text: Dolly the sheep As the first cloned mammal ever to be created from an adult cell, her birth was of huge excitement both to the scientific world and to the public. Pioneering work at the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh had led to a world first and Scotland's scientific standing was given a major boost. Dolly will always be a celebrity sheep. She took the world by storm as the first mammal cloned from an adult cell - and she was made in Scotland! Images of Dolly the Sheep © Roslin Institute Dolly's life and significance Birth Dolly started her life, as with all other cloned animals, in a test tube. Once normal development was confirmed at six days, the embryo, that was eventually to become Dolly, was transferred into a surrogate mother. The pregnancy went without a problem and Dolly was born on 5 July 1996. Unlike many cloned animals, who often have neonatal problems at birth, Dolly was a normal vigorous lamb and was standing and sucking unaided within minutes. The animal technicians were aware that this was an important lamb and critical to the research team that had produced her but they were completely unaware of the impact she would finally have. Announcement to the world The birth of Dolly was kept under wraps until the publication of the results could be prepared. Once these results were released, the full impact of the discovery became plain to all the animal carers, as the world's press descended on Roslin. Most staff thought that this initial interest would be brief and quickly fade, but that was not the case and the press, in all shapes and forms, regularly visited Dolly for one reason or other for the rest of her life with interest peaking every time there was any concern over her health. Dolly's family In an attempt to allow Dolly to have as normal as life as possible it was decided that she should be allowed to breed. A small welsh mountain ram was selected as her mate and between them they successfully produced six lambs. Their first, Bonny, was born in the spring of 1998. Twins followed the next year and triplets the year after that. Dolly's arthritis Press interest in Dolly had quietened down for a while until, in the autumn of 2001, Dolly was seen to be walking stiffly. X-rays confirmed that Dolly did indeed have arthritis. This was a blow to everyone and again fuelled the suspicion that cloned animals were destined to age prematurely. The cause of the arthritis was never established but daily anti-inflammatory treatment resolved the clinical signs within a few months. Dolly's final illness Although the arthritis was a concern for the animal carers at Roslin, a much more serious problem was feared. In January 2000, one of the cloned sheep, Cedric, died. The post mortem revealed that Cedric had died of sheep pulmonary adenomatosis (SPA). This disease is caused by a virus that induces tumours to grow in the lungs of affected animals. The disease is incurable. SPA was a difficult disease to cope with: there were no blood tests available to confirm the diagnosis and no effective vaccines or treatments. The most important task was to ensure that, if Dolly did develop the disease, she should not be allowed to suffer. In addition to her regular daily health checks by the animal care staff, veterinary examinations were increased and her weight was measured weekly. Dolly was as far as could be established perfectly well. She remained healthy until Monday 10 February 2003, when an animal care worker reported that he had noted Dolly coughing. Full veterinary examinations and blood tests were conducted but failed to establish a diagnosis. A CT scan was carried out on 14 February 2003. The scan confirmed the team's worst fears: tumours were growing in Dolly's chest. Since a general anaesthetic had been necessary to perform the CT scan it was decided that it would be best if Dolly did not regain consciousness and an overdose of an anaesthetic agent was administered to end her life. Why was Dolly created? The development of the cloning technology was an extension of Roslin Institute's interest in the application of transgenic technology to farm animals. Transgenic mice have been available since early 1980s produced by a very sophisticated method of genetic modification through a technology using embryonic stem cells. Cells in culture can be genetically modified in very precise ways: removing genes, substituting one gene for another, introducing a single base pair change in the genetic code. Cloning was therefore a potential alternative way of achieving the same end. Why was Roslin Institute interested in genetically modifying farm animals? Since the mid-1980s there has been a research interest in developing new uses for farm animals and one of the research ideas being pursued since the early days was the idea of producing human proteins in the milk of transgenic cattle or sheep. Those experiments used a very simple technique for genetic modification called pro-nuclear injection. This involved introducing the DNA construct, the human gene coding for the protein of interest, into a recently fertilised egg and taking that early embryo to term. A very small proportion of animals produced in this way carried the gene and a proportion of this small proportion expressed the gene so that human protein