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33 Edgemont Dr
Presque Isle, ME 04769-2016
Presque Isle, ME 04769-2016
1,079 students
Public institution
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- Northern Maine Community College provides career and transfer programs that lead to associate degrees or certificates. The students served have an opportunity to develop as individuals and to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for employment or for transfer to a senior college or university. The college assists in economic and human resource development by offering programs of study, courses or seminars to employed individuals, specialized training to attract business and industry, and various community interest courses or seminars.
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- Northern Maine Community College serves 1,079 students (50% of students are full-time).
- The college's student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is lower than the state community college average of 22:1.
- Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority American and Asian), which is less than the state average of 14%.
- Northern Maine Community College is the only community colleges within Aroostook County, ME.
- The nearest community college is Washington County Community College (110.30 miles away).
School Overview
- The teacher population of 40 teachers has declined by 56% over five years.
|Northern Maine Community College
|(ME) Community College Avg.
|Carnegie Classification
|Associate of Arts Colleges
|Associate of Arts Colleges
|Institution Level
|At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
|At least 2 but less than 4 years
|Institution Control
|Public institution
|Total Faculty
|40 staff
|40 staff
|Total Enrollment
|1,079 students
|1,080 students
|Student : Teacher Ratio
|# Full-Time Students
|539 students
|529 students
|# Part-Time Students
|540 students
|686 students
|Total Dormitory Capacity
|% White
|% Non Resident races
|% Unknown races
|Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.
|Total Sports Offered
|2 sports
|Ice Hockey, Intramural Sports OnlyIce Hockey, Intramural Sports Only,
|Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.
|4 extracurriculars
|Early Childhood Education Club, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, Student Nurses Association, Student Senate Student Senate, Early Childhood Education Club,
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society,
Student Nurses Association,
Source: 2015 (latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Northern Maine Community College was established in 1961, and the first class entered the college in 1963. Today, NMCC impacts over 2,000 students annually through various programs. More than 8,500 graduates are now meeting employer needs throughout the state, the nation, and abroad. Thanks to the support from business and industry throughout the state, NMCC is proud to have more than 250 individuals serve on advisory committees for our various programs. This ensures that NMCC's programs provide the most relevant, technically advanced information required in their industry. The College has earned the reputation of a top-quality educational facility. We have a quality institution with a goal of achieving excellence in service both to our students and to the communities we serve. Your involvement with us will challenge you and provide you with opportunities to grow. Whether you are looking for an associate degree, certificate program or customized training for your business or yourself, you will find that NMCC's programs, courses and training will expand your knowledge as well as challenge your thinking. At NMCC, more than 30 programs of study are designed to enable you to enter the work force with technically-current skills and to prepare you for lifelong learning and upward mobility. Ninety-seven percent of our graduates are employed within six months of their graduation in real jobs or are continuing their education for a bachelor's degree. Our associate's degree will allow you to enter your chosen job market with confidence or to continue on to a baccalaureate degree.
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Inn At Oyster Point places you within a 10-minute drive of See's Candies and Cow Palace. This 30 -room, 3.5-star hotel welcomes guests with conveniences like free in-room WiFi, free self parking, and a free airport shuttle. It's near the airport and also within a 15-minute drive of AT&T Park.
Free continental breakfast is served each morning from 6:30 AM to 10 AM. Enjoy a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, or relax with a drink at the bar/lounge. Savor a meal from the comfort of your room with room service.
All of Inn At Oyster Point's 30 air-conditioned rooms provide fireplaces, refrigerators, and minibars. TVs come with cable channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Beds sport premium bedding and bathrooms offer hair dryers and designer toiletries. Coffee makers, free newspapers, and free local calls are also standard.
Property features
Guests of Inn At Oyster Point enjoy access to free WiFi in public areas, a meeting room, and a 24-hour business center. You can take advantage of free parking, along with a free airport shuttle at scheduled times. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and securing valuables. Additional amenities include coffee/tea in a common area, a computer station, and express check-in.
