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So How Was Our Trip to California?

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Abigail

So How Was Our Trip to California? By now, we’ve been home from California for a week. But what an odd five days we had there! I’ll give you the condensed version. For once, there were no missed connections between … Continue reading →

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Healing at a Distance?

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Abigail

Healing at a Distance? The other day I had a distance healing. Of what? you might ask. Was it a psychological problem? That’s why we have therapists. Was it a physical problem? We have medically-approved treatments for those, backed by … Continue reading →

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New Year Retrospective

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Abigail

New Year Retrospective I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions. If they had any force for me, I might. First, you gotta believe in those things. But I do find living force in going back over the path recently trodden, to … Continue reading →

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Miracle Stories

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Abigail

Miracle Stories We are just back from another of our week-long stays in Riverside, California. We go there periodically to get treatments only available from the neuropathy clinic at Loma Linda Hospital. Here’s how we “happened” to learn of this … Continue reading →

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The Body Problem

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Abigail

The Body Problem Some years back, a path-breaking feminist book was published bearing the title, Our Bodies/Our Selves. It included black and white photos of stuff that I was not liberated enough to inspect too closely. I would have titled … Continue reading →

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My Identity Crisis

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Abigail

My Identity Crisis Our week in California, never an easy one — because much has always required attention there — was difficult in various ways but notably hard for me this time. First, the neuropathy treatments I get at Loma … Continue reading →

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