Be the salt

perimenopause Q and A

...Sue Goldie, regarding her Parkinson’s Diagnosis. As told to John Branch in the New York Times, October 13, 2025. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/13/us/sue-goldie-parkinsons.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tk8.e_kf.cQC_AZZlQhCm&smid=url-share  Not all healing leads to recovery of your previous functions.  Some is just about slowing the decline; the rest of us have to figure out how to be supportive. And accept the person, along with the diagnosis. I couldn't possib

Retractor is a verb, potentially passive or active.  It is also the person doing the thing, and the instrument used for it

Our December book club pick, written by one of the skilled nurses who trained us.

Another view on predicting your lifespan and what you do with that information. That's all. Summer is for reading.

knowing your future, if you could

You may or may not have missed me on the blog last month.  May is always busy, if you know or have children of any age.  End of school...

June is here, Pride Month all over. Support your local celebration however you choose. Last year, we were in Nice, France for their...

burnout and fear

making the "right" decisions with our purchases

Helping your loved ones recover when and how you can. And their loved ones.

Reposting this information.  Did you know that the incidence of meningioma is supposed to be 1:1000?  Why do I know 5 people who have had...

This is the OG link from prior post on STD information. From 2.22.24, "Not your mom's gyno visit" Yes, that was less than a year ago. ...

Sometimes. It's validating to have experts endorse the things we live by. My personal favorites are: go to bed when you're sleepy drop...

Do our consumer choices really matter?

Apolitical comfort food; as always better the next day

Assuming that if you read this, your algorithm has taken you down a rather lost path, or you care about women's health and their bodies....

Rare things are still rare, even when the risk increases

A privileged rant, to be sure.  The problems of excess, particularly now that the pets outnumber people in our home, and the home itself...