- Free continental breakfast
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Free parking
- Onsite dining
Inn At Oyster Point
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The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 3.5-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Event facilities measure 375 square feet (35 square meters). This business-friendly hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and a picnic area. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests at scheduled times. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Free breakfast
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- Free newspapers in lobby
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- Express check-out
- Total number of rooms - 30
- Number of floors - 3
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- Free WiFi
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- One meeting room
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (meters) - 35
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Fireplace in lobby
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- Year Built 1990
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- Conference space size (feet) - 375
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
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Inn At Oyster Point offers 30 air-conditioned accommodations with fireplaces and minibars. Beds feature premium bedding. Televisions come with premium cable channels. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, designer toiletries, and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary newspapers, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include safes and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.
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Why Azerbaijani-Saudi relations are improving
20 May 2014 [08:15] -
By Suzanne Sulika Rothman
Since gaining its independence from the Soviet Union in 1990, Azerbaijan focused its foreign policy efforts on balancing relations between the major powers in the region and building strong ties to Europe. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia fine-tuned its foreign policy to bolster its long-standing alliance with the United States and to cement its influence in the Middle East. As a result, relations between Baku and Riyadh remained in somewhat a dormant state. Until recently that is.
The past six months have seen an increase in the level of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia. In light of their mutual lack of interest, the question beckons to be- asked: why try now?
The answer may be correlated to Iran's efforts of rapprochement with the West.
Saudi Arabia was one of the first countries to recognized Azerbaijan's independence, and was one of the nations to aid Azerbaijan in the wake of the war with Armenia. Thus, the two enjoyed amicable relations, but were never particularly close. Since Riyadh's declaration that Azerbaijan is its "main partner in the region," in 2012 the tide began to change. Azerbaijan is playing and will continue to play an important role in the international arena in the future. It is a bridge between the East and the West, Saudi Arabia's deputy foreign minister, Prince Khaled Bin Saud Bin Khaled told Trend in June 2012.
In December 2013 the head of SAGIA (Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority), Abdullatif al-Othman, visited Baku and concluded an agreement to invest in Azerbaijan's petrochemical and refining sectors with the Azeri government. The two governments signed a total of twelve economic agreements and put ten more in the works. In addition to bolstering their economic collaboration, Riyadh and Baku ]resolved to upgrade their relationship in the spheres of culture and education.
Economic cooperation between two OIC members who also share an Islamic heritage is not all too surprising and can be viewed as financial pragmatism. However, in addition to the sudden increase in trade and investment, the Saudis and Azerbaijanis began to cooperate on security issues. In April 2014 the General Director of Border Guard of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia visited Azerbaijan to discuss border security agreements.
Additionally, in late 2013 the two governments reached an extradition agreement as part of a security protocol, which also called for a joint fight against crime and terrorism.
Azerbaijan and the KSA's recent upgrade of bilateral relations can be seen as a Saudi effort to diminish Iran's influence in the region and the Muslim world at large.
The Saudis and Iranians have long been regional rivals, with both vying for hegemony. Until now, the Saudi government enjoyed the full support of the United States against the Islamic Republic, but with the election of Rouhani and resumption of talks between Iran and the West the political situation changed. More than ever now, the Saudis view Iran as a threat and are concerned that the US's support is waning.
Disaffected by the U.S.'s recent overtures to the Islamic Republic, Riyadh's likely response to seek new alliances to strengthen its security and augment its clout in the region. Azerbaijan is a particularly attractive ally because it is already a sometimes rival of Iran. Certainly, Azerbaijan's quarrels with Tehran are not at all like the bitter enmity between the Ayatollahs and the al-Saud family. Still, the existence of distrust between Azerbaijan and its neighbor to the south provide an opening for a Saudi alliance. Baku also stands to gain, as Saudi money will flow into its growing economy and strengthen it. Politically, having a wealthy and powerful ally like the KSA will help Azerbaijan attain a more balanced foreign policy vis-à-vis Iran and Russia and not rely on Turkey as its sole true ally.
