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The Sarcoidosis Patient Bill of Rights
- By theGardener · Posted January 12, 2007
- 2 replies
- The Sarcoidosis Patient Bill of Rights Sarcoidosis is a historically documented disorder with manifest physical evidence and defined symptoms. Sarcoidosis is not imaginary and its victims have rights ...
Disjointed Thoughts II
- By theGardener · Posted January 11, 2007
- 0 replies
- Once again we have found some dried up cerebral crumbs that may be worth reconstituting, when compared with the dust bunnies, old potato chips and gummed up coins we found in the space between the cushions ...
Sarc Trek
- By theGardener · Posted January 10, 2007
- 3 replies
- Sarc Trek Bright and early Wednesday morning, we find Ms. Anna Price at her job, busily coordinating bell collars and cat smocks at the local pet shop. Little does she suspect, that deep inside her body ...
If no one makes a diagnosis, Does it make a sound?
- By theGardener · Posted January 9, 2007
- 1 reply
- If no one makes a diagnosis, Does it make a sound? I’ve thought about this a lot. And that’s not easy considering the 80’s and good chunk of the 90’s are a salt-encrusted, neon-lit, sub-woofer blur for ...
Much Ado about Something.
- By theGardener · Posted January 8, 2007
- 5 replies
- The following is true. It is how I first met my Sarcoidosis. I wrote it shortly after my biopsy to explain to friends and family where I had disappeared to for a month, and also to purge that nasty little ...
A Small Slice of Mercy
- By theGardener · Posted January 5, 2007
- 13 replies
- Speaker, United States House of Representatives 235 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515-0508 Phone: (202) 225-4965 Fax: (202) 225-8259 Dear Speaker, On behalf of myself, and the millions ...
A Brief History of Sarcoidosis
- By theGardener · Posted January 5, 2007
- 9 replies
- A Brief History of Sarcoidosis 3.6 Million Years Ago Sarcoidosis claims its first victim. A female Australopithecus ancestor of ours named Ruby falls out of tree while in the throes of a Sarcoidosis coughing ...
Head to Toe
- By theGardener · Posted January 4, 2007
- 0 replies
- Head to Toe I won’t claim to know everything there is to know about Sarcoidosis (nobody can) but I can speak from my own intimate experience; and that trumps the “expertise” of a Doctor that has never ...
Disjointed Thoughts and Thoughtful Jaunts
- By theGardener · Posted January 3, 2007
- 2 replies
- Disjointed Thoughts and Thoughtful Jaunts From the old laundry hamper that holds the odds and ends of my pointless ponderings. I want to share with you some rhetorical questions that I found laying around ...
YOU might have Sarcoidosis!
- By theGardener · Posted January 2, 2007
- 9 replies
- YOU might have Sarcoidosis! Happy New Year everybody! Let's have some fun! In the best Jeff Foxworthy (comedian) tradition, here’s our take on his popular routine: "You might be a redneck." If your doctor’s ...
The Year in Review
- By theGardener · Posted December 22, 2006
- 4 replies
- The Year in Review This past year I did not say “I love you” enough. This past year I did not sit back and admire God’s handiwork enough. This past year I did not say “I’m proud of you” enough. This past ...
My beloved Doctor Do-Very-Little
- By theGardener · Posted December 21, 2006
- 1 reply
- My beloved Doctor Do-Very-Little ( Part I ) Let me preface by stating that I admire all the doctors and healthcare workers that go that extra mile to treat patients effectively, with respect and dignity ...
You are Tougher than You Think.
- By theGardener · Posted December 20, 2006
- 7 replies
- You are Tougher than You Think. Having been floored, and down for the count, by Sarcoidosis on more than one occasion, I would never make the mistake of belittling the seriousness of it. Sarcoidosis—the ...
Okay…now what?
- By theGardener · Posted December 19, 2006
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- Okay…now what? With a nod to all of our friends out there who do not reside in the United States, you will forgive me if I can only speak from my own cultural perspective regarding the following. Overall ...
Amazing Sarcoidosis Statistics!
- By theGardener · Posted December 18, 2006
- 4 replies
- Amazing Sarcoidosis Statistics! From the home office of STUPiD (Sarcoidosis Taskforce on Useless Polls in Demographics) in beautiful, downtown Granuloma, Illinois, we present their 2006 Worldwide Sarcoidosis ...
My Worst Pain is Better than Yours
- By theGardener · Posted December 16, 2006
- 1 reply
- My Worst Pain is Better than Yours Human beings have an incredible capacity for the concept of ownership. Some might site it as territorial instinct; some might call it greed, insecurity, or pride. And ...
The Predni-ZONE
- By theGardener · Posted December 15, 2006
- 1 reply
- The Predni-ZONE No way. No frick-in’ way. I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on T.V., and you will pardon me if I sound flip. But from what I have read, and the testimonies I have heard about Prednisone ...
Sarcoidosis Flare Up Identified!
- By theGardener · Posted December 15, 2006
- 3 replies
- Sarcoidosis Flare Up Identified! I often read Sarcoidosis sufferer’s referring to a “Flare Up.” I assume that this is meant to convey when they feel/think their disorder is active as opposed to inactive ...
A Conversation with the Almighty
- By theGardener · Posted December 14, 2006
- 5 replies
- A Conversation with the Almighty So I’m walking down the street with God the other evening, waiting for my dog to do his business on some unsuspecting vertical structure, and God casually turns to me ...
Damn it! I have a right to complain… maybe.
- By theGardener · Posted December 13, 2006
- 6 replies
- Damn it! I have a right to complain… maybe. Go ahead. Say it out loud. Yell it if you want to. “Sarcoidosis sucks!” Not that anyone within earshot will know what you’re talking about. But you do, and ...