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I would not wait any longer with a fever like that - I would take him in to see the doctor today - if you cannot get an apt to get him seen today - take him to the ER.
My 5 year old son has had a fever for 7 days now. It's been as high as 104.3 and as low as 101.2. Along with it he's had a cough...bad at times and it seems to be getting a bit wet. I called the doctor when his fever hit it's high and she said fevers of 104 are unfortunately not uncommon right now and that he had the swine flu.
He's been in bed for a week now (I'm trying to keep him from my 2 other children) watching movies and shows on Hulu and although he's had bouts of energy and signs of life, he's mostly just sleepy and out of it. He's been drinking a decent amount and has had a pretty regular appetite, but just doesn't seem to be improving.
I'm wondering if any of your children have had the swine flu yet and what your experiences have been like? Did it pass on to your other children or you? How long did it last? Etc. Just wondering what else I can do and if he's the same or worse than others. Thanks for your help!
Thank you all for your responses! Today is day 8 and I'm so blessed to say he woke up fever-free. He's still tired and is now very congested and still has his cough, although it seems to be lightening. He's staying in bed for the day in hopes of strengthening and not rebounding again or with something much worse as many of you suggested. I pray he simply moves forward! And that the rest of us remain healthy! I've written some great preventative measures I've researched on the Ugga Mugga parenting blog if you're interested. I plan on making good use of them this season!
I'm thankful for this site and all of you on it who make my world as a concerned mother much smaller! Not only was I able to get a second opinion, but a 22nd opinion as I type this! What a wonderful community! Thank you all and all of my best as we prepare for the germy winter ahead! :)
I would not wait any longer with a fever like that - I would take him in to see the doctor today - if you cannot get an apt to get him seen today - take him to the ER.
I only know two moms that had kids with the H1N1 and they both said it lasted about 1 week (longer than the typical 3-4 days of the seasonal flu). Here is a good website with a lot of info http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/sick.htm.
When I heard about the swine flu coming around I bought Sovereign Silver. It is to help with the immune system and stimulating the body's innate healing processes. I have decided not to get the shot and take Sovereign Silver if I would get the flu. This might help your child feel better sooner. Call a health food store and see what they say.
What you describe is exactly what it was like for my 5-year-old. He had a fever (high without tylenol for seven days, low grade without tylenol for a day and a half after that.) It was remarkably easy to quarantine him from the 15-month-old because he was perfectly happy to stay in bed (we moved the TV in there.) He slept and didn't eat much for the whole week. Even once he started to feel better (when the fever was gone) it was another week and a half before he was back to his old self (and that long until he was really hungry again! He lost three pounds!) Our circumstances were slightly different in that he started off with 24 hours of vomiting, was diagnosed with pneumonia (and since he wasn't coughing much they said it probably wasn't H1N1) started to do a little better and then got worse again with the cough. I took him back in when he got worse, and the pediatrician did both the influenza A test and a CBC to make sure there wasn't something scary and bacterial going on - and it was all viral (and "probable H1N1"). It totally sucks, they feel terrible for so long, and definitely do everything possible to make sure no one else (including you!) gets it, because it lasts so long.
(Let me add that the antivirals only work if given within 48 hours of first symptoms, AND they cause nausea and vomiting in 50% of the kids who take them. Antivirals have their place, but they are not a silver bullet.)
Also, don't worry too much about the height of the fever. How high a fever is does not actually have much of a relationship to how severe the disease is. It's not as if it's going to just keep going up without intervention, the body does limit how hot it will allow itself to get. The fever is his body's way of activating his immune system and forcing him to rest so all his energy can be used to fight off the bug.
If your son's fever goes away (without medication) for 24 hours and then comes back, or if his symptoms change, take him in. Otherwise just ride it out. If it's been seven days you're close to the end of it. Good luck!
I just recieved this email so haven't tried it but it's a natural product so thought you might be interested. S.
Subject: Interesting and hey, who knows?
All I got to say, is it's worth a try.
A friend of mine told me a story about how when he was a kid he was in the hospital & near dying. His Italian grandmother came to the hospital & told a family member to go buy her a large onion & a new pair of white cotton socks. She sliced the onion open then put a slice on the bottom of each of his feet & put the white cotton socks on him. In the morning when he awoke they removed the socks. The slices of onion were black & his fever was gone. The following story that someone sent to me might have some truth in it & we are going to try it this winter.
In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people there was this Doctor that visited the many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu. Many of the farmers and their family had contracted it and many died.
The doctor came upon this one farmer and to his surprise, everyone was very healthy. When the doctor asked what the farmer was doing that was different the wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms of the home, (probably only two rooms back then). The doctor couldn't believe it and asked if he could have one of the onions and place it under the microscope. She gave him one and when he did this, he did find the flu virus in the onion. It obviously absorbed the bacteria, therefore, keeping the family healthy.
Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser in AZ. She said that several years ago many of her employees were coming down with the flu and so were many of her customers. The next year she placed several bowls with onions around in her shop. To her surprise, none of her staff got sick. It must work.. (And no, she is not in the onion business.)
The moral of the story is, buy some onions and place them in bowls around your home If you work at a desk, place one or two in your office or under your desk or even on top somewhere. Try it and see what happens. We did it last year and we never got the flu.
If this helps you and your loved ones from getting sick, all the better. If you do get the flu, it just might be a mild case..
Whatever, what have you to lose? Just a few bucks on onions!!!!!! !!!!!!!!
Now there is a P. S. to this for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who regularly contributes material to me on health issues. She replied with this most interesting experience about onions:
Weldon,thanks for the reminder. I don't know about the farmers story...but, I do know that I contacted pneumonia and needless to say I was very ill...I came across an article that said to cut both ends off an onion put one end on a fork and then place the forked end into an empty jar...placing the jar next to the sick patient at night. It said the onion would be black in the morning from the germs...sure enough it happened just like that...the onion was a mess and I began to feel better.
Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed around the room saved many from the black plague years ago. They have powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties.
I feel your pain. We also just went through this ourselves. My son had a fever for 5 days straight, and Motrin did little to bring the fever down. He also had a deep cough that just would not go away. I would say that everything lasted for about 1 week, with a few lingering effects for another few days. What I can tell you is that no one else in the family has had H1N1, just other things. I didn't necessarily keep my son isolated, but we did keep him comfortable. He also was not hungry, but did keep his fluids in. He is much better now, and you would never know he had anything. Once the fever broke, it was like the cough was gone as well. It was really crazy. Our pediatrician said that the fevers have been lasting 3-7 days and that symptoms could last up to 14 days. Luckily our little guy didn't seem too bad, but I was worried about everyone else. I guess I just Cloroxed all the bathrooms again, washed all of the sheets, towels, etc, and disinfected all of the handles, doorknobs, etc. I am a little crazy like that though. Good luck.
I do believe we've all had the swine flu here in our house, and we're still recovering. My 6-year old girl was the 4th to get it in our household. It spreads quickly and fast. It started with a general cough and a few aches and pains on the first day (but not too many aches for the younger children), then a fever which got higher at night (all the way up to 103.8 for my 6-year old, not so high for the older teenagers), then a progressively worse cough -- which is a weird cough because it sounds productive, but isn't THAT productive, just loose and phlegmy. My husband actually has it the worse and the longest ... but I'm taking him in today.
I called the flu hotline AND the doctor and here's what I was told: Generally, the high fever will last for three days. Then you'll get a low grade fever that lasts for 2-3 days after that. And higher at night. The cough can last usually up to 10-14 days, but CAn last up to 6 weeks. She said if the fever lasts for more than 5 days, go to the doctor. Or if they have pain in their chest or don't seem to improve after 5-7 days. Or if they suddenly seem worse.
We're waiting it out now. My little girl's fever broke last night (the third night). So, she still has a cough but she seems to be improving.
