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Rahm and Barry are cut from the same whole cloth. So which one will win the Oscar for Mr. Sensitivity?
Sarah ? Your child is retarded. He is slow, will never be able to date, wipe his own behind, eat without drooling disgusting fluids over a table cloth, etc. He will make bizarre and repulsive sounds at a most inconvenient time and so on and most likely he will have a heart disease. How does it feel to have brought such an abomination into the world ?
You know who else is retarded ? Your GOD, for giving a retarded woman like you a retarded offspring. How does it feel to have spoken in tongues for so many years only to have been blessed with such a "miracle"
Why are you offended by the word "retarded" ? Your child IS RETARDED.
John Smith, you are an ignorant neanderthal. Many people with diablities date, CAN take care of personall hygene, have better table manners than pigs like you AND are compassionte friends and citizens and could probably whip your ass in any sport of your choosing. Go back into your cave and stay there until Osama comes for you, MORON!
Since when is Sarah Palin the chief of PC police? I don;t need some media elite to tell me what can and cannot be said.
Sarah Palin needs to keep the hole in her mouth shut. All she will ever be good at doing is starting trouble, stirring up hate and speaking improper English. Just because someone uses the word retarded, doesn't mean they are talking about her son. Unless of course she views her son AS retarded.
Retarded is just another word for a stupid person, or a person that doesn't have good sense. If a woman is combining her hair, applying mascara, talking on her cell phone while driving 90 miles per hour, I would call that woman retarded! So what? Obviously she is.
I love Tim, I pose in a picture with him on facebook, but a call to him is not adequate. He needs to be terminated, just as if any other racial slur had been uttered. This is totally unacceptable.
Tim Shriver's number is now programmed into speed dial on all White House phones.
The remark was allegedly made in private, so I don't see why a public apology is required. These people are all political animals looking for publicity and money by milking a non-event for all it's worth.
retarded = stupid
it has nothing to do with differently abled people in this day and age, and definitely not in the context it was used
Sarah Palin is just looking for another reason to blab on...that word is still used in every day descriptive linguistics to mean exactly what it means....stupid...acinine...ridiculous... it does not in any way imply to people with special needs. Palin get off her high hourse and the broom she rides on while she cries on about her "holy war"
Ok may have had some miss spelling and obviously in way to much of a hurry before posting my last remark...hence the horrid grammar and mistakes but non the less, my statement stands!
he is a public figure so a public apology is warranted. that being said, i also use the word "retarded" and do not mean (or think) of it as referring to mentally or physically disabled people. i would not use the word in the company of my innermost circle who would know what i meant, though. America needs smarter/wiser leadership. ESPECIALLY right now.
No comment on the apology. But the article states that Palin has a Down syndrome baby. The correct wording is a baby with Down syndrome. Person first, then the disability.
C'mon people....LaVon, Anonymous and Taran....you don't have a clue. You're exactly right in saying that it's used in every day linguistics to mean what it means....stupid, acinine, ridiculous. Yes, it does imply to people with special needs, maybe not now, but did. African Americans are offended when the N word is used and we're all aghast when we hear it, tell me what the diffence is. As a 50 year old who had a sister with special needs, I many times heard the teasing and the calls of stupid when referring to someone classified as retarded. He not only offended Sarah Palin, he offended many of us!
It does apply to people with an IQ under 70. Go read an IEP. It's a pejorative that attacks hundreds of thousands of people in this country, and it is no different from the "n" word. Just because the ARC used it appropriately in the past, doesn't mean making a pejorative of it is acceptable, especially by the leaders of our country. And to whoever said that Sarah Palin's son isn't going to do that ridiculous list of things he supposedly isn't going to do - you don't know anything about what Trig is going to do. I live with a 12 year old with DS, and those are all inaccurate statements. Pathetic that you are that ignorant. It seems that there is a statistical correlation between those who want to use words like retard and the ignorance quotient.
Yes, many people--especially those with media power--need to understand, value, and use more respectful language about people with disabilities and other "differences." And this includes Sarah Palin, herself, and the writer of this blog....the respectful and ACCURATE terminology is NOT "Down syndrome baby," but "baby with Down syndrome." The diagnosis should not be used as a defining characteristic, A person with a disability is a person, first--not the diagnosis/label. Go to http://www.disabilityisnatural.com to learn more about People First Language.
John Smith is retarded.
John Smith - your name is even more retarded than your retarded being. Your parents are retarded for giving you such a retarded name. You're so retarded that you are a retard retardant.
Rahn should apologize not only to Palin, but to all the other commentators at FoxNews, the Tea Party movement, the House Republican caucus, and rest of the learning disabled.
Isn't Palin supposed to have referred to her youngest kid as "my retarded child"?
Distrust the sanctimonious most of all.
Just wait until the boy decides to fingerpaint the bathroom wall with "I love you mommy" using his own doodoo, one precious Sunday, just when everyone is ready to go to church and get all hysterical over the Lord's Arc Story - you know - where one of every animal, plant, etc species were put on an old wooden boat to be saved from the flood. Ah, such precious family memories await you, Sarah.
"comparisons to the "N-word" presents an imperfect historical parallel.
After all, until the early 1990s, the word "retarded" was acceptable in the advocacy community."
Yes, and the N word is used amongst African-Americans to describe themselves.
And. so what does the passage quoted from the article mean? Apparently the N word is acceptable today.
If someone would have to make a public apology for using the N word, then a public apology for using the R word seems warranted.
John Smith you are by far the worst of the worst. i supposed though, that we all should just turn the other cheek as we know you to have brain damage and therefore we should forgive yo---NOT----You are a total aswhole
**After all, until the early 1990s, the word "retarded" was acceptable in the advocacy community.**
To refer to people who are genuinely such -- not as a random pejorative. Mr Wallsten, you'd better hope Emanuel doesn't read this; he might label you as "retarded", too.
John - Once I get done with you, you'll be so retarded that you won't be able to spell "retard." Not only are you retarded but I'm sure you're fat, ugly, and the epitome of the word you've probably heard your whole life - HERB (and that's pronounced with an "H" sound, bro!!! "H"olla). You live in loserville, listen to Marilyn Manson, and always the third wheel cause you so dang fugly that you can't get a date. Just admit it John~ you have a little crush on Sarah, don't ya?!?
i think john smith needs attention because he doesn't get it from anywhere else. (even though he is hiding his identity through his generic name.) best thing to do is just to ignore his comments. i pray for his soul and hope he finds God before it's too late.
I couldn't agree more with Susan. How refreshing to hear such words of wisdom~
Everything John Smith is ignorantly ranting about probably happened to him in his childhood. It's a sick vicious attack launched at others to make himself feel better.
Hey, little boy - go suck on your mother's nipples a little longer and mature into a rational/compassionate being capable of appreciating life (or functioning at the bare minimum) within a society full of unique individuals. I mean, I enjoy the world that I live in, although I know that sadistic degenerates like yourself cohabitate within it.
