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2 weeks after TT, I was feeling great. Last 5 days, I feel swelling & my period is about to come. Is that normal? (Photo)
I've my tummy tuck about 2 weeks ago and I was successfully recovering but 2 days ago I felt swelling in the belly area and I noticed that my pre menstrual cycle is about to come . I'm freaking out about it
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Post op Tummy Tuck
Thank you for your question. What you are describing sounds fairly common. Swelling is normal for several months following a tummy tuck. The amount of swelling can change from day to day, even morning to evening, based on activity level, fluid shifts, etc. Are there any other symptoms which have developed in the last few days such a fever, nausea, change in appetite, drainage from the incision? I would advise you to contact your physician about your concerns, he/she may suggest that you come into the office for follow-up. Good luck
Abdominoplasty recovery.
Changes in swelling associated with your menstrual cycle is normal. If you surgeon prescribed postoperative garments, these may help control the swelling. There certainly is no reason to be alarmed. A quick call to your surgeon should reassure you and quell your anxiety.
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Bloating and swelling at the tummy tuck
Thank you for your picture. Here are result looks good at this point. The swelling that your feeling I s probably just retained water from your typical menstrual cycle. However follow it closely and if you have a questions contact your plastic surgeon. Good luck.
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Post-Op Swelling
Thank you for your question and photo. Swelling is normal post-op and will continue in an ebb and flow pattern for up to a year after an abdominoplasty. Make sure to follow up with your surgeon for all your post-op appointments!
Swelling is normal
when you have your cycle is normal to get swollen in some areas and after a procedure like the one you already had you can be sure you will be more swollen as you are currently full of liquids, please be patient and try to let this time go away, you will see final results in 4-6 months. Best Wishes!
Swelling post op
stop freaking out. you have a really nice result. your menstrual swelling is just a temporary inconvenience. be patient it takes 6 months for the final result
Postop Swelling
Congratulations on an excellent result. Your swelling and bloating are normal with postop recovery and your menstrual cycle. Each week and each month will be better. Best wishes on your recovery.
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Too early to judge final results
Swelling is normal after any procedure. It can take the body anywhere from 6 months to a year to fully recover and to see final results from this type of procedure. I would not dwell on these changes, but consult with your physician to ensure there is no bigger problem.
Swelling can wax and wane for many weeks after in abdominoplasty.
The body tends to hold on to fluid immediately after an operation. This process can wax and wane for weeks after the procedure. Which are experiencing is quite normal.
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"I think I have good hands, but I always work on catching the football," he added. "I'm trying to get stronger, and I do well in the weight room. I'm always working on my routes, and I think I can go deep or come across the middle. I like returning kicks, so I'm a versatile player. And I will block people when that's called for."
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"I haven't set any official visits up yet, but my plan is to go to Michigan with Cardale Jones on December 10th," Wynn explained. "Michigan has offered and I'm interested, but I haven't called them to set up that visit yet. There's a good chance I will be there with Cardale."
"I don't have any official visits set up, and I almost hate to discuss recruiting right now," he added. "There are schools calling, but I haven't had too much chance to get to know these schools, because I put everything I had into our season."
"I really need to sit down with Coach (Ginn) and my family and map out a plan for the five official visits," he continued. "I want to commit on Signing Day, so I have plenty of time to get this done. I will probably take all my visits in December and January, and use those visits to basically make my decision."
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"Whoo!" a smile spread across Mia's face when she heard the thousands of cheers as she came up to the last 100m of the race. With her video camera in her hand, she noticed her mum, dad and brother waiting for her near the finish line, she knew they would be so proud. Mia smiled, put her head back, closed her eyes and let the wind brush against her face.
She'd been training for months now, every day. Mia just knew she had to do this for herself and her family. The Boston marathon seemed like the perfect opportunity, Mia wanted to become a different person, set herself goals and have a fresh start. With the help of her brother Zac, Mia was in a completely new mindset. This very moment, when the wind was sweeping her off her feet, reminded mia how wonderful life really was when you have family in it. Everything was perfect....
But all of a sudden, that perfect moment slipped away. Screaming, crying as far as mia could hear, a huge deafening boom echoing through the street. It was a warzone, and mia felt the ground shake as she fell over twisting her ankle, she opened her eyes.. everywhere was white smoke, she couldn't hear out of her left ear but she knew something terrible had just happened, about 20 seconds later another booming explosion broke out, nearly 100metres away.
Mia screamed and was blown back onto the cement, her first thought was her family. Along with 20 or so others mia launched towards where the first boom went off near a little cafe, the fence had been smashed over, with sharp wood sticking out everywhere. While everyone helped to move it.
Mia gasped. "OH MY GOD!".
Groups of people were surrounding the cafe, on the ground, bleeding. Limbs blown off in every direction, shock and terror could be smelt from a mile away. With the video camera still in her hands, mia was getting full footage of the scene.
"what happened?!" she kept screaming "it's a bomb, it was a bomb!" mia heard a young man carrying a little boy with no legs to the ambulances.
Only 4 hour hours into the marathon and there was nothing but chaos and panic in this little street of Boston. Hyperventilating, mia grabbed as many people as she could and reached them to safety. The police were running everywhere, frantic that another explosion might go off. All hot and flustered, she felt dizzy…..slowly as everything surrounding her became blurry, mia fell and hit her head.
"it's ok sweetie, you're alright". Mia heard a woman's soft voice above her. "You just fainted".
All mia could remember was screaming and shoving and white smoke…..
"My family!" Mia cried. "Where are they?! Are they ok?!" She could hardly get the words out.
The lady just gave her a long, sad look… "Look sweetie, I'm just going to go get the doctor ok?" she said as she walked out the door.
Panicking, mia grabbed the blanket and pulled it up near her face. All she needed was an answer. Was her family ok. A tall thin man came In and looked her solemnly in the eye,
"how are you feeling Mia?" he asked with a friendly smile.
Fury rose inside Mia, how dare he come in smiling and ask her how she was feeling?
"I'm fine, now where is my family?!".
"your brother is fine, he's in the emergency room, but…"
"NO!" Mia didn't want to hear any buts, she wasn't sure if she wanted to listen to what he had to say next. "No, I'm not listening to you, I don't believe you, my family are fine, I know they are, they're just….".
