Insurance, Hospice, & The Universe Balancing The Books

Posted on: May 20, 2020

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I thought I’d update the blog with a little bit of what I’m experiencing here in “my husband is dying” land. Hospice. Our insurance (Kaiser) pays for Hospice 100%. Hospice’s “gating requirement” is that the patient has been given less than 6 months to …

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Our Wedding (a/k/a The Best Wedding Ever)

Posted on: April 29, 2020

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With my husband sick (dying) with Stage 4 Cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic, I got to thinking back to our wedding oh so many moons ago. I only had one copy of the DVD from the wedding, but the amazing Joe Kenemore and Pat Roth of Cache Mediaworks we …

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5k Training Tips for Beginning Runners on a Busy Schedule by Julie Morris

Posted on: November 4, 2019

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Photo via Pixabay by StockSnap We’re lucky enough to have another post by Coach Julie! You may remember our first post by Coach Julie on Stress Management, which you can re-read HERE. Today, she’s talking training tips to get you on the road to your fi …

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Resistant Starch & Bone Broth

Posted on: September 25, 2019

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Hi: It’s funny the things that we do because we think that one thing (or another) is “better for” us. I’ll give you an example. I have always really loved (and sometimes had a craving for) white rice. Butofcourse, white rice is not GOOD for you, BROWN …

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Vegan Keto ? That’s a thing?

Posted on: September 12, 2019

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So. courtesy of DrJockers.com Hubby has Stage 4 bladder cancer. That means his bladder cancer has now left that general area, and has filled his lungs and is also in part of his muscles around his lungs. I know – sucks. The oncologist said he has “6 mo …

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Sanoviv: Fitness Lecture, Staff & Class Comments

Posted on: July 16, 2019

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Yeah fine – I lied. One more post. We had a great lecture last night by Omar, who heads up Fitness here. It was the more amazing because, while all the lectures here have been in English, he did it simultaneously swapping back and forth between English …

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Sanoviv: Energy Medicine

Posted on: July 15, 2019

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Who knows? This might be my last post. We have one full and two half days left. I have done all but the largest one of my client projects, which I have just slated for tomorrow, leaving myself today and part of tomorrow to work out. The plan as it stan …

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Sanoviv Weekends

Posted on: July 15, 2019

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Saturdays are still pretty much like a weekday – doctor visits, spa folks, Quiet Room, etc. However, you get dessert for lunch (the photo is of ours this week), and serenaded by a troubadour at dinner ;-) Here’s a photo of our second favorite piece of …

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Sanoviv: Nearly done

Posted on: July 13, 2019

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Today was paleo pancake day – my favorite ;-) (Well, the nut-ola day is pretty close, especially if they make the macadamia milk!) As hubby said though, these are very dense pancakes – two is actually probably “one too many.” Not sure if the recipe wil …

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Sanoviv: Nutrition Lectures

Posted on: July 12, 2019

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H and my boys Andy (left) and Arnold (right) This blog post will be a compilation of a bunch of nutrition lectures that we have had while here. I believe that the Director of Nutrition, Sue Ward, is coming out with a book that addresses “diets,” which …

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