Image, Acrostic, MS, Cumadin, Doggie

Too many people, Fio thinks, pay more attention to the image a politician projects than what he/she says or does
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Hooray! Fiorella finally reached cousin Sydney and got the maternal family names she needed to make another acrostic. They are challenging and a lot of fun, which Fio needs at this time while she's working on the income tax, winding up one of Husband's investments, keeping a close watch on the County's shenanigans, trying to get the house ready for sale, jotting down notes for future books, and fighting the good fight
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Maybe one reason Fio is so driven is that, about thirty years ago, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Because she was told that her health would get worse and worse, she decided to push herself to make the best use of her talents and skills for as long as possible. Four years later, SURPRISE--a brain scan showed no signs of MS. It might have been a misdiagnosis, but Fiorella prefers to think her mind-over-matter determination was what cured her.
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A charming young woman drove over and supposedly taught Fiorella how to use the cumadin monitor thing. Fio enjoyed Jennifer's visit and said, "Yes, yes" to everything as if she had an eidetic memory, then made a mental note to contact friend Marie, a former cumadin nurse, who has kindly volunteered to help her.
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If she could, Sonia Dog would lick yours truly, not just on her elbow,  but all over. Yes, Fio is the puppy Doggie never had 🧡