"I'm sorry mia, they, they didn't make it…" Mia felt sick, her stomach lurched and she choked.
"No…. They cant, I". The tears rushed down Mia's cheeks as she screamed to let her go and find her family.
The doctor just held her and said "I know Mia, I know. I'm so sorry…". "Take me to him! Take me to my brother!" Mia whispered, but she could hardly sit up let alone walk.
"Mia, you need to rest, you're pail as a ghost, your ankle is broken and..".
"Stop!! Just take me to him!" Mia sobbed and she felt whoozy.
The doctor just looked at the lady and nodded, after being put Into a wheelchair the lady, who happened to be a nurse, took mia into the emergency room to see her brother.
"Zac". Mia smiled as a tear rolled down her face, she squeezed his hand and kissed it softly. His eyes weren't open, and his legs were covered…." "What happened to him?" mia asked.
"The bomb exploded 10 metres away from your family Mia, and, well he lost the lower half of his leg, just below the knee".
Mia felt her heart drop, "Is he going to be ok?".
"He's in intensive care but he'll be fine" the nurse smiled, and left Mia with her brother.
After hours of crying and sleeping, Mia tried to remember everything she could from earlier that day. As she sat in the waiting room of the hospital, a handsome boy with green eyes and dimples walked towards her.
"You probably don't remember but when you fainted, I brought you here". Mia just stared in confusion.
"Oh um, thankyou.." She didn't know what to say, he just saved her life so she had to say something.
He smiled and sat down with her, "how does your ankle feel?" He asked with a worried look on his face.
"Uhh fine I guess, I kind of forgot about it, wait… how did you know I hurt it?"
"I uh, I saw you fall over and twist it when the explosion went off."
Mia took this in, "oh ok, well".
"I was watching you run, and then I saw you fall and I rushed right over." He gave her an awkward smile.
"Well thankyou I guess, I don't really know what to say."
He laughed and put out his hand, "I'm Alex by the way".
"Nice to meet you, I'm M-" "Mia, I know". Mia was confused yet mesmerised that this boy knew this much about her. Just then the nurse came out and called Mia, "he's awake". She said with a smile.
Without hesitating, Mia jumped up, "oh, thanks again, Alex".
"No worries, Mia". He leaned forward again, making her heart stop. "If you're ever in any more trouble, just call." He said as he slipped a piece of paper into Mia's pocket, and smiled.
His gaze was so mesmerising yet annoying, they had only just met, her parents were dead, her brother in hospital and already he was HITTING on her! She watched as he walked away with his hands in his jean pockets, she took a deep breathe … ZAC! She'd been so caught up with 'Alex' that she forgot about her brother.
Running to his room, she launched herself towards him for a hug. "Mia, you're ok" he said with a smile.
"I know, I wouldn't have been if Alex hadn't saved me." She smiled.
"Who, who's Alex?" He asked protectively. He'd always been funny about the subject of boys, just like Mia's dad.
"Oh don't worry Zac, he's just some guy, gosh don't act so much like dad. She laughed but then realised what she just said.
"Um Zac? Have they told you what happened today… With mom and dad?" her eyes became watery.
"NO! What happened? Are they ok?! Are they waiting outside?! Did they lose limbs?! Are the doctors taking care of them!?" Mia choked.
She didn't want to tell him, but she had to… "No Zac, they're not ok. They're… dead Zac."
The look on his face said it all. He didn't know what to say, he didn't want to believe it. "No, no Mia, there must be a mistake, they can't be."
"Dead. Well they are Zac". Mia's tears soaked her jumper, she'd already gone through a whole box of tissues. Zac just stared in disbelief, he too got tears.
"Zac I love you" Mia cried.
"Shhhhh I do too Mia, I love you and I'm never going to let anything happen to you".
They laid there and hugged, both eventually falling asleep in each others arms. Around midnight, Mia woke up, she noticed her video camera was still around her neck.
"oh my god" she whispered. She never stopped recording… At around 3:00 Zac woke her up.
"Mia come on its ok, your safe". Mia was panting and as she looked down she saw her clammy body, dripping with sweat.
All night she'd been replaying the video, everything came back to her.
"Mia, I think you had a nightmare. I woke up to you tossing and turning, you kept crying… and then I saw the video camera in your hand". Mia remembered all of it.
"Zac, I remember, all, all the bodies…" Mia was going to vomit, Zac just leaned over and hugged her. Choking, with tears in her eyes, Mia spoke.
"There was blood everywhere, people, their… all their limbs just, blown off". Zac just held her… "Mia, I'm so sorry , I can't imagine what you went through."
Through her struggle, Mia quietly whispered "We will find out who did this. We will stop at nothing. And when we find them… We will show them no mercy, and kill them…"
Zac was taken back. "Mia, what? Don't, don't think like that. Let's just get you better, come on I'll get the nurse, we'll get you a bed. You need to rest Mia, you don't know what you're saying, it must be the pills".
But Mia did know what she was saying. She needed to get out of there… Because at that moment, Mia only felt one thing. She'd lost her parents, her brother's legs, and her forgiveness… She wanted revenge.
BEEP BEEP BEEP! "Arghh shut up". Mia groaned as her noisy alarm went off.
Four days after the hospital, she was still getting used to the normal everyday routine. Things were harder now, Mia felt lonely, without her mum, dad and brother, every day drained on and on. She was still visiting Zac every afternoon to check up on him, but she felt like everyone she loved had been torn away from her.
"Yes yes I'm coming, chill. Yeah I just got up". Mia pressed end and chucked her phone on the bed, Zac checked up on her every morning making sure she didn't forget to see him in the morning visiting hours.
"Hi", Mia kissed him on the cheek as she entered the room with flowers, "how are you doing?".
"well I've been better, I mean I'm kind of legless right now so". Zac gestured to the free space under his blanket.
"Right right, well I should go, gotta do some errands and more boring stuff like that". She didn't want him worrying about her, he had enough on his plate as it was.
"Yeah… not buying that Mia, what are you really doing?". He always knew when she was lying.
"Okay. Well I'm… I'm going to see mum and dad". He didn't look very pleased.
