The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots

Tag: health

  • I’ll Live when I’m Old

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    Emily Sara Smucker
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    I caught some sort of illness after I came back from Thailand that took everything. out. of. me. I thought it was jet lag at first, but it didn’t go away for weeks. I dropped half my classes and slogged through life. I carry ill health around with me like a coiled spring in a…

  • Stress

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    Emily Sara Smucker
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    I understand that stress is a normal/needed biological reaction, but doesn’t it seem a little ridiculous to you that our body has the same reaction to schoolwork as it does to being chased by a bear? I go to great lengths to decrease the level of stress in my life. I take a lighter course…

  • Become healthy, don’t say awkward things

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    Emily Sara Smucker
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    Today I went to the doctor to get blood drawn from some blood tests. I’ve had my blood drawn so many times now that it’s sort of like, “psh.” No big deal. Except for the fact that I still refuse to look at the needle poked into my arm, or the vial filling up with…