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Psalm 71#sn Psalm 71. The psalmist prays for divine intervention and expresses his confidence that God will protect and vindicate him. The first three verses are very similar to Ps 31:1-3a.
1 In you, O Lord, I have taken shelter!
Never let me be humiliated!
2 Vindicate me by rescuing me!#tn Heb "in your vindication rescue me and deliver me." Ps 31:1 omits "and deliver me."
Listen to me!#tn Heb "turn toward me your ear." Deliver me!#tn Ps 31:2 adds "quickly" before "deliver."
3 Be my protector and refuge,#tc Heb "become for me a rocky summit of a dwelling place." The Hebrew term מָעוֹן (ma'on, "dwelling place") should probably be emended to מָעוֹז (ma'oz, "refuge"; see Ps 31:2).
a stronghold where I can be safe!#tc Heb "to enter continually, you commanded to deliver me." The Hebrew phrase לָבוֹא תָּמִיד צִוִּיתָ (lavo' tamid tsivvita, "to enter continually, you commanded") should be emended to לְבֵית מְצוּדוֹת (lÿvet mÿtsudot, "a house of strongholds"; see Ps 31:2).
For you are my high ridge#sn You are my high ridge. This metaphor pictures God as a rocky, relatively inaccessible summit, where one would be able to find protection from enemies. See 1 Sam 23:25, 28. and my stronghold.
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O Lord, I have trusted in you since I was young.#tn Heb "O Lord, my source of confidence from my youth."
6 I have leaned on you since birth;#tn Heb "from the womb."
you pulled me#tc The form in the MT is derived from גָזָה (gazah, "to cut off"), perhaps picturing God as the one who severed the psalmist's umbilical cord. Many interpreters and translators prefer to emend the text to גֹחִי (gokhiy), from גוּח (gukh) or גִיח, (gikh, "pull out"; see Ps 22:9; cf. the present translation) or to עוּזִּי ('uzziy, "my strength"; cf. NEB "my protector since I left my mother's womb"). from my mother's womb.
I praise you continually.#tn Heb "in you [is] my praise continually."
7 Many are appalled when they see me,#tn Heb "like a sign [i.e., portent or bad omen] I am to many."
but you are my secure shelter.
8 I praise you constantly
and speak of your splendor all day long.#tn Heb "my mouth is filled [with] your praise, all the day [with] your splendor."
9 Do not reject me in my old age!#tn Heb "do not cast me away at the time of old age."
When my strength fails, do not abandon me!
10 For my enemies talk about me;
those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.#tn Heb "those who watch for my life consult together."
11 They say,#tn Heb "saying." "God has abandoned him.
Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!"
12 O God, do not remain far away from me!
My God, hurry and help me!#tn Heb "hurry to my help."
13 May my accusers be humiliated and defeated!
May those who want to harm me#tn Heb "those who seek my harm." be covered with scorn and disgrace!
14 As for me, I will wait continually,
and will continue to praise you.#tn Heb "and I add to all your praise."
15 I will tell about your justice,
and all day long proclaim your salvation,#tn Heb "my mouth declares your vindication, all the day your deliverance."
though I cannot fathom its full extent.#tn Heb "though I do not know [the] numbers," that is, the tally of God's just and saving acts. HALOT 768 s.v. סְפֹרוֹת understands the plural noun to mean "the art of writing."
16 I will come and tell about#tn Heb "I will come with." the mighty acts of the sovereign Lord.
I will proclaim your justice – yours alone.
17 O God, you have taught me since I was young,
and I am still declaring#tn Heb "and until now I am declaring." your amazing deeds.
18 Even when I am old and gray,#tn Heb "and even unto old age and gray hair."
O God, do not abandon me,
until I tell the next generation about your strength,
and those coming after me about your power.#tn Heb "until I declare your arm to a generation, to everyone who comes your power." God's "arm" here is an anthropomorphism that symbolizes his great strength.
19 Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above;#tn Heb "your justice, O God, [is] unto the height." The Hebrew term מָרוֹם (marom, "height") is here a title for the sky/heavens.sn Extends to the skies above. Similar statements are made in Pss 36:5 and 57:10.
you have done great things.#tn Heb "you who have done great things."
O God, who can compare to you?#tn Or "Who is like you?"
20 Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress,#tn Heb "you who have caused me to see many harmful distresses."
revive me once again!#tn Heb "you return, you give me life." The Hebrew term שׁוּב (shuv, "return") is used here in an adverbial sense, indicating repetition of the action described by the following verb. The imperfects are understood here as expressing the psalmist's prayer or wish. (Note the use of a distinctly jussive form at the beginning of v. 21.) Another option is to understand this as a statement of confidence, "you will revive me once again" (cf. NIV, NRSV).
Bring me up once again#tn Heb "you return, you bring me up." The Hebrew term שׁוּב (shuv, "return") is used here in an adverbial sense, indicating repetition of the action described by the following verb. The imperfects are understood here as expressing the psalmist's prayer or wish. (Note the use of a distinctly jussive form at the beginning of v. 21.) Another option is to understand this as a statement of confidence, "you will bring me up once again" (cf. NIV, NRSV). from the depths of the earth!
21 Raise me to a position of great honor!#tn Heb "increase my greatness." The prefixed verbal form is distinctly jussive, indicating this is a prayer or wish. The psalmist's request for "greatness" (or "honor") is not a boastful, self-serving prayer for prominence, but, rather, a request that God would vindicate by elevating him over those who are trying to humiliate him.
Turn and comfort me!#tn The imperfects are understood here as expressing the psalmist's prayer or wish. (Note the use of a distinctly jussive form at the beginning of v. 21.)
22 I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument,
praising#tn The word "praising" is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. your faithfulness, O my God!
I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp,
O Holy One of Israel!#sn The basic sense of the word "holy" is "set apart from that which is commonplace, special, unique." The Lord's holiness is first and foremost his transcendent sovereignty as the ruler of the world. He is "set apart" from the world over which he rules. At the same time his holiness encompasses his moral authority, which derives from his royal position. As king he has the right to dictate to his subjects how they are to live; indeed his very own character sets the standard for proper behavior.
23 My lips will shout for joy! Yes,#tn Or "when." The translation assumes that כִּי (ki) has an emphasizing (asseverative) function here. I will sing your praises!
I will praise you when you rescue me!#tn Heb "and my life [or "soul"] which you will have redeemed." The perfect verbal form functions here as a future perfect. The psalmist anticipates praising God, for God will have rescued him by that time.
24 All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice,
for those who want to harm me#tn Heb "those who seek my harm." will be embarrassed and ashamed.#tn Heb "will have become embarrassed and ashamed." The perfect verbal forms function here as future perfects, indicating future actions which will precede chronologically the action expressed by the main verb in the preceding line.
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Is diarrhea a normal symptom of early pregnancy?