"Mia, we promised we wouldn't do that for at least a few more weeks, when I'm better, we could go see them together".
Really, it wasn't that Zac wanted to wait, he didn't want to have to visit his parents grave at all. "well I'm not coping with all this Zac and I need closure, I need to see them. I, I gotta go."
"Mia, I love you just remember that". With tears in her eyes, Mia nodded and walked away.
What Zac didn't realise is that Mia never had any intention of running errands, or visiting the cemetery. For the past few weeks, she'd kept it secret, sure she had been visiting her parents and she did need closure. But something else was haunting her mind, nightmare after nightmare of that day, and the hospital. Mia finally realised the signs and knew she had to do something.
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Firstly, my two front teeth: One in my eyes is the perfect shape (strait bottem no chips) but the one next to it has a curved bottom and a small chip out the corner and it is noticible.. Secondly, the two teeth one ether side of my to my fronts, they're all jaggerd at the bottom to ! I was wondering If an Orthodontist, if asked, slightly shave the bottoms into a nice shape? Thanks !! x
When my Braces Are Off, Will They Slightly Shave my Front Teeth into a Perfect Shape? (photo)
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Very good question. I would definitely recommend having the edges of these teeth reshaped and do this on a lot of my patients. Mother nature can be a bit casual about giving us "perfectly" shaped teeth. DO talk to your orthodontist about it at your next visit. Some of the "jaggered" look is from the developmental segments of each tooth as they are formed and are called mamelons. They very often can benefit from some mild reshaping. The orthodontist will likely check the root positions first on a panoramic x-ray to see where they are before reshaping.
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Hello everyone,
I've been lurking for awhile and thought I would make my first post. I've backpacked for a long time but I am just now really getting into it. I have acquired a lot of gear thus far but now I need to add a good technical shell. I will be doing Rainer next summer as well as a few 13 – 14ers. Eventually to Denali and who knows where else. I need a good shell. I was looking at the goretex pro shells but I have read on this site that they do not breath as well. But is the pro shell more durable than some of the other fabrics?
I was looking at the Outdoor Research Mentor, Mountain Hardware Optimo, and Marmot Troll wall. Any opinions about these? They are expensive jackets so I want to make sure I get a good one that will last me for years in some rugged places.
Any help is greatly apprecited!
-TravisJun 3, 2011 at 9:59 am #1744454
Eric BlumensaadtBPL Member
@danepackerLocale: Mojave Desert
Travis, I'd go for a good eVent parka. The REI Sushkan is about the least expensive but other good ones like the very top-of-the-line Westcomb parkas from Canada, who have more features on some parkas, if that's what you're looking for.Jun 3, 2011 at 12:34 pm #1744517
Thanks :) I am checking out the westcomb stuff right now. I've read a lot about the eVent stuff but I have not heard a lot of reader reviews yet.Jun 3, 2011 at 12:49 pm #1744524
Robert CowmanMember
@rcowmanLocale: Canadian Rockies
Montane, or Rab eVent shells. I Use a windshell like a houdini though about 95 percent of the time because it stops the wind, and breaths WAY better than any hardshell. Especially because I live in drier and colder environment. Last couple trips haven't even taken my waterproof shell, just a Windshirt like a kings canyon or a Houdini.Jun 3, 2011 at 12:54 pm #1744527
Jeremy OsburnMember
@earn_my_turnsLocale: New England
I have the REI Shuksan eVent Jacket and I love it. Great for what you are looking to do. RAB also makes some eVent Jackets that are alot lighter and I believe are liked alot on this site. I have never held or worn one.Jun 3, 2011 at 1:03 pm #1744533
nanook ofthenorthBPL Member
I climb quite a bit. Really like my Alpha SL, not much reason IMO for a heavier jacket.Jun 3, 2011 at 1:04 pm #1744535
JPBPL Member
@jpovs-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2Locale: Arrowhead
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Chris GrayMember
@chrisfolLocale: Denver, Coloado
For climbing clothing I really like the stuff by First Ascent: I own both their BC-200 and Frontpoint jackets.
The best part is if live close to an EB Outlet or if you can wait until one of their sales at a regular EB store then you can find the Frontpoint for under $250 and the BC-200 for under $200 making them quite a bargain when compared to other products.Jun 3, 2011 at 9:02 pm #1744723
Ryan CBPL Member
@radio_guyLocale: Alaska
I was just recently on the quest for a good shell. Something durable, breathable, and light. PU based jackets were a no-go. Gore Tex Pro is nice but way too $. I settled on the Westcomb Specter LT with eVent, it weighs around 12oz. What impressed me about Westcomb over other brands was the high quality construction. It is very well made. The hood is fully adjustable and helmet compatible in the event I get into technical climbing. My recommendation would be to get one of their slightly heavier jackets that has more abrasive resistant eVent and drops a little lower. Westcomb's fit is roomy enough to have a light puffy insulation layer underneath.Jun 4, 2011 at 7:10 am #1744797
David ChenaultSpectator
@davecLocale: The West Slope
Selling an Alpha SL on the swap right now…
;)Jun 4, 2011 at 4:09 pm #1744934
S LongMember
@izelozLocale: Wasatch
Westcomb Specter, Eddie Bauer BC200 or Rab Momentum. Full featured, helmet compatible, light weight, durable (given their weight) and highly breathable.Jun 5, 2011 at 4:56 pm #1745280
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@gabe_joyesLocale: Lander, WY
Patagonia M10
My size small weighs 10.4 ounces. THe M10 seems to be more breathable than any other shell I've worn before, certainly better than gore-tex. It has a nice hood and all around great fit for me. The pit-zips are combined with the pockets which I think is pretty brilliant. I used to wear a marmot mica jacket in the summer and the M10 in the winter, but I have found the bit of extra weight worth the better performance during the summer months too. Its now my all-season and condition shell.
The price is outrageous but I've seen a couple on gear swap and it isn't too hard to get 30% off at shoebuy.comJun 6, 2011 at 4:23 pm #1745703
Thanks all :)
I spent a large chunk of my weekend shopping around. I agree on the eVent material. I want to test it out. I love goretex but that does not mean there is not something better out there. The Westcomb jackets looked really nice to me too. Though I have not seen one in person. I am still looking around but my choices are narrowing thanks to all of you.
