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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Houston Texas area
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Jackrabbit, I am certainly not going to ridicule you. So first off, welcome to the forum!
You imply in your opening post that you have never had a relationship of this type - is that true? What relationships structures have you been able to experience personally so far?
Just a regular marriage. I enjoyed it okay, but I also missed the variety of dating. The divorce was the fault of both of us, but it had nothing to do with other people.
I think that if this configuration (your "DPG") is one that is your goal, then you have done an admirable job of thinking it through and documenting it - it will certainly give your prospective dates ample information on which to base their expectations about having a relationship with you.
Well, certainly that is a goal, but I really intended it for everyone, to promote the idea of polyamory itself. This may not be the way everyone does it, but it is a way you
do it (once any flaws are removed).
The more people who embrace polyandry, the fewer people to look down on those who currently practice it.
However (you knew this was coming), one of the things that I have learned is that there are many, many ways of doing polyamory, and that what works for one doesn't necessarily work for others. Some like the idea of closed so-called "polyfidelitous" groups, others prefer a more open arrangement, where people come and go in their lives.
Oh, sure. I wasn't proposing it as a rigid standard. It's just a concept. If people read it and like it, fine. Or they can just use it as a starting point and modify it any way they wish. Even if they don't like the particular configuration, they are at least thinking about the
of polyamory. It has never occurred to most people.
There are several things that you lay out in your blog that just wouldn't work for me in my configuration, but that absolutely doesn't make them wrong for you. Be prepared for some poly folk to look at this and say "thanks but no thanks" for the reason that it won't work for them either.
Which is why I was looking for feedback. So that I can make adjustments that address everyone's concerns. Or try to, anyway. I can't do anything about contradictory goals.
So the only thing I would caution is that you stay open-minded as you put this concept into action - you may find that it doesn't work as well for you as you thought initially, or it may not work for the people that you meet. Be prepared to rethink things as you go. I know I learned a ton of stuff once I started experiencing various poly relationships. Mostly it was what I didn't want, but in addition a large part of it was that I needed to relax in terms of my "poly ideal".
Sure, I'm flexible. Also, remember that it isn't finished. I haven't addressed things like censure by society yet. For instance, the fact that Tiger Woods would probably have lost his contracts even if his wife
give permission. A married person having sex with multiple people, with permission or not, isn't considered "wholesome".
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Don't burden business with health care woes
Dear Editor,
In a letter to The Colorado Statesman on Feb. 6, the Colorado director of the National Federation of Independent Business, Tony Gagliardi, observes that forcing Colorado's small businesses to purchase health insurance for their employees would bankrupt many businesses. Health Care for All Colorado agrees.
El Paso County GOP election sends clear message
Dear Statesman,
I enjoyed your recent article on Kay Rendleman's campaign for the El Paso County Republican Party chair. ("El Paso County GOP factions grapple over leadership," Jan. 30).
Acting COGCC head has got to go
State Rep. Steve King, R-Grand Junction, delivered this letter to Gov. Bill Ritter on Dec. 15.
Dear Gov. Ritter,
There is mounting evidence that sweeping new rules regulating oil and gas exploration will make an already deteriorating economic environment in Colorado's natural gas industry drastically worse.
It's time for Republicans to condemn Lamborn's tactics
Dear Editor,
I write you today to ask you to join me in condemning the tactics of Doug Lamborn in his campaign for re-election to Congress.
Many of you may remember two years ago, when Doug's campaign employed below-the-belt tactics (labeled "sleazy" by Joel Hefley) in order to win election. I heard from many voters who regretted voting early for Doug and wished they could take their votes back.
Please don't make the same mistake again in 2008.
Suffering service stations don't deserve insult
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On behalf of all the convenience stores and service stations that are going through the worst times they have experienced since 1974, we wish to express our utter disdain at your publishing the tasteless and crude political cartoon depicting a bicyclist riding by a service station while giving a middle-finger salute in your July 4 edition.
Our economy is bleeding jobs, yet McCain offers no real solutions
Dear Editor,
The economic plan Sen. John McCain unveiled this week in Denver is woefully short on solutions to the current economic crisis, representing little more than an extension of the failed Bush economic agenda. Every day, Colorado working families are dealing with tighter personal budgets, due to declining home values, mounting debt, and skyrocketing costs of everything from gas and food to health care. We need to turn around our failing economy, yet Sen. McCain is proposing more of the same policies that got us into this mess in the first place.
Fuggedabout the DNC; visit Pueblo
Dear Editor,
It's a little early, but I want to make sure that those who desire to take advantage of my suggestions have hotel reservations.
I am sure that most of the million or so residents of the metro area are enthusiastically looking forward to greeting all those visitors who will be arriving in the latter part of August to attend the BIG convention. For the dozen or so who want to skip the chaos caused by delegates, demonstrators, press people and politicians in general, I offer a few suggestions for an inexpensive and nearby escape.
Land's owners are its true stewards
Dear Editor,
The Paramount Theater has been declared a historic landmark by the city of Denver. So what could be a better venue to initiate a public rulemaking hearing of historic proportions? Over the past weeks, hundreds of people — representing landowners, energy companies and environmentalists — have sat for endless hours with their eyes focused on center stage, watching every move of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.