The teenagers seem to do pretty well with it so far. But, it's been three weeks and my 17-year old still has an occasional cough. It's a rough one. But, I'd call the flu hotline or take your son in, especially if his fever hasn't gone down. He might have bronchitis or some other infection. It's a bad flu. And as adults, you'll KNOW when you've got it. Every joint in your body aches, even your toes.
Do you have him on antibiotics and Tamiflu? You don't want it to turn to pneumonia. That is what is most harmful in swine flu.
The flu is lasting 7 - 10 days, typically, including the fever. Keep pushing fluids and watch for any worsening. If he takes a turn for the worse, bring him in immediately. Otherwise, just hang in there!
Antiviril medications are typically not recommended for young children, because of the side-effects. And after this many days, would not benefit your son. They can only reduce the length of sickness by one or two days if taken from the onset.
Did your doctor give him the anti-viral medication? If not, why? My infant was supsected of having it (thank god he didn't) and we got the Rx just in case. You should really ask to get it for him.
We just got over it. My 6 yo dd started with it on a Mon night with a cough. Tues morning had a fever, turned into a high fever Wed, then lower again Thurs. No fever Fri. She laid in bed, watched tv, colored a little, ate almost nothing, drank some Tues-Thurs. By Fri she seemed pretty good. She missed school Tues-Fri. She coughed really bad for about a week. This was almost 2 weeks ago and the cough is just now gone.
So 6 yo was well on a Fri. The next night, Sat, my 8 yo started with a high fever. She had a higher fever for more days, Sat - Mon night. She vomitted for 2 days. She had a little cough and little runny nose. She ate nothing, drank almost nothing for about 4-5 days. She had more energy than my 6 yo, didnt sleep as much. This was a week ago, the cough is gone, still has a little runny nose. She missed 3 days of school.
My 19 yo had it first, but he doesnt like at home. He was sick with cough, runny nose, tired, etc for about 2 weeks, but only had the high fever for about 3 days.
When my 6 yo was getting over it, I cleaned everything in the house I could with bleach and/or lysol, but my 8 yo still got it. As each child was sick, I kept them seperate from the rest of the family. My husband has been fine. I got a cold, which started before the flu, and it turned into the worst sinus infection I have ever had, during the midst of all the flu stuff. So I was sick while my kids were sick. It was not fun.
Here's our time line we are currently going through this keep in mind my kids are on tamiflu. My kids were also vaccinated against the regular flu so were talking most likely h1n1. So far I donot have it, or bad. I have a little cough and tight chest but that's it. I've had kids coughing, hugging, loving, kissing, all over me. Dr. told me it's important to bring my kids back if they get better then all of a sudden get worse or for fever over 5 days.
Thur.8yr.old went to school just fine, by dinner time sick and running 102 fever.
Friday- went to dr. who said it's the flu, ran 104 fever that wouldn't break, had horrid cough. Fever broke and never came back
Saturday- Woke up with 99-100 and stayed like that all day was bouncing off the walls and acting fine.
Saturday- Baby 13mos. starts running fever 102
Sunday- 8yr.old fine running a 97 so really good.
Sunday- 13mo.old goes to dr., again flu- runs 103-104 fever all day.. rough coughing and seems worse than big sister
We'll see what tomorrow brings...My 8yr.old is going back to school. Hopefully the baby has a quick recovery like her sister did.
Although my grandson wasn't diagnosed with Swine Flu - he had influenza A. The flu before Swine Flu I was told. He is 5-years old, had a temperature that reached highest 103.8 and lowest was 102.7. He had all the symptoms of what your child had. Felt good at times, and mostly slept. I kept wetting his head down, giving him plenty of fluids and kept him comfortable as much as possible. The doctor prescibed Tamiflu. It cost approximately $70. It was a four day (twice a day) medication. He is well after 5-days. Hope your child is feeling better.
Our 2 year old just got over the swine flu. Her symptoms were similar to what it sounds like your son has. She had a fever from Sunday afternoon until Thursday afternoon. She also had the cough. Her fever didn't get as high as your sons, but we had a difficult time getting it down. We would alternate tylenol and motrin every three hours. Normally our doctor wouldn't have seen her but we had our 2 month old in for his well baby check and I had to take her with me since she couldn't be at daycare. Our doctor told us that it typically lasts for 3-7 days. Any longer than 7 days and he wanted us to bring her in again. He told us to really watch her for signs of struggles to breathe and to bring her in right away if we did. He said to really push fluids to avoid dehydration, but not to worry if she didn't have much of an appetite. Even after her fever was gone, it still took a couple of days before she was really her old self. At the worst, she was really miserable and slept most of the day. Luckily for us her fever was the worst part. I'd say if your son isn't better within a day or two to call the doctor. Good luck! By the way, both my husband and I got sick shortly after she did. I think mine was a sinus infection and my husband's either a cold or a slight case of flu. So far our 2 month old hasn't gotten anything!
Hello everyone
I may have had the flu, but only had the headache and vertigo (dizziness due to plugged inner ears) for about 2 weeks, and still have the dizziness at times. I found hot liquids like chicken soup helped, as I did not have much appetite.
My son was very sick 2 days. He was advised to take Tylenol and a strong decongestant. He is 22. He was better in about 2 days. The ibuprophen did not seem to help. And drank vitamin water, the fluid is needed to help the decongestant to break up the congestion.
I believe the garlic and onion to be a good idea. I took a nasal sprayer with colloidal silver which helped me. There is a good video on Utube on sinusitis. One friend took hot tea and honey, with the hot fluid to hydrate and break up the congestion, and the honey is soothing and natural germ killer so I read.
Russia has been treating their patients with.. YOGURT.. the natural bacteria in it has been killing the bug. So i feel a pro biotic yogurt or cereal, etc couldnt hurt any.
For the cough, yes, you can pull toxin from the bottom of the feet. Putting Vicks Vaporub on the soles of the feet does quiet a cough so you can rest most of the time.
A very high fever can get dangerous and cause brain damage. If you cannot get the fever down by a fever reducer or cool bath, I also agree its time to get medical help.
Hope this may help.
I have two children still at home (21 months and 16 years) and neither have had the swine flu yet. My husband is recovering right now and he was horribly ill for about 4 days, and continues to have a cough and feel generally out of sorts (going on day 7).
He isolated himself almost completely upon being diagnosed and didn't come withing 4-5 feet of anyone else until his fever was gone for 24 hours without the aid of Tylenol. The isolation seems to have worked to contain H1N1 as no one else in the house appears to show any symptoms.
Hope that's helpful and that your little one recovers soon!
My sister's family had it. Her 6 year old boy got it first, then her 4 year old girl, my brother in law next, and last her 2 year old boy. My sister never got it. The 6 year old boy missed over a week of school, his fever went away and then returned (it had turned into pneumonia). They are all feeling better now. Fevers broke 104 with Tylenol. I thought she should have brought her daughter in when she got over 104, but she just waited it out. I say bring him in if the fever gets over 104 again. Better to be safe than sorry. They could also make sure he is properly hydrated.
My husband and both sons (10, 13) had it a few weeks ago. My 10 year old was sick for six days. For the first 3-4 days his fever routinely went up to 104 when the Tylenol or Advil wore off. It even hit 105 once. For a couple of days after that his fever was 101 and then for a couple of days he hovered around 100. He developed a very frequent tight cough and we have asthma in the family so I did take him in for that. He didn't have pneumonia or anything though so we just gave him albuterol nebulizer treatments every four hours for several days until it cleared up. For about a week or ten days after he recovered he was very tired. He is a very high energy kid, but he would get tired in the afternoons, and I would have trouble waking him up in the mornings for school. He watched an awful lot of videos while he was sick! I felt bad about it, but he needed to rest, he didn't feel up to doing much else (we did play a few games and do some puzzles), and I had to work from home.