Tough decisions!Jun 6, 2011 at 4:25 pm #1745706
Also, I have had very good luck with anything I have gotten from Patagonia… their stuff is all top notch. I do not know what they use for their material though… I know the name they use but what is it? How does it compare to eVent?Jun 6, 2011 at 4:29 pm #1745709
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The M10 jacket is pretty solid. All business, no pockets just a chest pocket and large pit zips. breathed pretty well when i was using it on the coast. but it is $400+. next season its going to be GTX pro shell.Jun 6, 2011 at 7:31 pm #1745800
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Travis, I was an eVent addict until I tried a Gore-Tex Pro Shell jacket from Norrona. I found that fabric to be comparable in performance (including breathability) to eVent. My review of the Norrona falketind is at http://www.BackpackGearTest.org/reviews/Rain%20Gear/Jackets%20and%20Pants/Norrona%20falketind%20GTX%20Pro%20Shell%20Jacket/Owner%20Review%20by%20Richard%20Lyon/
I've given eVent products from Westcomb and Wild Things comparable reviews however. You can't go wrong with either.
RichardJun 7, 2011 at 7:55 am #1745957
John McSpectator
@hairlessapeLocale: PNW
Travis, I had the REI eVent Sushkun for three seasons. On the third season the jacket started to wet out on me. I would wash it and retreat ir, but it just would continue to wet out. I now own an eVent Westcomb for one season. We'll see how that goes.Jun 7, 2011 at 7:58 am #1745959
Jason AckerMember
I too have had bad experiences with many REI brand products. Any REI brand product with a zipper that I have bought went back due to zipper failures. Also the shell I bought started wetting out after only a few uses.Jun 7, 2011 at 3:41 pm #1746199
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Their record is spotty, for sure, which is where that return policy comes in handy. They make a pretty good line of Thermal Pro base layers, though, IMO.Jun 7, 2011 at 4:28 pm #1746220
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I've got a brand new in the bag Patagonia M10 shell, size Med, in the gecko green available if you're interested. PM me if you'd like to hear more about it…Jun 7, 2011 at 6:42 pm #1746257
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My daughter has used an REI low end rain shell to ride her bike to school for 3 years of Oregon rain a good 20 minute ride often in a downpour. No failure of the fabric or zippers. She has also used one of their small backpacks as her book bag daily for the same time period and she zips it up and down with no gentle treatment. Tomorrow we take delivery of an REI Kimtah jacket in eVent which I insisted we get as she will be traveling to Europe and then China using an REI UL 60 which was my wife's pack which my daughter likes better than her Golite pack. So I'm pretty impressed with those products.Jun 13, 2011 at 9:56 am #1748563
Well I've decided to get either the,
Wesbcomb Revenant
Rab Latok
Both a pretty heavy but I think I prefer the extra durabilty. My layers underneath it are very light so I think that will make up for the extra weight.
I did buy a Marmot Precip just because it was on sale for only $50. I can use that for the 14'ers and get the heavy duty jacket when I do Rainier next summer. :D
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Should a man devote himself to scholarly pursuits or surrender to the temptations of worldly pleasures? It's a timeless theme in poetry and literature, here reinterpreted by the great Perk Williams. It's hard to argue with the clear logic of the final verse:
Why study about harmonics
When Deep Ellum's in my bones?
And these honky tonkin' women won't leave me alone
Below: Jimmie Heap and the Melody Masters, KTAE broadcast, Taylor, Tx., early 1950s. From left: Cecil "Butterball" Harris, Jimmie Heap, Horace Barnett, Perk Williams, Bill Glendenning, and Arlie Carter. Note Grand Prize beer banners and shirts. Click to enlarge. Courtesy Kevin Coffey Collection.
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ESPNU Recruiting Insider is a television program that focuses on college football recruiting. Debuting on September 8, 2006, ESPNU Recruiting Insider now airs every Thursday at 5 pm ET on ESPNU. The show is hosted by Lowell Galindo along with ESPN national director of recruiting Tom Luginbill and recruiting analyst Craig Haubert.
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Atrophy In Key Region Of Brain Associated With Multiple Sclerosis
MS develops as the body's immune system attacks and damages myelin, the protective layer of fatty tissue that surrounds nerve cells within the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms include visual disturbances, muscle weakness and trouble with coordination and balance. People with severe cases can lose the ability to speak or walk.
Approximately 85 percent of people with MS suffer an initial, short-term neurological episode known as clinically isolated syndrome (CIS). A definitive MS diagnosis is based on a combination of factors, including medical history, neurological exams, development of a second clinical attack and detection of new and enlarging lesions with contrast-enhanced or T2-weighted MRI.
"For some time we've been trying to understand MRI biomarkers that predict MS development from the first onset of the disease," said Robert Zivadinov, M.D., Ph.D., FAAN, from the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center of the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y. "In the last couple of years, research has become much more focused on the thalamus."
The thalamus is a structure of gray matter deep within the brain that acts as a kind of relay center for nervous impulses. Recent studies found atrophy of the thalamus in all different MS disease types and detected thalamic volume loss in pediatric MS patients.
"Thalamic atrophy may become a hallmark of how we look at the disease and how we develop drugs to treat it," Dr. Zivadinov said.
For this study, Dr. Zivadinov and colleagues investigated the association between the development of thalamic atrophy and conversion to clinically definite MS.
"One of the most important reasons for the study was to understand which regions of the brain are most predictive of a second clinical attack," he said. "No one has really looked at this over the long term in a clinical trial."
The researchers used contrast-enhanced MRI for initial assessment of 216 CIS patients. They performed follow-up scans at six months, one year and two years. Over two years, 92 of 216 patients, or 42.6 percent, converted to clinically definite MS. Decreases in thalamic volume and increase in lateral ventricle volumes were the only MRI measures independently associated with the development of clinically definite MS.
"First, these results show that atrophy of the thalamus is associated with MS," Dr. Zivadinov said. "Second, they show that thalamic atrophy is a better predictor of clinically definite MS than accumulation of T2-weighted and contrast-enhanced lesions."
The findings suggest that measurement of thalamic atrophy and increase in ventricular size may help identify patients at high risk for conversion to clinically definite MS in future clinical trials involving CIS patients.
