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20. The Houses of Healing
Ever since his brother's arrival, Faramir had also spent many hours waiting at his bedside with Pippin. The Man never stirred, and while Pippin would look for solutions by talking or light jostling, Faramir would lean back in his chair and stare. In the first instant Faramir had seen Boromir again, his heart had nearly burst with mingled shock, disgust and relief. His brother was alive. His brother had been tortured in Barad-dûr, and was so consumed now by scars and bandages as to be unrecognizable. But his brother was alive. And so Faramir, too, waited with Pippin. Staring. Trying, in vain, to accustom himself to this wasted-away version of Boromir. Occasionally, the Lady Éowyn would arrive and, casting sorrowful glances towards the wounded Man, coax Faramir from the room. In those moments, Pippin would sit alone.
It was really a pity, the hobbit thought, considering what beautiful days these were. Once the power of Mordor was destroyed, Minas Tirith had enjoyed a week of constant sunshine. These were warm, pleasant days when the smell of flowers drifted in from the open window, and Pippin would inhale greedily, filling his lungs with the sweet perfume. The smell of life. Of peace, of calm, of relief. He missed the Shire. But Minas Tirith was beautiful, in its own way, as it began its slow recovery from a lifetime of war.
Sometimes, when sure that Boromir would not mind, Pippin would retrieve his pipe. He would lean out the window, smoking lazily, watching the traffic into and out of the Houses of Healing.
Bandaged soldiers, helped by maids and Wardens, limped around the gravel paths. Every so often, if Pippin recognized a soldier from the Citadel Guard, he would call down with a smile and a wave. Even with the smoke and shouted conversations, Boromir never awoke. Pippin became so used to the silent, bandaged figure in the bed that he often forgot it was a living being.
And so it startled him when Boromir finally moved.
It happened after eleven days, on April the ninth. Pippin was sitting in his usual chair, eating a meal of bread, cheese and sweetmeats that the nurses always offered him, when Boromir moved his arm with a long, soft moan. Pippin froze. He stopped chewing his sweetmeat and stared. The Man dragged his right arm around and seemed to come slowly awake, his entire body shifting and stirring. Pippin nearly dropped his food in surprise. His heart pounded. So long had Boromir remained perfectly still that to see him now, conscious and moving, was terrifying.
The Man grumbled something and knocked his hand against his head, as if he wanted to touch his brow but was unable to control his limbs. Pippin shoved the food away and dived from the chair. He rushed to Boromir's side, almost stumbling in his excitement.
"Boromir? Boromir?" Pippin asked. "Boromir? Are you awake? Can you hear me? Boromir?"
Boromir groaned again, attempted to pull up his other arm, which was heavily bandaged and pinned against his chest. He seemed to want to do something, to say something, but was having great difficulty. Pippin grasped the Man's hand with both of his.
"What is it? Boromir, can you hear me? Do you need something? Boromir? It's Pippin. Should I get someone? Boromir?"
The Man's eyes fluttered open. They roamed around the room for a moment before settling on Pippin. Pippin felt hot tears prick his eyes. He smiled, squeezed Boromir's hand. He's awake! Awake! Thank the Valar! A few tears fell and Pippin brushed them away. Boromir was staring at him, perplexed. Pippin suddenly felt ashamed. Does he even remember me?
Boromir's face twisted. His chest began to rise and fall with short, quick gasps. Something was wrong. He stared at Pippin in absolute alarm as the hobbit moved forward, took a seat on the bed.
"Boromir? What is it?"
Whatever grasp Boromir had on his calm, it snapped in that moment. His breathing grew labored. He struggled away, garbling strange words that the hobbit could not understand. Pippin stood up in alarm. Boromir pushed himself back against the wall, clutching the bed with both of his hands. He looked completely terrorized, and Pippin did not know what to do.
Uneasy and growing scared, Pippin held his hands up.
"It's Pippin… Pip. Remember?"
"Dead," Boromir croaked. His voice sounded raw and unused. "You are dead. Why…? Stay back! I cannot tell you anything!"
The Man had his back to the wall, and Pippins saw the starved muscles trembling with exertion. Irregular red spots dotted the bandages around the Man's torso and stomach, and when Boromir saw these, he began to scream with such ferocity that Pippin nearly screamed as well. The Man tore, he ripped, he thrashed at his bandages, trying desperately to undo the thick knots, all the while bawling madly. Pippin stood frozen, unable to move in his horror. Only when Boromir managed to rip off the bandage on his stomach to reveal a black, gaping hole, bloodied and infected and oozing, scorched and ruined, then did Pippin run from the room.
"Help! Help!" he cried as he dashed down the corridor. He collided with the wise-woman, Ioreth. "Come quick! It is Boromir! He has awoken mad!"
Ioreth said nothing but hurried after Pippin back to the room. On the way, she beckoned to two young guards. The Warden, who was just coming down the stairs, saw the group rushing towards Boromir's room and joined them.
