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TNN: Foot Pain

Ethan Moore — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:57:41 +0000

Almost by accident, my recent web surfing led me to an article that is perfect for my "That's Not Normal!" thread. I came across this article, "Hitting A Nerve". The author had experienced a lifetime of foot pain; only when she was thirty did she discover she had a congenital defect in her feet, one normally detected at birth.

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TNN: Double Vision is Not Normal!

Ethan Moore — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:55:14 +0000

Our second article in the "That's Not Normal!" series is a perfect example of the phenomenon this series addresses. All her life, B.D. thought episodes of double vision were normal.

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That's Not Normal!

Ethan Moore — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:00:28 +0000

People naturally define "normal" by their own experiences. What happens in their life, what their body does: these create their perception of normality. But I've recently talked with several people who had discovered that they had a physical debility they were previously unaware of. They had coped with it all their lives, so it was what they thought was normal.

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