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My husband has been taking Ozempic for about 6 weeks. So far he's down maybe 2 pounds (could be negligible, scale fluctuates by the day) and has noticed a very slight decrease in appetite but could be placebo effect (since he's really paying attention to his hunger to gauge if med is working). ...
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I was getting all my documents together to get a Real ID due to the May 1 deadline, then read the fine print. I have a passport/passport card and a Global Entry card. Any of these can be used for travel. So I don't need to get a Real ID, right? Is there any other reason to get one if your ...
So when my autistic kid asked for a school map during his recent high school IEP transition meeting they said that there are no maps for “security reasons.” I don’t know why this rubbed me the wrong way, but it did. Maybe it was because it was the only thing he asked for? It makes me won...
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