Category Archives: Health

Spinal Tap

Posted on July 30, 2014 by John Swinburn

I was in junior high school at the time, but I remember most of the events surrounding the episode almost as if they happened yesterday. I had spent most of the day before at a friend’s home, a condo on … Continue reading →

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Heartbeats

Posted on July 20, 2014 by John Swinburn

Most nights, if I lay on my right side with my head deep in the pillow, I can hear and feel my heartbeats.  I’m not sure whether it’s their volume or that the throbbing associated with them is so pronounced that … Continue reading →

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Sore

Posted on February 16, 2014 by John Swinburn

I’m sore. I’m sore that my year-old eyeglasses frames broke yesterday.  I’m sore that I didn’t get them repaired. I’m sore that I didn’t get them replaced.  I’m sore that a replacement will be an expensive proposition.  And I’m sore … Continue reading →

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You May be Getting Ripped Off; Someone Else is Dying

Posted on February 12, 2014 by John Swinburn

Rarely will I ask readers to forward one of my posts, but I’m making an exception with this one. Please, please read it and the stories linked to it, then forward this to as many people as you can…or post … Continue reading →

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Shrinking Sloth

Posted on January 17, 2014 by John Swinburn

I can cook.  Man, can I COOK!  I’ve just made a Dutch oven full of red lentil soup.  It is, if I don’t say so myself, wonderful!  And it’s not the first time.  I’ve done this before. Several times. It … Continue reading →

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Hallucination

Posted on November 27, 2013 by John Swinburn

The only time I can recall having a hallucination was ten years ago.  That memory surfaced recently over lunch with a couple we’ve known for years.  He said he had hallucinated while in the hospital a few years ago, explaining … Continue reading →

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Treatment Deferred

Posted on April 17, 2013 by John Swinburn

Maybe, if I were smart, I’d go see a doctor.  Well, smart isn’t it, really.  If I were rich, or had health insurance, I’d go see a doctor.  But neither describes me, so I won’t, at least for now. Just … Continue reading →

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There Has Been Blood

Posted on February 17, 2013 by John Swinburn

For the fourth time in just over a week, I had a nosebleed this evening.  The very first one and this one were severe; both took over 20 minutes of “treatment” to conquer.  Though I have read about all sorts … Continue reading →

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The Lost Year, Found

Posted on December 28, 2012 by John Swinburn

This year, 2012, hasn’t turned out quite the way I envisioned.  Though I don’t regret spending my time as I have these past twelve months, the year wasn’t what I pictured when it started.  I didn’t completely rekindle my entrepreneurial … Continue reading →

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Missing Funerals

Posted on December 26, 2012 by John Swinburn

The car rental had been confirmed and my plans were made, but plans change.  I will not drive to Corpus Christi tomorrow to attend the funeral of an old friend on Friday morning.  Instead, I will stay in Dallas so … Continue reading →

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The Walk

Posted on September 13, 2012 by John Swinburn

Long before the alarm goes off at 4:41 a.m., I wonder whether I will get back to sleep.  I turn over restlessly, shifting positions in the hope that sleep will come again quickly.  I’ve only been in bed for four … Continue reading →

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About the Heart

Posted on September 13, 2012 by John Swinburn

Several years before I met my wife, when she was in her early twenties, she was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, also called heart failure or congestive heart failure.   The cause was likely related to some sort of viral infection, but … Continue reading →

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