#aortic insufficiency

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3D echocardiogram showing severe aortic insufficiency (Austin Flint murmur) - Shared by Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia‏

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The Harvard Class of '19 Student: Private David Sidney Laird

The Harvard Class of ’19 Student: Private David Sidney Laird

Question 10 on the Attestation Paper filled out for each man that enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force askes:

Have you ever served in any Military Force? If so, state particulars of former Service.

In the majority of cases this question, if answered, involves a recruit’s involvement in either the Canadian Militia or in the Imperial Forces and/or Militia of the United Kingdom.

Detail of…

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Ode to my Lost Hormones

Ode to my Lost Hormones

A breast cancer diagnosis, brought questions flooding in,

After the process was explained, one tiny question remained,

scores of specialist could not answer, I was scared silly of what was to come.

  They called me “Lucky”, to have the tumor caught so early,

The treatments that followed were easy to get through,

Thanks to my cousin, Cindy, for sharing her secrets of survival,

What could have…

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Echocardiogram Update

  Jill was with me when I saw my Cardiologist “Dr. B” a couple of weeks ago, and he said the echo looked good and in his words “you are cured”, I praise God for that comment.  As God is the only reason I am alive today.  He also said that doctors get what they call a “save” maybe once every seven to ten years,  he considers me as one of those statistics. Well I was so tickled that all the…

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Writing through Cancer for week of June 2, 2013: Hope is a thing with feathers!

This is a continuation of our post earlier this week:

That sweet little boy at the Birthday Party, looking and hoping he could find more presents hidden within the gift wrap piled on the floor. He was frantically searching; he was positive, he would find…

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