Author: patricia

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OWN’s newest Casting Call looking for “Freegans”

  When I saw that OWN was looking to cast a new show about freegans,  I honestly had never heard the term before.  My guess… freecycling vegans?  Yeah I know.  However I was in the general ballpark.  Apparently freeganism is an anti-comsumerist  lifestyle where people use alternative living strategies where they have limited participation in the conventional economy and partake in minimal… Read More OWN’s newest Casting Call looking for “Freegans”

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OWN Network – Mystery Diagnosis – Simple Symptoms Turn Threatening: Case of Payton Rule – Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)

Amanda Scott and Jason Rule knew it was love at first sight.  As a young inseparable couple finishing college, their life took a turn when Amanda became pregnant.  A bit nervous about the future, both of them greeted their new lives with excitement.  Their daughter, Payton was born and everything seemed to be wonderful.  Wanting… Read More OWN Network – Mystery Diagnosis – Simple Symptoms Turn Threatening: Case of Payton Rule – Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)

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OWN Network – Mystery Diagnosis – Case of Nadine Miller: Chronic Relapsing Inflammatory Optic Neuropathy (CRION)

Nadine Miller truly soaked up life. Nadine and her husband loved watching her children learn and grow. A hardworking woman, Nadine wasn’t one to complain. In 2008, she noticed that her vision wasn’t what it use to be. Unable to read the small print or even the mail, she headed to the ophthalmologist. Little did… Read More OWN Network – Mystery Diagnosis – Case of Nadine Miller: Chronic Relapsing Inflammatory Optic Neuropathy (CRION)

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OWN Network – Mystery Diagnosis – Stolen Senses : Case of Tammy Bangs – Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)

Fresh out of college, Tammy and her sister, Julie moved into their first apartment ready to start their lives. Full of life and busy all the time, Tammy found herself feeling exhausted…which felt a bit off being that she was normally so energetic. Feeling like she a flu that just kept getting worse. Work and… Read More OWN Network – Mystery Diagnosis – Stolen Senses : Case of Tammy Bangs – Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)