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2019 Sucked

Posted on 23rd December 201931st March 2020 by Khürt

The year 2019 is almost over. Yay! I am so excited to start something new. Like the previous year, 2019 was full of health challenges that affected my work, my hobbies, and my mental health. The last two years have been challenging. In 2018 I was diagnosed with Graves Disease. The year had me battling…

In praise of meat, milk and eggs

Posted on 9th December 20199th December 2019 by Khürt

In praise of meat, milk and eggs For poor people, a little animal source food goes a long way by Jeremy Cherfas from Eat This Podcast

Shirley Tarawali, Assistant Director-General, and Delia Grace, a veterinarian and epidemiologist.

"Excluding animal products from your diet as a vegetarian or vegan is a choice some people have the luxury to make."

Health Check Up

Posted on 6th December 20199th December 2019 by Khürt

2019-09-09 07:12

Posted on 9th September 20196th September 2019 by Khürt

I am having orbital decompression surgery this morning. I will be offline until I recover. I have scheduled a few pre-written blog posts for the next few days.

Park Here

Posted on 3rd April 201921st December 2019 by Khürt

I'm at the Bodine Center For Radiation Therapy where an eye specialist has just informed me that I have two options to treat my Graves Eye Disease; radiation therapy or high dose steroids. I have two choices, neither of which are good. It's like voting in a United States presidential election. I don't want radiation…