"Thalamic atrophy is an ideal MRI biomarker because it's detectable at very early stage," Dr. Zivadinov said. "It has very good predictive value, and you will see it used more and more in the future."
The research team continues to follow the study group, with plans to publish results from the four-year follow-up next summer. They are also trying to learn more about the physiology of the thalamic involvement in MS.
"The next step is to look at where the lesions develop over two years with respect to the location of the atrophy," Dr. Zivadinov said. "Thalamic atrophy cannot be explained entirely by accumulation of lesions; there must be an independent component that leads to loss of thalamus."
MS affects more than 2 million people worldwide, according to the Multiple Sclerosis International Foundation. There is no cure, but early diagnosis and treatment can slow development of the disease.
"Thalamic Atrophy is Associated with Development of Clinically Definite Multiple Sclerosis." Collaborating with Dr. Zivadinov were Eva Havrdová, M.D., Ph.D., Niels Bergsland, M.S., Michaela Tyblova, M.D., Jesper Hagemeier, M.S., Zdenek Seidl, M.D., Ph.D., Michael G. Dwyer, M.S., Manuela Vaneckova, M.D., Ph.D., Jan Krasensky, M.Sc., Ellen Carl, Ph.D., Tomas Kalincik, M.D., Ph.D., Dana Horáková, M.D., Ph.D.
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Salisbury Area Board will hear about 'gigantic' celebrations planned for the Diamond Jubilee when it meets next Thursday (15 March 2012).
As part of its planning for the Wiltshire jubilee celebrations taking place at Salisbury Cathedral Close on 1 May 2012, the Salisbury Area Board Jubilee Event working group will present plans for its 'past, present, future' themed event which will include two new exciting interactive art projects.
One project will see local people invited to help re-create the city's famous 12 foot medieval Salisbury Giant aided by a visual artist.
The other project planned for the day will see the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum create a historical re-enactment of the various royal characters who have visited the city over the years.
Members of the area board will be asked to approve funding bids for the two projects.
These events will run alongside the major showcase display of 18 medieval jousting tents, each celebrating the rich heritage of Wiltshire's area board communities.
Salisbury's jousting tent will celebrate the city's past, present and future and will include a display showing the eight previous Royal visits to the city.
It has been published by the Palace that the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are expected to visit Salisbury on either 1 or 2 May 2012.
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The area board's jubilee events working group has been working very hard behind the scenes on coming up with ideas guaranteed to make Salisbury's jubilee celebrations a day to remember. We are very honoured Her Majesty is set to visit Salisbury and we are looking forward to showcasing the rich heritage of our city and county."
Also at the meeting the public will be given the chance to have their say on which application for youth project funding should be supported by the area board.
Other items being discussed include an update on which finger post signs in the city are earmarked for improvement.
The meeting will also receive an update on the new waste and recycling collection service and will receive the latest air quality report for the city.
The area board meeting is being held at the Sarum Academy in Westwood Road. It starts at 7pm, with refreshments available from 6.30pm.


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When Least Expected
So, I'm trying to blog more and a few fun little unexpected things happened today when I least expected it that I thought would be fun to share.
Earlier in the day at co-op: Joseph's and William's friend Sam was given a choice by his mother halfway through co-op to either stop and go to another park day that he enjoys or stay and play with William and Joseph at co-op. He thought about it for a minute and said, "They're rough (pointing at William and Joseph). The ones at park day are (and he extended his hand and gestured so-so to mean "a bit soft")." Then he indicated with a "duh" face at his mother that it was a no-brainer decision; he's staying to play with William and Joseph. I had to laugh out loud at this because how many of us would consider it a bad thing to have "rough boys?" First of all, they are, and when they are with other "rough boys," they don't seem all that rough because it works. If they are with the so-so soft boys, then they look more rough than one would be comfortable. It's all about the fit!
Later in the evening, William and Joseph are playing their fishing video game. As has been the case more often these days, they were playing cooperatively and kindly. William came up to me as I was reading other blogs and showed me one of the new lures Joseph had recently bought and declared, "Look what Joe gave me!" I immediately asked Joe, "Why'd you give William one of your new lures?" Joe's simple reply, "I just want to be a nice brother, mom. Isn't it good when we're nice to each other?" To defend myself, I have seen periodically these nice gestures one moment, in their heat of cooperation, just to be rescinded during a more common time of contention. But guess what? I have to keep allowing them the opportunity for their generosity to one another to stick 🙂
The Television Question
In unschooling circles, the television and video game question will come up consistently. Many unschoolers, especially radical unschoolers, talk about the idea of giving unlimited access to these types of things in order to prevent the "forbidden fruit" temptation from occurring. This means that the more you forbid something, the more it is desired. So, the idea is if you give a child unlimited access, he/she will saturate his/her need or desire for it and achieve balance.
I have a different perspective. It's not that I don't think the above scenario works. It might. I just think differently and my perspective has seemed to work as well. Since this television question is so prevalent in unschooling circles, I thought I might try to create a post about how it has worked in my house.
My older children don't watch a lot of television now as either teens or adults. I know each of them had their seasons of watching a lot of television when they were young. Most of my older children enjoyed movies on VHS or DVD when they were growing up more than live television, though. I remember a season of guilt for myself when I was horribly sick during a pregnancy and my then almost 2-year-old watched a bunch of television in order that I could survive it. In fact, I think that happened on several occasions during pregnancies of various children for those in the home. I released the guilt! I don't remember any of my older (birth) children having a problem with television viewing and balance when they were younger. On the other hand, as a whole, I didn't have a "free reign" policy, but I didn't have a "dictator" policy, either. I observed their choices, I gave them information, and if at any time I felt there was too much going on, or an out-of-balance situation happening, I would let them know I wanted the television turned off for that time. It tended to be a decision for the day versus a continuous need.
My youngest two children are adopted. My older adopted son, William, is much like my birth children. He has a natural balance with television. In fact, he rarely finishes watching a show before he is out creating his own reenactment of whatever he was viewing. I have seen television and movie viewing for this son as a great resource as I described in this post.