When they arrived, Boromir was cowering in the corner of the room. The sheets were stained with blood, and drops of it trailed from the bed to the corner where Boromir now sat, huddled. He had buried his head in his shoulders and was sobbing hysterically. Everyone stopped in the doorway. Pippin nearly gasped. Boromir did not notice them for several moments, and, in that silence, they could hear his sharp intakes and whimpering pleas.
"Lord Boromir?" Ioreth asked.
His head snapped up and he quailed. He began to push himself further into the corner, as if hoping it should envelop him entirely. Ioreth stepped forward. Pippin trailed at her heels. He felt the desire to hide behind her, for the scene was too frightening, too alien. This is not Boromir! His mind raced. He remembered Boromir as he had been – sparring with the hobbits amongst wooded thickets when the Company rested; arguing for the Gap of Rohan, arguing to take the Ring to Gondor; proud, strong, noble, intimidating. This cowering, weeping figure was not Boromir. It could not be.
"Stay back!" Boromir howled as Ioreth and Pippin approached.
"My lord, be easy," Ioreth soothed. "We mean to help you. You are in the Houses of Healing of Minas Tirith. Peace…"
Boromir shook his head wildly, pressed himself further against the wall.
"Where – where is Third One?" he stammered hoarsely.
"We do not know, my lord," Ioreth whispered. She was moving closer, closer, and he continued to squeeze himself further into the corner, sucking in his breath. Pippin caught a view of the stomach wound again, and he looked away.
"My lord," the Warden spoke now. "You are weary. Come, let us bind your wounds."
Boromir's eyes flickered madly from Ioreth, to the Warden, to Pippin, to the guards. He trembled, the sweat on his chest catching the light in uneven tremors. As Ioreth reached out her hand, Boromir snapped: "Do not touch me!"
Pippin stepped in front of Ioreth, crouching low. Boromir's eyes locked onto his, and the Man's brow lifted in threat of tears.
"Boromir? Remember me? It's Pippin. Your friend, Pip. From the Shire. Remember?"
Chin wavering, eyes glistening, Boromir nodded.
"I remember."
"Will you let the Healers help you? They will not do you any harm, I promise. If I stay with you, will you let them redo the bandages?"
Boromir stared at Pippin. He seemed very near tears, and Pippin realized the Man thought him dead, and felt guilty for it. Ah… Pippin knelt forward, placed a tentative hand on Boromir's uninjured arm.
"Come on," he whispered.
Together with the Warden and the guards, Pippin helped Boromir to stand. They led him back to bed, and immediately set to work on redoing the bandages. As they worked, Boromir watched Pippin, who averted his eyes as they cleaned the stomach wound. The hobbit tried a smile, though in truth his heart had withered away the moment they had found Boromir in the corner.
Aragorn will know what to do. Gandalf will fix this. Boromir is not mad. Not truly. They will know what to do. He is just tired. Worn out. He just needs some rest.
"Little one?" Boromir asked as they pinned his left arm again. "This is Minas Tirith?"
Pippin felt a lump in his throat. "Aye."
"Where is my father?"
Pippin caught the quick glance between Ioreth and the Warden, but Boromir did not. The Man was focusing on Pippin.
"He is…," Pippin faltered. "He is away. He has gone to meet with Aragorn. They are holding a great council as we speak. Because they need to – they need to plan and discuss many great things. Your father is away."
This seemed to soothe Boromir enough. He leaned his head against the pillow. The healers still bustled over him as he spoke.
"And my brother?"
"Faramir is here, very close by. Shall I call him?"
"Nay!" Boromir grabbed Pippin, startling him. "Nay! Hush! Do you not hear? Where is Third One? What noise!"
Pippin strained his ears. He heard the birds singing, the wind, the healers working, the people outside. He did not know who Third One was. He did not know what even to listen for. Boromir was growing anxious, his manner strange.
"Faramir, alas, the elves are not fore'er graceful," he gasped, flinging his head back. "Ai, ai, do you not hear? There he is again! Pippin, this is a dream, can you not silence his cries? I can do nothing and the Tree disappears, always and forever falling, the ground is too close!"
"What?" Pippin asked. He looked up and saw Ioreth shaking her head silently. No! No! Pippin could not accept this. He could not accept that Boromir was mad. And so he inched closer, asked again, "What is it? Boromir, who is Third One? What tree?"
"Silence!" Boromir barked. "Have you no respect! Ai, ai, and my face, they will tear it out, they say they will rip it off and give me a new one, ai, do not let them! I do not want a new one! Pippin, tell them what they want, anything. When e'er did I listen, not enough, Imladris holds counsel fair and wise and wise and fair, but all dead now. Third One! No! No, please! Leave him be!"
Boromir screamed again, thrashed around, so that the guards had to hold his shoulders. Pippin was pushed out of the way. But the Man calmed himself and fell again limp, breathing hard.
With violently shaking hands, he pressed the new bandage in the stomach and grimaced. Pippin inhaled sharply.
