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Category Archives: Health for the Underserved

If Ayn Rand was drowning, would I throw her a bootstrap?

Boot Strap-ist: N. One who: 1. believes all adversity can be overcome by trying harder; 2. is oblivious to invisible blessing in life such as looks, smarts, education, race, class, and role models; 3. can be heard saying, “If I can do it anyone can.” See also: Randian Twit. I read The Fountain Head in [...]

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A ladybug, some feet, and a martyr

I felt like the chosen one at the Good Friday service this evening. My flower came with a ladybug. St. Gregory’s handed out flowers to lay on the alter and as I took mine a ladybug walked onto my hand. It seemed like a miracle. The incense and chanting makes one prone to delusions, but [...]

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A Hypertension Prevention Project for The Resource Impaired

While I was at the VA Hospital this week I spent some of my spare time looking through patient education handouts for some that I could use to hand out to the ladies I see during street/SRO outreach. I’m hoping to set up a mini hypertension screening service for the women we see regularly, and [...]

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