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I'm involuntarily retired. I was a caregiver with an agency in Ketchikan for several years till I had an accident. I cannot do the same duties because of my accident, Now I volunteer at the local library and live life as it comes to me. In 2018 I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma. To date I'm in remission and doing fairly well
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I have learned a lot in my 73 yrs. I guess my knowledge abou caregiving has given me empathy about age and the challenges we all face, off and on; practically and emotionally.

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YES, since an accident in 2011. I have it 24/7, at times louder and various sounds. It's ok during the day, because I'm busy and other sounds masks the noise in my head. I can't hear rain, birds, or high pitched sounds. Even going deaf doesn't quiet ...
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I have MM and it is effecting my brain...I think.I take B6, B12, Folate, Riboflavin, Calcium and Magnesium...all in one supplement tablet.Also I take green tea extract; helps with cancer and the damage done.I haven't been taking it very long (2weeks)...
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WHAT?? Ridiculous!So, if you cannot be cremated because you don't have a notarized person to sign for the fire; then what? Do they throw you out to the buzzards or haul you off to the landfill?Ridiculous!I have a small burial /life insurance policy a...
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Unless you experience 24/7 tinnitus, you just don't know anything.Medical practitioners just give you, " here, try this" type things. You're right, there is no relief. Those new extra sounds do come in every once in a while for me; especially if I'm ...
Kath1948 08-09-2022 12:06 PM
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I haven't tried to eliminate anything. I don't drink, and my sodium level is not bad ( says my monthly blood tests ). I think most people would baulk at giving up their daily caffeine; including me. It's strange how it started in 2011, after an accid...
Kath1948 07-24-2022 11:22 AM
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YES, since an accident in 2011. I have it 24/7, at times louder and various sounds. It's ok during the day, because I'm busy and other sounds masks the noise in my head. I can't hear rain, birds, or high pitched sounds. Even going deaf doesn't quiet ...
Kath1948 09-04-2023 02:44 PM
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I have MM and it is effecting my brain...I think.I take B6, B12, Folate, Riboflavin, Calcium and Magnesium...all in one supplement tablet.Also I take green tea extract; helps with cancer and the damage done.I haven't been taking it very long (2weeks)...
Kath1948 08-10-2023 06:49 PM
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WHAT?? Ridiculous!So, if you cannot be cremated because you don't have a notarized person to sign for the fire; then what? Do they throw you out to the buzzards or haul you off to the landfill?Ridiculous!I have a small burial /life insurance policy a...
Kath1948 08-10-2023 06:13 PM
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Unless you experience 24/7 tinnitus, you just don't know anything.Medical practitioners just give you, " here, try this" type things. You're right, there is no relief. Those new extra sounds do come in every once in a while for me; especially if I'm ...
Kath1948 08-09-2022 12:06 PM
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I haven't tried to eliminate anything. I don't drink, and my sodium level is not bad ( says my monthly blood tests ). I think most people would baulk at giving up their daily caffeine; including me. It's strange how it started in 2011, after an accid...
Kath1948 07-24-2022 11:22 AM
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YES, since an accident in 2011. I have it 24/7, at times louder and various sounds. It's ok during the day, because I'm busy and other sounds masks the noise in my head. I can't hear rain, birds, or high pitched sounds. Even going deaf doesn't quiet ...
Kath1948 09-04-2023 02:44 PM
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Kudos
13019
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I have MM and it is effecting my brain...I think.I take B6, B12, Folate, Riboflavin, Calcium and Magnesium...all in one supplement tablet.Also I take green tea extract; helps with cancer and the damage done.I haven't been taking it very long (2weeks)...
Kath1948 08-10-2023 06:49 PM
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WHAT?? Ridiculous!So, if you cannot be cremated because you don't have a notarized person to sign for the fire; then what? Do they throw you out to the buzzards or haul you off to the landfill?Ridiculous!I have a small burial /life insurance policy a...
Kath1948 08-10-2023 06:13 PM
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2241
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Unless you experience 24/7 tinnitus, you just don't know anything.Medical practitioners just give you, " here, try this" type things. You're right, there is no relief. Those new extra sounds do come in every once in a while for me; especially if I'm ...
Kath1948 08-09-2022 12:06 PM
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22760
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I haven't tried to eliminate anything. I don't drink, and my sodium level is not bad ( says my monthly blood tests ). I think most people would baulk at giving up their daily caffeine; including me. It's strange how it started in 2011, after an accid...
Kath1948 07-24-2022 11:22 AM
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Name Kathryn
Location Hollis , Alaska
Date Registered ‎12-02-2008 12:00 AM
Last Visited ‎12-04-2024 06:55 PM
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