Posted: 08/23/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
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Thats funny cause I have had diarrhea for the past couple weeks and I am a week and a half late on my period I just took some meds with Chocolate milk and feel nauseous. Im hoping for baby #2posted 11/21/2014 by odellkimberly2013
Ugh, I had THE WORST diarrhea when I found out... I couldn't even pee without it just pouring out of me (sorry if this is tmi). Are you taking prenatal vitamins, too? My doctor told me that could have had something to do with it, as well, at the time. Hang in there- it will eventually get better.posted 12/16/2014 by ihrtjrdn14
I am 7 weeks and have had diarrhea for a few days. I feel very nauseous for awhile like i am going to vomit then I have to use the restroom. I do have to say it is much better than vomiting. So far the only times I have vomited is when I ate something that I normally like, that I now have diversions too. It may be the prenatals but I guess I will find out next week. Good luck and congrats to all moms and moms to be!!posted 01/10/2015 by khaneyjungels
I must say I feel a little better about my own digestive situation. I have been having diarrhea for a little over a week now. Which is the same time from which my husband and I...well ya know up until now. I tried a pregancy test, because i'm having all other types of symptoms, knowing it was kinda early to take one but I figured i was having such symptoms I might as well. It came back negative but i'll try again later. Too much odd stuff going on....especially the diarrhea!!! What do you ladies think?posted 04/19/2008 by jnapalo
YES, digestive system can speed up and you can get diarrhea. I had bad diarrhea @3weeks pregnant and I didnt see why if I was eatting the same like always .I read some pregnant woman get diarrhea,so I tested and it was Positive!!posted 01/24/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
I am 5wk1day with my first and had constipation up until today when it turned to diarrhea. Ick! I would prefer vomiting to this. I am set to see a midwife tomorrow, but it's great to see I'm not alone in this. Perhaps it's just another sign that a miracle is taking place inside of us(:.posted 06/09/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
So, I know this is a really old post but it has some newer inquiries. I had this pretty severely in my first few weeks. I went to the dr and he told me to try cutting out lactose. I was eating all this extra dairy since I had found out I was pregnant and it turns out I had become lactose intolerant during pregnancy. Just wanted to share my experience. I'm still figuring out what my body can handle but lactose-free milk has saved me so much trouble. Good luck ladies!posted 05/14/2013 by stevekristi
I just found out that I am pregnant with #2 and I've had diarrhea ever since! At first I thought it was an nervous reaction to finding out, but it's still there! I do have Celiac's Disease and this is a common symptom of the illness, but I stick to a strict gluten free diet, so I know it's not that. It must be the hormones! It's comforting to hear that others are having the same problem....not that I would wish this on all of you! : )posted 03/03/2011 by Sammy122
For me it is! I'm 9 weeks today and still get bouts of "the fun stuff". I also have IBS so, it goes with the territory. I noticed in the very begining that something wasn't right though so, I asked a friend about it and she mentioned calling my dr about the prenatal vitamins I was on. To my surprise, some actually have stool-softeners in them. Most women have constipation during pregnancy and that's why they put them in there- not me! My dr switched me to one with out the stool softener and it helped. I think anytime you feel as though something isn't right you should contact your dr (or pregnant girlfriends!). Hope this helps! :)posted 10/27/2008 by a BabyCenter Member
jitorres1219 - I've been there. The constipation of my first two pregnancies caused me severe hemorrhoids - some that even required surgery. The best advice I can give you for constipation is drink gallons of water (well, maybe not gallons...but a lot), and never hold your breath when you try to have a bowel movement. I was surprised after my doc told me to make certain I was breathing slowly during BM passing how much I didn't do that. That alone is a huge help. I've followed that advice with my 3rd pregnancy and while it still isn't perfect...it is so much better. Hope you don't have issues for too long.posted 03/17/2011 by audiopi
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Latest Advances In Treatment Of Prostate Cancer And The Butterfly Effect
The first blast of winter has reached my little tropical hideaway part of the world. There is a massive high pressure system south of the Great Australian Bight directing Antarctic winds right up the east coast of Australia. Night time temperatures have dropped below 10 degrees celsius with day time temps below 25 deg. It may not sound like a big deal to my southern neighbours but living in temperatures that average minimums of 25 deg to maximums of 35 degrees for nine months of the year it becomes a shock with the first winter blast in this part of the country.
At least the butterfly swarms are still passing by my verandah but I am guessing that this cold dry change will knock them back a bit for this year. Between March and May every year I can sit daily on my verandah and watch the procession of these beautiful creatures as they travel from the south in a northerly direction. I have even seen these swarms over the ocean 100 kilometers from land. Where they come from and where they are going I have no idea. They just happen here every year with the main type being the "blue tiger" but also many other species of all colours and sizes can be mixed with them.
Watching them the other day reminded me of an old metaphor called "The Butterfly Effect." This was a theory exploring the concept of a small thing happening on one side of the planet (such as the flapping of a butterfly wing) can cause an immense reaction in one form or another on the other side of the world. It was part of a theory called the "Chaos Theory" and was generally attributed to calamities, however I believe in "Yin and Yan," so the theory in my opinion should apply equally between good and bad.
One thing cancer has taught me, is to look at life more deeply and appreciate things in a more meaningful way, hence my fixation of my butterflies, their life cycle and the theory. Such a beautiful creature that evolves by unfolding itself from a lowly caterpillar after pupation. I like to believe the whole story offers hope that small actions can create massive changes for the good in this world. Mankind is still at the beginnings of meaningful good changes as witnessed by lifestyle differences. opportunities and other madness going on in the world; We are seriously out of balance. However the more developed countries involve themselves in the opportunity to continue to make advances in areas such as medical practices the more likely these advances will eventually filter throughout all the world. This then takes me to the subject I wish to offer readers in this article, regarding the advances made recently and where we are headed in the treatment of prostate cancer.
So how has treatment for prostate cancer advanced over the past number of years? Before I begin I should quote the following statistic for my readers. The prostate cancer 5-year survival rate has improved from 59% in 1986 to above 92% today, and likewise for most types of cancer the 5-year survival rate has increased. This increased survival rate is due to improved medical practices, the introduction of new drugs and/or the treatment methods and successful research outcomes.
In the case of prostate cancer, over 3300 men will die of this disease this year, even though it is still thought of as a slow-growing old mans disease. The truth is, that early low-grade prostate cancer is indeed slow to promulgate but there are high-grade aggressive varieties that are lethal, and indeed more younger men are now being diagnosed with this disease in their thirties and forties.
While PSA monitoring and DRE procedure have been the main indicators for biopsy; Research is searching for other prostate cancer markers to use, and several exciting pathological trials are underway. Medical imaging has also expanded, with much advances in imaging from MRI, CT and PET scans, along with ultrasound technologies. Much of this future researching and improvements should bring huge benefits in assisting doctors to discern at diagnosis, between the non lethal and lethal types of prostate cancers. This then, should have a great impact in decisions regarding primary treatment for the patient. Improved imaging should enhance the ability to locate and direct biopsies and also to better detect metastasis to bone and other tissues.