"Little one, this is a dream?" Boromir asked, testing again his wound. "Can you not make it stop? The hurt… ah… It has ached since Amon Hen, little one. Little Pippin," he smiled, his eyes glistening. "I did see your face, and Merry's, in those last moments, many times. Did you see mine? Did you remember? Ai, Boromir the Fool," he sputtered with sudden, miserable tears. "Will they remember me as such?"
The healers were finished. Ioreth and the Warden exchanged a quiet whisper near the door. Pippin sat on the bed next to Boromir and felt the tears start again. Boromir's mind seemed to slosh back and forth between the present and the past, the Quest and Barad-dûr, the hobbits and this mysterious Third One. It was difficult to follow him, but Pippin attempted to soothe him nonetheless.
"Aye, of course we remembered you, Boromir," Pippin said with a half-hearted smile. "But not Boromir the Fool. Nay, we remembered you as Boromir the Brave."
Boromir laughed with glistening-wet cheeks, shook his head. He dropped his hand from his stomach, closed his eyes.
"Little Pippin, and they will think me mad, gone forever, aye, but they are all mad here. Mad-dead, mad-dead, rotting dead. I do not remember what to tell them, they ask and ask and ask, but I cannot say. I do not know. Mayhap they are satisfied, they leave me be in this dream – I cannot hear Third One anymore, is he well? – I am so weary…"
As the Man sank down into his pillow, visibly exhausted, Pippin felt his chin tremble. He dragged his sleeve across his eyes to hide the tears. He forced his voice to remain steady.
"Sleep, Boromir, you're safe. I promise."
With his final, whispering breath, Boromir murmured, "The little one promises…"
And so he was asleep. Pippin noticed then, in the silence, that his heart was still thumping madly and his brow was cold. He did not know whether to rejoice or weep. Well, he was weeping already. He did not know whether it was even desirable for such a Boromir to awaken. But perhaps the Man's disorientation was temporary. Perhaps, in time, he would come back to himself, and be as he had been.
But Boromir did not improve in the days that came. His condition worsened, so that he ever rambled and screamed and wept. Soldiers who had known him, served under him, would visit him only to find a completely different person. Rumors spread. Boromir the Brave is lost. He has fallen into madness, just like his father.
Pippin found it difficult to reason with the Man's wild cries, and so he sat with him less and less.
And yet, once Faramir heard of Boromir's awakening, he replaced Pippin beside the bed and waited obsessively. When Man and hobbit saw each other outside the Houses of Healing, they immediately lowered their eyes. For the first question which sprang to both their minds was always, And how is he today? The answer was always, The same.
Sometimes Faramir would rest his hand against Boromir's brow in hopes of finding a fever. He could be delirious, this could be an infection. But no, the brow was always cold. And while Boromir's physical injuries slowly healed, his mind deteriorated further into its own chaotic depths. No one knew what to do.
Once, Éowyn offered to sit with Faramir. Faramir was loath to let her stay, but after much debating and arguing – she is too stubborn – Éowyn remained. She did not last long. One half-hour she sat, naively trying to reason with Boromir, attempting to soothe his howls with calm words. Be at peace, Lord Boromir. The War is finished. Try to rest. It did not work, the Man was beyond reason. He cowered and shivered and flung vulgarities at her. Despite Faramir's warning, Éowyn made the mistake of placing a wary hand against Boromir's shoulder, and the wounded Man responded with a sharp blow against her face. Faramir jumped forward, restrained Boromir and urged her to leave. She did, and never offered to sit with him again.
And so the cycle continued. Maddening conversations without reason, without end, without purpose. Hopeless consolations and miserable begging. Again and again, until Boromir was given up to madness completely, and his room was avoided by all.
"You speak of the elf? Is Third One what you called him? Brother, listen to me. Hear my voice."
"Yea, the elf! The elf! Imladris holds counsel fair and wise, perilous quests, beware, but dead now, all dead. All black orcs and Uruk-hai twisting the gut, it hurts! Ai, it hurts! And what of Third One? Leave him be! Where is he? Leave him alone!"
"Nay, calm yourself, brother. The elf is well. He sleeps now in peace. Lie still, you will tear your –"
"Do you not hear his cries? It is a torment! I hear it all! Brother, brother, my blood is black. I feel its acid coursing through me, they mean to make orcs of us. Did not the Valar hear me? Have they forsaken this Dark Land, have they forgotten me? Lost, everyone is lost, and Imladris-dream is failed! Third One dies ah, forever, his final screams pry into me and open everything up and I hear it all! May I not die too? Why not? I did pray it, aye, pray me tell me the truth. Is there no silence? Brother! Brother! Brother, where are you?"
"I am here, Boromir, I am in front of you."