My husband was also very ill for 6-7 days and was about the sickest I've ever seen him. He has asthma. My older son was started on Tamiflu right away because he has asthma and was only sick for about 2 days with a fever of 103. He did get a really bad cough and is still coughing three weeks later.
I never got it. I don't know why not, but I have been doing things for over a year to try to strengthen my immune system (chiropractor, massage, exercise, antioxidant berry juices, etc). While they were all sick I gargled with warm salt water, used a saline nasal spray, washed my hands until they were raw, used separate hand towels and drank a lot of green tea.
If his fever goes past the 7th day I think I would call the doctor back. What they told me to watch for was if they got better, the fever went down and then it came back suddenly. That is a sign of a secondary infection such as pneumonia. Good luck!
Hi S. - I have had it through my house - all 3 of my kids got it to a certain degree. It definitely sounds like you have H1N1 at your house. But hang in there - it's almost over!... my sister-in-law is a physician, my sister is a nurse in Infection Prevention at a local hospital - both of them say that if you're seeing these symptoms, then chances are slim to none that it's anything BUT H1N1. But if your children are healthy and have no underlying health conditions, then they'll get through it and build immunity and no problem. The only thing to watch for is secondary infection - that's when the flu can get scary. Watch for signs of secondary pneumonia. When my kids had it, they both lost the fever for 24 hours - leading me to believe it was over - but then the fever returned for another 24 hours. This is supposedly normal and expected. However, if the fever returns for more than a day or so and its accompanied by the consistent cough, watch and beware - pneumonia can be a very, very serious condition in anyone, especially small children... Good Luck - and hang in there. Biggest thing is to remember not to panic at the basics - if you have healthy kids, they should get through it just fine... God Bless! C.
My experience with my own children, the children that attend daycare with my son, and with my employees, there are so many different levels of it - but it can be all of these symptoms or only a few : high fever, cough, diarrhea, vomiting, sore throat, fatigue, body aches, and it lasts anywhere between 4 -10 days. After all the fever has gone I will also warn you that your child may have a cough that tends to hurt the chest for up to 2 wks. Good luck!
My 8-year-old son had the swine flu about 2 weeks ago. Sounds very similar to what you're describing. He was runningn fevers between 101-104, had a cough (though this wasn't prominent), very sore throat and vomited several times. All told, I think he was down with it about 10 days. And like you described, at one point he seemed to be getting much better and was even fever-free for 24 hours -- I think this was day 8 -- so I allowed him to get up and go down to his grandparents house (4 houses away) thinking he would be going to school the next day. That lasted about 90 minutes and he came home absolutely exhausted and miserable. Stayed home sick after that for 3 days, so I was really tricked by that -- he's my 3rd of 4 children and I've never "guessed wrong" like that before on an illness. It's strange stuff.
Fortunately, it didn't seem to spread much among my other children. My oldest daughter came down with mild respiratory symptoms -- not even sure if it was the same thing. My oldest son seemed to have all the same symptoms as my younger, but the fever was much shorter-lived and all his symptoms were considerably improved after maybe 48 hours.
Hang in there! Hopefully your little one is getting to the end of his ordeal if he's already had the nasty stuff for 7 days. Good luck!
I am pregnant and I can't decide if i should get the swine flu shot or not because they don't know what effects the shot has on the fetus!!It just makes me crazy,I don't know what to do!!I feel sorry for your little one!!I hope he get's better soon...
I would be getting my son to the Dr. with a 104 plus temp.-this is getting danterously high-don't take no from the Dr.--I am an RN and raised 9 children-be proactive--your son could have pneumonia or the beginnings of it--if he has been sick for 7 days he definitely needs some intervention-S. from Iowa
Our family has had the H1N1 - my son & I got it back in September, and my husband got in late October. Unfortunaely what you are describing is similar with what we experienced. My son was out of daycare for 10 days becasue of it. The fever seemed never ending and also was over 104 like you described. (The only good thing to remember is the fever is fighting off the virus!) My husband & I were both so sick, nothing like we had ever experieced before and both missed a week of work.
One thing to watch is his breathing and the cough. Pneumonia is a common secondary infection from H1N1, which happened to my son. Since the symptoms are similar to the virus, it is hard to catch that it might have developed into this without seeing a doctor. The chest x-ray was the only way we knew for sure. I've had 2 other friend's who also developed pneumonia as a result of H1N1. If the cough and breathing are of any concern take him for an evaluation, just to be on the safe side.
Hope he feels better soon ....
My son was sick this week. Started with a headache Wednesday then fever and vomiting. He was pretty run down. The nurse on the phone right away said H1N1 but I don't believe it. He doesn't have a fever this morning and seems to be energetic like usual. We did start the Tamiflu right away though because he is a slight risk for severe complications. Not sure if that is why it's better faster or not. His sister had a cold for a week then fever for 2 days earlier this week also.


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This week I started working on the pages in my mini altered book on detachment. I only have a few pages of the book completed so far and have posted the book's progress within this writing- enjoy! Stayed tuned for more pages as the book develops! I hope to finish it soon.
So what does detachment mean anyway and why is it important to be mindful of practicing this virtue? I believe detachment is a state of inner calmness and strength that peacefully co-exists with focused intentions. Especially during times of chaos or uncertainty, detachment allows us to cope with these obstacles, carry on, stay passionate, and view what is out of our control as lessons of opportunity. Detachment reminds us not to be tied to the results and to exercise freedom in letting go without being apathetic, regressing backwards, passing the buck, or giving up.
In the Handbook of Creativity by Robert Sternberg, he describes another type of detachment called "detached devotion" and its impact on creative functioning. Detached devotion results when there is a combination of intense passion, commitment, and interest alongside a deep practice of detachment. Detached devotion is fostered by a bigger purpose other than ourselves, our ego, and our own agenda. It's about working on the task at hand and taking action on the work rather than trying to control or micromanage the work. Sternberg's writing cites beliefs that creativity and motivation can ultimately be enhanced when individuals commit to tasks rooted in detached devotion and stay present in the work.
Of course, all this detachment talk is definitely easier said than done. I have found that detachment itself takes a lot of work. Here are some tips that have been helpful for me to remember and practice, practice, practice to stay on the path of detachment:
- Separate yourself from responsibilities and tasks that really belong to someone else to do;
- Let others make their own decisions, mistakes, and choices;
- Be mindful of trying to "fix things" through feeling obligated or the need to rescue;
- Be aware of hidden possibilities by letting go of how "things should be";
- Invest yourself in projects that YOU are passionate about;
- Voice your truth without worrying about what others think or who is listening
And most importantly, similar to how I engage in art making to focus on living with intention, doing my own art and engaging in the creative process also helps me increase my awareness about the laws of detachment. And so my altered book continues…..


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Come in Flyblog Admin-Do you hear us?!
This site (flyblog) is a big fat pain in the bum right now. I have become utterly fed up with the problems and the way admin NEVER respond to my emails…
Back in November they 'updated' the software. But it has done more harm than good.
Firstly, if you have had problems leaving comments (because you are being told you have been reported as SPAM) This is nothing to do with me. I suspect that certain service providers (likely Yahoo, but maybe others too) are being generically blocked. I've tried complaining, but I'm not even sure if admin is receiving my emails since I have a yahoo address and I get no response.
I know a few other bloggers on here have had similar issues.
I am going to look into a few other sites, so please email me direct if you'd like to comment or contact me, but cant.
Also as a test, please try leaving a comment to this post, if you get a spam warning rejection, I'd be grateful if you could email and let me know!
6 Responses to "Come in Flyblog Admin-Do you hear us?!"
Sorry to hear about your hosting problems! There are a number of alternatives so there is no need to put up with poor customer service.
Great blog, by the way!
You can try blogspot, though I find their pages/blogs load very slowly.
My understanding is that Doug Taylor, the webmaster of Jetcareers.com, also administrates this site.