was produced in the milk. This was a very inefficient means of genetic modification. There was no control over where gene was inserted or indeed how many genes were inserted and it was only possible to add genes. As part of the developing interest in this area there was a need to improve the efficiency of genetic modification, to control gene expression more reliably and ensure it was expressed in particular tissues only. Why was this research done at Roslin Institute? People in the past have been motivated to try cloning as a means of replicating the very best animals with respect to agricultural production. In Roslin Institute's case the motivation, at least initially, to pursue nuclear transfer was a very practical application in terms of developing a new way of genetically modifying animals. Why was Dolly important? The birth of Dolly overturned the assumption among scientists that the whole process of differentiation was irreversible. We all start life as a single cell, the fertilised egg. The cell divides and multiplies and by the time we are born, there are maybe 200 different cell types, each containing the same DNA, the same 30,000 or so genes, but each has differentiated into a particular role. That role is determined by the proportion of active genes within the cell that determines whether the cell is for example a liver cell or a nerve cell. A presumption among cell biologists was that this was a one way process of progressive and permanent change. What Dolly demonstrated was that it is possible to take a differentiated cell and essentially turn its clock back; to reactivate all its silent genes and make the cell behave as though it was a recently fertilised egg. Dolly was also important because she captured the public imagination. A clone, a copy, has been a very discernible strand within science fiction. The idea that there might be an exact copy of oneself somewhere in the world is a theme that has been pursued in science fiction and the prospect that it might be possible to clone a human being excited a lot of speculation and interest. What is the longterm significance of Dolly? The likelihood is that the longer lasting benefit will be in the change in perception about biology. Our understanding now is that the cells in our bodies are a lot more plastic than we previously thought and it may be that as we understand more about repair processes, for various organs and tissues, we might find that this understanding informs research that is able to augment the body's normal repair mechanisms. It may well prove to be an important factor in stem cell research and allow the derivation of stem cells from tissues other than early human embryos. This would alleviate the reservations that many people have about the use of human embryos for research or therapeutic purposes. Dolly at National Museums Scotland Dolly was given to National Museums Scotland and her remains were conserved by our taxidermists as an exhibit. She is now on display in the Connect Gallery, National Museum of Scotland. Dolly has been enormously popular, with visitors coming from all over the world to see her. She has even travelled to Hungary to open a new science museum in Budapest! Dolly the sheep fact file Dates: Born 5 July 1996 and died 14 February 2003 Why was she famous? The first cloned animal to be created from an adult cell. Where did she live? At the Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh. Dolly's family: Dolly mated with a small welsh mountain ram and together they produced six lambs! Why did Dolly die? Dolly died from an incurable lung disease that affects sheep known as SPA. On display: Me2, Connect Gallery, National Museum of Scotland Did you know? Dolly was named after the legendary country and western singer Dolly Parton. 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"I just wanted to show it's okay to be yourself. It really, really is," said Leslie Carpenter. "You can be strong and you can be beautiful."
Carpenter didn't take the photo to make money. Instead, she wanted to make women feel better about their bodies.
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"I thought, 'what if I stepped away from my glamor photography for just a moment?' I could focus on women in general and their beauty," she explained.
As a fashion photographer, Carpenter usually photo-shops and air-brushes, even when her subjects are already near-perfect.
But this special photo project had no touch ups. She spent three months selecting the women who became her models, after a post on Facebook.
"They all wrote out a paragraph story and submitted about what they went through in their life," she explained.
One of the stories read, in part, "I've always been a big girl… They would call me smelly, fatty, jumbo; all sorts of really bad things."
In the photo, Keri Atkins wears some of those nicknames, as each model used body paint to communicate their lifetime of labels.
Model Candy Lane wore the word "worthless."
"He would tell me I was worthless trash - that I was stupid and ugly," her story explained.
"I want to help women understand it's not okay for someone to treat you that way," Carpenter said.
The women also wore a single word over their hearts, describing how they felt about themselves. Candy chose "sweet." Keri used "unique."
