Escaping the Swine Flu Epidemic

Swine flu is on the rise, but soaring even faster is hype surrounding the swine flu. Confirmed cases worldwide are going up, but only in Mexico is there really a crisis at this moment.

In traditional SunFyre fashion, I will make light of any serious situation!

Here's a post I wrote about three and half years ago, 10 Things That Suck about the Flu.

Enjoy... and pass it on to a few friends!

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I'm Disabled and I Can Prove It

I'm disabled.
I was born in 1970. About a year later I was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy. I never walked. I got my first wheelchair at kindergarten age, and my first power wheelchair in sixth grade.
Yet, around 4 to 6 times per year I have to, for one reason or another, prove that I'm disabled.
Granted, I'm 5 feet nothin', 112 pounds and sit in an electric wheelchair, but apparently that's just anecdotal evidence… We need science!
The Good Doctor
Every couple months I have to send my physician a form and ask him to fill it out. He has to state that I have spinal muscular atrophy, identify the diagnosis date, explained that my prognosis is something akin to "ain't getting better any time soon" and sign it.
With new Medicare regulations, the good doctor is not allowed to sign the said form without seeing me "face-to-face" to prevent fraud. Although I'm extraordinarily healthy, hospitalized last in 1996 for something unrelated to my dis…

Friday Funnies: Aging Gracefully

I pointed to two old drunks sitting across the bar from us and told my friend, "That's us in 10 years".

He said "That's a mirror, dip-shit!"
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SunFyre...words from a seated position

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