How Does Blood Clot?
Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
I lost you one Sunday…. And the following week was hell to pay. I could never imagine the pain could be so strong. The fury of loneliness burned holes in my heart. My desperation fueled my anger. But the thought…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
Most times the best comfort someone can give a friend, during the loss of a loved one, is a listening ear. When I lost my own father, in June of 2003, friends and family tried their best to comfort me…
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For those of you women singing away with the Dixie Chicks hit, “Cowboy, Take Me Away” and dreaming of the one who will come and whisk you away on his beautiful white stallion to hold you forever in the shadow…
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Relationships often show us who we really are. Relationships are like mirrors because they reflect how we see our self. The kinds of people we attract tell us about ourselves. If we have many negative people in our lives, it…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
Anyone who is a parent should not have to see the day they have to bear the loss of a child. So many emotions rush through the heart of a parent it’s though you will explode from the inside. The…
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September 4, 2015 Skin and Body
Men are just as susceptible to the pressure to look good as women, although maybe this pressure hasn’t been quite as evident in the past. In today’s society, though, men are expected to keep themselves in good condition; remaining slim…
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Wouldn’t it be nice if women came with an instruction manual? Most men appreciate the help from a manual; they can do anything if they have instructions and pictures to guide them one step at a time. Unfortunately, it will…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
There are many who would say that cowardly is a bit strong. This may or may not be so, but one thing is for sure. Suicide is definitely a selfish act, whether or not one calls it cowardly. I can…
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They are not your average hunk, yet they are real lady killers. This type of heart-breaker appeals to our maternal instincts. Try settling down and making babies with such a guy, and you’ll soon get exasperated. These perpetual adolescents can’t…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
When I was a Freshman in high school I was elected as the First Freshman President of my high school class. You see the year I entered high school, was the 1st year that our high school had a Freshman…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
Life support is a very sensitive issue in the United States and to me personally. When Terry S. was a prominent figure in the minds of many people a round the world and that includes me. My heart went out…
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September 4, 2015 Skin and Body
Everybody is worried about their appearance to some extent, since this is a society in which you are judged by the way you look. If you don’t appear to make enough of an effort or decide that you don’t want…
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September 4, 2015 Skin and Body
Oily skin can be quite a hassle to take care of with the frequent breakouts, large pores and shine. If you let the oil have its way, your skin will start looking very dull and you will have more breakouts…
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In the Biblical sense, infidelity; or adultery, is classified as a sin. In some locations, it is even illegal. Despite this, estimates of married couples within the United States that include one spouse who will cheat range anywhere from 30%…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
Carrying a child for nine months, you are full of hopes and dreams for your child. Experiencing childbirth, only to hear your child is stillborn, will leave you struggling for breath. That child who had kicked you and moved within…
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September 3, 2015 Crisis Support
Making a Condolence Call. All of us, at some point in our lives, will be faced with death, grief and mourning. Either personally or through a friend or colleague, death is a part of living. Eventually, each of us will…
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September 3, 2015 Skin and Body
So many people, men and women alike do have body issues although the media usually portrays only females in this light, it happens to all of us one way or another. Say you look in the mirror one day and…
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Write your article herThe prim and proper gossip columnist Alison Pearson sums up in her Daily Mail article where the modern emancipated female is right now on men and marriage-straight back where they started. This train hasn’t even left the…
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September 3, 2015 Crisis Support
GRIEVING PHYSICAL LOSS Medical professionals have, until recently, been somewhat remiss in recognizing people living with a major physical loss go through an intense emotional adjustment process very similar to those who have lost a loved one. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross was…
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September 3, 2015 Skin and Body
Looking and feeling younger for some people can be very difficult at time. I, however, get asked several times a week how I stay looking and feeling so young, and my answer has always been I take care of my…
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September 3, 2015 Crisis Support
On May 15, 2000, I thought I might literally die from heartache. I threw myself onto the bed and sobbed until my sides cramped and I couldn’t breathe. My husband ran to the room, desperate to know what had happened….
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“I’m so sorry, I don’t know what I was thinking, I’ll never do it again”, “He/she means nothing to me, it was just something that happened, you’re the one I love”, and we can’t forget my favorite… “I don’t even…
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September 3, 2015 Crisis Support
Being pregnant is challenging enough with morning sickness, fatigue, mood swings and just plain coming to terms with the fact that your body is changing. Unfortunately, life doesn’t stop to take into consideration that a new mom or mom again…
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September 3, 2015 Skin and Body
Your form of style is what expresses you as a person, an individual. Some people follow trends but yet they still retain a style that is unique to them. There are two different types of trendsetters those who follow and…
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September 3, 2015 Crisis Support
Helping a Friend through Loss and Grief I speak through my own experience from the loss of my husband, but it is good to note that no one’s experience is ever the same with grief. There is no right or…
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September 3, 2015 Crisis Support
My father was brought to this country by my Grandparents via Ellis Island from Italy in 1929. He was seven years old. They settled in an enclave of Italian speaking immigrants in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, the home…
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September 3, 2015 Skin and Body
Men want their women to have a little junk in their trunks. When bands from the current decade are singing about women and what they have in their trunks, such as the Black Eyed Peas, singing about women and how…
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Imagine a triangle. The base of the triangle is the relationship. The two sides are the people involved. They are leaning in against each other. If one of the people moved, the other one would fall over. Both sides have…
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From a guy point of view I am a little confused about the dating world. I get mixed messages from the Women out there! One minute I am hearing that the best men are intellectual, and the next, I am…
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Co-dependant relationships usually start off fairly innocent. The meeting of eyes leads to a nervous introduction, exchanging names and numbers while silently passing judgment. Then comes the first date, complete with awkward silences and random conversations. Finally, you realize the…
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