Published inAbout Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — Gladys R. BatesHi there, thanks for dropping by. I am an author, a dreamer, and lover of life. My imagination runs wild to tell unique stories. My voice shows my passion, my heart reveals my soul. About Me My name is Gladys Bates. I am an author, writer, Mom, and a baby…About Me2 min readAbout Me2 min read
Published inAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Mar 19Member-onlyAddison’s Disease Needs To Be On Every Doctor’s RadarI decided to rant about Addison’s Disease because our children as well as many adults are still dying of this rare, but not so rare, disease. Why is it considered rare? Well, because it hits approximately 1 out of 100,000 people of all ages and it does not discriminate whether…3 min read3 min read
Published inAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·May 1, 2022Member-onlyWhy I Believe in AliensFirst off I have always been afraid to admit that when I was a kid I saw a UFO in the skies of Toronto hovering in a tree. It looked like the typical UFO with bright lights twirling all around. I was scared shit-less so I ran into the store…Aliens3 min readAliens3 min read
Published inAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Mar 9, 2022Member-onlyMy Heart is Breaking Over UkraineDam, I hate Dictators. I always thought it was a bad idea to allow Russia to be in the UN Security Council. Of course, China, a Communist country is in there too. Crazy, I know. When the hell was it a good idea to give any kind of recognition to…War3 min readWar3 min read
Published inAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Feb 1, 2022Member-onlyWriter’s Not Making Money on Medium Until They DoI am not going to lie to you — I just make pennies writing stories for Medium. The truth is, I never really thought much about the money as I have always been more interested in just writing. Hey, I know for most of you that writing for money is…Making Money2 min readMaking Money2 min read
Published inAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Feb 1, 2022Member-onlyMy Thoughts About TwitterI really got interested in Twitter when I published a book about my 10 year old daughter Lisa who died from Addison’s Disease. I wanted to share her story to an audience to save others from this rare but dreadful disease. I am pretty confident that a lot of people…Twitter4 min readTwitter4 min read
Published inAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Sep 24, 2021Member-onlyNot Getting Vaccinated, are you nuts?I was shocked to see that in Alberta Canada that some young people are going to parties to try and actually catch covid. Yes, dam covid parties. They are choosing to try to catch covid so they can reach herd immunity. Instead, what is actually happening in Alberta is that…Covid-195 min readCovid-195 min read
Published inAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Jul 2, 2021Member-onlyMy Love Hate Relationship With MediumI sometimes hate writing on Medium because in order to make any decent money you have to write your heart out. If you don’t you will never get enough people to read your articles. For me quality works over quantity every single time. Hopefully, you can write enough great articles…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Published inAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Jan 25, 2021Member-onlyWhy A Rare Disease Could Be Life-Threatening!For the first half of my life, I was pretty healthy. It never dawned on me that later in life I might end up with a rare disease. Doctors miss these diseases because they just don’t come across them on a regular basis. Many symptoms of these diseases can often…Addisons Disease5 min readAddisons Disease5 min read
Published inAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Nov 30, 2020Member-onlyThe Covid Grinch Just Stole ChristmasThe telephone call came the other night. My sister informed me that the big family Christmas gathering is definitely off because of covid. Ya, the Covid Grinch just stole my Christmas away — ho, ho, ho! I am so sad. It wasn’t a shock I was actually expecting this. I…Christmas4 min readChristmas4 min read
