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I am happy to be serving Helium as Steward of the Memoirs sub channel of the Creative Writing Channel. I look forward to meeting many of you in the days to come.

I am a 76 year old retired Chaplain, happily married, with two grown sons. Although I was a minister

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Health & Fitness > Surgery Preparing for a total knee replacement: 1 of 8
KNEE REPLACEMENT: A BRIEF RECORD FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE HURTING UNTIL EIGHTEEN MONTHS POST SURGERY - MY GIFT TO YOU. I was an avid jogger for 20 years. I think it was well worth the effort because it was the vehicle that helped me quit smoking. And I know it helped me live a healthier life style. But, and this is my own d... More..
Health & Fitness > HIV / AIDS AIDS Awareness: Where have all the ribbons gone?: 2 of 8
PLEASE, JUST DO IT! "Pins and needles, pins and needles, all I get is pins and needles...." kids singing a jump rope song', playing hop scotch, keeping summer hours leisurely - no worries beyond dreading the beginning of school or desiring the beginning of school. That's the way it is supposed to be. That is the way my child... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness In search of good health: 3 of 9
RX: A GOOD HEARTY LAUGH "Mairzy Doats and Dozy Doats" was a crazy song in the forties. No one thinks for a moment that such songs give great physical or emotional health benefit - or do they? We can be sure that breathing deeply is certainly part of a healthy life style, and there seems to be some sort of hormonal release th... More..
Health & Fitness > HIV / AIDS HIV/AIDS epidemic issues and responses: 9 of 24
LIGHT INTO THIS DARK NIGHT There is never a night so dark that there isn't at least a little bit of light somewhere in it. Evelyn's night was very dark. And she could not see any light at all - not at first anyway. She was the mother of five little children - two boys and three girls. All of them were sick at the same time a... More..
Health & Fitness > HIV / AIDS Living with HIV/AIDS: 3 of 8
THE REAL CELEBRITY There are those who think there should be a movie showing the life of Rock Hudson. We are sure that this will be done before long. The life of Rock Hudson was such a beautiful career on the screen. But his sickness and death did more for the benefit of those who are involved in the phenomenon called Aids t... More..
Health & Fitness > Alcoholism Does having a drinking age of 21 contribute to binge drinking and alcohol abuse among college students, as claimed recently by a group of university presidents?: 8 of 12
YES, HAVING A DRINKING AGE OF 21 DOES CONTRIBUTE TO BINGE DRINKING AND ALCOHOL ABUSE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS. First of all, I respect the people who have taken both sides of this question. Those who vote "no" and those who vote "yes" generally have sincere motives, good arguments, and a common desire to see a reduction in the... More..