My seventh child, Joseph, has finally given me the opportunity to make a mindful choice on my position on the television question. He is my first child that seems to overuse television. He is also my only child I have had who would be classified as ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) if I believed in diagnosing such a thing. He definitely has a high energy level. He is also an extravert (another of my only traits!). Put those two things together and you often have a child that likes to get up and in people's faces to meet his needs. In my experience with many high needs children, the ages up to 11-13 years old is a time of helping my children learn skills and strategies to manage their high needs. In other words, before that, it doesn't always look pretty around here as they figure it out: anger, impulsivity, frustration, picking, meltdowns, explosions, aggression, disrespect . . . it's all there being figured out. How do I conduct myself in order to achieve positive relationships? That's a huge part of my job during the 2-10 year stages.
For the first time, I noticed that television could be used to give myself a break from a high needs child. I'm pretty sure ADHD type of children often are quite calm during television viewing. Joseph was no different. Again, another opportunity for guilt . . . nah! When he was younger and his most intense, television was something he chose consistently and I had no problem with that. There still seemed to be some level of balance all in all. However, I noticed as Joseph got a bit older, and at the same time, more competent in his behaviors and relationships, his television viewing increased. All of a sudden, my observation showed that he was using television as a convenient babysitter. As an extravert, Joseph liked being with people ALL the time. In fact, I find that playing alone is not something he does very well. So, the interaction of the television filled that role. But, I noticed he would turn it on and just go from one show to the next, sitting like that for hours on end, days on end, weeks on end.
Although I noticed in myself a little bit of a desire to take the easy route and let the television viewing continue, I knew it was time for Joseph and I to release the need for television to serve the function it did. Because the fact of the matter was, evidence through observation showed that the productive function had lived its course. Joseph was more capable of interacting with people respectfully and I needed to be in a space to encourage more of it and support his next emotional and behavioral growth. Plus, for some reason, probably my age and stage as well, I just couldn't stand the "noise" from the television. So, I instituted a "no television until 6:00 p.m." space. I say space because rule really wasn't what it was about. I told Joseph that "I notice that you sit in front of the television and don't move for hours. I think you need to find other things in your life." So, according to unschooling think, I had just created the "forbidden fruit." I never had to do this before. I was curious myself what was about to unfold!
It's been 3-4 months since this began. If I recall, I remember Joseph habitually going to the television. I would remind him of the new plan. Really, I think the most difficult thing for him was to figure out how to balance his extravert needs with the idea that not everyone will be available to him. Yet, William did usually want to be part of some play scenario, and now that they could do so much more effectively with both of their better emotional and behavioral skills in place, they were really starting to enjoy each other. And trust each other. At this time, Joseph doesn't ask to watch a movie from time to time often (I separated that somewhat out from the television viewing aspect). He's even having times of playing by himself successfully. He is engaging more often on his own initiation on focused learning. He even wanted to learn to play the violin and speak Spanish.
What I don't see is him "sneaking" television in. Or feeling denied. Or going to friends' houses to get his fix. I see it opening the space up for him to explore lots of other things that he wasn't choosing to do because it was easier to sit in front of the television. I am not against television. I find it a highly useful resource. I don't across the board make sweeping judgments or decisions or declarations about it for every person in the family. I use my power of observation, my attunement to the needs of each of my children, and assess the function this particular tool is being used for and come up with individualized plans to support each child on their journey of growth and learning. I think when that happens, good things result. It did in this instance.
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My First "Graduate"
My 19-year-old son, Eli, started attending the local community college when he was 17 years old in the fall of 2008. This past December, he earned his Associate in Science degree there. We chose the community college route for Eli for several reasons:
The first reason was so he wouldn't have to take the ACT/SAT. His weakness is in English and anything related to it, and his strength is in math and science. Although he may have done fine as his math would have been high, though who knows with science based on the type of questions on the test, and he would have probably done average for English, we didn't feel it would be as advantageous to go this route. Plus, his processing speed is slower, so having a timed test would have added pressure that wasn't necessary.
The second reason was so he could take the English related requirements at the local community college for three reasons: the difficulty level would probably be less than a state or private college, he could have the support of his father and me in mentoring him in a way that works best for him, and he could take the courses on-line which works better for him in this area.
The third reason was that the private university he wants to attend will accept an Associate of Science degree from a community college as fulfilling their first two year core requirements. In this way, when he attends a larger and more difficult learning setting, it should mainly be in his strength areas of computer programming and math. I know, geek city, and he's proud of it!
So, though this is just the first step for him (as he may take his education to a master's level), Eli is officially my first "graduate" from a mass schooling institution.
Further, since I have Abbey's transcript posted on my blog, I thought I would also share my transcript for Eli. In this way, you can see how unique each of the children are as it pertains to what their education looked like in our unschooling lifestyle.
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Writing in the Teen Years
I've written a couple posts about writing in the years from 5-10 years old found here and here, so I've decided to write a post about this subject for the teen years. I find that IF people decide to give space in the 5-10 year ranges for writing to develop more naturally, they really start to panic by the time their child reaches 13 years old and "college" and "adulthood" seems to loom bigger in the minds of the parents homeschooling their own.
There is a current discussion going on at my Homeschooling Creatively list about writing. Gina shared a link to a blog post she wrote as she figured out where she's at on the subject at this time. I agree wholeheartedly with what she figured out as she found herself going through writing curriculum after writing curriculum. She finally just sat down with herself and evaluated how writing really happened for her in more of a natural and free-flowing manner; and thus, started questioning why she was feeling a need to be systematic with the approach with her daughter. So, at this time, she's choosing to trust the natural process to writing. It inspired me to write this post about how four of my children have come to writing.
First, let me preface with some deconditioning that needs to be done about writing. When we think about writing and school, we think book reports and essays and research papers. Frankly, so much of this type of writing is not required in real life. More importantly, there are scads of other styles of writing that are neglected as valid. Further, these styles are often what is most conducive to a right-brained learner's strengths. Some of these writing genres are: lyrical writing, poetry, skits and scripts, fantasy and creative writing, fan fiction, book and movie and music reviews, comic book and graphic novels, journals and diaries, and more. People believe that to learn how to write a research paper, one must write research papers. Maybe that is one way. But, what I have found with myself and all of my adult children so far is that having confidence in, enjoying, and knowing how to express themselves in any way (including verbally, visually or in written form) translates to being able to figure out how to write in various genres that may be requested of them later.
