Posts Tagged as ‘awareness’

June 1, 2010

50′s 60-pound weight loss is only the half

Looking at pictures of 50 Cent’s dramatic weight loss takes me back to 2008, the year I had my surgery and started chemo. It sure wasn’t pretty, but more on that in a moment.   50 dropped 60 pounds — reportedly by adopting a liquid diet and walking on a treadmill for three hours a [...]

May 21, 2010

kudos to caretakers

My poor blog has been neglected over the past several weeks, mostly because I’ve been doing a lot of work for other people. I’m not complaining. This freelance life definitely requires a little give and take. Although these days, I’m doing a lot more giving than I am taking.   But when I sat down [...]

April 13, 2010

the wisdom of chris rock

On Friday, I caught Chris Rock on Bill Maher’s show. And he had a message for all the Tea Partiers out there: If you only knew. The two comedians were discussing health care, when Rock recalled visiting the hospital with his dad back in the day, and then more recently with his mom. At 22, [...]