Let's stick to the facts: Crank-Rayburn poll was deeply flawed
Dear Editor,
In an earlier edition of The Statesman, Leslie Jorgensen wrote a lengthy article — three entire pages — on a polling agreement made between Major General Bentley Rayburn and Mr. Jeff Crank. That article portrayed one campaign's side of the story. In the best interest of accuracy and in light of a recent statement from the poll sponsor, the Colorado Springs Housing and Building Association, which stated, "… the implementation and the process for this effort were flawed so we agreed that the [problems] … invalidated any agreement …," here are the facts.
Rayburn campaign off base in effort to discredit poll
Dear Editor,
In attempting to discredit a polling agreement between its candidate and Jeff Crank, the Rayburn campaign has attempted to rewrite history. Interestingly, at no time before, during or after the poll during private conversations did the Rayburn campaign accuse the Crank campaign or its pollster of violating the agreement. Only in its public attempts to discredit the poll has the Rayburn camp appropriated such terminology and characterizations.

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Both Aretha Franklin and Dolly Parton were enormous influences on the late Whitney Houston's legendary career.
Queen of Soul Franklin, 69, was godmother to the "How Will I Know" singer, born into a gospel/R&B singing family that included mom Cissy Houston and aunt Dionne Warwick.
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"I just can't talk about it now," Franklin told Us Weekly Saturday following news of Houston's death in L.A. at age 48. "It's so stunning and unbelievable. I couldn't believe what I was reading coming across the TV screen. My heart goes out to Cissy, her daughter Bobbi Kris, her family and Bobby." (Houston, whose cause of death has not yet been determined, leaves behind daughter Bobbi Kristina, 18, with ex-husband Bobby Brown.)
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AMERICA/HAITI - First stone of the parish of the Sacred Heart, supported by North American Catholics
Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The North American Archbishop of Miami, His Exc. Mgr. Thomas Wenski, delegate of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Archbishop of Port-au-Prince His Exc. Mgr. Guire Poulard, presided together the ceremony for the laying of the foundation stone of the parish of the Sacred Heart, in the Haitian capital. The act, which took place on August 2, was followed by a Mass celebrated by Mgr. Wenski, during which the Archbishop announced that the temple will be built with the funding of approximately $ 2.3 million, as a gesture of solidarity to help the reconstruction of several Catholic buildings in Haiti affected by the earthquake of 2010. The note sent to Fides Agency informs that Haitian Archbishop Poulard has invited all Catholics, doctors, journalists, lawyers and all those who exercise any profession or trade, to commit themselves in the community, as God taught us.
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There's a good chance you missed it the first time around.
When "Veronica Mars" premiered on UPN in 2004, the teen-detective drama attracted an audience that was more fanatical than it was sprawling. Time did little to improve its ratings and, in May 2007, the show came to a rather abrupt and unresolved end.
But rather than fading from pop cultural consciousness, "Veronica Mars" only grew in popularity, picking up more and more devoted fans with DVD releases and online streaming.
And then, just about six years after the show's unceremonious cancellation, creator Rob Thomas took to crowd-funding website Kickstarter and asked this swelling group of fans — the self-described "Marshmallows" — to help fund a movie adaptation of their favorite mystery. The initial goal of $2 million was quickly reached and surpassed; in all the campaign took $5.7 million.
Now, 10 years after Kristen Bell's fearless girl detective first set out to discover who killed her best friend, Veronica Mars is set to make her big-screen debut on Friday. For us devout Marshmallows, it's a present better than any pony. But if you are not yet convinced, let us tell you what you've been missing and why you might want to get yourself to theater this month to check it out.
The word that comes up most often when fans talk about the show is "smart."
"I liked how it really talks about important subjects, but not in a stupid or fluffy way," says Kelly Enos, 39, of Marstons Mills. "It didn't talk down to the audience."
The story, set in the fictional Southern California town of Neptune, follows Veronica as she attempts to solve mysteries both large (her best friend's murder, a bus crash that kills several of her classmates) and small (dog theft, rigged student council elections). At the same time, Veronica must navigate the standard perils of high school: mean girls, boyfriends, academic pressure.
"It's a show about teenagers, and shows how stupid and awful they can be," says Nori Morganstein, 27, of South Yarmouth. "But it also shows them really as intelligent, and I like that."
The show never shies away from dark subjects and hard emotions. Not only does Veronica lose her best friend, she is also drugged and raped, abandoned by her mother, and, for a time, questions whether her father is actually her biological father. Domestic violence, adultery, and the divide between rich and poor are all recurring themes.
"I like how at first glance it seems like just a dumb, schoolyard (story), but underneath that it was really dark," Graham Allen, 27, of Yarmouthport says. "Not a lot of teenage drama shows have a crafty serial rapist in them."
The show also boasts nuanced characters with complex relationships. Veronica herself comes through for the people she cares about, but is perpetually certain that she is destined to be let down. She is smart, intense and loyal, but also untrusting and sometimes vengeful.
"She's so well-written," Allen says. "Sometimes she's more mature than everyone else and sometimes she's the most immature."
The bond between Veronica and her father, a sheriff-turned-private-eye played by Enrico Colantoni, is fiercely close and full of personal, quirky banter. There's Veronica's best friend, Wallace (Percy Daggs III), a basketball star and aspiring engineer who is friendly with his teammates but prefers the company of cynical Veronica, and there's Weevil (Francis Capra), who leads the local biker gang, but is determined to graduate high school to please his grandmother.
"Even the characters you don't like are such great characters," says fan Sarah Beal, 33, of Hyannis, pointing specifically to Dick Casablancas, the shallow and casually cruel rich kid played by Ryan Hansen. "Most of them have an underlying layer that is not so bad."
