This Love Buzzer has a friend. One year and one day into her marriage, her husband went into the hospital for what was described as a standard procedure. He didn't leave his hospital bed for three months. In fact, he almost died.

Every day of those three months, this woman took the subway back and forth. She stopped in on her way to work; she went home from work, fed the dogs, then went back to the hospital. All while, he was sometimes in a medically induced coma, oftentimes uncommunicative, and rarely lucid. It was a very difficult 92 days. And … Read More

Natural disasters, financial problems and illness can put severe strain on a relationship. And while it is nice to know that sometimes they come out okay, sometimes the going get's a little rough. Lonelycat writes:
I had an ileostomy done in October 2008 and I still have it. Sometimes i feel like taking it off because it bulges. I look like I'm pregnant and that may never happen because of my health. I have a husband but I wonder how he feels about it because he does not talk about it. We are talking about divorce and it … Read More

Nevermind that the Swine flu has yet to claim a life in Lebanon (or even make an appearance, no Lebanese have fallen ill), Health Minister Mohammad Khalifeh isn't taking any chances.

In an effort to cut down on the Swine flu outbreak, Lebanon has put a temporary end to their three kiss on the cheek greeting. They've decided the touchy, feeling custom is a bit too germy in this volatile environment.

"If you visit someone, don't exchange kisses... Let's stop the social kissing habit," Khalifeh said during a news conference yesterday.

This sounds great. Can we enact a similar … Read More

Spirituality is simply the willingness to be open to the concept that there are forces at work in this world that are beyond our comprehension. Some people refer to those forces as Nature, The Universe, or G-d. It doesn't matter what you call it, as long as you know it isn't you, because it's when you think that you are running your own life, and that it's up to you to make everything work out perfectly, you are setting yourself up for stress-related illness and Depression.

As it pertains to divorce, which is one of the most stressful things a person … Read More

Everyone over a certain age fears that one day a momentous event outside one's control may occur that will change one's life forever. It happened to Alix Kates Shulman and her beloved husband when he fell from a sleeping loft, permanently injuring his brain. Her memoir, To Love What Is, explores life on the other side, with all its anxieties, risks--and surprising rewards.