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Punch In: Part of the Pancreas story...

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I included the link of the video that Johns Hopkins did of my surgery, for those who haven't seen it, you'll understand why my life has changed.For more of the story, here is their article on my:Organ Sparing CareOh, and to all those who used to call me "Question Head" or "Johnny 5," I celebrate the fact that I ask questions, and lots of them, with the fact that I'm ALIVE and well :-).

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"Are you going to finish the Costa Rica Adventure blogs soon?" When my friend asked me this the other day, I knew I had to at least post a short explanation since SO many of you have asked me to finish the story (and post the much hyped zipline video already!)...and while many of you know why I haven't, some really don't know and think I'm the world's worst blogger or procrastinator, which might

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Dear readers, we are taking a detour as we wind through the country of Costa Rica...I have been pulled away and a dear friend, Marisa Diaz, has offered to allow me to post her tale of adventure from her visit...so...Welcome to the Jungle... It was my first time seeing fireflies (sans the one time in Montana when I saw them...but it was nothing in comparison to this scene). My father and I had

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Forgive me for I have sinned, I have broken the caridnal rule of blogging, especially, a story blog. It has been...ah.... far too long since my last post.But, please be patient with me...the next blog is being edited - and it will not disappoint (I hope). It is an actual video clip of a portion of the zipline. Yes, you too will get to feel the excitment - or terror in my case- of what it was

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BLOG NOTE: You can click on the pictures to enlarge Them.**Two relevant facts that you should know before reading this story:I'm afraid of heights. This is a fact that Steve, to the surprise of many, did not know before booking our next adventure....The one that would have me alone... strapped by a glorified belt and buckle...to, what I still say was a SMALL wire...But wait...everyone always

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Explosive? Isn’t that hyperbole? That is quite a promise, don’t you think?Well the Arenal Observatory Lodge delivers. Starting as a geologists camp to study the Arenal Volcano (yes, I said volcano- notice the smoke rising from the 'mountain' behind me!). The location was specifically chosen in the 1970's by scientists from the Smithsonian Institute, who needed a close vantage point from which to

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Take off- One last SurpriseSitting in the Houston airport, the layover city that was the final American stop before taking off on my Costa Rica adventure (one that I had been completely unaware of two days prior, until my sweet husband announced the surprise trip at my birthday dinner), I still felt the familiar tug of intuition that told me that there was something else I did not know. Turning

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