Author Archives: Mrs. BBT

Hepatitis C Testing – The Final Edition (I think)

Tweet After jumping back and forth about Hepatitis C testing in my previous blog posts here and here, and learning that I DO need to get tested, because I took RhoGAM injections (a blood product) in 1971 and 1974, before … Continue reading

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Eating Crow – Hepatitis C Test needed more often than I thought!

Tweet I love my friends!  Especially my internet friends, who are often chosen because I have identified something in them that makes me want to be like them. In the past, I have mentioned Rita Alexandrea as one of those … Continue reading

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Should you be tested for Hepatitis C?

Tweet Just two weeks ago, the Centers for Disease Control issued a recommendation that all Baby Boomers should be tested for the Hepatitis C virus. The center even suggested a special “National Hepatitis Testing Day” on May 19 to get … Continue reading

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TSA Targets The Weak, Adding Insult to Injury

Tweet In the news lately we see more and more stories about the TSA overstepping its bounds.  It seems that this agency and its “officers” (which, by the way, are not commissioned law enforcement officers) target the weakest members of … Continue reading

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Boomer Divorce Rate Soars – Don’t Let it Happen to You!

Tweet Are you still married?  Really?  That’s great!  It’s apparently also unusual!  According to this article in the Kansas City Star, couples our age are engaging in divorce at an accelerating rate.  While in 1990, fewer than 10 percent of … Continue reading

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