Carpenter's project has generated more than 2-million views, with thousands using words like "inspiring" and "fantastic" to describe the photo that Carpenter simply calls "beautiful."
"I have a daughter who's 4 and I wanted her to know that I did something meaningful and powerful and she can look back and say, 'Mom, you did something important. You did something with me,'" she said.
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NEW ALBANY — It's not the kind of weather forecast that typically inspires one to grab their clubs, head off to the course and play a round of golf.
Most predictions are calling for temperatures just a few degrees more than the freezing mark.
But they call it the Ice Bowl for a reason.
The second annual Ice Bowl will tee off at 1 p.m. Saturday at the New Albany Springs Golf Course off Graybrook Lane. A fun way to embrace the winter cold and get a round in, this year's event also has a deeper cause.
Gil Smith, regular at the course for 35 years, dating back to when the 9-hole setup was known as the New Albany Country Club, passed away last year.
The avid golfer also had a love for animals and wouldn't tolerate cruelty toward them, said Rick Kimes, owner of the bar and grill that accompanies the golf course, The New Albany Roadhouse.
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In the opener, Blake Altizer led the Mariners offensively with two hits and two RBI, while Mickey Pepper added two hits and a RBI, Zach Bingel a two-run single in a five-run fifth inning and Quenton Barber a double.
Brantley Marion went the first four innings for the pitching win.
The Mariners held a slim 2-1 lead when they scored five runs in the fifth and added two more in the sixth to break it open.
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It was a 1-all tie when the Mariners (11-2) scored two runs in the top of the seventh. Altizer walked and went to second on a passed ball, Tristan Archambault singled Altizer to third, Gerrit Rietsema executed a perfect suicide-squeeze bunt to plate Altizer, and Archambault stole home when he missed a sign and thought another suicide-squeeze bunt was coming.
Altizer gave Clinton County a 1-0 lead with a RBI single in the fourth.
Pepper started on the mound and went the first five innings and Barber picked up the win in relief.
Barber, Altizer and Archambault had the lone hits for the Mariners.
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The power flickered twice in The Little Bitts Shop on Triangle Lane as super-storm Sandy passed through Monday, but the electricity never cut out completely.
"We really dodged a big bullet," said Ann Schilke, who owns the cake-decorating supplies shop in Wheaton with her husband, Bob.
Other small businesses in Wheaton told similar stories. Just a few doors down, Filippo Leo of Marchone's Italian Deli said his store made it through the storm without any problems.
On the eastern side of Georgia Avenue, The Limerick Pub, which has a back-up generator, stayed open for part of the day Monday before the worst of Hurricane Sandy hit the area.
"Just watching the weather forecast, we could sense that it would be a near miss," said Tom Stanton, the pub's co-owner.
The restaurant reopened Tuesday morning. "Today just feels like a cold, rainy day, with a Saturday feel to it," Stanton said.
Not all businesses in Wheaton reopened Tuesday, however. Wheaton Studio of Dance remained closed, and Panera in Westfield Wheaton stayed dark into Tuesday afternoon.
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If you've seen the movie "The Road Warrior", you know the climax of the film is when Mel Gibson's character drives a tanker truck down a desolate highway in a future wasteland.
He's relentlessly chased by thugs who will stop at nothing to steal the valuable fuel on board.
Gibson, his truck and his crew, are on the verge of crashing-and-burning at any moment, but his destiny is ultimately achieved.
The Indiana State men's basketball team has a lot in common with The Road Warrior.
The Sycamores have been battered, but somehow, some way, they're still moving in the right direction. ISU still controls its destiny in the Missouri Valley Conference title chase.
ISU no doubt hopes it won't be run off the road as it plays at Bradley at 2 p.m. today.
The Sycamores are a game behind first-place Wichita State and are tied for second with Creighton. However, ISU controls the tiebreaker in any two-way deadlock with the Shockers or Bluejays. ISU plays host to Wichita State next Tuesday, so the road to the conference lead is still open for them.
