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Health

“Fire” at the CDC after Leftists are fired/resign, Plus, RFK, Jr. hands Dems their heads in Senate Hearings

The Left again “has their hair on fire” over the recent action by the Surgeon General for the State of Florida in working to rescind all vaccine mandates. On September 3, 2025, at a press conference alongside Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida Surgeon General, Dr. Joe Ladapo MD, MPH, announced that
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James’ Health Update (good news) plus Studies on Needle Phobia

Brief review for newer readers: I had surgery on July 15th for removal of four gall stones blocking my bile duct. Late the next day, I was discharged from the hospital, but not before they had drawn blood for a final in-house Comprehensive Metabolic Panel and a CBC with Differential.
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Poison Ivy—Annual Report

A few months ago, as spring rolled around, I kept looking for fresh poison ivy to pop up in the planter bed in front of my house. But I looked in vain. Here it is the end of July and there is not a trace of it in that particular
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Tales from Pardee Hospital, part 5—OBEs

We return to the point where I am in the pre-op prep room on Tuesday, July 15th. I had just seen two nurses wheel a bed through the prep room, evidently with the corpse of someone who had just expired on the operating table minutes before. As the psychologists’ well-worn
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Tales from Pardee Hospital, part 4—Vocal cords and vocal chords

In this series—soon coming to a close—I am sharing some of the lessons, thoughts and observations gained and gleaned from my experiences in Pardee Hospital a week ago. Early on, we solicited thoughts and insights from our readers on what might be the spiritual significance of the fact
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Tales from Pardee Hospital, part 3— “Fire in the hole”

The last part of the title has its origin in the mining industry, but it has become a catchphrase for a warning to “Watch out!” or “Heads up!” My next tale from my experiences in Pardee Hospital begins on Tuesday a week ago, July 15th. Incidentally, while the use of
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Tales from Pardee Hospital, part 2—A flattering bedside manner

First, I just returned from my follow-up visit with a PA in my primary care physician’s office. Everything looks good, but they did draw another tube of blood for the one-week-after comparison. A male nurse named Israel did the stick. He and I had met twice before since my
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Tales from Pardee Hospital, part 1—“needle dread”

Allow me to continue to recount some of my experiences from my recent “vacation” at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville this past week. Some of these tales are intended to be lighthearted; some more serious. Of course, all are necessary for you to know if you want to get to heaven…
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James’ health update—July 17, 2025

It is a delight to report that I had a great night’s sleep in my own bed last night. After returning from my three days in the hospital yesterday late afternoon, I thought I was tired and would get to sleep about 9:30 p.m. since I had
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