Heckler on Health
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Youngsters are clueless about life for oldsters
Heckler AT 64 I have read that a group of 40-year-olds working for a think tank recommend raising the knackery level to 70. Oh, the aches and pains now.
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Medication complication a bitter pill
Heckler PICTURE two nights before Christmas 1990. A hot, dry summer in Sydney, a dearth of organ donors and a 50-year-old professor connected to a pump that, with the aid of helium and very skilful medical...
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Have I told you about my knee?
Heckler I HATE it when you ask ''How are you?'', politely inquiring about someone's health without the slightest interest in their reply, and they tell you.
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Is it cancer? Maybe, so time to pay
Heckler ''THIS blood test shows that you may have cancer,'' the GP told me. After some explanation he gave me two alternatives; I could either do nothing and come back for periodic checks, or go to a...
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No straight answers to this stumper
Heckler I HAVE to admit it, I'm more than a little confused this week.
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Emotions are at the forefront in schools
Heckler I'M WONDERING if I'll wear make-up to work on Tuesday. I realise it seems a little odd to be thinking about this already, but my colleagues , know exactly what I'm talking about.
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Taking trivial matters to the extreme
Heckler WHY DO some people take things so seriously? I'm not talking about taking things seriously that should be taken seriously, like crime, health, education and family.
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Nice card, pity about inquisition
Heckler YOU really don't want a Health Care Card - believe me.
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Living in the 70s, a good time's been had
Heckler AT 64, I've read that a group of 40-year-olds working for a think tank recommend raising the knackery level to 70. Oh, the aches and pains now.
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Wrong diagnosis was gout of the blue
The Heckler I WAS recently diagnosed with gout. The foot felt sore on Christmas Eve. It wasn't better by December 29 so off I hobbled to the medical centre. The doctor took one look at my foot.
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Overdose of awe is dreadful
Heckler LATELY people seem to be increasingly impressed by my words and actions. My most ordinary efforts have a great impact and are now regarded as ''awesome''.
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Stuck in a drain by the grace of God
Heckler My wife and I were visited by Jehovah's Witnesses on Sunday morning.
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Time to end city's pity party
Heckler WHAT'S been put into Sydney's water supply lately? Returning home for a visit after two years living in New York City, Sydney-siders seem to have lost their mojo.
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Abstaining throws up tricky issues
Heckler THE Great Vomit of Y2K was the last time I ever drank champagne or wine. I threw up so violently I lost a contact lens.
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Mary had a wittle lamb, full of iron
Heckler ''I'LL have the steak, thank you, medium rare. No, not the tuna steak, the beef steak.
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Seeing the light after 40 years
Heckler FOR years I have been buying my husband shirts he never wears. He always complained they were too loud. I thought it was just that he prefers khaki.
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Reality bites when your teeth turn 45
Heckler I HAVE now discovered there is a reason that surveys divide the population into 35-44 (now, in my mind, gay young things with all their teeth) and 45-and-over, where we are talking a completely...
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GPs can be a right pain
Heckler As a healthy person I didn't seek a family doctor until after I had children. After a couple of misses, I found a fantastic GP - caring, genuine and great with the kids.
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Gloves could lend a hand
Heckler It used to be that some people lacked a filter between their brain and their mouth, but a new strain of this disease is now affecting fingers, and it's getting worse.
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Marriage of convenience
Heckler I RECENTLY received an invitation to a family wedding that included a piece of stationery tied with a decorative ribbon.