But only if the Sycamores beat the Braves today at Carver Arena, something ISU has done just once in the 2000s.
"We're hanging in there and we're still playing for something. Tomorrow's game is absolutely vital for us," ISU coach Greg Lansing said.
ISU (16-9, 9-5) has fallen on previous occasions where it had the chance to get positive momentum. Last Tuesday's 67-65 loss at Missouri State cost the Sycamores their first place spot. ISU has also had losses at Southern Illinois and Drake that have held them back.
Lansing was asked what demeanor he's seen out of the Sycamores in the wake of losses in which the team expected to win.
"They all want to win, they're all disappointed, but as a staff sometimes, you want to win more than some of the guys. You need a room full of guys who are disgusted and can't stand losing and can't take it," Lansing said.
"Where we haven't been as well as we need to is with the mistakes we make that cost us baskets or cost us games, we haven't corrected those as quickly and as efficiently as we need to. These guys are trying hard, but they need to learn from mistakes a little better than what we have this year," he added.
Lansing said that movement among ISU's post players is something that needs to directly improve from the Missouri State game. ISU also wants to get the ball in Manny Arop's hands more often.
"We have to get Manny the ball. He needs some more shots. He's our best scorer and he hasn't been getting many shots. We have to get him going early," ISU point guard Jake Odum said.
Bradley (14-12, 6-8) is ranked fifth in the nation in steals at 14.7 per game. It's best thief is swingman Dyricus Simms-Edwards, who ranks sixth in the nation at 2.8 steals.
But Simms-Edwards might miss the game due to a back injury suffered in the Braves' 79-59 loss at Illinois State on Wednesday. He has not practiced since. According to the Peoria (Ill.) Journal-Star, the senior is questionable-to-doubtful.
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I don't know about you, but I find it hard to warm to professional cricketers these days. It might be that we pay them too much - as the old saying goes: 'You pay golden peanuts, you get monkeys with expensive watches', or it could be their tweeting. When Mr Twitter announced to his pet parrot one morning that he'd just dreamt about a fantastic new way for the citizens of the world express themselves, I'm sure he never imagined it would end up being used by professional cricketers to tell us they'd just had their dinner.
Personally, I think we should look to the Romans for guidance on how to treat our popular athletes. Like cricketers, gladiators performed in arenas full of baying crowds, had short careers (in some cases, extremely short) and were fond of a tattoo. But the Romans didn't pay them, did not allow them to write autobiographies, and would have taken a dim view of any gladiator who wanted time off to fight in the Parthian Premier League.
Yet just when you think the modern cricketer is beyond redemption, you read a quote like this from Chittagong batsman and last decade's next big Bangladeshi thing, Aftab Ahmed:
"Laziness has got the better of me. Even though I try very hard to overcome laziness I have a tough time succeeding. This is the truth, no point lying."
Finally, a cricketer you can relate to. It is often assumed by members of the 1% that those of us in the 99% don't reach the top of our chosen profession because we lack the talent. This is not true. It isn't that we couldn't do it. It's just that we can't be bothered.
When you've spent your day gazing at boring spreadsheets, attending dreary meetings at which dull people talk to you about boring spreadsheets, and hoping someone else will answer that damn phone, do you want to spend your evening reading through the fine print of that new stationery ordering software with the silly acronym, and memorising this quarter's 17-point mission statement? Or do you want to eat crisps and watch TV?
A modern cricketer spends most of his day running, catching, throwing, stretching, sweating and bragging about how much his bat weighs. And he does it for 20 years or more. All that striving, sacrificing and forcing down endless plates of pasta must do strange things to an individual. So the process of becoming a successful cricketer inevitably filters out normal people who've got better ways to spend their spare time.
To make a career out of something you enjoy is a sure route to contentment. But only a masochist would enjoy the exhausting and monotonous lifestyle of the modern cricketer. Aftab clambered his way to the top of the mountain, but when he got there, he didn't find a lost valley of beauty and enchantment, just a range of ever bigger, uglier mountains stretching forever into the distance. So he came back down again. He isn't lazy. He's a well-balanced human being. And I'd like to read his autobiography.