He's a great guy, but between his airline flying, webmastering, and Flyblog administrating, I think he's extremely busy. I'm guessing everything is on his to-do list, but it takes a while to work his way down the list.
Considering this is a free site with no ads and a dedicated aviation community, I'm willing to stick around, even if the kinks take a long time to get worked out.
I've had really good luck with Blogger. The only problems I have are self-induced ones when I forget to save my template before making HTML changes.
Please let us know if you move!
Thanks all for the comments. I am partcularly interested in those of you with Yahoo or Hotmail accounts testing my theory! Also really appreciate the blog site advice… Please keep the comments coming!


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Highland Romance, His Judas Bride, Hot-Scots, Men in kilts, Shehanne Moore, The Black Wolf Of Lochalpin
Yes indeed, even for me alas I am sorry to say. Stuck in the wilds of Scotland till Shehanne decides to get her act together. Well, at least the weather has been little for me to complain about and I have had plentiful time to observe the unfurry Wolves, prior to convening the next meeting of the Fury book club.
So…Wolves. The gentlemen of Shehanne's new book. Are they anything like Flint's crew? Well, that would be difficult since Flint's crew don't exactly put themselves about. You thought I was going to say something cutting about Taliano's teeth? Moi?
Since he's quite joyous with them, who am I to complain? Of course the Also, the Wolves don't have a parrot. The pirates are lucky to have one given how Flint hates parrots. The Wolves do however have a dog..
You will be pleased to know even I am keeping out the way of it.
They also have some quite unusual skills. Men or myths? I would not like to test that. Stories about these gentlemen…
And how Snosh….greatly beloved of Miladies Lange and Duffy now, can throw a knife forty paces.
So yes, in that regard they are a very different bunch. Their clothes do however…… leave a great a very deal to be desired. The general cleanliness of the book cover did worry Shehanne slightly…I confess, I also looked for gentlemen in nattily woven arm bracelets….
that this was a pretty story. However, Shehanne's first review on Amazon Uk, does confirm the grimier elements of the story. I must say, having met the said gentleman my heart somewhat quickened to read the following…
'Callm would sooner cut off your head, than ask politely that you get the hell out of his glen. Their relationship, a brilliant play of slippery silk against a roughly forged sword.
Kara plumbs her inner depths for ice and stone. She must. But then there is the fire, ignited by Callm, which frazzles the both of them. The sex is raw, the sex is scorching, it is never gratuitous, it is always real.'
It must all be to do with that shocking picture Milady Clark introduced him to the world with.
The see below given all these stories re Scotsmen and kilts was what got me…..
Shehanne's Book trailer is here


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Recent development on Indonesian immigration law enforced towards foreign spouses got me thinking, about a place to call home.
After having lived in Iceland for more than 2.5 years, undoubtedly I consider the country as my home (well, my second home after Jakarta, Indonesia). One of the many considerations on why my husband and I decided to live here was, "it makes more sense to do so."
Immigration laws in Iceland is more lenient towards the spouses of Icelanders compared to Indonesian's. I was granted temporary residency once I arrived in the country, which needs to be renewed every year for the first three years of my stay. Afterwards, I can apply for permanent residency which only needs to renewed every five years.
The residential permit allows me to work for full time, and entitles me to full health benefits. If I have any working experiences in Iceland, should I ever get unemployed in the future, I will be entitled to unemployment benefits.
The immigration law in Indonesia is pale beyond comparison with Iceland's. At least, it was like that, until now. The new regulations passed by the Indonesian House of Representatives show how the immigration laws are constantly being reviewed and developed in order to cater the needs of Indonesian people and its residents. Though it's still a long way for Indonesia to be able to come to the same point as Iceland, but at least now there is hope towards that direction.
I have never really given a good thought about where I would like to live the rest of my life. Because I always think it's still way to early to pick a place to grow old in. But as our little family is getting another member, I can't help but thinking where do I want to raise our child.
Despite being madly in love with Iceland, there is always a part of me that wants to share bits of my childhood and my first home to our children. I want them to know and experience the amazing place where I grew up, the beautiful people, the rich culture, the unbearable hot and humid weather, and all those lovely memories that cannot be obtained just by few holiday trips every year to Indonesia.
But on the other hand, raising a child in Iceland is so appealing, where it's so safe that parents would normally leave their babies in their stroller outside shops or coffee-houses while they're running their errands, where I could leave my car unlocked while parked anywhere, where I don't fear for my life when walking or driving in the middle of the night (I mean, ever heard of Kapak Merah in Jakarta? /shudder).
There are only few weeks to go until the new little member of our family comes into our life, and I still have no idea where I want to raise our child.


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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Manaus, Amazonia
A month ago today we were finishing packing our bags to leave Rio de Janeiro and arrive in the Brazilian state of Amazonia. As we flew over this region there was a huge sea of jungle, litrally for miles upon miles. Brazil is seriously larger than what I imagined, its huge. Hours later we arrive in Manaus, the capital of Amazonia. This city is basically an island in the middle of jungle of sea. There are is no infrastructure that connects this city to the rest of the country. You can only come here by boat or plane. If you take a bus from any city in Brazilian you will eventually have to get on a boat and ride the river for hours to arrive here. As Pastor Manuel told us the first day we were here, "No one comes to Manaus by mistake." It's just not possible.
When we arrived I was excited. I am still beyond excited to be here. To be a part of what God is already doing in this region. The Church of the Nazarene has been in this region for the past 10 years, so the work here is fairly new. Missionaries, Rev. Manuel & Lidia Lima have been faithfully serving here for the last half of that time. There vision and passion for this region is contagious. There is only one Church of the Nazarene in the city of Manaus. Their hopes and desires are to focus on disciplieship this year and begin home small groups throughout the city that will potentially transform into churches.
Their passion and vision for the river communities is as vital as the ministry in the city of Manaus. Pastor Manuel told us that before we begin ministering in this region we have to come to understand the context and realities of the people their. We have been learning that the river communities are generations of migrant workers from the Northeast. Many of these migrant workers were promised food, water, housing and a good stipend. Only to result in forced labor, they basically were slaves.
This last week Scott & I spent four days in a town called Nova Airão, a small town of 14,000 people acroos the Black River. Then we traveled to two river communities; one of them called Santa Isabel. At Santa Isabel the Church of the Nazarene will be buiding a water well here in the next month. Later we visited some families, prayed for the sick and later that evening share a meal and encouraging word with the professor and leader from the community.
The population of river communities runs from 50-100 people.
They are warm and simple people.
They people that are like you and me; hungry and thristy to know God.
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To Those That Don't Understand, It's Spelt 'DEPRESSION'
March 9, 2010 4 Comments
"Let it go." "Get over it." "Move on with life." "I don't like the change in you." "Just think happy thoughts."
I've heard my fair share of comments. The comments are fair and spoken from well-intended motives. The people are sincere and trying their best to nudge me along.
But they got it all wrong.
I often dismissed this form of positive-emphaty as being the inability of the commenter to understand the true nature of the condition that has gripped me. For in all fairness, only those who suffer would know how it truly feels.
It's spelt DEPRESSION and here are some points a care-giver should know:
Understand the condition and then the person. It is a condition the sufferer may not fully comprehend themselves (I sure did not) and in most cases, they do not know why they are in the condition they are in. So do your homework. Study the condition and use that knowledge as a platform for reaching out.
Stress. Stress plays a key role in the on-set of a depressive spiral. We all face stress in some measure through out our lives. Unfortunately, the sufferer has lost or lack the mechanism to handle stress. DO NOT add to the stress they are already facing. Stress could come in the form of a simple question such as, "Why are you feeling this way?" Yes, finding the answer to why is stressful. DO NOT push them over-the-edge by unnecessary questions and fact-finding activities.
