I was thinking, Honey, about my wonderful doctor. . .

 “I was thinking, Honey!” I said from my usual seat in the warm morning sun by the picture window which overlooked my small backyard perennial garden. My beloved looked at me in abject terror, sweat beads formed on his brow and heart palpitations reved up in his chest, visible under

Dear Health Minister Philpott — We Need Leadership In Medicare Restored

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