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I understand how you feel, its been 1 month since I delivered & lost my twins. So I understand your pain & feelings.
I too just started counseling ( we my husband & I, I mean!) & the feelings come in waves.........denial, anger, frustration, extreme sadness, feeling "why us"
And in no way should you feel you have to "put on a show" for anyone. I understand that there are days you feel pretty good, considering & then some days everything makes you cry. (its been a month for us & I'm doing better than last wk, but filling out our twins baby book broke me.)
Its funny you say how your husband is "doing better" because mine is too. We talked about that & I think bc he didnt carry the babies & vag gave birth to them like in our case, its just a different feeling. But not to say that men don't grieve, men & women are very different, & don't feel he doesn't care or it didn't affect him. You dont know if on the way home from work he did cry a lil in his car & by the time he got home to you, he wanted to be strong for you. You just never know. My husband & I are going to counseling together & he said to me he didnt want to be insenstive to me, but he feels a cpl sessions will be good enough for him.
We had to arrange funeral services 4 days after we had our babies...& now dealing w life insurance & other important things.....that's what my husband is doing....handeling those things....we are military so we have a lil xtra support..but I'm home ,not working, which is fine with me & dealing with the bedroom & returning things & figuring out what to do. So we take on different roles in handeling & dealing with things.
If you have a higher power faith & belief, take comfort in that. We do & we know that God who does all, knows all & he does what's best for us. Even if we feel having our babies here is best, God knows truely. We trust in that.
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We've been to 1 counseling session & it was a meet & greet get to know us type thing....but I am looking forward to the future ones bc I feel I have more questions. But I do think time makes it seem easier to deal & move on.
We will never forget our babies, the beautiful children that we never saw smile or run or call us "mommy & daddy" but one day the Lord will re-unite us. When God closes 1 door for us, he opens another. Trust in the Lord for all things & know that we are not alone. Surrounding yourself w family helps a great deal!
God bless
Its hard to believe that something so tragic has happened...I'm sure you feel the same way. But if we can educate others who have gone through it, tell our stories & share moments, we can help someone else feel better. & who doesn't love that!
Have you given thought to counseling? Do you have family support?
I started exercising & feeling healthy helps. Gets your mind going & feeling good. Or start a hobby. We gonna give it some time before we try again...maybe in the Fall. Still on the table about that. But whats meant to be will happen.
Good luck to you!
It seems like we have alot in common with the same feelings. Thank you for responding....as usual I agree with what you said....When I went into labor & water broke in the parking lot of our house....We too were like "this isnt happening" we must of said that a million times that day. My husband referred to it as a nightmare. (many times that day) I just couldnt & still cant believe I had twins 1 month ago & they are not here with me. Just feels like it never happend & my fear is one day I will forget them. (But I know I wont)
Its funny that your husband welcomes trying again & your hesitant.....for us its the other way. Im wanting to try again & my husband feels a lil hesitant. I think we will in a cpl months...but now its kinda hard to put into thought. We have 4 kids between us already...but none of our own. So we really want to be parents together & these twin boys were all we focused on for 6 months....to have them gone is just alot to handle & even think about trying again.
Oh & having another baby won't "replace" any baby. Children are a blessing, just keep your faith & focus on that if God blesses you again, expecting it or not, it is his will. It sounds like you have a great hubby & good support from your fam. You will gain happiness again. We both will.
Its been nice chatting with you! I'm on the East Coast......waiting for summer to come! Birds chirping, flowers popping up & the warm breeze blowing always makes you feel better!
yes it has been nice chatting with you too! Im in MD, eastern shore. We are Marines so we will move to VA in Nov. No more beach!
Yes I understand.....we won't ever forget our babies...staying in the past will only harm you. We know that...but I too felt I would forget my babies.....but as my counselor says the grieving process is long & comes in waves. Nothing can ever let your memory forget such sad things...but time does heal.
Take it 1 day at a time,,,if 1 day you feel like crying, do it! 1 day you might feel fine. That happens with us.