And then there's the romance.
Midway through the first season, Veronica embarks on a tempestuous on-again, off-again relationship with Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring), formerly the boyfriend of her murdered best friend. Though Veronica originally describes him as her school's "obligatory psychotic jackass," the pair has palpable chemistry.
But by the end of the show — and at the beginning of the movie — Veronica is dating college classmate Piz (Chris Lowell), a nice guy with a passion for politics and music. There is a small contingent of fans (including Beal) rooting for Piz, but the majority is hoping to see Logan and Veronica's epic story resume.
"I think that Piz is the smarter choice, for sure, and I love Piz, but the Veronica-Logan dynamic and the passion between them is just so much more exciting," says Lauren Watts, 33, a Falmouth Academy graduate and Boston resident.
So what it comes down to is this: If you missed Veronica Mars the first time around, now could be a good time to check out the DVDs, catch a few episodes on the Pivot network, or just head to the theater for a feature-length immersion.
And, to my fellow fanboys and fangirls who need no such encouragement: Take heart. The wait is almost over. Until then, be cool, Sodapop.
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£250m Edinburgh office scheme gets go-ahead
Cork-based Tiger Developments has received full planning permission for a £250m mixed-use scheme in Edinburgh's financial district.
Tiger's Chairman Michael O'Flynn is now seeking funding for the 510,000 sq ft office scheme known as The Haymarket in the hope that construction can begin in 2012.
The office-led scheme also includes around 58,000 sq ft of retail and leisure and a 245-bedroom Travelodge hotel.
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The Glory of God in Zion
A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
1Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised
In the #Ps. 46:4Ps 87:3Matt. 5:35city of our God,
In His holy mountain.
2#Ps. 50:2Beautiful in elevation,
The joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north,
The city of the great King.
3God is in her palaces;
He is known as her refuge.
4For behold, #2 Sam. 10:6the kings assembled,
They passed by together.
5They saw it, and so they marveled;
They were troubled, they hastened away.
6Fear #Ex. 15:15took hold of them there,
And pain, as of a woman in birth pangs,
7As when You break the #1 Kin. 10:22Ezek. 27:25ships of Tarshish
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8As we have heard,
So we have seen
In the city of the Lord of hosts,
In the city of our God:
God will #(Ps. 87:5Is. 2:2)Mic. 4:1establish it forever.
9We have thought, O God, on #Ps. 26:3Your lovingkindness,
In the midst of Your temple.
10According to #(Deut. 28:58)Josh. 7:9Mal. 1:11Your name, O God,
So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is full of righteousness.
11Let Mount Zion rejoice,
Let the daughters of Judah be glad,
Because of Your judgments.
12Walk about Zion,
And go all around her.
Count her towers;
13Mark well her bulwarks;
Consider her palaces;
That you may #(Ps. 78:5–7)tell it to the generation following.
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Our God forever and ever;
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Young Oklahoma City woman's cancer brings 'bizarre' blessings — and so many reasons to believe
It started with a cough, a persistent and seemingly normal cough.
I'm 90% sure that I'm dying. Thank you @TayNic04 for the cold.
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) April 27, 2011
Literally amazed at the power of medicine right now. #icanbreathe
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) April 27, 2011
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) July 11, 2011
@wendylegeorge I'm going. I'll be fine!
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) July 12, 2011
This whole having bronchitis/pneumonia thing isn't working out too well for me. #cantbreathe #nopointtryingtosleep
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) July 12, 2011
Going to the doctor at 1 to find out if I should go to the hospital or not. Today's not looking so great from here
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) July 12, 2011
Not feelin' so hot!
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) September 11, 2011
Thought I kicked this cough...It's gonna be a long night.
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) January 28, 2012
In two years, that cough would represent the beginning of what would feel like the end.
Lorelei Decker would lie in her hospital bed as her body shut down, and for the first time, she would think death was near.
She always knew death was a possibility — but for several months, she had experienced a life she never dreamed cancer would bring.
A family that loves her, mixed with a community that supported her, and an NBA team that inspired her. She had become Oklahoma City's favorite Thunder girl, all because of the bizarre blessing that cancer had been.
Decker beat the odds over and over again, telling doctors to believe in miracles.
Her story starts unexpectedly. Her story starts with a funeral that saved her life.
Her friend's sister had died from septic shock, brought on during her battle with leukemia. Decker would later learn that up to 50 percent of the people who develop septic shock — when an overwhelming infection leads to life-threateningly low blood pressure — don't make it. She would think back to this girl and that statistic.
At the funeral, Decker couldn't stop coughing, and she was so embarrassed and angry with herself that she went to the doctor. Her family demanded real answers.
Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, would mark Decker's last day as a "normal" 17-year-old girl.
A self-identified nerd, she was a senior in high school, busy taking advanced placement classes, playing on the Putnam City North High School golf team and loving the Oklahoma City Thunder and her boyfriend, Brad Ross, the captain of the school's football team before he graduated.
She was preparing for graduation and her first semester at Oklahoma State University. A four-inch tumor sitting in her chest derailed every plan she had.
"I would say my junior year, to this day, has been the best year of my life," Decker said. "Because Bradley was still a senior, and I still didn't have cancer."
They had no idea the monster they were facing.
It was a Saturday, and the only option the Deckers had was either the emergency room or an after-hours clinic. At the clinic, Decker's mother, Andrea Decker, had a "mom hunch."