In the past few years there has been the introduction of new drugs such as Abiraterone Acetate (Zytiga) and Enzulutamide (Xtandi) which are advances in hormonal drugs offering greater survival rates, with less side effects. Sipuleucel T (Provenge) is an Immunotherapy drug and treatment, which stimulates the individual patients own immune system to attack cancer cells. Radium 233 (Xofigo) which is a radioactive type drug, used in the treatment of bone metastasis with prostate cancer.
Much research continues to search for and identify the different individual characteristics of prostate tumours. This may lead to drugs being available for specific types of tumours, and could lead to individual tailored drugs being used on a patient circumventing the need for current primary treatments of surgery and radiation. This could have profound effects in preventing major life changing side effects.
There is much excitement and discoveries still to come in the medical world over the next decade, and I hope I am still alive to see much of it. Meanwhile I will keep admiring my butterflies for the hope they offer for a better world to come. Is it Possible?????? Perhaps.
Lee aka Popeye
Written by Lee
15 May 2015 at 5:38 pm
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Cancer And The Domino Health Effects Of Treatment
I have been mentally calculating an audit lately of the personal health effects as a result from my prostate cancer and its treatments. It has become apparent to me, that the results of this audit may make for an interesting article for some readers. What follows is not intended as a "Poor Me" sympathetic seeking diatribe, but rather as a personal example of the domino effect that a cancer diagnosis can have on the health of a patient. I am sure that many long-term cancer patients would also see themselves, and their journey in the same way. My intention in this article is to highlight this issue so that fellow cancer patients, recognise that they are not alone, and to advise new cancer patients of the pitfalls that may await them on their path.
Before I begin, I should point out that prior to the time of my cancer diagnosis, I thought I was a pretty fit soul. I visited and walked Kokoda in 2008 and 2009. I was an avid sailor, diver and fossicker up to my diagnosis, and my previous health apart from skin cancers had been marvellous. In July 2011 I was about to turn a fit and active 64 years of age in September, and I felt bullet proof…….Until late August.
My cancer adventure began in late August 2011 when I experienced urinary problems that lead to my visit to the GP, and then for a PSA test and ultrasound. The results showed a PSA of 4.5 and an enlarged prostate that led to a diagnosis of BPH. (benign prostatic hypoplasia) I was given a prescription for pills to alleviate the urinary pain, and a future date in six months to repeat the tests. I didn't quite make the six month period as the symptoms became much worse in January and February of 2012. In early March I had my first visit to the urologist, whose examination led to a biopsy; With the results confirming advanced aggressive prostate cancer that threw me into a spin mentally.
I needed to make a choice of treatments available, and through some early research and medical advice decided on, Radiation and Androgen Deprivation Therapy as my primary treatments. I immediately received my first injection of the drug Eligard, that I was to receive every four months for the next two years, plus an oral anti androgen drug taken daily. On the other hand in order to begin my radiation treatments, I first had to attend to my urinary symptoms which involved a surgical procedure carried out in May called a TURP (rebore.) The TURP procedure alleviated the urinary restrictions, but also introduced a series of urinary tract infections that persisted until September 2012. Finally in October I was able to begin the radiation treatment.
So there I was at the end of 2012, having had to cease work with the following health audit results of:
- Various urinary symptoms, including some incontinence, and infection causing increased frequency, pain, chills and fever.
- Erectile dysfunction and loss of any sexual libido.
- Hot and cold flushes, constant mental and physical fatigue.
- Sleep disturbances and increasing joint stiffness and joint pain.
The following year 2013 found me dealing with the above side effects, and attending to all the medical visits to doctors for blood tests and scans. The year finished with the following health audit:
- All of the previous years health issues.
- A new diagnosis of Diabetes type II, which may or may not be attributed to the Androgen Deprivation Therapy but included diet modification and blood monitoring daily.
- A diagnosis of osteopenia, which is a precursor to osteoporosis or thinning of bone density. This may or may not be attributed to the Androgen Deprivation Therapy.
- Intermittent urinary bleeding had started late in the year.
- An instance of mental depression led to mental breakdown with considerations of suicide. This led to several sessions with a counsellor.
Early in 2014 the urinary bleeding events began to worsen, and become more frequent. I had a cystoscopy examination that concluded I had radiation damage to the bladder. In May I began hyperbaric oxygen treatment to treat the radiation cystitis in Townsville General Hospital for two months. Unfortunately this treatment failed, when I was admitted as an emergency with urinary retention, twice during the hyperbaric treatment. The frequency of hospitalisations due to urinary blockages and bleeding increased throughout the year, including several medical procedures to attempt to solve the issue. Finally in November, surgery removed the remains of my prostate gland, lymph nodes and the bladder. Pathology confirmed active cancer cells and tumour were evident in the samples. These had been previously undetected by PSA monitoring. Pathology also confirmed the bladder tissue was quite neucrotic and fragmented. The health audit for 2014 brings us up to date with:
- Most of the previous two years issues still current.
- The ill-health and the effects from pain, and mental anguish from instances of urinary bleeding and blockages that required hospitalisations.
- Uncontrolled urinary incontinence from time to time.
- The immediate effects of the surgical procedures, and rehabilitation needed.
- The care and maintenance of the stoma, that was surgically created to replace the bladder function.
Looking back over what I have presented here, seems to be pretty much just a summary of events that I have written about in other published articles. That may be the case, but I think it still represents a good example of cancer and the domino effect that cancer causes in a person's life. When I think about the domino effect, I wonder just how accurate are the mortality rates given for cancer by the statisticians. Could it be that the cause of death in some instances, attributed to conditions other than cancer, be actually a bi-product of the cancer domino effect????? As an example, prior to my surgery in November 2014, I was critically ill with blood loss and urine retention. My doctor at the time, agrees that without surgical intervention I would have died from blood loss by Christmas 2014. If that had been the case, would my death have been registered in statistics as being from my prostate cancer, or from blood loss and urinary retention?????
Lee aka Popeye
Written by Lee
19 April 2015 at 10:01 am
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Jack and Jill Cancer Tragedy
The world of cancer can really kick you in the teeth at times, the trick is to be able to bounce back and move forward but sometimes it is more difficult to rise and come up smiling when it belts you below the belt. The following story is of events that have overtaken a married couple who are close friends of my wife and I. It took me some time to choose to publish these events as it is such an overwhelming personal ordeal they are dealing with. I wrestled with my thoughts on the moral justification in making their ordeal public and now I have done so in the hope others may be inspired by their story. In the following events I have used the names of Jack and Jill to protect their privacy and as I write I am still wondering at times if all this is not just a bad dream.