Trauma. An overwhelming blast of stress causes trauma and this broke the brains natural ability to cope and thus begins the onset of depression. Studies have shown that exposure to a traumatic experience in early child-hood makes the brain hypersensitive to stress which contributes to the onset of depression in adults. Understanding the traumatic experience in the life of the sufferer will help. In some cases, it was a series of traumatic and stressfull incidences that hit the individual at the same time that caused the depressive spiral.
Personality Change. Understand that once depression has set in, the person's personality and character has change. They will not be the same person, you once knew. Why? The body compensates and adapts itself to the new condition. The body is trying its best to cope. These changes are in itself, confusing to the sufferer. Don't stress them out by pointing out the change, instead accept it and allow the sufferer the space to reconfigure themselves to their new state. In some cases, the changes do not stick and the sufferer reverts back but in some, these changes are permanent.
Walk with us. I cannot emphasis more on the importance of this point. Walk with the sufferer. Don't merely say, "I understand." but instead add, "We'll walk through this together." There is a deep sense of hopelessness and loneliness in the sufferer. Leaving them alone or on their own enforces this prevalent feelings. Most sufferers commit suicide, not because they are stupid or attention-seeking, but rather because they want the pain to end. If you are sincere and genuine, walk the talk. Don't just say you want to help but be the help. If a care-giver does not owe up to what they say, it would merely push the sense of hopelessness and loneliness deeper into the sufferer's psyche. Walk with us, show us that someone cares and trust me; change can happen.
Antidepressants. I am NOT an advocate of this form of treatment. Why? To me, it merely mask the condition. It represses the condition into a dormant state and really doesn't help the sufferer. In all the readings, I've read; I've come to the conclusion that antidepressants do not cure the condition. It merely brings it down to a manageable state. Problem with that is, without the antidepressants, the condition may return with a vengence.
Once broken, can this be fixed?
I am incline to say, NO.
The scars are buried deep in the psyche and mind. The brain has changed and this is not something that can be fixed that easily. Yet, there is hope. The brain is a wonderfully flexible organ and it can re-wire itself to work-round the handicap. A sufferer can start these processes along but they cannot do it on their own. They need care-givers around them to help them along, until the brain has rewired itself, well enough for the sufferer to manage on their own.
This is a plea for all to understand because only through understanding can one help to beat down this condition. For sufferers, I know it's hard but we too need to understand as best as possible what we suffer from.
Sun Tzu wrote, " It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle."
Understand this condition called DEPRESSION, understand yourself and we can win this battle.


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Friday, October 23, 2009
Playing the Game
But for her, a "dog show" actually meant an obedience trial. Sure, there was a conformation show there too, but mom and her cohorts paid no heed to "that stupid breed stuff" as they worked last minute recalls and offered up a prayer to the Gods of Obedience that this time the dog didn't tiptoe through the broad jump or creep on the long down. "Breed dogs" were "dumb", and the "real" dogs did obedience. (Where she and said cohorts would have gotten their smart obedience dogs without the breeders breeding the "dumb breed dogs" was a question never addressed, natch.) Conformation was simply never something on her radar. Consequently, it wasn't something on mine.
Right out of college, my first order of business was to get my own dog. What, you thought I was going to say a job? Ha! No. Mom -- she of the Golden Retrievers -- strongly urged me to get (and, by "strongly urged", I mean "forbade me to get anything other than") a sporting dog; preferably a Golden but, if not, then something out of the sporting group. Since at that point I was still living at home, a sporting dog it was. So, along came my Labrador, Tara.
Tara's registered name was "Aurora's Wholly Tara," and she dedicated every day of her life to living up to that play on words. Recipe for NOT having a successful first obedience dog: Go to, if not a backyard breeder, the very smallest step up. Pick THE alpha puppy out of the litter. Get a new job located an hour away one week before the puppy comes home. Stir in a small yard, two adult Goldens, no puppy kindergarten to speak of, and mix liberally with a completely green handler/trainer. In Tara's very short obedience career, she managed to be excused from the ring for limping; threatened the judge's standard poodle who was sitting ringside with the judge's husband; and left my ring altogether to run into the Open ring and retrieve the dumbbell. Thank Dog it was mom in the other ring and not some stranger! I believe it was after that experience that we retired ignominiously and took up playing frisbee, a much more agreeable activity for Tara.
I adored that dog. And she taught me more than I ever taught her.
While I was suffering every obedience indignity imaginable at the paws of my own dog, I was also learning about conformation from a German Shepherd breeder who patiently sat ringside with me, catalog open, and explained the whole process to me -- how the classes worked, how to figure points, the distinction between class dogs and specials, the whole shebang. And once I knew what was going with "that stupid breed stuff," it was very interesting. I had a brief affair with a Pembroke that was supposed to be a show pup but didn't turn out, and I placed him in a wonderful home with a professor at the college where I worked. As of last summer, that Pem was still going strong at 14.
Alas, the life of a long-term renter is not conducive to involvement in the dog show fancy, and I was away from it for several years until my husband and I were finally able to purchase a house. We closed on a Friday; I was at a match that Sunday, starting the process of choosing a breed and getting a dog. I had plans for another Pembroke, but a certain dark brindle Cardigan's photo leapt off of the computer screen at me, and the rest, as they say, is history.
I wasn't looking for a show prospect per se, but Ian's breeder felt that he was finishable, so off I embarked on the show handling thing. Totally clueless as far as handling, even MORE totally clueless on how to show-groom a Cardi, I think I've posted before about the total disaster I was in the ring, and how poor Ian managed to go WD two days out of three that first weekend despite - not because of - me. Even with those wins, I didn't think I'd ever get past the nerves, and I was determined to have someone else handle Ian for conformation. Ariel, who had somehow grown up from a tween to a 25 year-old in the time I was away, handled Ian at the next weekend of shows I entered.
And a funny thing happened: As I stood there watching furtively from behind the crowd so as not to distract my dog from his handler, I realized that I was once again just a spectator. I didn't want to be a spectator to my own dog. He was mine, and I was going to learn how to show him. I've learned a ton over the last year and a half; I expect I'll learn a ton over the next year and a half too, and I hope I never reach a point where I think I've learned all there is to know, because that will only prove that I haven't learned anything.
Is there a point to this never-ending, stream of consciousness, Queen of Babble-On routine?
Well, lately, my husband has echoed mom somewhat; he finds the subjectivity of conformation showing to be very frustrating. He likes things clear-cut: did you win or didn't you? If you add A + B, you should get C, right? Well, not in conformation. Sometimes A + B = H. Or F. Or Z. Who knows? Pick a letter. Why does one dog win one day and get dumped the next? His logical mind can't wrap itself around the whole thing, and he too prefers obedience or agility, where either the dog does what it is supposed to or not, qualifies or not, places or not. For once, on this particular point, he agrees with my mom.
I think a lot of people new to the dog-showing experience become frustrated for the same reason. Some days they're up, some days they're down, and being new, they often have no idea why. The dog that "should" win didn't. A dog that never should have won did. People talk about this judge or that handler, and the information coming at them is a morass of conflicting advice, gossip, information, gossip, and - oh yeah! - gossip. For the newly initiated, it can truly be a confusing and, yes, an unpleasant experience.
But tell them to hang in there. Does the "wrong" dog sometimes win? Sure. Are there politics involved? Yes. Are there unscrupulous exhibitors who illegally cover up faults, trim dogs, fix teeth, etc.? Yup. Are these things in the majority? No.
Despite the deadly earnestness with which some people approach showing dogs, it is a sport. And by definition, a sport is a game. Some days you win, some days you lose. Sometimes a lesser dog will take the points from you because another dog in the ring has a well known breeder or handler on the other end of its leash. It's called paying your dues. Someday, if you keep at it, if you consistently behave with good sportsmanship and integrity, if you continually strive to better the quality of the dogs you bring to the judge, then you'll be the one accumulating the points and the ribbons -- sometimes when you shouldn't.