Andrea Decker felt like her daughter might have pneumonia again, and she insisted on a chest X-ray. The doctor disagreed. The mother persisted and won.
About six months before, Lorelei had developed pneumonia and had a chest X-ray done at a different medical office. If that X-ray had been sent to a radiologist, then this moment in January 2012 likely wouldn't have happened. Because a radiologist might have noticed the beginnings of cancer.
"In retrospect, we look back, and we go, 'Wow, we missed so many signs,'" Andrea Decker said. "So many doctors missed so many signs."
"I did have pneumonia," Lorelei adds. "But I also had cancer, which was compromising my immune system, which is why I had pneumonia."
Instead of a diagnosis, Lorelei was treated for pneumonia using steroids — which is sometimes used to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma — until she finally ended up in the after-hours clinic in January.
That day, a pale-faced doctor came into the room after the X-ray. He wanted to compare it to the X-ray from July. He told the Deckers that Lorelei had a "large mass" and they should probably get it checked.
After they paid their $30 copay, a nurse came into the room.
"The doctor told you about the tumor, right?" the nurse asked.
No, the doctor hadn't said that exactly.
You really do never think it will be you.
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) January 28, 2012
"@100prayingwomen: Pray, and let God worry. -- Martin Luther" this is definitely something that applies to my life today!
— Kevin Decker (@okrtek) January 29, 2012
@BradRoss43 I'm blessed to have you.
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) January 30, 2012
This moment started the Deckers on a rapid path in search of more answers. The following Tuesday, they found out Lorelei had Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of lymph tissue. It's tissue that's found in the lymph nodes, spleen, liver and bone marrow, among other places in the body.
Among the medical community, it's often referred to as "easy cancer" because of how well it responds to treatment.
Even though she had a tumor a little larger than a grapefruit sitting in her chest, there was hope.
Alright guys!! Surgery went even better than expected. It's Hodgkins lymphoma and it has a 90% survival rate. I'm comin out swingin!!!!
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) February 1, 2012
Proverbs 17:22 "A cheerful heart is good medicine..." The Lord knows best!!!
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) February 9, 2012
Big day today! First day of chemo!
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) February 9, 2012
Thinking of you @LoreleiDecker. You can do this!
— Rumble the Bison (@rumblethebison) February 9, 2012
Lorelei did not want a "wish."
"Make-A-Wish is for children who are dying, and I'm not going to die," she told her mother.
Andrea nominated her anyway. Another "mom hunch," maybe.
If Andrea had waited any longer to nominate her, Lorelei would have been too sick — too sick to make a wish that would lay the foundation for Lorelei to shine and inspire.
Just called http://t.co/FJDdUhyE to nominate @LoreleiDecker for Make-A-Wish and spoke with a girl I worked with 24 years ago! #SmallWorld
— Andrea Decker (@KermitRocks) March 9, 2012
At first, Lorelei wanted her wish to be something that would give back to others. One of her ideas was to donate a golf shed to Putnam City North that would have a golf simulator, a putting area and lockers. And it wasn't just for her.
Her golf coach, Thomas Jedlicka, or "Coach Jed" for short, was the first person outside of her immediate family that Lorelei told when she was diagnosed.
He had survived cancer once already but was suffering again from the disease. His cancer was back, and he and Lorelei were going through chemotherapy at the same time.
I wish me and Jed had chemo at the same place
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) April 5, 2012
Half way done with chemo! I still have a long journey ahead of me but the Lord will ALWAYS provide!
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) April 20, 2012
But the Make-A-Wish representative told her, "This wish is for you. What is something you want, just for you?"
I want to coach the Oklahoma City Thunder, Lorelei finally decided.
For Lorelei, the Thunder was quickly becoming her escape from cancer. Her motto was quickly becoming, "Cancer never stops, but sometimes there are Thunder games."
She thought this would be a way she could meet the team she loved. She didn't know it would reach beyond that.
MY OWN JERSEY!! #sick #thunderswag pic.twitter.com/7qwZXY5a
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) April 24, 2012
@LoreleiDecker enjoying her @makeawishok day as a Thunder coach. All day with the coaches and team, tonight at the game. Follow her!
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) April 24, 2012
The night before her "wish day," the Deckers went to Mickey Mantle's, an upscale restaurant in Bricktown. Kevin Durant was there.
Andrea Decker approached his table and placed her hand on the Thunder star's shoulder.
"This girl is going to be your coach tomorrow!" she told him.
Durant had no idea what they were talking about. The next day at practice, he greeted Lorelei, "Hey friend."
It was the beginning of an actual friendship.
Glad I got to talk with you tonight! Thanks for stopping to say hi! @KDTrey5 pic.twitter.com/za8TQeKy
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) December 18, 2012
That day, Lorelei spent almost two hours with the Thunder coaches in their strategy meeting. That night, they would play the Sacramento Kings. They watched tape from previous Thunder-Kings games and took notes.
"I'm always watching, and I just think we really succeed whenever we get rebounds, and we drive the ball," she told them.
The coaches fell in love with her.
"I know when I met Lorelei, I saw somebody that was a fighter," Thunder head coach Scott Brooks said. "I saw somebody that I wanted to help and get involved (with), be a part of her life. With all of our guys, she's a big part of our thoughts every day."