There are, however, drawbacks. Azerbaijan has demonstrated that its reluctance to defy Iran by supporting its adversaries. When the media reported that Azerbaijan might allow Israel to launch an attack against Iran's nuclear facilities from its bases, for instance, the Azerbaijani government swiftly denied the claims and proclaimed it would never allow its territory to be used by a foreign country to attack the Islamic Republic.
Furthermore, the Saudi government uses soft power by exporting its religious ideology to other countries, including Azerbaijan. In fact, some 200 Azerbaijanis are known to be fighting in Syria, many alongside Sunni forces that are buttressed by the Saudis. The staunchly secular Aliyev government has been constantly resisting such influences, which they perceive as a threat. And the government has banned its nationals from fighting in Syria.
In sum, the latest developments in Azerbaijani-Saudi relations, while not dramatic, should be understood in the context of the geopolitical situation. With Iran currying favor with the West while still maintaining its nuclear program, Riyadh's overtures towards Baku are likely part of its strategy to strengthen its clout in the region and contain Iran's influence.
Suzanne is a Fulbright ETA based in Baku, Azerbaijan. The views in this article are her own and do not reflect the views of the Fulbright Program, the US Embassy in Baku, or the US Department of State.
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Bentley and co-author Daniel Pryfogle define the keys to success in senior living in four themes: Cultivating Conviction, Practicing Hospitality, Keeping the Faith and Engaging the Faithful. Each theme is illustrated with personal stories and firsthand experiences, and followed by a series of discussion questions to engage the reader in applying the concepts to situations in his or her own community.
In Believing in Senior Living, Bentley outlines her passion and process for improving the field in every aspect – communities, leadership, employees and services. This passion was developed in her career at Seniority Inc., a senior living management, sales and marketing firm. Many of her examples stem from Seniority Spirit, their innovative hospitality and culture formation program.
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GREENBURGH -- To deal, or not to deal?
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On Tuesday, Knicks coach Mike Woodson all but guaranteed that New York would be standing pat at Thursday's deadline.
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"I don't think we have anything working. You always talk [about potential trades] but we like the makeup of our team as we stand today," Woodson said after the Knicks' practice on Tuesday. "This is our basketball team, and we've got to move forward in the right direction, I think."
Later, in an interview on ESPN New York 98.7 FM's "Stephen A. Smith & Ryan Ruocco," Woodson expanded on the Knicks' position entering the deadline.
He said he liked that his team was leading the Atlantic Division at the All-Star break and saw no need for a major overhaul.
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"It's not going to be easy to get [quality] players that can come in now. We have an older team and there's not a lot of teams around that are going to take older veterans," Woodson said. "It doesn't work that way. This is the team that we've assembled and I like the makeup of our ball club, I really do."
The Knicks' lone young trade piece, 23-year-old Iman Shumpert, has been involved in several trade discussions in recent days. The Phoenix Suns have shown interest.
As the Knicks keep an eye on J.J. Redick's situation in Orlando, Shumpert's name has reportedly emerged. According to HoopsWorld, the Knicks and Magic have talked a Redick-for-Shumpert swap, but nothing serious has materialized. That deal would have to include additional players to work under the salary cap.
Last week, Woodson said that Shumpert would not be dealt. On Tuesday, the coach added that any Knicks trade would have to bring back a significant piece because New York is in "win-now" mode.
"If you're going to add somebody and make a major move, you've got to add the best players in the league, and that's just not going to happen," Woodson said. "I think our team is what it is right now ... and we're not going to make any moves right now as we speak. We've got to live with what we have; I've got to manage that and make sure guys get healthy and we continue our push to the top."
The Knicks enter the second half of the season four games behind Miami for first place in the Eastern Conference with 32 games to play. They are 2½ games up on Brooklyn in the Atlantic Division and will face Indiana on the road Wednesday to open the second half.