And even now, when you are new, sometimes you will win when you shouldn't; I was delighted when Ian went Best of Breed over specials, but looking back at it now, he in NO way should have. It's a tribute to our sport, and to the wonderful breeders with whom I was competing, that no one pointed it out to me on that day, elated with my win. Some lessons are best learned organically.
So keep going out there. Keep competing. Watch Group and look at what the professionals do -- there's a wealth of free education there if you look for it. Don't be deterred by messing up the judge's ring pattern, or inadvertently bonking your dog's head on the grooming table, or having a wardrobe malfunction in the ring. Learn from it, and consider it another check deposited into the Dues account. "Another day, another dog show". Be a good sport, even when it hurts, and remember:
It's only a game.
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What a nicely written post! I had a moment of frustration with the breed ring when I stated my next dog will have to be a mismark. I have since rescinded that statement. If the right dog comes along and going back in the show ring means I get the best performance prospect – then I will do it. OR I will call up the handler I have handling Bug and beg her to handle my dog. For me the whole experience is too stressful and it just travels down the leash. However, I want the best dog structurally for herding and agility and that might be a dog that should be shown.ReplyDelete
Great post!ReplyDelete
I *do* think that it depends somewhat on the breed. :P There ARE some breeds out there where the right handler on the end of the leash trumps any amount of soundness and type, and learning THAT can be insanely frustrating.


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Sunday, October 31, 2010
We Will Build the Dubai of the North
Башня. Зонгшпиль /// The Tower: A Songspiel from chto delat on Vimeo.A fascinating video musical about contemporary development politics in St. Petersburg, centered around the proposed construction of an enormous skyscraper for the energy conglomerate, Gazprom. One can hear and see echoes of past dissections of the relationship between capital, personal power and the relentless transformation of the urban landscape, regardless of its consequences for the people who live within it, as subjectively addressed to varying degrees in films as disparate as Chinatown, In a Year of 13 Moons, When the Cat's Away, Lola and Sunshine State, as well as, of course, the foundational work on the subject, the Brecht/Weill opera, Rise and Fall of the State of Mahagonny. While watching it, I was struck about the extent to which the events, protagonists and social perspectives could have easily been transferred to an American context, which speaks to its universality.
Labels: Music, Neoliberalism, Russia, Sub-Proletarianization of Europe


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Hi! How is everyone? Usually on break I'm bouncing off the walls full of energy with so many ideas for 5000 activities. This year's winter break has been the complete opposite. Another thing that feels different is that I don't see friends 24/7 because my new friends that I've made this year have very different schedules. That just makes it extra exciting when I see a friend.
Yesterday evening, my friend Jessica slept over. Jessica and I have known each other since sixth grade, and this is my first time seeing her in a year because she moved. It was so exciting to see her and do a photoshoot.
I'm going to New York for New Years so I'll be sure to take lots of pictures.
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Medium: Painting
Subject Tags: impressionist, impressionism, realism, classic, still life, yellow, fruit, lemons, lemon
Size: 7"W x 5"H x 0.09"D
Year Created: 2017
Painting from life of a still life featuring a lemon divided into three.
An original art work, created using only Artist's grade oil paints from Winsor & Newton & Michael Harding.
Total measurements are 5x7 inches, 12.5x18 cm, canvas mounted on board.
Signed by the artist.
Unique, not just a print.
I currently live in the South East of England, where I have access to the coastal skies Turner called the "...loveliest in all Europe", as well as orchards, oast houses and quaint country cottages. I paint outside (plein air) as well as in my studio. My favourite mediums are oil, acrylic and watercolour. My pictures are held in private collections around the world.


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Model Sharp PG-D50X3D on set of parameters takes 2082 place in the rating category 'Multimedia projectors'.
This means that it is better than 57.2% of the models in this category.
The model is not popular and did not get ratings. Sharp PG-D50X3D has characteristics that are superior to the average value for the category.
They include such parameters as Luminous flux, The lamp power.
By cons PG-D50X3D should include: The zoom optical, Noise, The actual resolution, The lamp life in eco mode, The lamp life.


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"There was a couple who, the lady, the wife, made her husband put my poster right above their bed so that when they are having sex – she's looking at me." MORE: Check out the photos from Billy Idol's Australian tour so far Ahead of his A Day On The Green at Sirromet on March 29 - Punk Rock Sex-Symbol Billy Idol chats to Louise about some of his more 'creative' fans, becoming an author, reflects on his previous 'wild' life and gives us his current take on happiness. LOUIS • New criminal sexual abuse allegations arose Friday against a St.Jiang was previously accused of having improper contact with a teenage girl from Lincoln County, though those charges were later dismissed.The latest charges allege that Jiang had sexual contact with a student at the St.
Men tend to drift off after sex—trust me, it's not you, it's the oxytocin—but with a little gentle pillow talk, you might be able to improve your relationship and your sex life. Helen Fisher, author of and four other books on the science of love, our brains have evolved over millennia to create deep feelings of attachment after sex.
Not exactly news to many couples, but apparently that, combined with the release of hormones like prolactin, has a profound sleep-inducing effect for men.
An orgasm might make a man feel closer to his mate, but it also acts like a very pleasant sleeping pill.
Louis Cathedral School in the 4400 block of Maryland Avenue, police said in court documents.
The boy told detectives and a forensic interviewer that Jiang had sexual contact with the boy two different times in a school bathroom between July 1, 2011, and Aug. The archdiocese said in a statement issued Friday that the new allegation was reported through the Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline by a family who over the past year has been pursuing a claim against the archdiocese related to their child being bullied by other students."The family had never claimed that their child was abused by a priest until this week," the statement said. Jiang voluntarily surrendered yesterday at the request of police pending a decision whether charges are going to be brought."The archdiocese also said Jiang was suspended from his duties while authorities investigate the charges."The message is if you report abuse we'll make it as hard as possible for you," said David Clohessy, executive director of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP."They desperately want to prevent embarrassing lawsuits...


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Rating:5 Stars
My Review
This story takes place during the second World War in Czechoslovakia where Helen's, a young girl through whose eyes we witness the heart wrenching events, sunny and care free world comes a-tumbling down when the Western parts of Czechoslovakia, known as the Sudetenland, were tamely handed over to the Nazis.Helen's German father refused to divorce his Jewish wife despite the pleas of his parents who had disowned him for their marriage.
Czechoslovakia lost its independent status and became a German Protectorate under the German Reich Protector Konstantin von Neurath. So life got tougher on them like it had on the rest of the Jewish population with the passing of demeaning decrees restricting access to transport, goods and services and a whole lot of other things. Helen grew up having everything she once had, the people, places and the things she had loved snatched away from her. The House on Prague Street deeply touched me and would always have a place in my heart.Sad as it may be, it's a book I'd re-read over again.
It's one of my favourite World War II novels despite being sad,but grief is rather an unavoidable emotion, especially during such a frightful time caused by the warped beliefs of the self-righteous.
Link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2566076-the-house-on-prague-street
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Arts Around the World: January 1 – 7, 2018
By Claire Hammond
Here's to a new year! Welcome in 2018 with these exciting events, happening in a city near you.
January 1 – 7, 2018
New Year's Day Parade, London, UK, January 1
Watch the spectacular New Year's Day Parade along the streets of London's West End this New Year's Day. With more than 8,000 performers representing the London boroughs and countries from across the globe, this fantastic event attracts around 500,000 spectators and live television broadcasts in the UK and abroad.
The Unbelievables, Melbourne, Australia, January 3 – 13
From the internationally acclaimed producers of The Illusionists and Circus 1903 comes an entertainment extravaganza set to dazzle Melbourne audiences this summer. Featuring the greatest acts from around the globe, The Unbelievables has it all – jaw-dropping magic, breathtaking circus and the world's most spectacular ballroom dancers.