Still can't get over how welcoming and genuine Scott Brooks is. It's obvious why he's the best coach in the league! pic.twitter.com/YRAKEfKh
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) April 25, 2012
During practice, Lorelei played against James Harden in a free throw contest. It didn't take long for the other players to join in cheering her on. Russell Westbrook helped position the 5-foot-3 girl, scooting her up.
"It's not that you're not strong," he told her. "You're just a little short."
@okcthunder's James Harden just played @LoreleiDecker in a game of horse! @makeawishok and SHE won!
— Andrea Decker (@KermitRocks) April 24, 2012
"Being an NBA coach and fighting cancer is exhausting work."
Lorelei would need this day for her spirits. Bad news was on its way.
At first, it seemed like Lorelei's tumor was responding to chemo.
In early May, it seemed like things were heading in the right direction. Even though Lorelei still had a large mass in her chest, a PET scan showed that only 10 percent was active cancer.
Results of my CT scan today. Not exactly what we wanted.. Tumor has not shrunk, (but can be expected for me). PET scan Monday for more info
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) May 5, 2012
Got the results of my PET scan from this morning! 90% or more of my cancer is gone and chemo will continue to kill the rest! #JESUSHEALER
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) May 7, 2012
"Cancer and such joy simply cannot reside in the same body." Well said, mom. Cancer can take my health but not my joy. #fighter #survivor
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) May 16, 2012
The University of Oklahoma women's golf team visited her while she was at the hospital. And sunflowers she planted were starting to bloom.
On June 28, Andrea wrote in the family's blog, "We were able to enroll Lorelei in Classes at OSU yesterday. She'll move into her dorm on August 12. She'll travel the road between Stillwater and ProCure in OKC every day for the early days of her life in Stilly, but once done with radiation I'm afraid I'll rarely see her. My baby is almost out of the nest."
And in July, Lorelei would ring a bell at the hospital, representing the last of her prescribed chemotherapy.
It would feel like a day to celebrate.
Eight days later, she would find out that her cancer was resistant to chemotherapy. Her chances of survival would decrease.
"It shook us to our core," Andrea wrote in their blog. "Lorelei admitted that it had never once crossed her mind that she might not beat this cancer. She saw the cancer as being very inconvenient but not really life threatening. That changed yesterday for her. Thankfully her boyfriend Bradley was with her to hold her as she cried. They both have a lot of praying to do."
Lorelei found out she had refractory and fast-growing bulky Hodgkin lymphoma. It had developed a resistance to the chemo that she had undergone for six months.
Part of the Thunder family, our Make-a-Wish coach @LoreleiDecker is facing a setback and could use your prayers/help. http://t.co/oRXChVzq
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) July 29, 2012
The @okcthunder is on #TeamLorelei, are you? pic.twitter.com/mTAthTAu
— Team Lorelei (@TeamLorelei) November 3, 2012
Hey guys, if you could say a prayer for me and send encouraging bible verses my way it would be much appreciated..
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) December 14, 2012
The days the family expected to move Lorelei into her dorm at OSU, she started R-ICE chemo, a type of chemo that was harshest for Lorelei.
She threw up so badly she was dry heaving. Her mouth, throat and digestive system were covered in sores. Because of the sores, Lorelei vomited blood. She vomited so often that the blood vessels in her eyes were popping. Doctors ran an MRI and an X-ray because they thought she had broken ribs.
Her family put Velcro on the back of her cellphone because it was too heavy for her to hold. They stuck it to her hospital bed's table so she could watch "Sons of Anarchy" on Netflix.
Her 18th birthday came in the midst of this.
Andrea hadn't made any plans for Lorelei's birthday, Aug. 19. It looked like all Lorelei would have to look forward to would be a second round of R-ICE chemo.
Until it wasn't. Kevin Durant invited Lorelei to the movie premiere for "Thunderstruck."
"Isn't it silly that I ever worried about making her birthday special? I should have known our wonderful OKC Thunder would take care of Coach Lorelei!" Andrea wrote later in the family's blog.
After she finished chemo, Lorelei's doctors wanted to try a stem cell transplant, using her own stem cells. The hope was that her healthy stem cells would regenerate and kill off her cancer.
That didn't work.
The next step? Doctors would perform a stem cell transplant using stem cells from Lorelei's oldest sister, Hannah. It was a similar concept — use Hannah's healthy stem cells to replace Lorelei's sick ones. Lorelei would have Hannah's immune system, and thus, it would hopefully kill off her cancer.
Before the transplant, they had to put up an unexpected fight.
When Lorelei first started her journey with cancer, she had about 300 Twitter followers.
Since her wish, she has seen that number grow to more than 2,000.
When the family's insurance company told them it wouldn't cover the transplant from Hannah to Lorelei, the family took to Twitter. Andrea's job had been in social media, meaning she had quite the network as well.
The Decker parents and their children began posting tweets with the hashtag #ApproveLorelei.
Soon, hundreds joined them. And local media picked up the story.
All hell's about to break loose. BCBS DENIED Lorelei's transplant. No words for how angry I am. I guess it's cheaper to let her die.
— Andrea Decker (@KermitRocks) March 5, 2013
I may have the cure to her cancer in my body, and all the doctors are ready to give it to her. @BCBSOK is the only obstacle. #ApproveLorelei
— Hannah Decker (@hannahdecker) March 6, 2013
Talking to @BCBSOK they can't seem to locate a denial letter about the stem cell transplant. If it was my premium they could find it.
— Kevin Decker (@okrtek) March 6, 2013
Within a day, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma changed its mind.
