High Because of Pain
Like the average person, I have had routine dental work or medical procedures that brought about some moderate pain afterward. The common...
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Mel Dee
Oct 26, 202110 min read
Taking Charge of Fibroid Advocacy
Just envision constantly feeling anxious and worried during your menstrual cycle that during your public commute you could have an...
Mel Dee
Oct 19, 20216 min read
Our Youngest Victims of Gun Violence
Kyla Sobers age 16, Jaden Turnage age 16, Janari Ricks age 9, and Jaslyn Adams age 7. What do all of these names have in common? They are...
Mel Dee
Oct 7, 20215 min read
Missing While BIPOC
Miya Marcano was a missing 19-year-old college student whose body was recently discovered in Florida. Jelani Day was an Illinois State...
Mel Dee
Oct 2, 20214 min read
Living Privileged in the Age of Covid Part Two
There are now over 200 million cases worldwide of COVID-19 and over 4.5 million deaths according to statistics. As of 24 hours ago, the...
Mel Dee
Sep 21, 20214 min read
Social Media and It's False Prophecy
Late rapper, songwriter, and actor Tupac Shakur once said, “I don’t want to be a role model. I just want to be someone who says, this is...
Mel Dee
Sep 14, 20213 min read
Living With Addiction
As we recognize today, September 14, as National Sober day, I cannot help but reflect upon so many we have lost to addiction. Most...
Mel Dee
Sep 9, 20214 min read
Never Forgetting 9/11
September 11, 2001, was a beautiful and bright picturesque summer day. The sun was bright, the air warm but not overbearing. I clearly...
Mel Dee
Sep 1, 20213 min read
Disaster Movie Turn Reality
Wildfires, murder hornets, flash floods, hurricane Irma, super storm Sandy, brain eating amoeba, water shortages, and earthquakes are all...
Mel Dee
Aug 21, 20214 min read
Living Privileged in the Age of COVID
Coronavirus, COVID-19, and SARS-CoV-2 are all ways that this hideous severe acute respiratory syndrome has been referred to as. We all...
Mel Dee
Aug 13, 20217 min read
Journey To Leading A More Flexible Life
The practice of yoga has long been known to hold a wealth of health benefits for everyone who participates. According to John Hopkins...
Mel Dee
Aug 9, 20214 min read
Living with Fibroids
Imagine leaving your home self conscious that you may accidentally stain your clothes. More Importantly, imagine using the bathroom and...
Mel Dee
Aug 2, 20213 min read
Reflection on COVID-19
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr once said, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman...
Mel Dee
Jul 30, 20214 min read
Life After the Death of Eric Garner
On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner was killed in Staten Island. The death was eventually ruled a homicide as Mr. Garner was killed by use of...
Mel Dee
Jul 21, 20213 min read
Are Squirrels a Thing of the Past?
Where are all the squirrels? I never thought I would be asking myself this question especially after one got into my apartment years ago....
Mel Dee
Jul 14, 20213 min read
Return to Lock Up
Let's face it, some folks belong in jail no matter their race or background. But what happens once they are locked up? Are they really...
Mel Dee
May 13, 20213 min read
Legalizing Marijuana: Who Would Have Thought?
We have a long history when it comes to our battles with what can be moral issues versus legal. Currently, we are viewing the battle of...
Mel Dee
May 13, 20213 min read
Community Policing: What Does It Mean?
Growing up a child of the 80s and 90s, the concept of crime was not new to me. As a product of a middle class family ( which seems to be...
Mel Dee
May 11, 20218 min read
Living Healthy With a Chronic Condition
What is exactly Multiple Myeloma? If you are thinking that the word myeloma can indicate something serious and could be a form of cancer,...
Mel Dee
Mar 16, 20214 min read
To Vaccinate or Not Vaccinate That is the Question!
We have been hearing this debate for months. To date, at least half of the adult population has received at least one dose of a vaccine...
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