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Halloween seems to mean many more things than one holiday is supposed to. For some men, it means an excuse to hide out in the front yard to startle little, candy-seeking children. For some women, it means an excuse to make as scantily-clad an appearance at a party as they ever made at South Padre Island. For most, it seems, Halloween simply means an excuse to dress up and collect goodies at various locations, or to get together with friends for a good time.
As much fun as it is, the holiday presents a particular dilemma for people of any religion that adheres to a clear distinction between good and evil. I am a practicing Christian who takes the words of the Bible seriously, where it clearly states not to delight in evil or embrace darkness in any way. At the risk of sounding melodramatic, I think that those with similar beliefs, Christian or not, need to evaluate whether or not the celebration of Halloween is compatible with those beliefs. The day's festivities have roots further back than most people look amidst their innocent celebration, in the occult.
On the night of October 31 two millennia ago, Western European Celts celebrated the festival of Samhain. The festival heralded their new year, beginning November 1. In addition, it celebrated the merging of the realms of the living and dead that supposedly accompanied the changing year. The Celts believed that ghosts walked among them that evening, and their priests, the Druids, prophesied the future at that time.
From there, it's easy to see where we get our tradition of glorifying scary things on Halloween. However, tradition or not, is it really okay to take one day out of the year and amplify evil, while eschewing it for the other 364?
I grew up with an agnostic father from the southern United States, and a Catholic-turned-Protestant mother from the Philippines, where November 1 is celebrated as All Saints' Day. In that country, the day is mostly a time to remember loved ones who have passed away. My mother wasn't put off by American Halloween traditions, though, and faithfully took my older sister, younger brother and me on an annual trick-or-treat. We loved it. To open the night, we attended the local church's annual "Fall Fun Festival," an alternative to trick-or-treating (obviously, we didn't make it just an alternative). We played games to win candy until it was time for the real fun to begin. We were going door to door!
I remember the exhilarating feeling of creeping along dark streets — near Mom, of course — and choosing the most elaborately decorated house at which make our plea for sweets. We knocked on the door, hearts pounding with anticipation. The door swung slowly open, and we posed in our irresistibly cute costumes, shouting, "Trick or treat!" After walking on, making a few elated or disparaging comments about the quantity and type of candy we had received from that house, we searched out another one to beleaguer.
So that you can't accuse me of being a fun-hater, I note that that is a memory I treasure. Nonetheless, though my siblings and I chose admittedly harmless alter-egos, such as angels or characters from Aladdin, we were furthering the fear-mongering, and, at the risk of sounding melodramatic again, evil-mongering of Halloween.
That leaves us with two questions: Is the forgoing of such sweet memories worth crossing religious boundaries? What are those boundaries?
I hold that if you believe evil is legitimately bad, ideally, your every choice should reflect that belief. It's much more difficult to overcome the temptation to gossip about a friend who trusts you or to lust after your married coworker than it is to choose not to celebrate Halloween. Though it's unlikely that everyone is looking over your shoulder, waiting to see if you abide by your faith in every single little decision, many will notice religious inconsistencies. If you take the doctrine of your religion seriously and literally, you may find there's no room for compromise.
Carrying that through to its logical conclusion, I think substitutes for trick-or-treating, such as the "Fall Fun Festival," should go as well. Essentially, you're still celebrating the same day. You're just celebrating it in a safer, controlled environment.
Not yet being a parent, I can only imagine the different issues you might run into when explaining your Halloweenless-ness to your children. It may be strange to them, not to mention their friends, that you and your family do not celebrate a day so ingrained into American holiday culture. However, if you have a sound reason, and the children know that reason, they can give an explanation that will certainly make them stand out. And that's a valuable virtue in good-and-evil religions, isn't it?
In the same way that you won't celebrate Hanukkah if you're not Jewish, or let your child attend a Ramadan celebration if you're not Muslim, it only makes sense for you not to participate in Halloween if you cannot reconcile it to your faith. Yes, you may have to sacrifice some good ol' pumpkin-patch memories, and certainly a bag of candy or two, but in my opinion, memories just as wonderful can be made at countless other times and in countless other places.