Jack and Jill are now in their late sixties. A few years ago Jill was diagnosed with bowel cancer and was at the time successfully treated with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. A short time after Jill's cancer treatment Jacks brother was also diagnosed with bowel cancer and he was also treated successfully with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. With all the health and medical issues that had suddenly descended on them Jack and Jill decided to retire, buy a caravan and join the grey nomads touring Australia.
About the time they bought the van Jack fell off a trestle and broke his leg, down toward the ankle so the grand Australian tour departure was put on hold until his leg healed. Eventually they got underway but just a couple of thousand kilometers into their trip Jack and Jill found themselves stuck in Townsville as Jack had developed an infection in the bone where he had originally broken the leg. Townsville is where my wife and I met this pair and we became firm friends. Jacks infection was such that the leg was invaded by a medical steel structure from knee to ankle with rods descending into the leg at various places to deliver the antibiotics needed to the bone. Jack also was treated in the hyperbaric chamber for two months to try to assist the healing. Jack endured nearly twelve months of treatments to try to beat the bone infection without success.
Late last year the medical specialists and Jack started discussing amputation of the leg as the final solution and while these discussions were going on Jack had a colonoscopy which led to biopsies and he was then also diagnosed with bowel cancer. Now Jack and the surgeons had two problems to deal with and a decision was made to have both the amputation of the leg plus the bowel resection done at the same time (a 12 hour operation.) Both of these procedures were completed early in March and Jack is doing OK. He faces a lengthy rehabilitation period for his leg and prosthesis followed by perhaps radiation and extensive chemotherapy for the cancer.
The cruncher to all this came to a head recently when Jill revealed that she had been re-diagnosed with the return of her bowel cancer which had now spread extensively to her liver. The doctors informed her it was incurable and terminal, she could only expect her time left to be between 12 and 14 months. Now Jill had been informed of this some time ago but decided to keep it to herself until Jack had gone through his ordeal. That last sentence says more about the love and respect that one human can hold for a loved one than any explanation I could give. They have offered Jill some strong chemotherapy, not as a cure but to help prolong life long enough for both of them to return to their home once Jack is stabilised. I shake my head with despair for my friends and wonder how these sort of events can overtake good peoples lives.
I offer the following verse I composed for them and anyone else out there who might find some comfort in these words. It was inspired by the words of Gordon Lightfoots haunting ballad called "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" The lead line has haunted me for years "Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours ?" Somehow the haunting returned and I built on it in my own words as the timing seemed just right for my friends.
Does Anyone Know Where The Love of God Goes?
Does anyone know where the love of God goes when a cancer turns your time left to hours?
In the dark and despair only faith can repair, what the verdict of cancer has soured.
But his love is still there in the fond memories we share, with the love-ones we see that surround us.
Those moments are there when the laughter rang out and the hugs and the kisses were about us.
The hard times and fears, the regrets and the tears, have been dealt with and left far behind us.
So does anyone know where the love of God goes? Well I think the answers not hidden.
Seek deep in your soul among your memories there and give thanks to what he has given.
Lee aka Popeye
Written by Lee
30 March 2015 at 12:32 pm
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Discussion On Can Cancer Be Cured
I am about to enter into the conspiracy view of a subject that has some rational common sense. This is not to say that I am a believer in this conspiracy theory on cancer cure but it is an issue I thought worth presenting here for my readers.
During periods of my life when in a philosophical frame of mind ( most times from the deck of a boat late at night while in a good anchorage) one of the questions I would pose to the universe from time to time was "What could exterminate the human race????? Apart from asteroid strike, comet collision or the sun disintegrating I thought about epidemic disease. The world has and continues to deal with many contagious outbreaks of disease in many forms Eg. Bubonic plague, Smallpox, Malaria and recently Ebola. I am now left wondering if the epidemic disease that deserves more attention as being the worlds largest threat is actually cancer in any of its forms.
Thinking about what I have just written above, raises Some other big questions that need to be answered, such as: "Is the incidence of cancer increasing in the world," "What is causing any cancer increases" and "Can cancer be cured"??? Well, according to the World Health Organisation, the incidence of cancer is expected to increase by 70% within the next two decades. That means there will be an increase from 14 million new cases in 2012 to 25 million new cases per year by 2032. The scope of that statistic is amazing if you consider it is the equivalent of Australia's current population, every man, woman and child being diagnosed with cancer every year. Over the same period of time cancer mortality rates world-wide are expected to increase from 8 million in 2012 to 13 million deaths per year.
The causes of the increase in cancer diagnosis is subject to speculative arguments but does correlate to the massive changes in living standards for the majority of rich countries over the past 100 years. The increase in the consumption of red meat, industrialisation and rise in air pollution, the discovery and manufacturing of chemicals used in everyday cleaning and many more influences that found their way into our modern-day way of life. The increase in life expectancy is also a reason given for the increase in cancer rates. The statistics tell us that by the age of 85, 1 in two men and 1 in three women will have experienced a cancer diagnosis during their lifetime.
While medical establishments and governments continue to advise the public that a search for the cure for cancer continues, the cure remains as elusive as ever. What the medical and pharmaceutical establishments have been very succesful at; Is in the overall management of cancer treatment including improved screening methods. Advances in the initial primary treatments of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy have been amazing as has the success of new cancer drugs developed. As a result of these advances the 5 and 10 year survival rate for cancer patients has increased dramatically.
This then brings us to the key issue of this article and the question "Can cancer be cured" ????? Well now, this statement raises a whole lot of other assumptions because if you look at cancer treatment worldwide from a business point of view, you will soon realise it is worth an under-estimated trillion dollars annually and is also a growth industry. The conspiracy theorists could be forgiven for asking the question in this way " Why would a trillion-dollar a year growth industry want to find a cure and close itself down"???????
If the true answer is in favour of the conspiracy theorists there are two main sides that need to be given more thought: The world is based on capitalism. Even if you happen to be Russian, Chinese or whatever, the money-go-round is essential for our wellbeing. Consider this. Huge profits are made by large corporations and distributed to share holders who in turn will use those funds in other areas. Thousands of individual people including medical researchers throughout the world, also earn a living from this industry. On the other side of the coin, moral issues need satisfying when you consider that every family on earth will be touched by cancer in one form or another. Time will be the judge on this matter in the long-term. As Popeye might of said "It is what it is, and that's all that it is."
My personal view is that with advances in screening recently and those expected in the future, most early cancers can be cured successfully. I have a belief that new types of cancers will appear as time goes by as a consequence of lifestyle changes affecting our lives in the future. Generally I feel that sadly, cancer will be with us for many years to come.
