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I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist residing in the State of Indiana. I love this job. I believe that being a Respiratory Therapist is the same as being the in hospital emergency department. We are the life support people!

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Health & Fitness > Asthma How to control your asthma: 3 of 19
You know you did everything by the book and here you are having an asthma attack. What I tell people when they tell me that they are doing everything by the book is that their asthma...well, it has never read the book. It doesn't know that it is supposed to behave a certain way. Controlling ones asthma requires following the ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Why some people cannot succeed: 11 of 66
"If you think that you can, or if you think that you can't, you are right."Some people cannot succeed at things simply because they do not want to or they just don't try hard enough. Some people are too lazy and other people have too much negative "self-talk". Some people fail once and refuse to try again. Lucky for us Thomas... More..
Relationships & Family > Cheating Spouses & Affairs An affair: Consequences: 4 of 24
An Affair is what is a total lack of self control on the part of both parties. Here you are, already in a relationship, already have a family, already have...well, the American dream. Along comes this person, it all starts out innocently enough, a little flirting...no harm in flirting right? Isn't it flattering that someone f... More..
Sciences > Disease & Illness Understanding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 1 of 6
COPD or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a disease of the airways in the lungs. It can make breathing very difficult in three different ways. First of all, the airways seem to tighten up. I have had many a patient say that "my lungs are tight", or "my chest feels tight". When listening to their breath sounds, one can ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Gay rights and the Christian church: 29 of 141
It amazes me the people who say that being in a same sex relationship is a sin. When I ask them where to find in the Bible that a monogamous same sex relationship is a sin, without fail, I have gotten the same answer. I don't know, but that is what I have been told. The truth of the matter is this: No where in the Bible does ... More..
Law & Legal Information > Lawyers & Legal Advice What is a living will?: 4 of 19
People who are not educated about medical terminology often confuse having a will for having a living will. It is one of the questions that you will be asked when you go into the hospital. "Do you have a living will?". I have heard many people reply that they don't have any assets and therefore didn't think that they needed a... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Views on illegal immigration in the US: 45 of 213
Why are there so many illegal immigrants in the United States? Why don't these people just go through the immigration process like all good immigrants? Can it be that the rules have changed to favor only the rich, talented, horribly persecuted,or marriage to a US citizen? Can it be that those who came over on boats to Ellis I... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My struggle to become a mother: 6 of 26
My Partner and I wanted to have children. We just really didn't know how to go about it. A lot of people frown on it. We didn't care about that. What we did know is that we have a lot of love to give to children. We looked into fertility clinics...we looked into Sperm Banks...we looked into frozen sperm through mail..My partn... More..
Health & Fitness > Therapy & Counseling Counselling: Does it work for you: 3 of 13
In the last few years I have heard people say things like, "I have been in therapy for eight years..." or more years than that. Yet they still have the same issues that they did when they started therapy. They still have the same problems with the same people and are dealing with the very same thing. How can this happen? Do t... More..
Health & Fitness > Medical Ethics Is signing a DNR (do not resuscitate) order passive suicide?: 7 of 30
Is making yourself a DNR passive suicide? Absolutely not! In the United States we offer so many different treatments to different illnesses, that a person has not been allowed to die naturally for a very long time. Even CPR is something that has come about in the last 50 years. It used to be that when a person was dying, we w... More..