"The big deal there is nothing new happened, so why did they deny in the first place?" Andrea said. "Because they could — because they knew some people are going to die before they fight."
Never underestimate the power of social media!
— Gretchen Decker (@gretch_d) March 6, 2013
It wasn't like Lorelei had other choices. Doctors told her that this transplant was — and still is — her last treatment option. If Lorelei didn't have the stem cell transplant from Hannah, her chances at life were very, very slim.
Once Blue Cross approved the transplant, Hannah started the process of harvesting her stem cells.
Transplant day! I'm so grateful to have Hannah as a sister and a donor. Such a humbling and emotional experience. pic.twitter.com/pUyr1E14Fj
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) July 23, 2013
It seems appropriate that the oldest sister was the match.
Hannah, the first of four Decker children, felt a connection with Lorelei the moment she arrived in the world.
"I remember her being a tiny child," Hannah, who is almost six years older than Lorelei, said. "I adored her from the moment she was born."
To Hannah, Lorelei will always be that 3-year-old girl running around in pigtails. On the nights when Lorelei couldn't sleep, Hannah would rub her back until she drifted off.
Since Lorelei was born, Hannah said she has been in awe of her little sister for the energy she brings to life.
For their family, cancer has been a "bizarre blessing."
"Most of my family has said that," she said. "It's obviously brought its own kind of hell, but it's also really helped us see what our world is and what everybody is in it for. You get a sort of clarity when you're dealing with something that's bigger than you."
Lorelei remembers late July 2013 as the scariest time for her.
After almost two years of fighting, with treatment at five hospitals through the help of at least 28 doctors and more than 150 nurses, she was still dying. More than $2.2 million in medical care, and she was still dying.
She had received the transplant from Hannah's stem cells and seemed to be doing well — but then in late July, she went into septic shock.
"That's the closest I've ever been to death," Lorelei said. "Cancer is an impending doom, but it's not a present doom — until you're in septic shock, and that doom is very present."
As Andrea Decker watched her daughter shake and shiver with a high fever, she thought, "Here we are. We've cured cancer, and she's going to die from septic shock."
My heart and prayers go out to my wonderful daughter @LoreleiDecker who is at MD Anderson doing a stem cell transplant and running a fever.
— Kevin Decker (@okrtek) July 30, 2013
Whatever you do, don't EVER Google "gram negative septic shock." Just sayin'.
— Andrea Decker (@KermitRocks) July 30, 2013
They were at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, away from their support system in Oklahoma.
Andrea watched as medical staff squeezed bags and bags of medicine into Lorelei.
She put out a call on social media for prayers. She was desperate to get as many people as possible praying for her daughter.
Doctors aren't exactly sure why people suffering from septic shock recover. But Lorelei somehow did.
So it sounds like I will get to leave the ICU tonight!!!! My vitals are looking stable. Good doctors, BIG God! Thanks for your prayers.
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) July 30, 2013
The next few weeks weren't easy, though. She suffered from a mysterious facial paralysis that eventually cleared up after she was treated with steroids.
The Deckers couldn't know that they were close to a victory, but it was coming. Lorelei was due for her ninth PET scan, which would tell them whether she had any active cancer.
It was her ninth PET scan in 21 months — and it had been 60 days since her transplant from Hannah.
Prayers for my girl @LoreleiDecker for good PET scan results today. She is a warrior #teamlorelei
— Bradley Alan Ross (@BradRoss43) September 20, 2013
"@KermitRocks: Nervous doesn't even begin to describe how I feel. PET scan results at 11:00." Me too. Seems this is a day full of prayers!
— Kevin Decker (@okrtek) September 23, 2013
Andrea wrote the night before the scan, "The previous eight have all glowed indicating active cancer. We've hoped and prayed before each and every one. We've had faith that each scan would be THE ONE to show she was finally in remission. But we've never yet heard the R word. This process has led to a pretty strong anxiety response. Pavlov's dog learned to salivate in fewer bell rings. So, we covet your prayers for extinguishing anxiety."
Four days later, Lorelei was able to use the R word. The scan showed that she was in remission.
I'M IN REMISSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Praise God!!!!
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) September 23, 2013
Today has been the best day of my life. I learned my resilience from my ride or die @LoreleiDecker everyone give her a follow #teamlorelei
— Bradley Alan Ross (@BradRoss43) September 23, 2013
A few days later, she stood before a huddle of Thunder basketball players and told them the good news. Durant threw his arms in the air, and a smile spread across Westbrook's face. She hugged coach Brooks. And then she cut off the lime green bracelet she had given Brooks more than a year before.
"I had dreamt of that day forever," Lorelei said. "I had dreamt of the day I was in remission, but I had dreamt of the day I told the Thunder I was in remission even more."
So happy for u RT @LoreleiDecker: When I said I was cancer free, @kdtrey5 instantly threw his hands in the air http://t.co/HszYPIHYGq
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) October 1, 2013
When Lorelei first chose her wish — to be a Thunder coach for a day — she thought that would be it, a day with the Thunder.
She never imagined they would be alongside her and her family as they battled cancer.
She never imagined she would give Durant a pep talk after the Thunder lost in the 2013 playoffs.
Or that Westbrook would call her after he tore his meniscus during the playoffs. They would talk about how they were both in situations they couldn't control. They would find strength in their friendship.
She never imagined that beyond her family, she would have a community of support that would include the Oklahoma City Thunder and their fans.
