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Friday, November, 21, 2008

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Osteoarthritis On the Other Side of the World: Rice, Mud and an African Prison

Jambo from Moshi (Tanzania, E. Africa)   My life continues to be a never-ending source of challenges and surprises.   I am working with 21 teenagers in a prison for Juveniles, ages about 9 to 17.  MY GUYS (yes, I REALLY care about them) have usually been arrested for such horrible crimes as stealing food or street... Read moreChevron

A MOUNTAINTOP AND A HANDFUL OF BEANS

JAMBO BWANAS (Hello Friends)   Hi from Africa! I'm now living in a rural village in Eastern Africa in Tanzania.  For our regular readers, I DID spend my 65th birthday on Mt. Kilimanjaro, fulfilling this  lifetime dream!   I also spent a half day in a Chagga village on the side of the mountain where the entire village... Read moreChevron

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Climb Every Mountain

In less than 24 hours, I'll be on a plane to Africa to fulfill a dream I've had since I first saw Mt. Kilimanjaro in National Geographic when I was about 8 years old.   When I was in the Alps of Austria as a photographer a few years ago, some photographer friends and I kept playing Julie Andrews and attempting to sing that song as we... Read moreChevron

Paying for Name Brand Osteoarthritis Medicine: There has to be a way!

I was diagnosed with Osteoarthritis many years ago (and of course began a wide variety of surgeries, joint replacements, prescriptions, and lotions, creams, and potions), and I've sometimes struggled with my meds.  Very few prescriptions seemed to have a positive effect on my osteoarthritis and others left me with side effects that I... Read moreChevron

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