"Can you not hear it? Ah, Faramir, I am sorry for it all – and there, he screams, again! There! Again! Silence him! Do something! Third One! NO! What are they doing to him? Faramir? I cannot see him, but I see First One – aye, I see him all the time, against the other wall, with the Easterlings, everywhere, always, the grass is red…"
"Nay, there is but silence. You are in Minas Tirith. The elf is well, he rests now. Come, Boromir, you are not listening to me. Try to remain still, ere the stitching comes undone…"
Sometimes the mad glint in Boromir's eyes would fade, and he would shudder back to himself, or what seemed like himself. But those were difficult moments. Moments when whoever sat with him wished they had not. Moments when the suspicion of his madness was confirmed many times over. Moments when all those nearby shivered and hoped never to know what Boromir knew.
One clear afternoon, in the latter half of April, Faramir watched, grief-stricken, as his brother cried out from his darkness, eyes open and blind. But Boromir then fell still, as if awakening from a strange dream, and looked directly at Faramir.
"Brother?" Boromir asked. He moved his arms, the wasted muscles straining as he tried to push himself up. Faramir, fresh tears falling from his eyes, chin trembling, moved forward to help him sit.
After weeks of this, Faramir was near ready to give himself up to madness as well. His nerves were strained to their breaking point, and only recently did he learn, unwittingly, of his father's passing. He was not sure how much more he could bear.
"Aye, Boromir," Faramir said. He settled back in his chair and attempted a smile. "It is I."
"What change is this? What sun? Where am I?"
His voice was so different. Dry, parched, wavering. But calm now, lucid. Soft.
"You are in Minas Tirith, as you have been for near three weeks past. The sun shines because it is three in the afternoon."
"Minas Tirith…"
"Aye, brother, you are home."
Boromir studied his brother. "My mind spins, Faramir. Is this a dream?"
"Nay, it is the truth, and you are awake."
Boromir dropped his gaze, lifted his hands, slowly, all bandaged, and rubbed his face. When he looked again at Faramir, his eyes clouded – his breathing grew fast. Sweat formed on his brow. Faramir brought his chair closer, took his hand.
"Nay, brother, do not do this. Stay with me – "
"Ai, Faramir, alas, you fade! How so? How is it I see you now and feel still the fires at my back? He is very near – his Eye burns blood in my head. Alas, I will fail, I cannot resist any more of this!"
Faramir shook his head, the tears again falling from his eyes. "Nay, Boromir, be at peace! Remain here with me! Do not give in so easily! All is finished and there is no more torment! You are in Minas Tirith, I swear it! What you feel is but an echo of things past – lie still and rest, please – "
Boromir's eyes flickered back and forth, widened. "Foul liar! I hear their footsteps – they are coming, Faramir, they come close! Valar, please! Help me!"
And Faramir was forced to listen as his brother cried out again, screamed, tossed, wept and confessed everything. Boromir cried of Frodo, the Ring, the Fellowship – all the while begging for death, begging for release, confessing everything and anything he could tell. The Warden and the nurses arrived at the sounds of his screams. Yet they could only help Faramir hold him down, since there was no reasoning with the Man, no medicine which would heal this.
Faramir clenched his teeth, bared them, wept until his eyes gleamed red, gripped his brother's bandaged shoulders. Everyone was shouting, all voices frantic, all desperate, all mixed together in a uniform chaos of noise. Ioreth, get the sleeping drugs! Brother, brother, wherefore, this is not real! Frodo! It is Frodo Baggins! Eru, I'm sorry! Lie still! Hold his arms! Peace!
In the blur of movement, Faramir caught sight of Pippin standing in the doorway. The hobbit was watching, aghast.
"Go! Away with you!" Faramir bellowed, sobbed. "You are not to see this!"
He turned back to the scene, held his brother, and with his cheeks soaked in tears, watched as the Warden forced Boromir's head down, wrenched his mouth open, held by the teeth, and poured a drugged drink down his throat. Faramir watched and hated it as Boromir choked and gagged, managed drowned screams, sputtered the liquid everywhere. A few guards had arrived too – they held the injured Man's head, shoulders, arm, legs. He still kicked, threw his head back, babbled incoherently, but Faramir saw the irises fade to black as the quick drugs spread. His cries, his strength, all diminished with the drink's effects.
And with a long, soft exhalation, eyes closing, head rolling back unsupported, Boromir fell limp. The hands lowered him, all together, back onto the sweat-soaked sheets. Ioreth pulled the blanket gently over him, smoothed back the wet strands that stuck to his forehead, cooed something. His last movement before falling still was opening his mouth, just barely, as if to speak, seeming too tired, and closing it. Ioreth wiped away the sticky sedative around his lips and in his beard.
Faramir stepped back, drained. The guards, moving as quietly as their armor permitted, exited the room, some casting Faramir sympathetic looks. When the Warden and aides had finished, they looked back to Faramir, who motioned for them to leave. He did not look behind him, but rather took again his seat, crossed his arms, bit his lip, and waited. Waited for movement, for change. Waited for his brother, as he once knew him, to return.
Someone sniffed behind him. Faramir turned sharply, ready to banish the person from sight, but paused. It was Pippin. The hobbit had not left but rather had stayed in his spot under the doorway, watching. And Faramir knew why the hobbit stayed. It was unbearable to behold, but impossible to walk away from. Pippin's eyes glistened with falling tears, he wiped his nose on his sleeve.