Just for saying, my husband & I are going to Puerto Rico in April for a much needed vacation & for our wedding ann. Maybe you can do the same, take a vacation or lil getaway with your hubby, just you two. Time away & new sights & something different will be good for the 2 of you!
Take care & thanks for responding. (sry it took me 3 days!)
My mind wonders too at times. But I'm finding not as often anymore. We went to 1 session of counseling & honestly I don't think my husband & I really liked our counselor..he was kinda "weird" I don't know how to describe it. But we are finding that since that app we kinda dont really wanna go anymore. Talking about it was kinda uncomfortable & brought up alot of sadness. But mainly talking to a "stranger" about a very personal, tragic situation...kinda made us feel worse. I don;t know if anyone else has or is experiencing that feeling....but thats kinda how we feel.
We just spend time together & do what we always have, going on vac we are looking forward to. So we feel good in that.
I hope your doing well & continue to find happiness in every day. Take care
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It is this weird blend of stately and silly. That makes it kind of charming, but also kind of grates. I feel like it might become a name very heavily tied to this point in history because of the royal sibling. On the other hand Penelope and Piper are rising too so maybe it's something about double P names. I don't care for it much but it's certainly fine - it could sound good with the right middle and last certainly. I agree short middles are likely to be easiest in many cases.


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I usually participate in the Web MD Pain Management Community. I have my, "About Me" story published there which I'll copy and paste on this community, too.
I have had seven back surgeries- two fusions (a three-level cervical and two-level lumbar), for the past three years I've had a St Jude's neuromodulator (SCS) that I love. It helps so much, but does not come close to making me pain free.
I've been reading discussions and posts on this community for quite a while, but seldom write.
I thought it would be nice to introduce myself and get involved.
Although I love the other community, there are so many persons whose pathology is so different than mine. I like to hear from other persons with spinal cord injuries. Not that I have anything against the "fibro-folks", (persons with fibromyalgia), but there of late seem to be so many more of them on the community than there are people like I am.
I hope this is a fair assessment.
I am middle aged, live in Connecticut, have four children and a partner named Kevin who has stood by me through tons of crap.
Please be assured that I have nothing against the fibromyalgia patients. I just have little in common with them.
Thanks, Beth
it's fine to switch between the boards - we have several people that have fibro and other back problems - we never turn anyone away -
you can click on my name/pic and see my story - i had a single fusion 3 years ago - and have been in worse pain since the surgery and now I have 3 more bulging discs that they are watching - but so far say NO to surgery saying it will only add to my pains -
I had the SCS done 2 years ago - I have nerve damage in both legs - they say it either helps one or the other but not both - and I would have to agree - it took care of the pain in my legs but it made my back pains worse - we tried different frequencies etc and it would increase my back pains almost trifold - so I had it removed (the trial basis) - had all treatments to my back including all the shots u can name/radio frequency nerve ablation/steroid injections/facet joint/piriformis muscle injections - u name it i've had it! LOL
just recently found out that the problems I had with the steroid injections were allergic reactions - other pain doc's never listened - told this pain doc and he said nope won't work on me cause I have allergic reactions - that's great! i've tried the pain shots (anti-inflammatory/numbing agent) and no relief -
my only options now are to either be on the pain meds i'm on (morphine sulfate 60mg 4Xdaily; oxycodone 15mg 6Xdaily; neurontin 3600mg daily) which they say I'm at the limit of what i'm on - or have a pain pump implant - which I'm still kicking that around.
One of the best things I did was to be referred to a PHYSIATRIST Pain Management clinic - here's a link describing what they are
they go deeper into pain management control than regular pain clinics - if ur not already seeing one you may want to check them out -
well I think i've babbled enough! LOL
let us know if u have specific questions we can help u with - take care - ^Joy^
Yup, I've been through almost all of the above. I am very familiar with the specialty of psychiatry; it is a physical medicine specialist. I have one who works with my neurosurgeon.