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I hate it when we lose an hour of afternoon sunlight in the fall. No more sunny evening walks with dear husband except on weekends. We made the most of our late afternoon walk today by going to Ayr Mount. The light was beautiful!
I'm so happy that we haven't had the first frost yet!
The Eno River
Brugmansia blooming in the garden behind the historic house.
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Through my time in the Catholic and then in the Episcopal Churches, the Eucharist has been central to my worship. No matter how bad the homily/sermon, regardless of the music for Cantor versus choir, no matter how little I could pay attention due to active small children, receiving the Eucharist meant a great deal to me. Most of the time, we haven't lived close to a church with a daily Mass, but, even so, I tried to go to the occasional Daily Mass - whether at St. Leo's in Winston-Salem where we worshiped with the nuns before work or at St. Thomas More in Chapel Hill, which was just close enough to daughter's ballet class that I could get to the 5:15 Mass and back in time to pick her up (until the following year when her class was later).
After last year's cancer diagnosis, surgery, and very slow recovery, I'm not sure where my faith is now. I pray, but it's more along the lines of "Please?" than for any thought that my praying will change anything. Maybe I pray because, in some small way, it connects me to God. Or maybe I pray because it seems rude not to. Or maybe it's habit.
It's now been half a year since I received the Eucharist. That's where the cancer surgery recovery comes in.
I miss the Eucharist.
I won't go into the details of my current physical condition. It would be so easy to descend into a whine, which is part of why I haven't blogged these last few months. But here are the parts that relate to church:
So, I don't have the energy to go to a service. I've considered trying to go to the Daily Service at the Episcopal Church in town, but I'm not sure I'm up for being a stranger at a formal church,* and I can't usually do more than one out-of-the-house activity a day or I'm exhausted, nauseous, and dizzy. Their Daily Services are on Wednesday, which is our busiest day.
So praying seems kind of unreal - actually, very little in the whole panoply of faith and church involvement (over the last 32 years) has had anything to do with my cancer treatment, I haven't received Communion for half a year, and I'm wondering what faith has to do with anything. Much of my church involvement seems like it's been whiffling activity - except for the parts I've enjoyed like choir and our Catholic small group. Church involves lots of running around - it's almost defined as that. I've always tried to do that, but I absolutely can't now.
I ran across a Buddhist-themed quote yesterday which prompted this post. I can't find it now, but it was along the lines of the importance of really looking at what is around you and giving thanks.
That, I can do.
What's interesting is that there isn't any reason that a follower of Jesus can't follow that idea. In fact, it's quite appropriate.
So where do I find my faith now?
In the face of my husband, who's been so patient and encouraging with my slow recovery, who jumps at any opportunity to make our living situation better for me, and who does acupressure on my chest muscles before bed every night so that I can breathe well enough to sleep.
In the face of my older son, who, even if he feels awkward when I cry, just sits there with me, caring written all over his face, and who also drives me all over the place.
In the face of my daughter, who cries with me, who has been so busy taking care of me, and who comes up with new ways to help every time I turn around.
In the face of my younger son, who is fiercely protective, has unlimited, highly expressive, teen-age sarcasm for anything (or anyone) that hurts me, and who has spent so much time looking out for me this last year.
* I did go to a wonderful, less formal, Christmas Eve Lovefeast at the United Church of Christ (6 minutes from our house)(where I've played flute before). Not unexpectedly, because this happens a few times a day, I had a brief period of exhaustion about halfway through. It was uncrowded enough that, if I had decided to, I could have just lain down on a pew to listen to the rest of the sermon. People there were really welcoming - which was wonderful because that was only about two weeks after my restaurant experience.
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I haven't blogged much the last year. I had a very slow recovery from a very bad reaction to the anesthesia for my surgery. Most of what I wrote about, but didn't publish, had to do with my cancer surgery and recovery. Who would want to read a lot of whining?!
I reread some of my unpublished posts from the last year. They're really not that bad, and there is a community that might be interested - those going through similar situations. I might publish them next week.