Lee aka Popeye
Written by Lee
2 March 2015 at 4:01 pm
Posted in brachytherapy, chemotherapy, external beam, Health, hormone therapy, information, Lee's Page, MEDICAL, oncology, PERSONAL, PROSTATE CANCER, quality of life, radiation, radical prostatectomy, robotic prostatectomy, social comment, surgery, TREATMENTS, TURP, Urology, watchful waiting
Tagged with cancer, cancer causes, cancer cure, cancer management, Prostate Cancer
Living with a Stoma after an Ostomy
Here I sit three months after my radical surgery that has given me a new lease on life and I feel healthier than I have been for the past three years. The surgery has also left me a legacy of dealing with a stoma and the new physical disciplines and mental attitudes associated with my new plumbing arrangements. Very basically there are two types either a colostomy (bowel) or urostomy (urine) both of which utilise a bag or pouch placed over a stoma to collect waste and changed out frequently.
Ostomy surgeries are usually performed for a variety of medical reasons such as endometriosis, crohns disease or cancer. The surgical formation of a stoma can save a patient's life and provide a near normal quality of life than would otherwise be the case. At the time of my surgery there was a chance that I might have had both types of stoma's installed as it was unclear if the surgery might damage the bowel as well. However luck was with me and the surgeon when all went well and I received the urostomy stoma only.
A whole new experience opens up for patients receiving a stoma. First and foremost is the arrival into your life of the stoma nurse who is a trained specialist nurse. The stoma nurse is responsible for educating the patients on stoma care and hygiene. The nurse is also responsible for training the patient in the use of equipment necessary to apply to stoma's. The stoma nurse is also the first point of contact to whom the patient will report to on a regular basis. The patient will find themselves members of the Australian Ostomy Association which allows them access to a free monthly allocations of bags, pouches or other equipment, but postage costs do apply. The association also publishes a magazine on a regular basis with much valuable information for patients.
I have settled into a routine easily enough and am truly grateful for the good health I now feel. I still haven't got back my strength fully and some days are better than others but overall I feel almost normal. I will never be able to say I believe my cancer is gone for good, but my PSA is now undetectable and I know that at least all the cancer that was known to be still active has been removed. Still, there are some issues with having the urostomy that I need to explain for readers.
Since my urine is now flowing via a conduit through my abdomen (just to the right of the navel) into a collection bag it can be subject to leaks. Leaks occur without warning when seals or base plates degrade, fold up or let go. I have trialled different types with and without seals and have finally settled on what I consider the most reliable. This apparatus normally will give me two days and nights (with daily bag changes) without failure. The bags normally need draining approx every couple of hours or when about a third full and is a simple procedure of turning on the tap over a toilet bowel. For night-time I hook my bag up to a larger night bag and this is emptied and cleaned each morning.
From time to time I have experienced leaks with the worst case being a leak during the night from either the stoma fitting or a night bag leak. I have tried to pre-empt these disasters by using a waterproof blanket under my bed-sheet and a tray under the night bag. Still accidents will happen and I have to deal with them and the clean ups as they occur. Leakages that happen while out and about are dealt with by a bag that I carry with a change of clothes plus equipment to change on the stoma. Even though a leak event is fairly uncommon it is still a mental issue for me and affects where and when I go anywhere and what I take with me. I now tend not to travel if accommodation is a factor and when I do travel, I prefer to be in my own car with all the equipment I need. Heading into the city on business is controlled by my knowledge of the location of public toilets and preferably the handicapped ones.
As I have often said before cancer is as much about the effects of cancer treatments for patients apart from the effects of the cancer itself. Cancer is a catalyst for all sorts of a domino fiasco's introducing all sorts of impacts on a patients life. My pathway to where I am today is testament to what I have just said, however I would like to say that I am extremely grateful to be still here. Medical opinion was in agreement that my used-by date was approx last christmas if the surgery had not taken place. Learning to cope physically and mentally with my latest hurdle is a small price to pay for the extension of my used-by date especially when I feel as well as I do at the moment.
"I can do this …………and I can do it with a smile."
Lee aka Popeye
Written by Lee
4 February 2015 at 5:56 pm
Posted in Game Change, Health, hospital, incontinence, information, Lee's Page, MEDICAL, PERSONAL, PROSTATE CANCER, quality of life, radical prostatectomy, social comment, surgery, Urology
Tagged with cancer, ostomy, Prostate Cancer, Quality of life, stoma
My God Box Adventure
Welcome back for the year 2015. I hope everyone enjoyed the festivities and I sincerely hope that the new year will bring health, prosperity and peace to the world. In this article I have decided to write about a subject dealing with spirituality. I have been inspired to do this by an event that happened accidentally toward the end of my treatment for the gross hematuria I was experiencing. When I was at my spiritual lowest point during my illness, full of despair and accepting that I could be reaching the end of my life, a friend came to me and suggested the following idea.
My friend suggested I create a "God Box." The idea being that I acquire a small box of some type where I could write down on little slips of paper all my fears, anxieties, problems or prayers and deposit them into the box for God to look after. Once these fears were deposited I could then just let go of them knowing they were in the hands of a higher authority.
Now I have never been a pious religious person who was a regular churchgoer, but I always retained a sense of confirmation that there existed a God that was responsible for all creation. The "God Box" suggestion just captured my imagination and fell in line with my overall belief in a creator. I believe that everything in life happens for a reason, both good and bad. I also believe my life has been directed at certain times by someone other than me when events have caused me to travel in different directions than I thought possible. So the search for a suitable box began and my wife took exactly 2 hours to locate the perfect box in a local op shop for $2.00. ( A picture is included at the head of this article.)
I began depositing my little slips of paper containing my fears just weeks prior to the investigations that revealed the full extent of my serious condition and the surgical suggestion that could (and has done) saved my life. It was during this period that a volunteer chaplain visited me in hospital and seeing the "God Box" at the head of my bed asked me about it. After I told my story she was amazed and delighted and then commented by asking if I included any "Thank You" notes among the little pieces of paper I was depositing. It was then that I realised with embarrassment that my little notes were all one way with no such words of gratitude given by me, I fixed this issue straight away.
Readers can choose what they say or think about my story here but I can say for myself that my "God Box" came about as a suggestion from a friend during a dark period of my illness. This little box changed my life at the time and continues to do so. It gave me great comfort and hope while easing the fears, the stress and despondency I was feeling. From the time I accepted the concept of my little box and proceeded to deposit my little notes, my health outlook took a turn for the better. I believe that little box entered my life at just the right time and brought about changes that resulted in my successful surgery. It also reinvigorated my spiritual awareness.
I originally thought this was quite a unique idea that my friend suggested to me but I have since discovered the concept has been well-known and used for hundreds of years by many religious faiths. I have included a few links to web sites for readers who may be interested in further reading. I decided to write this article in the hope that the "God Box" idea might be of interest and give comfort to other chronically ill patients or their carers doing it tough out there. "Thank you God"
Further Reading
Lee aka Popeye
Written by Lee
16 January 2015 at 10:46 am
Posted in Lee's Page, my fight, PERSONAL, PROSTATE CANCER, quality of life, social comment, spirituality, TURP, Urology
Tagged with cancer, good news, Health, prostate, Prostate Cancer, spirituality
Blood In The Urine, Radiation Cystitus And My Prostate Cancer Management.