"Go, Pippin," Faramir said hoarsely. "There is nothing for you here."
Pippin did not move.
"That happened a few nights ago, when I was with him. He seemed normal, but…" Pippin trailed, voice cracking, unsteady. "I thought it was something I said."
Faramir smiled humorlessly.
"Nay, Master Hobbit. We can say nothing, do nothing. It is always the same."
Pippin took a tentative step into the room.
"Do you think Gandalf… do you think he'll know what to do?"
"I hope so."
Pippin walked forward, neared the bed. He took a seat at the end. His feet dangled off the edge. The afternoon sun was golden. It warmed the room.
"I wish this would end."
Faramir exhaled. "As do I."
But it did not end, not that day, and not for several days after. April was spent waiting, watching, soothing Boromir's wild screams. He never awoke from his madness if not for brief, confused snatches. Guards were soon placed outside his room on constant duty, ready to hold his arms, force sedatives into him, or just give the Healers room to work. Boromir's physical wounds were long to mend, particularly his stomach, where the flesh was mangled, the scars deep, forever ripping open. The Man's constant thrashing did not help, and one elderly Warden suggested they bind his hands, constrain his movements. Yet when Faramir heard this proposition – even with the knowledge that it would help, that certain soldiers needed it, that it was no more sickening than binding a broken arm – he prohibited it. Never would he see his brother bound like a madman.
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Hays 1-2 in K.C. tourney
By The Hays Daily News
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Hays Senior Legion baseball team went 1-2 in the first two days of the play in a Kansas City tournament. Hays moved to 19-14.
In the first game Wednesday, the Eagles lost 9-2 to the Central Spartans out of St. Charles, Mo., near St. Louis.
Each team finished with nine hits and one error, but the Spartans had both extra base hits -- two doubles -- and drew five walks, four more than Hays.
Brady Bieker worked four innings and allowed six (five earned) with six hits. Chandler Rule pitched the final two innings and allowed three runs. Dan Bittel led the Eagles with a 4 for 4 night with a run scored and Hays' only two stolen bases.
On Thursday, the Eagles defeated the Capital Outlaws 3-0. Layne Downing (4-2), coming off a no-hitter in his previous start, pitched his second straight shutout and allowed three hits with eight strikeouts against one walk. Capital hit three Hays batters, the Eagles had two sacrifice hits and stole two bases. Hays had one run in the third and two in the fourth. The Eagles collected three hits.
In Game 2, Hays lost 4-3 to SMCI in a game marred by several controversial calls. Coach Brad Kelly said one call came when a ball hit off a players' foot and was declared fair. Another time, Hays thought they had a triple play, but the umpires ruled otherwise and a run ended up scoring on the play.
The Eagles had five hits and SMCI had eight. Hays scored one run in the first and two in the third. SCMI had one run in the fourth, two in the fifth and one in the seventh. Both teams made two errors. Kade Parker took the loss in a complete game. He allowed the winning run to score in the seventh and worked 6.1 innings, allowing four runs (one earned) on eight hits with seven strikeouts against one walk.

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I've never met her, but she's part of my vernacular. I know she's a good friend of Meira's and that's about all I need to know. Well, that and her salads. Every year or so, Randi sends Meira a salad recipe. She's sent many many salads. But this one – the one that Meira got from Randi who got it from Shevi – is the only one that matters in my book.
Shevi-Randi Salad
This salad is a great, very different from anything I've ever tried, summer dish. Only make it when you can find fabulous mangos and avocado. I made a few modifications, but for the most part, this salad is the same one Meira forwarded along to me nearly a decade ago. A decade. The cucumbers are a recent addition, so recent, in fact, that they didn't make it to pictures.
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/3 cup cider or white vinegar
- ½ t garlic salt
- 2 T sugar
- 2 t spring onion or vidalia onion
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp soya sauce
- Lettuce – I usually use baby spinach or red leaf
- Avocado
- Paw Paw (papaya) or mango
- Cucumber
- Caramelized nuts – I use almonds
Blend dressing. Add dressing before service.


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22 May 1995 — Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
William F. Anthony, 74, of 403 S. Canal St., Walnutport, died Saturday in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. He was the husband of the late Ruth L. (Allen) Anthony.
He was a welder at Mack Trucks, Inc., Allentown, for 21 years, retiring in 1983.
Born in Treichlers, he was a son of the late Horace and Olevia (Heckman) Anthony.
He was a member of Hope Lutheran Church, Cherryville.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors: Two daughters and two sons; brother, Merritt of Walnutport; stepmother, Alice (Royer) Anthony of Walnutport; a stepdaughter and a stepson; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a stepson, Clifford Sell.
Services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Harding-Fox Funeral Home, 25-27 N. 2nd St., Slatington. Call 10-11 a.m. Wednesday.