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Daffodils and crocuses will come up at random times in January and February, but trout lilies don't usually come up early. They're one of the major signs of spring for me - and they were all over at Ayr Mount last weekend.
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I love running errands in Durham because when you're done, if you have energy, there are so many fun things to do. Yesterday, after our two errands, dear husband and I went to Duke Gardens.
Cherry tree
Another cherry tree and The Bridge
Heron and duck
Really short daffodils in the grass
Formal garden
Pansies (It's encouraging to see lush pansies like these. Mine are still struggling after the winter.)
Then we went to lunch at Pompieri Pizza - my favorite pizza (oh... favorite in Durham and Chapel Hill. Then there's Lily's Pizza in Raleigh, and my all-time favorite, Pizzeria Regina in Boston's North End)
We brought cupcakes home for dinner from the CupCake Bar (and a brownie for Younger son who doesn't care for cake).
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"A crushed reed he will not break, and a fading candle he won't snuff out." Isaiah 4:23. This is one of those days where I cling to this verse in order to have any faith at all.
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"Dr. S does such beautiful work!" "Another example of Dr. S's beautiful work!" were the exclamations from the nurses and the assisting doctor at my six week return visit after my partial thyroidectomy this summer. It's true, Dr. S does do beautiful work. My scar is very small and not very noticeable.
How one's thyroidectomy scar looks is a big deal in thyroidectomy circles. It's such a minor thing to me. Medical professionals tell you lots about the scar before your surgery, but I had no idea how completely the rest of my life would fall apart afterward.
Some people sail through major surgery and back on into their lives. I, apparently, am not one of them. There are so many ways surgery has made my life smaller and more broken.
If your thyroid levels are in the correct ranges, which mine are, recovery from a partial thyroidectomy should only take a month or two. It's been three, and I'm still nowhere near normal. I have bouts of nausea and weakness, and my energy level is still very low. I can't drive more than 5 or 10 minutes. The surgeon and the endocrinologist both said that these nothing to do with surgery.
However, my regular doctor, who knows my drug allergies and reactions (many extreme), said that she's sure it's from the surgery and my body's reaction drugs to the they used, and that it could be months before I have normal energy again. Adding to the reactions to the surgery itself, when I had my surgery, I hadn't totally recovered from my prednisone reaction from last spring. I was already starting from behind.
So, if I overdo it - which means anything like a normal day - I can end up nauseous and lying in bed for days. Over the last three months, I've designed a schedule for myself that works for my body, and which I can gradually increase. If I stick with that, I'm mostly fine. If not, my recovery goes way back.
That's not where someone is supposed to be at this point, though. I irritate people by not being able to do what they want me to (my kids and my husband, on the other hand, have been great at helping me and encouraging me to rest and recover).
All sorts of things are crazy about my body right now. I have costochondritis (inflammation of the chest muscles and tendons) which constricts my breathing, makes it difficult to sleep, and keeps me from carrying much. I was in physical therapy for that, but I haven't been able to drive to it for the last few weeks. If I use any part of my body the slightest bit to excess, things get weird. I planted a dozen pansies yesterday, and my right arm is really weak today. Planting pansies isn't a big deal. If I try to dance, which I don't have the energy to do, I get dizzy. I've got vision problems so I have to go for a brain MRI next week. I'm claustrophobic so that makes me really scared (to say nothing of how scared the vision problems themselves make me).
On top of that, we've had the cloudiest, rainiest fall that I can remember so my seasonal depression is in full swing.
On the bright side, sort of, I'll be able to sing again. Currently, I'm an alto. Before surgery, I was a second soprano - and an alto if I was having problems with my voice. I don't know if I'll ever be a second soprano again.
When I had my knee surgeries, six and seven years ago, choir was one of the things that got me through. I could sing on crutches (and did for the Christmas Eve service). Obviously, that can't be the case this time. I don't even know if I can go back as an alto, though.
I always struggled to be soprano-y enough for choir. Because of my weak vocal fold on the right side (found out in voice therapy), my voice takes about 15 minutes to warm up. If I have to sing high right away, it's really bad for my voice.