It's Dec. 14, and Lorelei stands in her bedroom, holding a 4-inch miniature Thunder basketball, signed by Durant and Westbrook.
So this little basketball is 12 cm across... My tumor is 11 cm in diameter #perspective pic.twitter.com/0j1WnqYT
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) May 9, 2012
"This is how big my tumor was," she says. "Kind of puts things in perspective."
During the interview for this story, the question arises: "When is Bradley going to propose?"
Lorelei sighs.
"I don't know," she says. "It could be today. It could be …"
Her father, Kevin Decker, starts to cluck like a chicken. He has been teasing Lorelei that Brad hasn't proposed yet — all the while knowing something she doesn't.
A few weeks earlier, Brad and Kevin had told Lorelei they were going to the house of Lorelei's older brother, Dustin, to move a couch. Instead, they went to the Starbuck's near the Kilpatrick Turnpike, and Brad asked if he could marry Lorelei.
And Kevin knows that Lorelei isn't far off in her guess.
That evening, Brad's father had asked Lorelei and Brad to give a speech at his company's Christmas party about Lorelei's journey with cancer. She spoke first and then gave Brad the microphone.
It was only a minute or so before his father handed Brad a small, blue ring box. Brad got down on one knee and asked Lorelei to make him the happiest man alive.
They were on a stage on the 50th floor of the Devon Tower. Overlooking the city Lorelei loves, a city that loves her back. She said yes.
WE'RE ENGAGED!!!!!! @BradRoss43 pic.twitter.com/KDYIKhd4l6
— Lorelei Decker (@LoreleiDecker) December 15, 2013
Their wedding is scheduled for early August. She has a few guests on her list who can't make it before then.
"Whether or not the Thunder will be in the finals, we don't know," Lorelei said. "But we can't schedule it in June because if they do go to the finals, then Coach Brooks can't come to my wedding. He's gotta be there."


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Waiting For....Erotica // Friday, October 05, 2012
"It's a short story about a woman waiting for a man," fashion photographer and director Joe Wehner says, he has just directed his first Ben Trovato film, "Waiting for…" . It was a long time coming, for six long months we have waited for the right project and the right girl to come by, and then Tantiana at Mc2 came to town. "She is new to NY and she needed a video showing her ability to be on camera, and since she has a natural body for lingerie so we just went from there..."
Julien Spianti's Sin of IgnoranceErotica // Friday, October 05, 2012
Julien Spianti was born 1982 and in 2005 she attained a masters degree in Philosophy and Aesthetics at Paris I Sorbonne. She currently works and lives in Paris and Brussels, creating dark oils on paper and canvas with the occasional nude in abstracted compositions.
A Gentle HeartErotica // Friday, October 05, 2012
Deeply beautiful, heartfelt images and photographs from Laura Makabresku, depicting love, emotion, sadness, lust and true and genuine compassion. Accompanied by gorgeously appropriate text and short writings, and personal narrative between Laura and her boyfriend.
The Summer HouseErotica // Friday, October 05, 2012
Not to be the bearer of bad news, but summertime is officially coming to a close, which means more clothes, less bikinis and an unfortunate turn of events when it comes to bearing skin. Just to reminisce a little, and look forward to the days to come, Treats Magazine brings you this sexy little clip entitled 'The Summer House'.
The Poisoned Pleasures of Brian HoldermanErotica // Thursday, October 04, 2012
Brian Holderman is a Pittsburgh-based graphic artist and painter known for creating a vividly colored cartoon world of poison, mis-happenings, and temptation. His work has been exhibited throughout the US, including the Andy Warhol Museum and the Mattress Factory.
Farewell Indian SummerErotica // Thursday, October 04, 2012
Treats! Magazine invites you to bask in the waning afternoon of a fleeting Indian summer, following the lead of a tawny-haired girl as she frolics through flaxen fields with youthful abandon. These angelic images of fading reverie were composed by LA-based photographer Kesler Tran.
Gail Kilker's Boudoir BeautiesErotica // Thursday, October 04, 2012
Enjoy a small sampling of Baltimore-based photographer Gail Kilker's lush and romantic erotic photography. Mixing classic pinup elegance with a modern and edgy aesthetic, Kilker's images are enticing and timeless, a perfect example of sophisticated boudoir photography at its best.
Suzannah Sinclair's Vintage SexualityErotica // Thursday, October 04, 2012
Artist Suzannah Sinclair's dreamy and seductive work is largely inspired by the vintage pornography of the 60's and 70's, a time when earthy sensuality and voluptuous figures reigned supreme. By using pale washes of watercolor to allow the soft grain of her birch wood canvases to come through, Sinclair perfectly merges the visceral qualities of her medium with the nostalgic essence of her erotically-charged subject matter.
Jen Oaks: Lusty LadiesErotica // Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Lust after the curvaceous pin-ups and vixens that are a product of Jen Oaks' creative mind. As an artist and illustrator living in Berkeley, CA, Jen renders voluptuous ladies and their undergarments as part of her extensive portfolio. She graduated from the Academy of Art with my MFA in Illustration in 2009 and is still activley persuing her creative endeavors.
Oh Girls...Erotica // Wednesday, October 03, 2012
A creative little erotic short, brought to you from the minds of two, Oh Girls is a collaboration between Carlos Nunez & Jeremy Eichenbaum. A simple, slightly innocent and sexy film, these two guys put together a lovely couple minutes of viewing pleasure for you to enjoy, so please do!