My SCS also only works on the pain in my legs. The sensations do not go into my lumbar region. I take MSC 60 TID plus morphine IR 15 mg for breakthrough. I was on 90 mg TID and was able to taper down. I have horrible adverse effects and take the least possible of any opiate. Before the SCS my med requirements were far greater and I used Duragesic. I was also taking Methadone for a while. It improved myb pain tremendously, but the side effects were making my life unbearable: sweating (excessive) and extreme fatigue that didn't improve with sleep. It was so bad, especially the sweating, that I didn't want to leave my house and I felt like crap all of the time.
Now I've rambled on and on, haha.
Where do you live?
"Talk" again soon,
I tried methadone, found out I was allergic to it - also tramadol - I don't have prescription insurance upfront -we have to pay full price and then submit for reimbursement - so I have to take generics - that's why I'm on what i'm on - I've found going to small prescription places they give u breaks unlike the bigger chains - so I'm saving $500 a month going to Medicine Shoppe -
only cost me $300 -
I'm also disabled so on SSI - not fun but it's a fact of life now for me -
anyway - just thought I'd drop a note - talk to u later - take care - ^Joy^
I've been to Missouri. The Midwest is beautiful, but I've always lived near the ocean and cannot imagine being away from it. I've lived in CT, CA, and NH, and RI.
Have you children? I have three sons and one daughter who is my youngest. She does so much for me. I am so lucky that I have her. I mention her a lot and her name is Anneliese....my little angel.
So enjoy the rest of your weekend. Kevin and I are going to watch a scary movie.
Is it still cold there? We're freezing here.
Yes we are back in the cold again - we had a weeks worth of temps in the 70's and 80's then the "S" word happened - I'm looking outside now and it's gray cold and there is snow coverage on the ground - streets are ok - they were too warm for the snow to stick - and it will be like this all week - snow chances at nite and rain during the day - it was so strange to look outside yesterday evening at 7:30 and see it snow - we've really had some strange weather this year and last year - way too much snow for what our norm is supposed to be -
I had 2 daughters and my hubby has 2 daughters and a son - so between the 2 of us we have 5 grandkids with another on the way next month - my oldest daughter has 2 boys (my only grandkids by blood) are both Autistic - they are 5 and 3 so they are very precious - oldest is just starting to say words - they go to a special school right now and the oldest will start regular school but special ed in the fall - so am proud of them!!
hubby and I rented Case 39 - it was pretty good - couldn't decide between that and Devil - so that one won -
well take care - hope everyone has a pain free or low day! ^Joy^
We watched "Devil". It was stupid- the one with the people trapped in the elevator, right?
Grandchildren? I thought you were a young Mum. May I ask how old you are. If you mind, then don't answer.
As I wrote: I have three sons and one daughter. Kevin had only one son, Jordan, who died tragically this past Sept 4 (2010). He and my daughter were VERY, VERY close and we had high hope for a grandchild that would be both of ours biologically. Yes, it was unusual that a middle-aged couple's son and daughter would be dating. They were just like mini-me and mini Kev.
All of our lives have been devastated by Jordan's untimely passing.
TTYL. I have so much to do and am in so much pain. I wish that I could go back to bed and have a nice, long nap~
Yea the Devil is the one with them trapped in elevator - we watched preview and thought same - looked too stupid - so we chose case 39 -
I'm so sorry about your loss - I know that can be devastating -
well I'm getting back on my heating pad - this cold weather is hitting hard on my plate and making it hurt worse - ttyl
We have so much in common it's remarkable.
We're even the same age. I'll have to post a pic of me and Kevin, too.
I've forgotten: At what level is your fusion?
I have a C4-5, C5-6, C6-7 and a L4-5, L5-S1. My cervical healed fine, but this is not to say that I have no residual pain in my neck and shoulders as I certainly do.
The lumbar levels entitled me to the mis-fortunate diagnosis I share with you: FBS. You may have read in "My Story", that I had to fight worker's comp for many, many months to get the surgery I badly needed. The neurological damage from all of the compression over all of that time is permanent.
I do not tolerate a heating pad, but we have a Jacuzzi and I could live in it.