I've tried for many years to be a good choir soprano. One Sunday morning, there were no high sopranos there for the rehearsal before the service. The choir needed high notes so I tried really hard to sing a high F - five minutes after we started singing. By the time some high sopranos showed up, a few minutes before the service, I could barely croak. I ruined my voice for the day for no reason at all.
The choir's had lots of altos lately and not as many sopranos as they need. The choir director doesn't like it when I have to sing alto rather than soprano so I'm not sure that I should even try to go back when I can sing regularly again. I can't even try to sing soprano (for those who know music, my voice teacher, a retired voice therapist, doesn't have me sing above a C right now).
So, choir brings me to faith.
Along with praying for other people, I do pray about my surgery and recovery. I have thanked God so many times that it turned out to be an "easy" type of non-aggressive cancer. Two of the ladies in the choir sent me get well cards.
Beyond that, faith and church have helped almost not at all. I didn't expect them too - after all, neither helped after my father died or after my father-in-law died. Church, and the expectations of faith, seem to be even more burdens to worry about at these times when I feel fragile.
Among all the things I have to do around the house, but don't have the energy to do, the church pledge form burns like a beacon. I don't know when or if I'll be back at church, but if I don't return it, I'll get a phone call (not that anybody's called to find out how I am). A number of years ago, when I hadn't been to church for months because of health issues, I got the "you-haven't-returned-your-pledge-form" phone call. The guy wanted to take me off of the church membership because I hadn't been there. I told him that he could if he wanted, but I was waiting for a call from the doctor so I had to get off of the phone. They can take me off this time if they want - I'm not healthy enough for church.
Singing brings me a large part of my social life, and that's gone when I can't sing. One community theater group is doing Hairspray this winter - I'd love to do it, but I don't have the voice or the energy yet. My usual group is doing Li'l Abner next summer, and I don't know if I'll be doing that either. I'm not deciding until I hear more about the show and what the director is going to do with it. However, I remember detesting that comic strip because of its stereotypes and casual sexism so I hope that the musical is different.
There are two singing possibilities when I get better enough, though. There are two groups in Durham -Beer and Hymns and the Pop-Up Chorus - that you can just join and sing.
I'm on a Facebook group about thyroidectomies, and people have so many posts on how their scars look.
I'd rather have a far more nasty scar and have energy, not have broken relationships, and be able to sing and dance.
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Ever wonder how many pumpkins wind up in landfills each year? With Halloween being the second largest in holiday spending after Christmas, I'm pretty sure it's in the hundreds of millions.
If they aren't carved, pumpkins will keep for a long time, especially the miniature types. You can always drag out the spray or craft paint and paint them in soft chocolate browns for Thanksgiving arrangements.
Wish I could tell you to cook them, too, but the large carving pumpkin is a different squash altogether than the smaller culinary type. Jack 'O Lanterns lack the sweet gene that most cooks crave and have a mealy texture when prepared.
The smaller sugary pumpkins are better for recipes, but hard to find. In fact, sometimes processed pumpkin pie filler is not pumpkin at all, but a close cousin, butternut squash.
The roasted seeds are a whole 'nother matter. All squash seeds are delish roasted. You simply rub the seeds between your hands under running water to wash away the strings. Then let them dry overnight.
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Either way, once dry, preheat the oven to 250 degrees and line your roasting pan with foil. Toss the pumpkin seeds in olive oil, salt and onion powder (optional) and lay out in a single layer.
Bake for an hour, turning every 20 minutes. Cool and store in an air-tight container.
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It will never catch on, this kind of thing. Certainly, the England coach, Stuart Lancaster, showed no sign of falling for the Wallabies-in-woe argument as he cast an eye over the tourists' line-up. "They will threaten all over the field," he commented, "and we're expecting a full-on match. The players understand that. As a coach, you look for the little tell-tale signs of over-confidence or complacency. When I look at the players now, I see none of those things. I see focus, determination and intensity."
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