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By Don C. Reed I wake up to an almost empty house; my wife Gloria having recently died of cancer. But as I get up and go to the bathroom and begin the day’s routine, I have a sense of purpose, a reason to go on, though my heart still aches with loss. I have something...
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By Don C. Reed Diabetes may not sound too terrifying, at first, perhaps because we have heard the word so often. But it is deadly nonetheless. As the International Diabetes Federation puts it, “diabetes is associated with stroke, cardiovascular disease, blindness,...
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By Don C. Reed If I may ask a personal question — how many chronic diseases do you have? I have four myself, but don’t worry, I am not contagious! I have: 1. Arthritis in hips, knees, left shoulder and back. I no longer bound up the stairs, and rising from the floor...
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By Don C. Reed October 14th is World Stem Cell Awareness Day. Hold that thought, please. There was a couple in Vietnam who lived in a cave, their home and village having been bombed out in the war. The husband was a quadriplegic, paralyzed in both arms and legs. The...
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By Don C. Reed On September 10th, 1994, my son Roman Reed received a spinal cord injury while playing college football. One moment he was having a superb game at middle linebacker, with eleven solo tackles and a diving one-hand interception; the next he collided with...
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By Lauren Miller Rogen and Don C. Reed Lauren Miller Rogen, her husband Seth Rogen and brother Danny are dedicated to the battle against Alzheimer’s disease. The following article is co-written: first by Don C. Reed and the latter half by Ms. Miller-Rogen. On November...
