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Suzan Grovender

Minneapolis, Minnesota
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1 year 12 weeks

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Posted on 09/09/12 at 02:33 pm in response to Pedestrian deaths rise nationally and in Minnesota — and drivers mostly to blame

This subject always seems so theoretical until it happens to you. Approximately 12 years ago I was hit by a car at a downtown Minneapolis intersection. The driver of the car didn't see me and I didn't see him. He drove a black car and emerged out of a shadow under a skyway and I believe he was trying to make it through an intersection when the light was yellow and thus didn't slow down until about 10 feet before impact. Because I didn't see him, I think I stepped off the curb just a few...

Posted on 03/26/12 at 03:31 pm in response to Chef wishes gluten-free trend would die

Until you are, or know someone with celiac disease, you will not understand the degree of damage it does to the body. One of my first cousins went undiagnosed until she was over 30 years old. She was skin and bones. She craved food and ate all the sweets she could. Once the diagnosis was made and she stayed on the gluten-free diet, she gained weight and virtually all the symptoms were resolved. There are vegetarian restaurants and Kosher restaurants. Someday I hope there will be gluten-free...