Here are my children's stories (ha, pun intended!):
Eric is my artist son. His teen writing started at 11 years old. He handwrote a 100-page script for a movie he was making with his two best friends.
Inspired by his favorite video game at the time, Zelda, Eric also began writing a novel after reading one based on this game that he felt fell short of what it could be. He made it to about 35 typewritten, single-spaced pages. And it was excellent writing, though he had never had a writing lesson or curriculum before this.
Eric was a huge list-maker and has probably literally created thousands of pages of lists throughout his teen years (see an example below). He continued to draw extensively during his teen years as well. It wasn't until about 18 years old that he (again) became inspired from his then favorite video game, Final Fantasy, to write another novel. This time, he made it to about 300 pages typewritten, single-spaced writing.
During his time in college from around age 20-22, he was required to write various essays and research papers. He had no problem doing so and receiving high marks, though he had never written one previous to this experience. Currently at 23 years old, Eric is working on two writing projects: a graphic novel and an Ancient Japanese samurai warrior atlas. Below is some of his research regarding his atlas:
Abbey, my second child and only daughter, is my nature girl, animal girl, and eventually, my writer girl. I start off with this explanation because if I had said she was my writer girl, you may think she was always writing, and she wasn't necessarily. She really was big into nature and animals growing up; all the way until she was about 13-14 years old. In her 5-10 year ranges, she dabbled in poetry, lyrics, and short stories about animals. Not often for any of these things, and not extensive; her short stories were usually about one paragraph. Her biggest writing venue was journals, starting at about 8 years old, on her own initiation and desire. Here is a sample (and a day in the life of a young unschooler!):
Between the ages of 11-13 years of age, Abbey started to seriously look into animal careers. She volunteered at the zoo in the chimpanzee exhibit, and she applied and was accepted into a competitive veterinary camp at Michigan State University at 13-14 years old. All of these helped her know she was dissatisfied with those fields, and she was still wondering where her passion would lie. It was at that time, around 14-15, she started taking pen to paper with a novel idea, but this time, unlike every time before, the ideas kept coming. Soon, she realized that she was actually on her way to writing a novel. Further, she discovered she was really enjoying herself. And so, a complete shift occurred, and she started focusing on writing.
By age 19, Abbey had written two novels that she wanted to edit enough to self publish, but decided to take a sabbatical from writing and attend college out at Brigham Young University in Utah. As she became required to write research papers, essays, and other forms of critical writing, she was able to figure out how to do so and received high marks. Thus, again, another child is able to accomplish writing college level papers well without any previous structured writing curriculum to "teach them how". It was simply a translation of their overall competency in expressing their ideas in a genre that was their strength area (in her case, fantasy writing).
Next comes Eli, my builder son, who is also diagnosed with high functioning autism. Interestingly, he struggled with expressing himself verbally in any form in his early years, including up until the 11-13 year timeframe. And yet, because of our strength-based environment, he did find outlets to express his ideas, particularly through building with Legos, Lego Studio, and comic book making, inspired by his oldest brother and his interest in trains. As his brain naturally shifted in that 11-13 year timeframe, he became more aware of his place in the world, and wanted to improve in his weak areas, including English related areas.
It was during this time that we started finding ways to improve his spelling and vocabulary, both extreme weaknesses for him. We also developed grammar more, which became a strength because of the "sameness" of that subject, as well as patterns of knowledge associated with it. In other words, we started with the parts initially, to build a foundation. His spelling improved from atrocious to fair, and eventually even to "good". Vocabulary was one of those areas tough to improve in but we tried various ideas to slight success. But, to be clear, these focuses were only about 3-4 times a week for maybe up to 30 minutes. It didn't become a spotlight; it just showed up on our radar.
At the 14-16 year timeframe, I had him work through some of the Writing Strands books, starting with the Level 2. He wanted a way to start from the extreme basic level of constructing a thought or idea or sentence, and this was made to be student-driven. He worked through these for 1-2 years, I think. Definitely not more than that, and probably more toward the 1 year mark. He did feel it gave him a basic understanding and proficiency on how to have a basic foundational understanding of sentence structuring. His going through the Daily Grams for grammar may have also been a good modeling tool for him. He did the grammar series from the first level as well until the end, which probably took him 3-4 years, starting at around the 11-13 timeframe.
Since he continued to be serious about his desire to attend college, and because of his total lack of writing in any genre form, I decided it would be advantageous for him to work from a more formal text that required answers in longer written formatting. Because he is a math/computer science person, I decided to choose a subject in that genre that he had some interest in and would use in college: science. So, starting at 14, he began working through the Apologia science series, one text per year. I had his father sit with him initially to help him know how to navigate creating answers in verbal sentence formatting. It didn't take long for him to pick up on how to do that. However, I still had his father check over his work consistently to keep him on the right track in this skill development.
Since that was going well, and he really was quite self sufficient in the short answer verbal response, I decided to give him the opportunity to upgrade his verbal response level, as well as delving in a less strength-based subject, at the latter end of the 14-16 year range. I had him read the chapters to Story of the World because it was more simple language and to-the-point writing which I wanted because it was a weak area for him. Eli then would provide a summary as a way to help him develop interpreting receptive language into expressive language (in other words, understanding what he reads and then turn that into written words of explanation). That was a hit and miss endeavor because of inconsistency with availability of his father's mentorship.
At the 16-17 year range, I decided it might be good for him to simply be more exposed to good writing through reading, since he didn't choose to do that much for himself, except for computer texts and manuals. So, I invested in some Total Language Plus booklets and encouraged him to read some classics that stretched his understanding level. For him, that was middle school level reading. Because this program was more language intensive in the activities, I felt it might be a good way to integrate spelling and vocabulary and such. It did stretch him and it did seem to give him some overall good exposure and experience with the written word.