I feel compelled to write this article to summarise all the major medical events that have led me to where I stand today. I write exposing my experiences with this disease and the medical to-ing and fro-ing from the medical side of my disease management. I feel that some of these medical decisions and procedures I have personally experienced have left me puzzled. Perhaps my story may be of assistance or support to those who may be experiencing the same issues or for those who may yet come down the same paths. Before I begin I would like to state the following:
"I am not a doctor and the views I present here are purely personal and are private opinions only".
I have deliberately refrained from specifically mentioning doctors names in this or any of my past articles to maintain anonymity for those medical professionals I have encountered. Medical personnel, be they doctors, specialists, nurses or assistants are human just like everyone else. There are many stages of competence within the profession. Sometimes mistakes are made and sometimes an inspired insight may provide a miraculous cure. In almost all of these professionals there is a desire to be as good as they can be. However natural abilities will vary enormously just as in any other profession. The trick for patients to learn is being able to recognise the variations in those treating the illness.
I remember, way back in 1993 I had an operation on my back and while recuperating I received one of those spooky insights that happen from time to time. It was in the form of a remark from a disgruntled fellow patient in the bed opposite me and was spoken to me as I was about to leave the hospital. He called me over and said the following: " Just remember lad, when you get back home that they don't call a doctor's office a medical practice for no reason". He motioned me closer to him then said "the emphasis is on the word practice". In a way I guess you could say his remark supports the cliché of getting a second opinion on medical matters.
I live in the regional area of Mackay Queensland Australia, Ah! such a beautiful area. It seems like such a long time ago in March 2012 when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My PSA at the time of diagnosis was only 6.5 having risen from 4.4 a couple of months previously. The pathology identified a Gleason 9 (4+5) in all 18 core samples with tumour volume of between 80% and 100% , the grading was a T3a. That diagnosis led to two alternatives. The first urologist advised surgery and a second opinion from a different urologist advised it was inoperable and this was supported by opinions from two further specialists in Brisbane. These specialists all recommended Androgen Deprivation Therapy plus HD brachytherapy followed by external beam radiation. I then accepted this advice as the way I should choose.
The urologist then referred me to the two specialists in Brisbane to begin the brachytherapy in May. When I finally consulted with these specialists they were annoyed as they had not been advised that I was symptomatic with urinary problems (the reason my cancer was discovered in the first place was because I had urinary symptoms.) They sent me straight back to Mackay to get this sorted out prior to having further treatment. I underwent a TURP procedure in May where the urologist removed a third of my prostate tissue during the rebore to alleviate my symptoms. After my discharge from hospital I contracted an infection that took months to resolve.
Finally in September my urologist referred me back to the specialists in Brisbane to undergo the HD brachytherapy. It was at this meeting in Brisbane that I discovered that because I had undergone the TURP procedure with so much tissue removed I was no longer a candidate for HD brachytherapy. I was then offered a full course of external beam IMRT radiation with the continuation of the ADT medication.
I eventually received a full course of IMRT at the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, 38 days of radiation for a total of 78 Gy. My PSA dropped to a nadir of 0.02 over the ensuing months and I also continued my ADT medication. In March 2014 I had been diagnosed for two years and as my PSA had remained stable I was given the OK to stop the ADT medication. My latest PSA result in June 2014 remains at 0.02.
Back in March 2013 My urologist and I had a disagreement when he offered to perform an orchidectomy procedure (surgical castration) prior to me leaving the private health system. As a result I discontinued our medical relationship. In August 2013 I began having visible minor bleeding in the urine from time to time. This steadily became more frequent and was identified in pathology when I presented to my GP with this issue.
I eventually had a cystoscopy as a public patient that was performed by the original urologist I consulted way back on diagnosis day. He also undertook consultation work at the Mackay public hospital. After the procedure he diagnosed radiation cystitis to the bladder wall and referred me to the radiation oncologist based in Townsville. The radiation oncologist then referred me to the hyperbaric medical unit in Townsville general hospital where I underwent treatment (This has been outlined in detail in a previous post.)
During my hyperbaric treatment I experienced severe bleeding and urinary retention on two separate occasions requiring admission to the hospital emergency department in the middle of the night. The emergency department personnel were great, admitting me immediately and were able to catheterise me on both occasions, however my time there was painful and distressing. (A full coverage of this can be read on my two previous posts.) The only treatment I received, was the bladder irrigation via the catheter and at no time was it suggested to me, that they might try a further investigation to confirm the cause of the bleeding, nor carry out any cauterisation. I managed to see the medical registrar on four occasions for a total time of approx 4 minutes but never saw a urologist. Both times I was discharged when the urine finally cleared of blood.
interestingly I recently received copies of blood tests that were done when I was receiving treatment at the hospital and all my blood counts were below normal. I now wonder if these low blood counts were serious enough at the time to have warranted further treatment.
It was during my hospitalisation that I was approached by a fellow patient with similar issues. He recommended I see his personal urologist in Townsville who he valued highly for an opinion. I was able to organised a referral and saw the urologist as a private patient and was immediately impressed. This has also been covered in a previous post but it is worth repeating here. He performed a cystoscopy and found the following (This is from his report):
There was a small submeatal stenosis which was passable ( a stricture–narrowing of the opening of the urethra ( this can be caused by catheter use) The prostatic fossa (the prostate capsule or prostate bed) was quite open and there were quite a lot of radiation affected vessels which were very friable. These were diathermied (cauterised) Both uretic orifices were normal and there were no calculi (stones) There was no radiation cystitis in the bladder or any papillary lesions. Sooooo there you go, a different diagnosis from a second opinion. Seems like the bleeding was from the remains of the prostate gland and not the bladder.
It has taken me quite a few weeks to get over this procedure and I am still battling with urinary issues including pain and incontinence. It is steadily improving and I am hopeful that I will return to normal at some stage. The important thing is that the bleeding has settled down. I did have some slight bleeding from time to time and I did pass a few clots but the incidence of this is fading fast as the weeks go by. I am scheduled to have a tele conference with the urologist in two weeks where I will get a chance to ask him further questions on my prognosis with the bleeding.
Here then is my summary of discord:
While I know that I had no alternative but to have the TURP procedure and I am grateful to the urologist that it resolved my urinary problems. However, I am left wondering how he was unaware it would rule me out for the brachytherapy treatment before he shunted me to Brisbane. Later, his offer to perform the orchidectomy was put to me in a way that offended me and as far as I could see had no basis of offering me any cure.
The first diagnosis of radiation cystitis in the bladder wall is at odds with my second cystoscopy diagnoses. I still wonder, why???
I have searched for information regarding the issue of bleeding from the prostate gland after radiation with little results. If this is indeed a possible side effect as it appears to be with me, would it have been advisable to have had the prostate surgically removed in the first place??
