KosAbility is a community diary series posted at 5 PM ET every Sunday and Wednesday by volunteer diarists. This is a gathering place for people who are living with disabilities, who love someone with a disability, or who want to know more about the issues surrounding this topic. There are two parts to each diary. First, a volunteer diarist will offer their specific knowledge and insight about a topic they know intimately. Then, readers are invited to comment on what they've read and/or ask general questions about disabilities, share something they've learned, tell bad jokes, post photos, or rage about the unfairness of their situation. Our only rule is to be kind; trolls will be spayed or neutered.
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Once upon a time, before the advent of statins, the dividing line between normal and high cholesterol was 280 mg/dl. That limit is in accord with this 2019 study, entitled Total cholesterol and all-cause mortality by sex and age: a prospective cohort...
by wilderness voice
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on Sun Mar 31, 2024 at 04:00 PM PDT
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Happy Friday! Today is a rest day for me, and tomorrow is groceries. Hopefully I don’t sleep all day. I’ve been taking extra naps and resting more during the week, because this has ...
by FloridaSNMOM
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on Thu Feb 29, 2024 at 09:55 PM PST
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As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, ...
by FloridaSNDad
37 comments
on Fri Mar 15, 2024 at 09:55 PM PDT
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According to this study the degree of processing is the most important variable affecting the amount of microplastics in protein. In most cases this outweighs whether the source is terrestrial or ...
by wilderness voice
41 comments
on Sun Feb 25, 2024 at 04:00 PM PST
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Charlie has been gone for one year this month; my love passed at 6:06am, January 21, 2023. This year was very emotional time, especially though the holidays, and I've come to the realization that I owe so much to everyone's effort to grant Charlie with...
by Steven Park
62 comments
on Sun Jan 28, 2024 at 04:00 PM PST
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As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such ...
by FloridaSNDad
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on Fri Dec 01, 2023 at 09:55 PM PST
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11.18.2023IAN "Ubisoft goes out of their way to make their new VR Experience enjoyable for Everyone" As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wildfires,
by FloridaSNDad
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on Fri Nov 17, 2023 at 09:55 PM PST
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Happy Friday!� I started a new thing last week, and I wanted to give it a week before I brought it to you all, so I had some experience with the process. NCHPAD offers free�classes for people ...
by FloridaSNMOM
42 comments
on Thu Oct 19, 2023 at 09:55 PM PDT
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I spot checked the published retail cost of four different medications versus what you would pay when using Medicare Part D Drug insurance policies. Where generics are available, Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs seems to have the cheapest published...
by wilderness voice
43 comments
on Sun Sep 24, 2023 at 04:00 PM PDT
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The ducks, as you can see are getting bigger. They don’t have their Carnucles yet (the red stuff on the faces of Muscovy ducks, similar to a turkey), but they have their adult coloring and ...
by FloridaSNMOM
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on Thu Sep 21, 2023 at 09:55 PM PDT
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Greetings Friends.� Welcome to another Saturday.� We made it through another week, And I have made it through physical therapy.� This week I� was able to work on transferring from my bed to the ...
by FloridaSNDad
26 comments
on Fri Sep 01, 2023 at 09:55 PM PDT
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This is the regular monthly installment of the KosAbility group open thread. Those not interested in the details of this diary can feel free to skip to the comments. The Movement Disorder Society is the governing body that sets the criteria for...
by wilderness voice
28 comments
on Sun Aug 27, 2023 at 04:00 PM PDT
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As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, ...
by FloridaSNDad
48 comments
on Fri Aug 18, 2023 at 09:55 PM PDT
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Hi! I’m Itzl! As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, ...
by FloridaSNDad
24 comments
on Fri Aug 25, 2023 at 09:55 PM PDT
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This evening we have open thread for our end-of-the-month meeting. All health-related issues fair game.
by wilderness voice
143 comments
on Sun Jul 30, 2023 at 04:00 PM PDT
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This is an open thread for FloridaSNDad aka Nizz. They are home, they have a hoyer lift so they can get up, but they still aren’t feeling their best and they asked me to post a diary for them ...
by FloridaSNMOM
26 comments
on Fri Jul 14, 2023 at 09:55 PM PDT
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Happy Friday! Nizz is home, so hurrah for that! I talked to the social services worker at the hospital, they should be starting home health soon, PT is being worked on, for an at home thing, and ...
by FloridaSNMOM
29 comments
on Thu Jul 13, 2023 at 09:55 PM PDT
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Fracking is legal in Pennsylvania but not in New York. That created a situation where researchers were able to compare nearby areas, one where fracking was abundant, and the other where fracking was absent, as shown in the title image. For the primary...
by wilderness voice
17 comments
on Sun Mar 26, 2023 at 04:00 PM PDT
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As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, ...
by FloridaSNDad
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on Fri Mar 24, 2023 at 09:55 PM PDT
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Happy Friday! I’m having trouble with my right hand shift key, so if some things aren’t capitalized properly, I apologize. It’s annoying me lol.�
thursday we went for groceries this week. we ...
by FloridaSNMOM
34 comments
on Thu Mar 02, 2023 at 09:55 PM PST
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