There is so much exciting news from Myanmar (formerly known as  Burma) these days! A U.S. ambassador to Myanmar was named yesterday. There will be an American Embassy in Yangon for the first time in decades. This will undoubtedly mean more Americans will be traveling there. Best to go asap! I visited Myanmar about four
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It’s a different sort of birthday, the first one following a life threatening injury. It’s all about gratitude. Not gratitude for gifts or good wishes alone, but a bigger sense of gratitude and appreciation for every moment life brings. It’s amazing to be sitting here at my computer, gazing out at Jerry’s Zen garden, writing
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Going to physical and occupational therapy may not sound like a good time – but at Rehab Hospital of the Pacific, it actually is a good time….especially on Fridays. The group pictured above plays Hawaiian music, kanikapila style, on Fridays. They have beautiful voices and it is such a treat for patients and visitors alike.
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Even before my accident, Jerry and I were getting involved with the concept of growing our own food at home. Jerry terraced a corner of our back yard and planted tomatoes, bell peppers, lettuces and, of course, Hawaiian chili peppers.  We love using them in our kitchen. Barbara Kingsolver’s intriguing book, “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle,” inspired
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Yes, “Frickin’ awesome!” is what Dr. Mark Gerber, my brilliant neurosurgeon shouted (in the style of a cheer at a football game)  the first time I lifted my left leg in Straub’s ICU. It was a cheer heard throughout the ICU and it sh00k my world. It signaled the possibility of a return to normalcy,
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If you are planning to attend the ReVive skin care workshops or consultations today and tomorrow (Friday and Saturday), please be aware that Nordstrom has announced that Dr. Gregory Bays Brown is feeling under the weather and will be unable to be here. However the delightful Hylton Lea, Dr. Bays Brown’s right hand man, will
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When I first wrote about Devra Wathen of Kahala, creator of Etsis hats , the fledgling company was just getting started. What a whirlwind the past few months have been for Etsis! Devra and her able executive assistant, Jennifer Lindsey, have been traveling and showing the innovative hats and fashion panels at trade shows  in
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If sun protection is on your list of New Year’s Resolutions – and shouldn’t it be – be aware there will be some great leaps forward in the science of sun protection in 2012. Soon the FDA will be taking the guesswork out of sun safety. I have interviewed many dermatologists over the years and
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Dr. Gregory Bays Brown is not just a media doctor. He’s the real deal. A well known plastic and reconstructive surgeon, he applied his scientific and medical knowledge and his research techniques to the Nobel prize-winning Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF)  to create ReVive, a high tech line of skin care products. EGF came to Dr.
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In a lot of exercise classes participants look grim and determined, serious and somber. Not in Nia. In Nia classes, especially those taught by Shar Bliss, a very youthful 55,  there are grins all around, as well as whoops  and giggles. Shar and I go way back as exercise friends. In the early aughts we
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