"Words of Wisdom" Contest Winners Announcement

First Prize goes to:

Mike Goss for:

"Never Give Up or In on Your Life!"

Congratulations!  First Prize is an Autographed, Out-of-Print 

Self-Published Book,

No More Tears: A Physician Turned Patient Inspires Recovery

By Dr. Margaret Aranda

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Second Prize goes to:
MaryBeth Cacio-Luy for:

"Believe, Have Faith, Hope, Dream ... 
A Better Tomorrow Will Come!"


Third Prize goes to:
Judy Hardt Contos for:

"You Can Beat this Illness ~ 
Stay Strong and Fight Hard!"

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Honorable Mention goes to:
Debbie Shaw for:

"Today, You Can Change Your Future!"


...and Most Creative goes to:
Jonathon Burchard for:

"I would be Supportive, Understanding, and Loving."
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Thank you for all the fine Submissions.  We know Chronic Illness because We Live it!   Next time you or someone you know has a great Saying, please forward it to us and/or Post a Comment here!   We are smart enough to conjure up our own, Original Sayings that have Meaning and Purpose.   So the next time you hear a Great Saying,  don't forget to send it here! 

No More Tears: A Physician Turned Patient Inspires Recovery

by Dr. Margaret Aranda

BUY IT NOW: www.drmargaretaranda.tateauthor.com/other-works/

ISBN: 978-1-62205-838-2

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Dr. Margaret Aranda's Books:

Face Book Page: No More Tears: A Physician Turned Patient Inspires Recovery 

No More Tears en Espanol

Face Book Page: Stepping from the Edge

Little Missy Two-Shoes Likes to go to School

Face Book Page: Little Missy Two-Shoes Likes a Ladybug

From Menarche to Menopause: A Journey through Time

To Order Dr. Aranda's books, please click here:

http://drmargaretaranda.tateauthor.com/other-works/

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Contest Winner to be Determined, and Line Up Again!

Many people post and re-post sayings to their FB page.   Additionally, one can "Share" some one's post, making that a re-post.   So, I thought, why not think of our own Words of Wisdom for some one who just got a new diagnosis?  So many of us truly have words of wisdom that are gleaned from years of experience.   So, the Contest Submissions are over, and Judging has begun.   The final selections will be determined on Aug 18th!   Good luck to all, thank you for your submissions, and stay tuned for the Final Winner!

...and after that, get in gear to Tweet and re-Tweet, as the next Contest will be coming soon!  The Prize?  A free book, hot off the press!  

Muaaah!

To Order Dr. Aranda's books, please click here:

http://drmargaretaranda.tateauthor.com/other-works/

Who is Little Missy Two-Shoes?

Ah, yes.  Little Missy Two-Shoes is my daughter.   The affectionate nickname was coined when, as happens with most children perhaps, the one-year old tried on a pair of my high-heeled shoes.   She sauntered into the family room, stumbling yet smiling with great pride.   The high heels were on the wrong foot, and in a fashion-wise sense, they were accessorized with a large purple straw hat!

That picture took our little "Missy" nickname to a new level,  "Little Missy Two-Shoes".   And when Missy was turning two years old, I gave her a Ladybug-themed Party.   Everyone had to wear black and red.   Haha, and if they did not, there was a Hostess at the door with a basket of antennae (black and red and multicolored) just in case of the need.   There were so many smiles that many people took a pair of antennae anyway, and when it came time for the Book Reading of Little Missy-Two Shoes, a group of two-year olds had just enough time to stay enraptured with this short story.  It was perfect, and each child received one book as their parting gift.

At the end of the Book Reading, we had some real ladybugs from the local nursery that were contained in a little covered dish.  One of my sisters cheerfully volunteered to sit on a chair and let them all loose one her!  While that was not a planned event, let me tell you that the two-year olds were intrigued.  Their eyes were simply glazed with awe.

Once again, their eyes spanned the next view: three Ladybug cakes.  I baked each one in a large bowl, then turned it upside down to reveal the perfect Ladybug shape.  Top that off with Oreo Cookie eyes and a pair of antennae (you guessed it), and Wala!  Cut into the cake and it is Red Velvet.  Oooohh!   Ahhhhh!  Many local Californians had not tasted a Red Velvet cake much before, and we made new fans out of Red Velvet Cakes, Ladybugs, and Little Missy-Two Shoes!  All in all, a great day!

To Order Dr. Aranda's books, please click here:

http://drmargaretaranda.tateauthor.com/other-works/

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Dr. Margaret Aranda's Books:

Face Book Page: No More Tears: A Physician Turned Patient Inspires Recovery 

No More Tears en Espanol

Face Book Page: Stepping from the Edge

Little Missy Two-Shoes Likes to go to School

Face Book Page: Little Missy Two-Shoes Likes a Ladybug

From Menarche to Menopause: A Journey through Time

To Order Dr. Aranda's books, please click here:

http://drmargaretaranda.tateauthor.com/other-works/

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Hope in a New Direction

Well, I'm doing it.  Actually, I did it.  The nice lady just left my house after three sticks.  Eight tubes of blood, urine in a cup, and this time guess what?  It is not because of being sick or in the hospital.  Butterfly needle was 23G, tourniquet was the same tan yellow elastic band, and definitely the smell of an alcohol swab has not changed.  But this time, everything was different.

I am entering a new phase of healthy aging.  All my attempts to get better are at the forefront of my mind, and encapsulated therein is a need to find the best way, enter the best program, try something new.  So I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.  Since I'm a doctor, I have researched female hormones, the process of aging, the natural declines in muscle mass and the natural increases in body fat.  It's all about losing the good stuff, it seems.  But wait!  I'm just getting started here.  My life is ready to enter another Chapter and I want to gain.

Enter Cenegenics Medical Institute.  Going to get body fat, bone scan, and a host of additional evaluations and tests that will halt time to capture a picture of me, inside and out.  I see there are mostly men in this Program, so here I go again, being different.  Women need strength and healthy aging, too.  We never know about estrogens and progesterones and science sways this way and that on birth control and risks of breast cancer, etc.  Well, I'm going to learn about it and be in a position to forge my own path.

Come along with me.  I do think I will have the "Before" picture that begets lots of room for improvement.

Before and After Pictures, Cenegenics


I don't know if I will "like" the program, nor if I will agree with its science.  But I will promise you one thing.  I will find out what it is, how it works, and what it has to offer me.

Maybe, just maybe, it can offer some Hope in a New Direction.

No More Tears: A Physician Turned Patient Inspires Recovery

Stepping from the Edge

Archives of the Vagina: A Journey through Time

Little Missy Two-Shoes Likes a Ladybug

Little Missy Two-Shoes Likes to go to School

by Dr. Margaret Aranda

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