Category: health
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Purdue Relay for Life
Last night Justin and I participated in the 2012 Relay for Life held at the Purdue Armory. Justin went to man a booth through his fellowship and was selling cupcakes and gave supplies for people to make cards for children at Riley’s hospital. I went to walk the relay and enjoy the activities. Justin and…
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Chicago Half Marathon
Yesterday I ran the Chicago Half Marathon. While I am happy that I was able to run it and it was certainly an amazing experience, I didn’t end up getting the time that I wanted and although it’s only my second half marathon, it’s also my last. I ended with a time of 2:09:07, which…
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Au revoir, Isotretinoin
Isotretinoin, how you’ve changed me these last seven months. You’ve vastly improved my acne while drying me out to where if I don’t clean my face every few hours and re-moisturize I start to look like the desert floor. This morning was my last Isotretinoin pill. While I can’t wait for my natural oils to…
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Sparky: A Week Later
It’s been one week since Sparky’s biopsy and it’s been quite the week, sadly not for the best reasons. Late Monday we got a call from Dr. Corriveau of the Purdue Small Animal Hospital with the results of his biopsy. Unfortunately Sparky was diagnosed with squamous-cell carcinoma. While the best course of action is to…
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Running From the Heat
This morning I ran a 5 mile run. I have a half-marathon coming up in the middle of September and need to be running more especially in the morning. This is especially important given the recent crazy heat Indiana and much of the midwest has been seeing. Today’s temperature hit the low 90’s with a…