yeah, I'm not that out there... :) I made an appointment...
9/28/2007 4:24:46 PM
In case you missed Part I: Here's part II You're probably thinking -No wonder she feels like crap, who wouldn't after going through all of that? That's pretty much what the psychiatrist said, but with longer words. :) He told me that for every traumatic thing that happens in life, there is a particular amount of grief that needs to be experienced before life can return to normal, or at least as close...
9/17/2007 2:00:10 PM
I generally avoid going to doctors, except, you know, for that necessary chick stuff. Of course I'd go in immediately if I broke something, or cut myself severely, or did something else stupid, or if I was bit by a dog, or something like that. Who wouldn't though, right? Me, I've relied more on chiropractors, accupuncturists, and kinesiologists for my general health care than on any "real" doctor....
9/7/2007 7:03:38 PM