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Open Letter to My Senators about Health Care

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on October 27, 2015 by RachelApril 23, 2016

I wrote this letter at about 4 am during another night of insomnia… Hopefully, it makes sense… Dear Senator, You don’t know what it’s like to wake up at 4 am from a racing heart wondering if you have a …
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Posted in Politics | Tagged capitalism, health care, health issues | Leave a reply

Energy Conservation

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on May 4, 2013 by RachelApril 23, 2016

Although I feel tremendously grateful that my energy levels are at a much more normal level than they were about a year ago, I am struggling with accepting that I seem to have less energy than healthy folks. Ever since …
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Posted in Dance, Personal | Tagged acceptance, folk dance, health issues, hypothyroidism | 1 Reply

More Sickness Profiteering

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on February 6, 2013 by RachelApril 23, 2016

I carefully compare prices when i shop. Even for apples. Unfortunately, it didn’t even occur to me to do just that for laboratory tests. I figured covered place is covered place. Not so! What happened?


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Posted in Activism, Economics | Tagged health care, health issues, hypothyroidism | 5 Replies

Subpotent?!?

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on July 10, 2012 by RachelApril 23, 2016

My bout of a worsening of my hypothyroidism might not have anything to do with my thyroid falling apart more. I had been on a mission to figure out what had triggered this bout – after having been stable for …
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Posted in Activism, Quick note | Tagged health care, health issues, hypothyroidism | 21 Replies

Medicare for All – An Open Letter to my Congresspeople

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on July 9, 2012 by RachelApril 23, 2016

I sent the following to my Congresspeople, all of them Democrats: I recently signed the Credo call to Democrats to fight for Medicare for All. I want to let you know why i believe that it is time to fight …
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Hypothyroid Suffering

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on July 4, 2012 by RachelApril 23, 2016

As i continue to struggle with the effects of hypothyroidism, which isn’t entirely compensated by the medication i am taking (the dosage isn’t quite high enough yet), i started reading a book that purports to provide a mind-body program. I …
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Posted in On research | Tagged health issues, hypothyroidism | 1 Reply

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