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About me

Before joining Helium, my only claim to fame was a letter to the editor in our city newspaper, where I received a $35 honorarium, along with my picture beside my article. After attending a couple of creative writing classes at the university, I laid my pen to rest. Now that I am retired and have more time and opportunity to give to writing, I am rediscovering a latent love and it certainly has enhanced my life tremendously.

Briefly me

My passion is ...

language

I know too much about ...

health and what not to eat

My parents always told me ...

study hard, work hard

My childhood ambition ...

to be an interpreter of languages

My favorite memory ...

none, I have many favorite memories mostly with travels

Why I write ...

I have a need to write

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I watch "the biggest loser" because these people inspire me

My first job ...

washing dishes in my uncle's restaurant

My best moment ...

getting back together with an old flame after 25 years

My inspiration ...

my humble background and how far I have come

Featured article by Ann Major

Health & Fitness > Heart Disease & Heart Attack How heart attack symptoms differ between men and women: 1 of 6

Women's heart attack symptoms are often so diverse and different from those of men, they are frequently overlooked or misdiagnosed by doctors. With a woman, cardiac signs are not always overt nor predictable. Therefore, it would behoove a person to be aware of aches and pains that appear out of the ordinary or unusual. As it is, many men and women have heart attacks without exhibiting any visible or acute signs of such a condition. In men, the most recognizable symptom of heart attack is chest pain. The second most notable sign is numbness in the left arm, radiating to the shoulder a...
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