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Wow, that is a lot of exercise you were doing. Congrats on getting your shape back.

Naw, don't do it. She needs your support as a mate. Let others who won't be emotionally involved do the delivery.

Take a deep breath, and pretend that you are in the lab practicing. Do what you know how to do, and ask questions when you are unsure about something new. You could also try to laugh at yourself - at your own nervousness. Humor has a way of putting things in perspective.

Seventh Law The Seventh Law of EMS: All emergency calls will wait until you begin to eat, regardless of the time.

sure seems pretty unfair. Best of luck when you do get to take it.

Michael Phelps eats 12000 calories a day...something to think about.

Why do firefighters spray water all over the place at a car accident? To give the EMT's something to walk on....

Walk Walk Walk. Besides making time for walking, fit it in to your normal schedule: Once your shopping cart is full, then walk a few laps around the inside of a store. In parking lots, park far from your destination. Any place that you go, walk around for a little bit at your destination...

I'll make a recommendation, and that is that you have to manage your doctor. Unfortunately there are no concrete tests to tell how the medicine is working; it is all based on how you feel. So monitor yourself - and LISTEN to feedback from your family on how you are - and then keep following up...