I just read an article about the injured in North Korea's train blast last
week.  The conditions in the hospitals make sobering reading.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3669141.stm
Jayne

Q: How many women with MENOPAUSE does it take to change a light bulb?
A: One!   ONLY ONE!!!!    And do you know WHY?   Because no one else in this
house knows HOW to change a light bulb!   They don't even know that the bulb
is BURNED OUT!!   They would sit in the dark for THREE DAYS ...

Hi all, again let me express my sincere appreciation for all the
support.  You people are wonderful. :)  I'm in a much better place now
mentally and emotionally, and think that I'm about over the hump with
this one.

I'm #2 on the schedule for tomorrow morning, so I have to be at the
Surgical Center by 6:45 AM.  I'll be done and home before I'm awake!  :-D
Thanks for all your kind thoughts and good advice.  Remember to hoist a
beverage in my honor at Gimpfest!

What kind of toothpaste works best for those of you with mouthsores from the
Arava?  Dale dosen't really have sores but his mouth is very tender now.  He
had a pizza last nite.  I know a no no when upset tummy, but he had to have
it and I wasn't home.  he said it hurt his mouth and ...

I never knew that 5 days could be soooooo exhausting. I've walked for
miles, and every night I staggered into my hotel bedroom promising
myself I would take it easy next day - but I never did. There's always
one more building I had to see, or one more bus or boat trip to take,

Can anyone tell me  about travel insurance (health costs) for travel to
and a short stay in  Holland from the UK?
I have lupus which is a form of arthritis  and APLS and am on a lot of
medication!

Folks, I just found out that last night my niece and her friend were
attacked as they were walking to Ashley's car after dinner.
They are for the most part physically all right...battered, bruised,
scratched, etc.. Emotionally they are both in shock. Ashley's own

I have recently had my big toe joint fused (on Feb 7th this year), after
many years of arthritis pain in that joint.  The op went OK, although there
are a few things that are still worrying me.
1. The toe has been fixed pointing slightly upwards (as expected), but also

Why oh why do I like living in Ohio? It snowed here on October 2nd and it's
snowing today!!! That's 7..yup SEVEN months of winter!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
~KJ

My uncle is a photographer, by profession.  When I visited him a few
weeks ago, he gave me a new Nikon, because it's "not top of the line
anymore".  Well, for me it is.  :-) He just GAVE it to me.  
I've started a new gallery of just Nikon images, and invite you all to

I've been taking the Glucosamine chondroitin combination for over a
year.
About eight months ago I started getting blisters on my hands.  Like
two a week.  I experimented with taking away things I touched,

We are leaving on Thursday for North Carolina.  Meeting up with my brother
and sister to bury my mother's ashes beside my dad on Friday.  Then we are
going to kill some time and try to relax and see the sights between
Hendersonville, NC and Atlanta until the following Wednesday.  I ...

Loading newsgroup reader to pc for the Gimpfest. Looks like there will
be a connection in our suite. Anyone else excited?
Duckie

Please bear with me if I have said any of this before. I can't remember from
one minute to the next what the heck I am doing.
Two good things first. One got cortisone shot in rotator cuff and now that
neck, shoulder blade and rotator cuff are behaving themselves mostly. Second