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Graci mille!
Author: Drea DiMaggio Andrea Lena's blog Taxonomy upgrade extras: General Audience (pg) Just a public thank you to jennaFl for providing editorial oversight. Does anyone remember how much better Jack Kirby's work was when he had a great inker? ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/07/20 - 7:07am - 1 comment
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I am so sorry
Author: Drea DiMaggio Andrea Lena's blog Taxonomy upgrade extras: General Audience (pg) I am so sorry for the multiple posts. I didn't mean to be so selfish. My sweet mother-in-law died on Saturday, and this has been a way of dealing with the ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/07/21 - 6:21am - 6 comments
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I will rise
Author: Drea DiMaggio Andrea Lena's blog Taxonomy upgrade extras: General Audience (pg) I had the supreme privilege of singing "I will rise" with my in-laws at the wake this evening, and it was a wonderful, sad, happy and glorious time. T ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/07/23 - 9:19pm - 1 comment
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Thanks and more thanks
Author: Drea DiMaggio Andrea Lena's blog Taxonomy upgrade extras: General Audience (pg) I'm writing this as a thank you for all of the folks who have been kind enough to comment on my work. I am fairly new to this apart from the odd paper or t ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/08/02 - 10:34am
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To all my new friends
Author: Drea DiMaggio Andrea Lena's blog Taxonomy upgrade extras: General Audience (pg) I am going into NYC to Columbia Presbyterian on Monday for a consult and eventual follow-up for the tremors I am having. So far the medication I'm on has h ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/08/04 - 5:07pm - 7 comments
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Summer Romance
Author: Drea DiMaggio Andrea Lena's blog Taxonomy upgrade extras: General Audience (pg) I remember running in a Police Athletic League track meet, and I won two bronze medals; one for the 100yd dash and one for the 200yd dash. My mother was so prou ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/08/04 - 10:06pm
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Various things
Author: Drea DiMaggio Andrea Lena's blog Taxonomy upgrade extras: General Audience (pg) First, I'd once again like to thank everyone for their prayers and support. My appointment is on Monday in Manhattan, and hopefully the neuro specialist ca ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/08/07 - 4:27pm - 1 comment
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Your continued encouragement
Author: Drea DiMaggio Andrea Lena's blog Taxonomy upgrade extras: General Audience (pg) I spent a lovely afternoon with my beautiful bride at the Neurology Center of Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. No time for sightseeing but I have a ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/08/10 - 10:51pm - 3 comments
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My Health
Author: Drea DiMaggio Andrea Lena's blog Taxonomy upgrade extras: General Audience (pg) I would once again like to thank everyone who has been so supportive of me during my recent health problems. My tremors have reduced significantly with the prop ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/08/15 - 2:25pm - 2 comments
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Children
In the book of Genesis, Leah says, "Give me children or I will die." Our stories and our characters are our children. When Jill said that her stories sucked, it was said out of frustration and hurt, and likely borne out of the actions of others ...
Andrea Lena - 2011/09/09 - 4:20am - 1 comment
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Mille grazie!
Author: Drea DiMaggio Andrea Lena's blog Taxonomy upgrade extras: General Audience (pg) Another foray into the Big Apple for a Video EEG and Sleep Study to help diagnose the tremors. I had a conversation with a good friend of mine who is a physicia ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/08/20 - 11:09am - 7 comments
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Surprise
Author: Drea DiMaggio Andrea Lena's blog Taxonomy upgrade extras: General Audience (pg) Someone sent this to me; I think it's one of the darling administrators of the website, yes? ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/08/23 - 1:09am - 1 comment
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I'll take Manhattan
Author: Drea DiMaggio Andrea Lena's blog Taxonomy upgrade extras: General Audience (pg) I spent last night at the Epilepsy Center of the New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. After a delightful hour of getting hooked up to electrodes and suc ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/08/23 - 1:31pm - 4 comments
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Discouraged
Author: Drea DiMaggio Andrea Lena's blog Taxonomy upgrade extras: General Audience (pg) I'm in some pain from arthritis in my wrist. I've been on my meds for about two weeks and while they're helping, I've seen an increase in tr ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/08/26 - 9:06pm - 4 comments
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Yea, verily, Yea!
The pellet with the poison is in the Flagon with the Dragon, and the Chalice from the Palace has the brew that is true. Oh no...the Flagon with the Dragon broke. The pellet with the poison is in the Chalice from the Palace and the Vessel with the Pestle h ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/09/01 - 12:21pm - 8 comments
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Ups and downs with apologies!
Being somewhat Bipolar (still being ruled in or out by doc) I have my moments. As you may have read from the previous few days, I can be glib and witty, or sardonic, and I apologize for my swings. Today I am devastated. I took a job for which I am vastly ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/09/02 - 8:10am - 6 comments
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Mille Grazie!!!!!!
Good News Bad News Good News. First, the Good News: Essential usually means "Gotta have it," but in my case it means Essential or Familial Tremors, which apparently is what I have. My difficult morning was not a surprise to the doctor, who expla ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/09/03 - 8:17am - 6 comments
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Dr. Andrea DiMaggio. DVM
I'm not a real doctor; I only portray one in my stories, but if I were, I would recommend to those walking wounded around here (especially to mi sorella Sephrena) to follow this prescription. Drink plenty of fluids, get plenty of rest, take two tabbi ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/09/03 - 7:12pm - 2 comments
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Doubly Enthusiastic
Please excuse my youthful exuberance in commenting twice on the same story; it was exquisite, though, wasn't it? Also, I added some things and edited some things in my latest chapter of Providence- The Valley to make it more cohesive and read better, ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/09/05 - 9:11pm
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I am very thankful for the love of my new friends
True to Life End of the Summer Essay? I've been up all night crying, although I wouldn't describe it as a cruel fate like one of my stories. I debated with myself about whether to discuss my health, since I don't want to make it more of a f ...
Andrea Lena - 2009/09/09 - 7:46am