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A rising threat of pertussis
The reported incidence of infant pertussis in the United States has increased almost 17 times since 1979.9
Gavin started coughing, just occasionally, one cough here, one cough there.
We thought our childhood vaccinations had us covered.Read the story
Whooping cough is highly contagious
You could pass pertussis to your baby.
If one member of a household has it, there's a 80% to 100% chance that other susceptible household members will catch it.1,2
Football team passes around pertussisIn Pike County, Arkansas, an outbreak of pertussis occurred among members of a school football team.12
Ask your doctor about the adult pertussis vaccine and get your booster today.Read the story
Questions for your doctor
Talk to your doctor about the Tdap pertussis booster and make an appointment to get vaccinated.
Ask your doctor:
1. How will getting a pertussis booster (Tdap) help protect my baby?
2. If I got vaccinated when I was a child, why do I need to do this again as an adult?
3. Who else should get vaccinated to help protect my baby from pertussis?
4. When is the best time to get vaccinated?
5. Will I experience any side effects from the Tdap booster?
6. Are there any other steps I should take to help protect my baby from pertussis (whooping cough)?
7. What other diseases should I get vaccinated against (ie, hepatitis A and B, measles, mumps, rubella, influenza, pneumonia, meningitis, chicken pox/zoster)?
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By Rob George 27/04 Updated: 27/04 14:31
A WOMAN who was sexually assaulted by disgraced former Worcestershire County Council leader George Lord in the 1970s has spoken about the abuse she suffered.
The victim, who was a teenager when she was groomed by Lord , released a statement through police in a bid to encourage other victims of historic sexual abuse to come forward
and contact the police.
Lord, 79, was jailed for four years on April 3 for assaulting a 19-year-old council employee in 2010 and for indecently assaulting a teenage girl in the 1970s.
In her statement, the victim noted Lord referred to the 19-year-old 'delusional', she believed the only person who was delusional was Lord himself.
"You (Lord) said to me once 'When you are older you will think all sorts of bad things about me'. How right you were," she added.
The victim praised the police for their support and she was pleased they took her allegations as seriously as the more recent case.
She said: "The officers involved in the case were so caring towards me - I can't thank or praise them enough. The place where
I was interviewed to recall my abuse is specially equipped, and is used by the police for vulnerable or intimidated victims, including child victims.
"On the wall there were some pictures that children had drawn which absolutely broke my heart. That made me really determined to go through the process as I felt that it would in a very small way send the message out that you can't treat people like this, no matter how important you think you are.
The victim said she didn't report Lord at the time because of a number of reasons which included her difficult childhood and low self-esteem.
"I was being groomed; I was so naive that I stupidly believed we were 'in a relationship' and he enjoyed my company.
"Saying that, I knew deep down the relationship was wrong, but a child's mind works different to that of an adult and I just resigned myself to the situation.
"The memory of the control he had over me is the thing that upsets me most of all now. As I got older the reality started to sink in and then I just thought it was too late to go to the police.
"I also didn't realise that as a victim of sexual abuse you are protected by anonymity, so your name is not publicly reported in the press," she added.
The victim also urged others who may have suffered a similar experience to take the plunge and come forward
"Because George Lord pleaded guilty in the end, I did not have to give evidence, although a small part of me wanted to face him
in court and tell everyone the disgusting things that man did to me. The details given in court cannot fully express the huge
impact that the abuse had on aspects of my life.
"I feel empathy for the other victim who went through the difficulty of going to court and having the intimate details of her attack in the public domain. She is a legend as far as I am concerned and if it wasn't for her I would probably never have come forward.
"I wish to say that whilst the crime had a very negative effect on many aspects of my life, I now have the happiest life anyone could ever have and despite what happened to me I feel I am very lucky. I get upset to think of others who have experienced similar or worse abuse that have never recovered. My heart goes out to them," she added.
Below is a extract of the victim's Personal Statement which was heard in court before Lord was sentenced.
"You (Lord) portrayed yourself as a pillar of society. As a child I was deluded by your own delusions of self-importance. As I became older I saw you for what you really are: arrogant, manipulative, amoral, dishonest and dishonourable.
"You do not deserve the positions of public responsibility or the academic accolades you have held. The public have trust in people in positions of power and it is a heinous act to betray that trust.
"When I was young and naive you abused your status. You did this for your own self-gratification with no thought or concern to the effect it would have on me. You said to me once 'When you are older you will think all sorts of bad things about me'. How right you were.
"Integrity does not come from status, title or qualifications, it comes from trust, honour, humility and valuing other human beings. You have no integrity and are now left with the most appropriate status of all: that of a sex offender".
How To Get Help
* Anyone who wants to speak to West Mercia Police should call 101. (In an emergency always call 999.)
* Victim Support are available on 0845 126 4101 or www.victimsupport.org.uk
* The Survivors Trust website is http://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/
* Worcestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (WRSASC) can be contacted on 01905 724514 or at www.wrsasc.org.uk
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November 12th, 2012, 03:19 PM #16
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Ok born after 1972 and the first fantasy book I've read, you know I really can't remember, I didn't start reading fantasy until after high school.