So, between the Total Language Plus activities and readings for exposure, and continuing with the science texts year to year with his father mentoring in that area, as well as periodic summaries in history, Eli was building a foundation in the manipulation of the English language in all its facets. At 17, he chose to start attending community college to earn his Associates in Science degree. He started off with his strengths first: math. The second semester, he chose to try his first writing course. What we discovered there was it was a better fit for him with English related topics to choose an on-line course versus an in-class course. In this way, he could always take whatever time he needed to put into the assignment in order to feel comfortable with it. With an in-class course, they often would do some "free writes" in the classroom, and Eli does not process quickly and his writing would look less developed in those circumstances. Thus, the teacher questioned the discrepancy of his at-home assignments and his in-class ones. We were able to transfer to another instructor who was more understanding of why this occurred, and because her class only met once per week, all the assignments were at-home, with class time devoted to teaching new concepts and working on current papers.
For his assignments, he used his father and I as people who could critique his work in a way that would most benefit him. He wanted any grammar corrections to be edit marked so that he could study his grammar mistake patterns so that he could more effectively correct it. Many were "autism related" as he wrote as he sometimes "spoke autistically", so it helped him catch those idiosyncracies without being embarrassed. Further, we helped him learn "paragraph patterns" by taking what his teacher was sharing and creating a form initially. Because of these supports individualized in a way that worked best for him, Eli very quickly was able to become independent in his own edits and putting together effective papers. It was amazing to visually see the number of edits in the beginning of the semester versus the handful or less of grammar edits needed by the end of the semester as well as the quality of writing increase which reinforces the idea of the effectiveness of this type of mentorship.
First semester corrections; more simple writing:
Second semester corrections; more complex writing.
A quick commentary on the mentoring style we used with Eli. It seems that there is either a "hands-off" approach to writing because anything else is considered "cheating", or there is outright "cheating" by having a friend or family actually do the writing for the person. I knew there would be little to no progress if we were to rely on traditional teaching methods by giving an assignment, having him work through it himself, and then correct him after the fact. In that format, all sorts of bad habits are formed, you have to fail before you succeed, and it feels like a struggle as you invent the wheel yourself. I created my theory based on an unschooling mother and son I listened to at a Growing Without Schooling conference long ago as she explained that she would sit next to her son and give him word for word, if necessary, in the beginning, until he got the hang of it himself and initiated continuing on his own. Her words echoed in my mind years later as she said, "How does someone learn to write if not from someone who knows how to write?"
So, those first times with the science texts, Eli's father would help him word for word, if necessary. He found that Eli was quick to understand the pattern of short answers in sentence format, so he was only needed to give periodic advice as he looked over his work. When they mentored with the summaries, there was more suggestions and specific ideas needed as he learned to organize thoughts and put those thoughts into a cohesive sentence. While reading books that stretched his comprehension, he occasionally would ask his father to help interpret sections with him. Finally, with his college papers, we helped with idea starters, with thought order, and then editing for grammar and flow. He might need 3-4 drafts in the beginning, but as mentioned previous, by the end of the semester, he was doing most of the things we initially helped him with independently and quite competently. In this instance, it showed that getting rid of our conditioned ideas on teaching writing paved the way for effective mentoring in writing.
Which sets the stage for my current 16-year-old, Alex. Growing up, he always loved to listen to his brother and sister do "cat stories". These are stories that revolve around our cats that we have, each having their own unique voice and personality. In fact, Abbey made him a video story for Christmas one year found here, here, and here. In fact, every year for at least three years, she made him stories for Christmas gifts. Subsequently, he constantly begged Abbey to do cat stories for him and consistently bothered Eric for comic stories.
First, Eric worked alongside Alex and taught him to do his own video game playing, which is one venue he liked to have his siblings "make up stories" that correlated with the action involved. After Alex learned to play video games, Eric then helped him create his own commentary as he played. This happened when Alex was 10-11 years old.
Around 13 years old, Abbey decided to start mentoring Alex in story telling. They started out with creating sentences from vocabulary words he was working on. She then expanded him in creating short stories with the list of vocabulary words. When Alex was around 14 years old, Abbey decided he was ready to learn to write his own stories. It started very much like it was for Eli and his father, but definitely more help needed. Abbey would sit side-by-side with Alex and help him every inch of the way in developing his story, knowing how to proceed and what to write, and how to bring out the personalities of his characters. Alex really started to get excited about the idea that he was learning how to create his own stories from his own fingers (through typing).
Mentoring had to take a break when Abbey went off to college when Alex was 14.5-15.5 years old, but now at 16 years old, Abbey and Alex are back at mentoring in writing again. Alex begs every day to work on his book. He has completed his first story and they are in editing now, and he already has an idea for his next book. Alex is at the stage where Abbey is encouraging him to write on his own to develop his confidence in his own ability, and it's going well. Abbey's husband, Ben, now helps Alex with his writing as well, so with two different styles of support, it is stretching Alex even more in writing independently.
It's interesting to realize after writing this that my two oldest children, who had natural knacks with language and/or writing, when given the time and space to come to that place on their own time table for their own purposes, fell in love with writing. In fact, Abbey has been quoted to say, "Writing is like breathing; if I don't do it, I'll die." My next two children, who didn't have a knack for writing or language, under competent mentorship in the style that they desired to learn for their own purposes, grew to love writing themselves. I remember walking with Eli on the college campus as we were straightening out some of his classes on writing at the time, he turned to me and said, "Now I understand why Abbey loves to write; I'm really enjoying it!" It supports my idea that if a parent (or educator) focuses on creating a positive relationship for each child in each "subject area", then when it comes time to develop the skills required for adulthood, that child will embrace the process without a negative connotation from previous failed experiences and can even end up liking it versus tolerating it. Pretty cool stuff!


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Un petit coin de paradis : à l'écart du monde, où on est bien tout simplement
Los Gigantes is definitely Tenerife´s best kept secret, surrounded by magnificent views, ideal for a relaxing holiday in paradise.
Perfectly located within walking distance from Tenerife's favorite spots: Los Gigantes Marina, great variety of quality restaurants, including the harbour where an excellent range of fresh seafood and fish is on offer daily and water sports for the more active include, diving, snorkelling, fishing, sailing, boat trips, dolphin cruising or whale watching, etc... and another sports like hiking, kayaking, tennis...
Just 10 minutes walking from the apartment you'll find an artisan bakery, a pharmacy, a big supermarket, a health food store, a gym and few local coffee-shops where you too can become a regular client after a couple of morning coffees.
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