Kathy H. Lost over 7 pounds in 12 Days

Nearly ten years ago my life was forever changed. It all started when I peered into a mirror and saw yellow - first my eyes, then my body. It was jaundice. "Butternut" is how my dad described it. Yellow as a butternut squash. From 2009 to 2011 I went from doctor to doctor and found no clear answers and no reasons why I became sick. I didn't get better and jaundice led to liver failure, which turned to heart failure and my left leg began to swell. I rewrote my will, spent extra time with my f

Joining the Medical Business One afternoon, in September of 2006, about a month after I turned 58, I was overtaken by excruciating chest pain, nausea, and profuse sweating. I tried to "walk it off" for about two hours at home but finally decided to go to the emergency room. I was sure that if I could just get some pills that everything would be fine. I drove myself 40 miles to the nearest hospital, and the next thing I knew the staff was looking for a helicopter to airlift me to a hospital that

This little girl is my daughter, Ashlynne, and she has been my running buddy since age 3. She ran her first 5k a week or two after she turned 4, and has run several since. A few weeks before her 5th birthday we ran another 5k. She was super fast and absolutely loved it. However, she complained of knee pain after the race. Concerned, and thinking she might have overdone it with training and racing, I decided to give her a week or so to rest.  When she was still complaining a couple of days la