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Born after 72 and I can't quite recall if I read "The Magician's Nephew" or Susan Cooper's "Over Sea, Under Stone" first. It was somewhere when I was 8-10 years old anyway. Then I mostly read YA horror for a couple of years before LoTR entered around when I was 12-13 and changed what I looked for at the library.
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Born in 1966 and I'm pretty dang sure The Hobbit was the first fantasy book I ever read. I think it was in 8th grade. Robert Heinlein was the very first author I ever read, though.
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Born in 1975, as best I can recall my first book was A Wrinkle In Time (maybe third or fourth grade). Shortly there after was Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Then lost interest in the genre until high school when I was introduced to the Dragonlance Chronicles. Been building on it since then.
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Born in 78, not positive about my answer as I read a ton as a kid and that was a long time ago. I know my dad read Narnia to me when I was younger, that was probably my first intro to fantasy. On my own may have been the Lloyd Alexander stuff, at least as far as traditional fantasy goes, though I couldn't say for sure. Do the Choose Your Own Adventure books count as fantasy?
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Born in 1973, Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe very likely first, but memory is fuzzy. I did read a Wrinkle in Time fairly early. Read a bunch of D&D books like pick-a-paths and Dragonlance before The Hobbit. By highschool I was reading more sci-fi than fantasy and didn't read LOTR until junior year of college.
I tend to prefer current or future settings rather than past or pseudo-past. I discovered that around highschool clearly. Probably had to do with my growing comic book focus Junior high through college. Superhero stuff being science fantasy and all.
November 16th, 2012, 07:47 PM #23
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I should have read the replies before voting in the poll. I added to the wrong option.
The first book I read that would normally be found in the Fantasy section of a bookstore was LOTR, but I'd been reading Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, et al for years before I read LOTR at 16.
Actually, upon further reflection, Burroughs and the John Carter books would have been my first fantasy books.
November 16th, 2012, 11:02 PM #24
My first that I can remember was the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe as an adolescent, though I think I read some fantasy as a kid, time travel, the indian in the cupboard. In any case, I didn't read anything as a teenager/ young adult unless you count horror and Anne Rice. And then one day my husband came home with The Eye of The World. Been hooked ever since.
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Born before '72. Hmmm....first fantasy was probably The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (does that count? At the time, I thought it was the best book ever written. Now that I think on it, it still is pretty great.).
Let's see. Then came The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe(followed by the rest of the series), The Last Unicornby Peter Beagle, and then The Hobbitand LOTR. After, I started on the Deryni books by Katherine Kurtz, and kept going from there.


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LA Dodgers won 3-1
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Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
W: B. Wilson (1-0)
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S: K. Jansen (1)
LOS ANGELES -- When Juan Uribe was unable to get a bunt down, it was the best thing that happened to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Uribe hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning after Clayton Kershaw started on short rest Monday night for the Dodgers in a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves that sent Los Angeles into the National League Championship Series.
"It was a special night to get to do it here in L.A.," said Kershaw, his hair slick from the spray of beer and champagne. "We haven't won anything yet, but it definitely feels good to get to celebrate. You never want to pass those moments up."
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Carl Crawford homered his first two times up, and the Dodgers won the best-of-five playoff series 3-1 to reach their first NLCS since 2009. The NL West champions open the next round Friday against St. Louis or Pittsburgh.
The Cardinals host the wild-card Pirates in a winner-take-all Game 5 on Wednesday.
"We've moved one step closer, and we don't have to get back on a plane tomorrow. It's a good feeling," said Don Mattingly, managing in the playoffs for the first time.
Meanwhile, it was the latest October flop for Atlanta, which hasn't won a postseason series since 2001. During that stretch, the Braves have lost six straight division series and the 2012 NL wild-card game.
Yasiel Puig doubled down the right-field line leading off the eighth against losing pitcher David Carpenter. The rookie charged into second base and pumped his right fist in the air.
Fans were on their feet chanting, "Let's go Dodgers!" when Uribe fouled off two bunt attempts. Then he sent a hanging 2-2 breaking ball into the Dodgers' bullpen in left field to put them in front for the second time.
Uribe knew it was gone as soon as he connected. He dropped his bat and threw both arms in the air at home plate.
"This moment today, I'll never forget," Uribe said. "I think a lot of people feel like that."
Brian Wilson pitched a scoreless eighth to get the victory. Kenley Jansen struck out all three batters in the ninth for a save, fanning Justin Upton to end it.
That set off a raucous celebration on the field by the Dodgers, who rushed toward the mound in a mob. They tore jerseys off each other in unbridled excitement and doused Uribe with a brightly colored sports drink.
"This team has a lot of fun. We don't think about being the team to beat and all that stuff. We just go out there and play and try to have fun," Crawford said.
Jansen and catcher A.J. Ellis leaped into each other's arms, and a burst of fireworks lit the sky in center field as blue and silver streamers cascaded from an upper level of the stadium.