CATS, Hong Kong, from January 6
Following its triumphant season in London's West End, the acclaimed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary musical is set to have audiences purring with pleasure when it comes to Hong Kong in January 2018.
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Thursday, April 8, 2010
Beach Bum Biscuits Will Help Sponsor Service and Guide Dogs!
Proceeds from the sale of our biscuits go to support service and guide dogs!
Mermaid Cottages has always sponsored Guide Dogs like Clarke, Berkeley, Erik and Tony (pictured here, Left to Right) and this is just another way we can continue these awesome programs of service into the future!
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The Parnia AWARE study – Take 2
October 12, 2014 § Leave a comment
Though I posted about this on Friday, I have to return to this Parnia AWARE study for one more post, because I read a post on it yesterday from a certain Steven Novella MD, which would have been hilarious, had the attitude not been actually dangerous.
This is about Dr Novella from his own website:
"Dr. Novella is an academic clinical neurologist at Yale University School of Medicine. He is the president and co-founder of the New England Skeptical Society. He is the host and producer of the popular weekly science podcast, The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe. He is also a senior fellow and Director of Science-Based Medicine at the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF), a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI) and a founding fellow of the Institute for Science in Medicine."
I think you can see a pattern forming here.
Anyway, the gist of Dr Novella's post is this: "I and most scientist [sic] favor the more mundane and likely explanation that memories of NDEs are formed at other times, when the brain is functioning, for example during the long recovery process."
He then goes on to quote the paragraph from the AWARE study which says that 78% of cardiac arrest happened in rooms with no hidden images. He then says:
"Well that's disappointing. However, apparently there were no cases of cardiac arrest patients who were able to see, remember, and report the hidden images."
Err, yeah. Because he leaves out the part which explains that the only two cases of patients reporting remembering their own resuscitations happened in rooms without any hidden images.
Disinformation, much?
But that's not why I'm writing this. I covered the issue of disinformation in my previous post on the subject. I'm writing this because I want to address Dr Novella's favoured explanation for NDEs, which is that the brain confabulates the memories of the experience from other bits and pieces of data and memories collected at other times.
First of all, Dr Novella mistakenly appears to think that the issue is necessarily one of proving the existence of non-materialist phenomena. (Heaven forbid that anyone should attempt such a stupid thing, or challenge Dr Novella's deeply held philosophical convictions!) But of course it's not. Parnia never claimed it was, the study doesn't claim it is, in fact, it doesn't even remotely hint that it might be. But of course if you haven't read it and rely instead on Dr Novella's blog for information, you'd be forgiven for thinking that that's what it was trying to prove. Here's what he says about it:
"Failing to obtain any actual evidence that NDEs represent non-corporeal cognition, Parnia apparently decided to fall back on the old, let's just report what people say and present that as if it were actual objective evidence."
Who the hell said anything about non-corporeal cognition? The study doesn't. The study is intended to examine whether there's consciousness where current medical methods are unable to detect any.
Again, disinformation, much? But it's not actually disinformation; at least not consciously. This is actually what Dr Novella thinks the study is about. Because to him it's inconceivable that medicine might actually still have something to learn on the subject. Unlike, I must point out Dr Nicholas Schiff, of Weil Cornell Medical College:
"Dr. Nicholas Schiff directs an integrative translational research program with a primary focus on understanding the process of recovery of consciousness following brain injuries. This research program links basic systems and clinical neuroscience with the goal of developing novel neurophysiologic and neuroimaging diagnostics applied to human subjects and therapeutic strategies. Dr. Schiff and his research group have contributed several landmark advances, including the first demonstrations of brain structural alterations occurring in the setting of very late recovery from severe brain injury.
More recently, Dr. Schiff and his colleagues have taken insights into the neurophysiological mechanisms of arousal regulation and of deep brain electrical stimulation techniques to demonstrate evidence that long-lasting, severe cognitive disability may be influenced by electrical stimulation of the human central thalamus. Dr. Schiff received the 2007 Research Award for Innovation in Neuroscience from the Society for Neuroscience for this research. This work provides an important foundation for developing further understanding of both the mechanisms of recovery of consciousness and basic mechanisms underlying consciousness in the human brain."
Do you want to hear what Dr Schiff has to say on the subject of detecting consciousness? Go to minute 6:50 here:
(Whilst you're at it, you may as well listen to the whole discussion, which is fascinating.)
Now, if you've listened to that, you'll know why I said Dr Novella's attitude is actually dangerous.
It is also dangerous because he is entirely ignoring and flippantly dismissing patients' reporting of their own condition. He is doing this based on his own prejudices and preconceptions, and what some machines say. These machines, of course, are designed to detect signals based on our current understanding of things, our prejudices and preconceptions. Presumably he is aware, and if not, he should be, of the fact that all NDE-rs report that their memories of their NDEs are more vibrant, sharper, clearer than any other memory they have in their lives, and that these memories do not fade over time. This means that the patients report that these memories are qualitatively different to their other memories.
If you want ,you can hear Dr Mary Neal describing how her own NDE memory is completely qualitatively different to all other experiences in her life, and how it doesn't fade, and the details of it don't change, unlike even the memory of the day her son was killed – take a moment to think about that, especially if you have children; her recollections of that day's details might change, but that of her NDE do not – then go here, to minute: 53:16.
Dr Novella's post made me angry, because I have had my own reports of my condition flippantly dismissed and ignored by doctors, based on their own preconceptions and the readings on a machine, and their attitude might well have led to my death. In 2012, I got a very bad case of the flu. What kind of virus it was, I don't know, but it was pretty bad. I got bronchitis and sinusitis, it affected my liver and my spleen – thankfully not permanently – but it also left me with permanent asthma. The first time my husband took me to the hospital, there was blood streaming from my nose (from the inflammation), I was coughing uncontrollably, and I couldn't breathe. That was the reason he took me to the hospital. I couldn't breathe. It was at the Marburg University Hospital in Germany, a distinguished institution. A friend drove us there. I managed to tell the receptionist at the A&E, between gasps and coughing bouts, and while woozily swaying on my feet, that I have trouble breathing. An hour and a half later, a harassed looking doctor finally got round to seeing me. He stuck the little reader on my finger which measures pulse and oxygen intake. (He did not check blood gases). By that time, of course, my most violent attack had somehow abated. He saw an oxygen intake of around 86%, and said, "You're fine."
I said, "No, I'm not fine. I can't breathe. "
"No no," he said, "you're imagining it."
"NO," I said, "I am not imagining it. I'm slightly better now, because an hour and a half has gone past, but I have still trouble breathing."
"No, no," he said, "you're just having a panic attack."
Since the silly woman was being offhandedly dismissed because she was just having a panic attack, apparently, and just imagined she wasn't able to breathe when in fact she was, my husband and our (male) friend decided it was time to intervene, and both told the doctor in the strongest possible terms that "No, actually, she can't breathe!"
After which, he grudgingly, and with the air of one who was being greatly put upon, decided, sighing, to admit me. Which is lucky, because he might have just sent me home to die of another, uncontrolled asthma attack.
You probably think that was the end of that, and that I was duly diagnosed and prescribed the appropriate medication. Actually, no. For two months, with me coughing constantly and having uncontrollable asthma attacks every second day (sometimes every day), no doctor was able to diagnose asthma in Germany. Because no one happened to do a lung function test at the precise moment when I was having an attack, and the rest of the time, I did very good lung function tests. There was a reason for that. I had had classical singing training for years and I knew how to breathe through the diaphragm and how to belt out all the air I'd stored in to the very last drop. Of course, they didn't know this, and they never asked. After two months, I said, fuck this, got on a plane, and went to Greece, where our national health service is fucked, but we have excellent doctors. My brother is a psychologist at a hospital and I just decided I'd go private. I got diagnosed practically the moment I walked through the door. Do you know why? Because they didn't have any machine readings to go on and no preconceptions and personal biases. They just heard me coughing. It's a very distinctive cough, the asthma cough, which I can now also recognise anywhere. Also, the specialist that now treats me told me, one day, just before giving me one: "Lung function tests don't mean much. You can have full-blown asthma and still do brilliant lung function tests."