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AMHERST, Mass. - Researchers at the School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have received a three-year, $750,000 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research at the National Institutes of Health to look at how communication between nurse practitioners (NPs) and patients affects medical outcomes. The study will involve older, ethnically diverse patients, in managed and non-managed care settings during scheduled visits around Massachusetts, including the Boston area.
AMHERST, Mass. - Police at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are joining in the statewide May Mobilization of the Governor''s Highway Safety Bureau''s "Click It or Ticket" campaign to make sure drivers and their passengers are using seatbelts and child safety seats. The campaign is underway and runs through June 1.
AMHERST, Mass. - The Graduate School at the University of Massachusetts will hold its Commencement ceremony Sat. May 24 at 10:30 a.m. in the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. Approximately 1,200 graduate students are candidates for master''s or doctoral degrees. Ernesto Zedillo, president of Mexico from 1994-2000, now of Yale University, will be awarded an honorary degree. James Walker Jr., interim dean of the Graduate School, will offer a welcome. Chancellor John V. Lombardi and University President William M. Bulger will address the candidates.
AMHERST, Mass. - Anna Nagurney, the John F. Smith Memorial Professor at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has received a two-year, $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study knowledge supernetworks and to develop models that examine the management of dynamic business processes under risk and uncertainty. Nagurney specializes in the study of large-scale financial, transportation, telecommunications, power, and other networks, and how they interconnect and function.
AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher Robert Gao has developed a new sensor system that essentially enables machinery to alert human operators when it is overloaded, broken, or wearing out. This new sensor technology, for which a patent has been filed, has the potential to bring about improved safety and productivity in the transportation and manufacturing industries. The invention was the result of Gao''s research funded by the National Science Foundation.
AMHERST, Mass. - The following 11 seniors at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are the recipients of the 21st Century Leader Awards, to be presented during Commencement ceremonies Sunday, May 25 at 10 a.m. in Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium. Each recipient''s hometown and major field of study are included.
AMHERST, Mass. - Fergus M. Clydesdale, head of the department of food science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has been appointed Distinguished Professor by University President William M. Bulger. The appointment was made following a vote of approval by the University''s Board of Trustees at its meeting May 7 at the UMass Dartmouth campus.
AMHERST, Mass. - Twenty-nine teams of senior engineering students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will exhibit their senior design projects at the Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering Senior Design Day, Fri. May 9, from 10:30 a.m.- 2 p.m., in the Gunness Student Center in Marcus Hall. Reporters and photographers are welcome to attend the event.
AMHERST, Mass. - "Into the Light," a symphonic overture for large orchestra, composed by Bruce MacCombie, associate dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, will be performed May 23 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The overture''s performance, to be presented by the St. Petersburg Philharmonic in the Great Philharmonic Hall, will be part of a series of festivals and events designed to celebrate the founding of St. Petersburg in 1703.
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DUNDEE, N.Y. -- Five years after it exploded into a political conflagration over "death panels," the issue of paying doctors to talk to patients about end-of-life care is making a comeback, and such sessions may be covered for the 50 million Americans on Medicare as early as next year.
Bypassing the political process, private insurers have begun reimbursing doctors for these "advance care planning" conversations as interest in them rises along with the number of aging Americans.
People are living longer with illnesses, and many want more input into how they will spend their final days, including whether they want to die at home or in the hospital, and whether they want full-fledged life-sustaining treatment, just pain relief, or something in between. Some states, including Colorado and Oregon, recently began covering the sessions for Medicaid patients.
But far more significant, Medicare may begin covering end-of-life discussions next year if it approves a recent request from the American Medical Association, the country's largest association of physicians and medical students. One of the AMA's roles is to create billing codes for medical services, codes used by doctors, hospitals and insurers. It recently created codes for end-of-life conversations and submitted them to Medicare.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which runs Medicare, would not discuss whether it will agree to cover end-of-life discussions; its decision is expected this fall. But the agency often adopts AMA recommendations.
If Medicare adopts the change, its decision would also set the standard for private insurers, encouraging many more doctors to engage in these conversations.
"We think it's really important to incentivize this kind of care," said Dr. Barbara Levy, chairwoman of the AMA committee that submits reimbursement recommendations to Medicare.
Some doctors conduct such conversations for free or shoehorn them into other medical visits. Dr. Joseph Hinterberger, a family physician in Dundee, N.Y., wants to avoid situations in which he has had to decide for incapacitated patients who had no family or stated preferences.
Recently, he spent an unreimbursed hour with Mary Pat Pennell, a retired community college dean, walking through advance directive forms. Pennell, 80, quickly said she would not want to be resuscitated if her heart or lungs stopped. But she took longer to weigh options if she was breathing but otherwise unresponsive.
With reimbursement, "I'd do one of these a day," Hinterberger said.


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text: Home > Medical > Breast cancer > News 02 December 2008 Breast cancer: myths and facts Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women. There are several common myths myths surrounding breast cancer. 0 Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women. There are several common myths myths surrounding breast cancer. Myth: If you have a positive family history of breast cancer, you will definitely develop breast cancer. Fact: This is not true. There are many women who do have a positive family history of breast cancer and do not develop breast cancer. Additionally, while women, who have a family history of breast cancer, are at an increased risk of developing breast cancer, the majority of women who do develop breast cancer do not have a family history. If, however, you do have a grandmother, mother, daughter, sister or other family member, who has had breast cancer, you should speak to your doctor about regular assessments. 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