During my hospitalisation, should the hospital have carried out further investigative measures, particularly when I turned up two weeks after the first visit for the second admission???
I have now been treated both as a private and a public patient and it offends me that private patients are given general anaesthetic for procedures such as a biopsy or a cystoscopy, but not if you are a public patient. Both these procedures are distressing to endure without general anaesthetic. In the public system you will receive an anaesthetic gel which is next to useless.
The medical management road for patients with chronic illness is a mine field of pitfalls with choices offered by medical opinions. Patients should endeavour to research and learn as much as they can about their condition. Please be aware however, that knowledge is a two edge sword and being able to rationally dissect the good from the bad and remain as objective as you can is the best advice I can offer. I keep copies of all my medical records and I try to keep a diary. Lastly never be afraid to seek a second, third or fourth opinion. After two and a half years of my illness I am still seeking information and knowledge regarding my prognosis.
Lee aka Popeye
Written by Lee
17 August 2014 at 11:24 pm
Posted in brachytherapy, external beam, Health, hormone therapy, hospital, humour, incontinence, information, Lee's Page, MEDICAL, my fight, oncology, PERSONAL, PROSTATE CANCER, psa, quality of life, radiation, radical prostatectomy, robotic prostatectomy, social comment, surgery, TREATMENTS, TURP, Urology, watchful waiting


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Route 56 under New Kensington cloverleaf overpass closed Wednesday, Thursday overnight
The first two nighttime closures tied to the replacement of the cloverleaf bridge carrying Route 366 over the Route 56 Bypass in New Kensington is scheduled for this week.
A lengthy official detour will likely result in motorists who know the area finding their own, shorter ways around.
They are the first two of what could be as many as 16 such closures.
PennDOT announced on Tuesday that Route 56, at the spot where it goes under Route 366, will be closed in both directions from 6 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday, and 6 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday.
The passing lane of Route 366 coming down the hill from Taco Bell and across the overpass bridge, which loops around to Route 56 under the bridge, also will be closed, PennDOT project manager Dan Bartko said. The Tarentum-bound side of the bridge and the ramp taking traffic toward Valley High School will remain open, he said.
Crews with Carmen Paliotta Contracting will be removing the concrete deck on one-half of the overpass bridge.
The official detour is a 25-mile loop using Routes 780, 380, 66, 356 and 56. It is using comparable state routes that can handle the same weights and offer turns wide enough for tractor-trailers.
Local drivers will surely use alternate routes, with Leechburg and Craigdell roads in New Kensington and Lower Burrell being likely options.
Nighttime closures tied to the bridge work are limited to 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays.
Although there could be as many as 16 closures, Bartko said the contractor is trying to keep the number to between eight and 10.
There will no closures during the New Kensington Community Days, the weekend of June 20-22 at nearby Memorial Park.
The next nighttime closure may not be for about another month or so, Bartko said.
Bartko said the contractor still plans on having the bridge finished by year's end despite being behind schedule. Under contract, the company has until next May to finish work.
The $2.8 million project will result in a wider, higher and better-supported bridge at the cloverleaf.
Brian C. Rittmeyer is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 724-226-4701 or email@example.com.
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By Bijoyeta Das
WeNews correspondent
Monday, March 22, 2010
Berdel--also known as sister swapping and parallel weddings--is dwindling but still practiced. One woman says the tribal custom, which is controlled by a male elder, may have led to her wedding, but it's not what she wants for her daughters.
The origins of this system are mysterious.
Something called watta-satta (give and take or throwing a stone and receiving something back), which involves the simultaneous marriage of a brother-sister from two families, accounts for a third of all marriages in rural Pakistan; it is even more common in parts of Sindh and the country's southern province of Punjab, according to a 2007 World Bank report.
In berdel both marriages are annulled if one couple splits, but watta-satta enforces reciprocal threat. So if a husband mistreats his wife then his brother-in-law can retaliate and treat his sister in the same way.
Stephanie Coontz, author of the 2006 book "Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy and How Love Conquered Marriage," teaches history and family studies at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash.
"For thousands of years in Christian, Muslim and all other sorts of societies, marriage was in part about confirming the authority of elders over children in general and men over women in particular," said Coontz in an e-mail interview.
Sebnem Eras, a Turkish journalist, photographer and author of the book "Berdel," published in January, describes it as a social control mechanism.
She said there are practical explanations for why it originated and thrived. In Turkey, families used berdel to avoid paying bride price, which the groom pays the father of the bride and can range from $2,000 to $7,000. So families offered their daughters in exchange. (While berdel is used to negate the bride price, watta-satta is primarily used to avoid paying dowry by the bride's family.)
But that was less important than its use in forging strategic alliances. "Berdel is used to fortify kinship ties and ensure the continuity of tribal organizations," Eras said. Most berdel marriages are organized within clans so it solidifies tribal bonds and protects male inheritances from slipping out of clans.
Eras said it's popular now to view berdel an oppressive system that victimizes women. She noted that men are also victimized since neither side of a match has any choice.
She said, however, it was wrong to assume berdel marriages aren't happy. "I found couples who developed a balanced formula to be happy, love and support each other," she said.
There are also ways to preserve one marriage when another ends. Some families can choose to pay the bride price and keep the woman.
"Paying bride price is not highly regarded," Eras said. "It is at this point most conflicts and clashes between tribes start."
Few divorce cases are settled in the courts; instead the division of property is discussed by the male head of the families and in some cases by the tribal leaders.
The berdel system also has rules for when one of the wives in a parallel marriage dies. In this situation, the widower may marry another woman from his wife's family, said Serpil Altuntek, an anthropologist at Hacettepe University in Ankara. If no sister is available and the man chooses to marry a woman from another family, then the family of his deceased wife has to pay half of the bride price.
It is also difficult to break off a berdel marriage, since the system tends to brush aside marital problems for the "sake of two families," Altuntek said.
In some cases women who are coerced to marry through berdel commit suicide, Altuntek said. "If she decides to escape or choose another man, this can be seen as loss of honor and she might be either killed or forced to commit suicide," she said.
Rozan Kahraman, a sociologist who works at the Education of Women and Psychological Information Center in Diyarbakir, is happy that the practice is waning.
"We consider it a form of violence against women. Now we have one less evil to fight," Kahraman said. "In some cases berdel marriages are fixed at birth. Also, if a man kidnaps a woman then his family has to offer a sister to compensate."
Bijoyeta Das is a freelance multimedia journalist. Her work is available at www.bijoyetadas.com.
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Panasonic TC-P42GT25 : Rear Ports As with the G25 series, this model offers only three HDMI ports, while most current sets have four. The other two HDMI ports are tucked away in a recessed panel at the rear of the TV, along with an Ethernet port, a coaxial cable/antenna connector, a digital audio output, two sets of component A/V ports, and a VGA port.
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