Maryland Storm Preparedness and Emergency Alerts
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Maryland Storm Preparedness and Emergency Alerts
On September 18, 2003, Hurricane Isabel hit Maryland and caused serious damage across the state. Starting out as a powerful Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic, Isabel made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 2 hurricane. Although it had weakened to a tropical storm by the time it reached Maryland, Isabel still brought heavy […]
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How to Trim Arborvitae
When I moved to the Lakes Area of Oakland Count in Southeast Michigan almost twenty-five years ago from the Plymouth-Canton area which is much closer to downtown Detroit and has more of a city feel versus an “up north” feel, I did not realize what that would entail. For instance, since moving to this area, […]
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How to Tell if You Have a Baker’s Cyst
How I was able to tell that I had not one but two Baker’s cysts behind both knees was through an exam with my orthopedic, who then sent me to get a diagnostic imaging service from an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) at a different location. Through the MRI, they found the following: After my orthopedic […]
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How to Get Your Kids to Help with Chores
It has been said that parenting is the hardest job you will ever love, and I agree. The moment my sons were born, I fell in love with them and made their little lives my priority. From making tough decisions like when to potty train to whether we send them to a private kindergarten through […]
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How to Potty Train Puppies
When I was first born, my mom and I lived in an upper flat in Detroit where we could not have animals. When I was two years old, we moved, and my grandparents bought me a puppy for my birthday – her name was Princess. At that time, my mom had to do all the […]
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How to Taper off a Medication
In cooperation with my son’s psychiatrist, his pediatrician, myself as the parent he lives with 100% of the time, and per his request as a maturing sixteen-year-old young man, we are tapering him off his medication. It is a mood stabilizer, yet for his purposes, it was prescribed by his neurologist to control his motor […]
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What is A Dysfunctional Family
Throughout my life, between experience and my educational background in communications and sociology, I found one thing to be true – no one is “normal.” Everyone has something they are dealing with or working on, and every family is full of many types of personalities. However, when there is alcoholism, drug addiction, trauma, or abuse, […]
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What Do Orthopedic Doctors Treat
Growing up as an only child with a single mom, I became very competitive, especially when it came to playing sports. Fortunately for me, I was also gifted in many areas; whether it was sports, school, or music, I seemed to catch on quickly and perform well. Add the competitive piece, and I would practice […]
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How to Treat CMV
In a recent post, I talked about how I have been struggling with a nasty virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) for over four months. First, I saw my general practitioner, who was very busy; I saw her PA (physician’s assistant), who is not skilled at all and sent me on my way with antibiotics and a […]
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How to Deal with People Who Refuse to Help Themselves
As the old saying goes, you cannot help someone who is not willing to help themselves. Okay, that’s great and all, but when someone is toying with suicide, preventing it or at least attempting to, will end up making you crazy in the process. Thus, it helps no one and probably destroys the relationship in […]
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