Do you have either a temperpaedic (?sp) or sleep number bed?
We are sleeping on a Stearns and Foster, "Orthopaedic Extra-Firm". Kevin (who was working internationally and just came home on 24 Feb this year) does not like it at all. I guess for a "normal" person it is like sleeping on a Fred and Wilma Flintstone bed. We have to make a decision soon or he'll be sleeping on the sofa and I will not have any of THAT, Haha. He's just home from eight months away, so...
Do you think it would be a worthy thought to post a poll regarding, Temperpaedic vs Sleep Number?
I do currently have one on the pain management community, but not everyone there is living with spine damage. A lot of the fibro-folks like the temperpaedic's softness which is a no-nay-never for me.
Have a nice evening. I'm showing my greyhound tomorrow so I'll be to bed early.
We have a hot tub my hubby is getting ready to install outside - it's a big one - got it off of craiglist.com very cheap - think it said if u haul u can have it - it's that big -
hubby was ready to get it installed for my birthday but then the snows came and the frigid temps too - ugh! we also have a swimming pool - so I'm kinda spoiled - i just lay across my raft and soak up the sun!!!
I can't remember what our mattress is - but we spent $1500 buying it - it's and orthopedic one and it is really great - we've had it a little over a year and I still love it -
sure you can do a poll - you may get a few responses - but our membership has dwindled down quite a bit from what it used to be - we used to have close to 10-15 active members - slowly one-by-one they retired - so.......
have a good one - take care - Joy
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WARNER ROBINS -- The Boys & Girls Club of Warner Robins was busting at the seams at its old location on Green Street, said Catherine Snook, director of development for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Georgia.
We needed more space, she said.
Warner Robins City Council noticed the need and made a facility at Sewell Circle Park available to the club. June 3, children were able to use the new facility, located at 116 Wallace Drive.
The program outgrew the (old) area, Councilman Daron Lee said.
The new location gives the club the opportunity to expand and use the ball field and pool at the park, he said.
At the old location on Green Street, the Boys & Girls Club served 49 children, said Devorba Russell, unit director in Warner Robins.
Snook said the new location should give the club the ability to serve up to 100 children once school starts. Right now, the club has about 60 or 70 members.
We are very happy to be able to serve more families, Snook said.
The new location at Sewell Circle Park features more space for recreation, a larger indoor game room and a larger computer lab, which is still being set up.
Were thrilled to have the outdoor space at the park, Snook said.
Snook said the move from Green Street to Sewell Circle Park happened after this years budget was decided. She said the move had an unanticipated impact of $100,000 on the budget.
The club pays a lease of $200 per month on the building and part of the maintenance expenses. The largest expense, though, is the increased staff that comes with a larger facility. The club hired one full-time staff member for the summer, and it plans on hiring one to two more staff members for the school year.
Snook said the Warner Robins community has stepped up to help the club cover the new expenses.
The city of Warner Robins gave the club a Community Development Block Grant, and Robins Federal Credit Union also made a contribution. Wells Fargo, OReilly Auto Parts, Wal-Mart, Lowes and Kohls also make donations to the Boys & Girls Clubs.
The old location on Green Street was a Warner Robins Housing Authority location, and Snook said that although the club has moved from that area, the housing authority continues to support the club.
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Russell said the new location is convenient for the kids, and Snook said it allows the club to have a bigger community presence.
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Community courts use novel ways to handle low-level crimes, often with therapy instead of jail timeBowls of hard candy rest in front of the judges bench, as a reward for the men and women making their weekly court appearances and attending group therapy. Almost daily, the judge awards one standout a $5 grocery store gift card while the gallery claps and cheers.These scenes have played out thousands of times at the Community Justice Center, a novel, 4-year-old court system in the citys rough-edged Tenderloin district. Its one of about 40 community courts around the United States that tackle mostly low-level crimes in troubled neighborhoods using judges not juries to send defendants to drug treatment, shelter and social services, instead of handing down fines and time in overcrowded jails.
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Where is the funding for this coming from?
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