Month: June 2015

Five Stages of Acceptance

Rick Phillips | June 26, 2015

I have been a person with diabetes more than 40 years, and I have had Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) for about 15 years. During that time I have come

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Poppa Palooza 2015

Rick Phillips | June 24, 2015

This past Sunday (June 21, 2015) my family and I celebrated Poppa Palooza. You ask what is Poppa Palooza? Well it is a combination of my 58th birthday

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Chasing Bubbles

Rick Phillips | June 19, 2015

Have you ever felt like you are chasing bubbles? Good grief I feel like I am chasing bubbles all the time. Diabetes Bubbles This morning at 2:30 AM

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I used to love spring rains.

Rick Phillips | June 16, 2015

I especially loved the gentle water falling that would soak my yard and that sound so pleasant on the roof. This was especially true as a boy when

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Join the Arthritis Power Registry

Rick Phillips | June 11, 2015

I know this may sound hokey but I believe in research. Basic research. You know the kind where scientists investigate and collect data to discover why something really ticks. Indeed, basic research is the first

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Let’s Go

Rick Phillips | June 9, 2015

‘Let’s Go’ are two words that sometimes strike terror in my heart. They imply so much and yet we use them casually and with little regard to their

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A funny thing happened

Rick Phillips | June 5, 2015

I was so excited to attend the 75th American Diabetes Association (ADA) in Boston MA. Earlier this year I applied and had been awarded for a scholarship from

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The show that never ends

Rick Phillips | June 2, 2015

‘Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends’ (Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Karn Evil 9 #2) I love this lyric. Because it reminds me of