Presumably the doctors in Germany didn't believe in this heretical mythology. Because I wasn't the only one with this experience in the University town of Marburg. I have a friend there, who also has asthma, and one day she ended up at the same hospital with an asthma attack that wasn't responding to her inhaler. She told the doctor in the A&E: "I have asthma".
"No, you don't," he said.
"Yes, I do," she said.
"No, no," said the doctor. "If you had asthma you wouldn't have been able to breathe out like you do."
"WTF?" she said. WTF? – I said, when she told me about this. When I have my attacks, just like her, I have trouble breathing in, not out! Luckily for my friend, her sister is also a doctor, and so she was able to prescribe her the medication she needed. Her sister believed her, apparently.
The reason I've told you this long story was to highlight how even with something as, theoretically, straightforward as asthma and an asthma attack, preconception, prejudices and machine readings can lead to – in hindsight – ludicrous diagnoses. Let alone with something as complex and as poorly understood as the brain and human consciousness.
But presumably Dr Novella thinks it's all sorted already, and there's nothing new we can learn on the subject. So he'll dismiss patients' reports of their experiences as imaginary, fanciful, and completely irrelevant, simply because the reports don't fit in with his preconceived notions of how the world should work. The arrogance is colossal and preposterous. And it is attitudes like this that lead, not only to deaths, but, even worse, to years of suffering.
For the record, this is how Dr Novella presents this interpretation of the AWARE study results:
"What is a little surprising to me is that Parnia could only come up with one case with a memory that can be presented as matching events during cardiac arrest. This does not make that one case 'verified', it makes it highly selected and filtered from a larger set of data."
I personally don't see why this is surprising. If it happened to everybody we wouldn't be needing new studies to examine it. We'd probably know much more about the phenomenon already.
It is also not highly selected and filtered from a larger set of data. This actually borders on libel, since there was no selection and no filtering of the data. ALL data was reported and taken into consideration in the statistic analysis. There were only 140 people who survived their cardiac arrest and consented to be interviewed. Of these, 101 completed the second stage of interviews. The rest could not because of fatigue. Of these 101, 85 reported no perception or awareness of memories. That means 55 people reported remembering something from the time they were unconscious. 46 described memories incompatible with NDEs, and 9 described memories compatible with NDEs, all according to the Greyson scale. Finally, 2 reported auditory and visual recollections of events during their cardiac arrest.
Everything one of these two reported was later confirmed and corroborated with his medical records and medical staff, and verified as having actually happened. Hence it was 'verified'. The reason the other person's recollection cannot be reported as 'verified', is because he was too ill to undergo a third, in-depth interview.
All this means that 2 in 100 people, that is 2% reported remembering actual events from their cardiac arrest. In one of these cases the reports were also verified. A 1% verified awareness during cardiac arrest is not a negligible number. It is not negligible at all. It is 1 in 100 people. And it doesn't matter whether Dr Novella would like to dismiss it as just "what people say", something which is not, he persists, verified, even though it was verified. It happened just as the patient said it happened. Dr Novella presumably would like to put this down to coincidence. But just because he'd feel more comfortable doing so, it doesn't mean it should be. It doesn't mean that the experiences reported by patients should ever be so cavalierly and flippantly dismissed – even more so if the truth of even one of them has been verified by a documented study – merely because they clash with a doctor's prejudices and some machine readings.


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Mom's blood pressure is holding up on its own!
Her oxygen levels are running in the normal range!
Her heart rate is back towards the normal range!
Those are all good signs.
We're still concerned with her kidney and her lungs.
I was told today the kidney doctor rocks and
he seems to be the type of doctor who keeps up on the current studies.
That did me a world of good to hear.
My mom still has a fight ahead of her and it will be a year of recovery once she's out of the woods.
My dad doesn't seem as worried and scared.
It was heartwarming to see him bend over my mom and
tell her to open her eyes to look at him.
She did!
It was even more heartwarming to see after all these years
how much love my dad still has for my mom.
I've always known they love each other but today……
I really saw it on my dad's face!
We're still praying and thankful!
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We went to my parents' home this weekend.
We had a great time, and Kevin really enjoyed playing with his cousins. It was nice and relaxing. It was warm enough for the most part that Dakota got to stay outside, and I saw her rolling around in the grass with delight. She's missed being outside sometimes, I think. At night she came inside so she didn't freeze to death. She survived the trip none the worse.
Everything went well until we were returning home Sunday morning. As we were packing, Grig asked me if I had seen his Sunday shoes. I told him I hadn't. We looked around, but assumed the shoes were in his suitcase. We were in a hurry because I was trying to get back in time for church. I had to teach in Relief Society and I didn't want to miss it.
However, when we got home after the three hour return trip, we couldn't find Grig's shoes anywhere. Both he and I looked through the suitcase, but the shoes were nowhere to be seen.
With horror, we realized that we had left his shoes at my parents' home. He didn't have any other Sunday-type shoes, so he put on his bright white wedding shoes, and we reluctantly decided we were probably going to have to buy him another pair of black Sunday shoes. It would be cheaper than mailing or driving to get them, and he couldn't really do without them.
I told Grig I didn't think anyone would even notice his shoes, but he was convinced he was going to be made fun of. I bet him that no one was going to talk about them. Unfortunately, the first person we met at church pointed at Grig's shoes and said, "I'll trade you shoes!"
And he wasn't the only one. Lots of people commented on his shoes.
Grig was right. I was wrong. People did notice.
However, that night, Grig came in the room and said, "Thanks for finding my shoes!"
Confused, I asked him what he was talking about. He told me that he had just found his shoes in the middle of the living room floor, and had assumed that I had found them and placed them there.
I told him that I hadn't seen them anywhere, and I didn't know how they'd gotten there. We wracked our brains, but neither of us could remember seeing the shoes before he found them in the middle of the floor.
I am convinced that it is a miracle.
Many people don't think that miracles occur in our day, but I testify that they do. A Book of Mormon prophet (named Mormon) said (Mormon 9:18-21):
18 And who shall say that Jesus Christ did not do many mighty miracles? And there were many mighty miracles wrought by the hands of the apostles.Miracles do occur in our day, even if it is something simple like a pair of shoes appearing where we could have sworn they didn't exist before. The Lord loves his children, and if we believe in him and have faith in him, anything is possible.
19 And if there were miracles wrought then, why has God ceased to be a God of miracles and yet be an unchangeable Being? And behold, I say unto you he changeth not; if so he would cease to be God; and he ceaseth not to be God, and is a God of miracles.
20 And the reason why he ceaseth to do miracles among the children of men is because that they dwindle in unbelief, and depart from the right way, and know not the God in whom they should trust.
21 Behold, I say unto you that whoso believeth in Christ, doubting nothing, whatsoever he shall ask the Father in the name of Christ it shall be granted him; and this promise is unto all, even unto the ends of the earth.
I know this is true.
Even if we did find out how the shoes got there, that wouldn't make the event any less of a miracle in my eyes. We were praying to find the shoes, and we did. That is enough for me.
The Lord is very kind to us.


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I'll just give an intro into how to choose a country if you are interested in international adoption. It will vary from couple to couple but there are some restrictions that you need to be aware of before you get your heart set on a certain place. Some countries have requirements for the number of years you've been married, health requirements and a limit on the number of children already in the home. These requirements are often changing and/or updated so be aware of the changes. Although we did not work with Children's HOme Society they have an easy to follow chart that outlines all the countries they work with and the current requirements:
International Adoption Chart
It is really well put together. They also lay out the costs and average waiting period for each countries program.
There is a lot to consider but this may help you eliminate some countries and narrow your search.