The Dodgers lined up exchanging hugs in the infield, and co-owners Mark Walter and Magic Johnson grinned while watching the revelry among the team they purchased last year.
Kershaw, Puig, Wilson and other players jogged around the warning track exchanging high-fives and hand slaps with delirious fans.
"They were loud," Kershaw said. "They want it just as much as we do."
Braves' Postseason Woes Continue
The Atlanta Braves have lost six straight division series dating back to 2002 against the Giants. They also lost the National League wild-card game last season against the Cardinals.
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The Dodgers were criticized for jumping into the ballpark pool in Arizona when they clinched the NL West crown last month. This time, they got to party at home.
"There's a handful of guys that have never gotten to do that before," Kershaw said.
He shared a moment with Dodgers great Sandy Koufax in a clubhouse reeking of beer and champagne that had been sprayed everywhere.
"To get a hug and get a 'good job' from a guy like that, from a guy that's been there, from a guy that's done this before and was the best at it for a long time, is pretty special," Kershaw said.
The Braves took a 3-2 lead in the seventh on pinch hitter Jose Constanza's RBI single off reliever Ronald Belisario.
Needing a win to avoid elimination, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez never got the ball to lights-out closer Craig Kimbrel.
"You don't want it to ever end the way we ended today. But we had the right guy out there. Carp has been good for us," Gonzalez said. "There is nothing to be ashamed of."
The Dodgers gambled in bringing back Kershaw on three days' rest for the first time in his career. But with a chance to close out the series, they opted for their ace over scheduled starter Ricky Nolasco. The move paid off when the 2011 Cy Young Award winner tossed six solid innings before turning it over to the bullpen.
"This is the postseason," Kershaw said. "You just go. It's a one-month sprint, and I'm looking forward to the next couple games."
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Kershaw wasted a 2-0 lead, giving up two unearned runs and three hits. He struck out six and walked one on 91 pitches.
With one out in the seventh, Elliot Johnson tripled into the right-field corner, sending Puig sliding into the dirt, chasing the ball as it caromed off the wall. Constanza, batting for starting pitcher Freddy Garcia, singled into center to put the NL East champions ahead for the first time.
Garcia allowed two runs and eight hits in six innings. He struck out six and walked two.
The Braves tied it 2-all in the fourth, when the Dodgers' defense faltered.
Chris Johnson's RBI single scored Freddie Freeman, who singled leading off, went to second on first baseman Adrian Gonzalez's throwing error and advanced to third on a wild pitch by Kershaw.
Andrelton Simmons grounded into a fielder's choice to third in what should have been an inning-ending double play, but second baseman Mark Ellis' throw to Adrian Gonzalez went wide, and Evan Gattis scored from third.
Crawford's second homer of the game came in the third, landing deep in the lower right-field seats for a 2-0 lead.
Crawford led off the first with a towering home run to the right-field pavilion, smiling broadly as the Dodgers took a 1-0 lead. His three-run shot -- and Uribe's two-run drive -- were a big part of the Dodgers' 13-6 victory in Game 3 on Sunday.
"The smile on his face when he hit that homer is priceless," Mattingly said.
The sellout crowd of 54,438 grew rowdy with Kershaw's first pitch, quickly getting on its feet to urge him on after Adrian Gonzalez's fielding error led to the left-hander's first baserunner. Kershaw responded by retiring the next three batters in a row to end the first.
"To end the way it did tonight, it's going to hurt. It's going to be a long way back," Fredi Gonzalez said. "But tip your hat to the Dodgers and congratulate Donnie and his staff. The sad thing is there are no more games, you know?"
Game notes
The Dodgers lost in five games to Philadelphia four years ago in the NLCS. ... The last Dodgers pitcher to start on short rest in the playoffs was Derek Lowe, who allowed two runs and six hits in five innings of a no-decision in Game 4 of the NLCS on Oct. 13, 2008, against Philadelphia. ... Crawford's leadoff homer was the second in Dodgers postseason history. Davey Lopes homered leading off Game 6 of the 1978 World Series. He's now the first-base coach for the team. ... Kershaw allowed seven unearned runs during the regular season, all of them at Dodger Stadium.
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Scoring Summary
|C Crawford homered to right (392 feet).
|C Crawford homered to right (406 feet).
|C Johnson singled to left, F Freeman scored, E Gattis to third.
|A Simmons grounded into fielder's choice to third, E Gattis scored, C Johnson out at second.
|J Constanza singled to center, E Johnson scored.
|J Uribe homered to left (389 feet), Y Puig scored.
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Game Information
|Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
|54,438 (97.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
|Game Time
|71 degrees, clear
|7 mph
|Home Plate - Bill Miller, First Base - Tim Welke, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Hunter Wendelstedt
Research Notes
The Atlanta Braves have lost 6 straight division series dating back to 2002 against the Giants. They also lost in the National Wild Card game last season against the Cardinals.[+]
Atlanta Braves in Division Series - Since 2002
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