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To identify risk factors for infantile cataracts of unknown etiology.
Case-control study
Case-infants (N=152) and control-infants (N=4205) enrolled in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study for birth years 2000–2004.
Multivariate analysis was performed exploring associations for risk factors for bilateral and unilateral infantile cataracts of unknown etiology.
Infantile cataracts of unknown etiology
Maternal interviews were completed for 43 case-infants with bilateral and 109 with unilateral infantile cataracts of unknown etiology. Very low birth weight (<1500g) was associated with both unilateral (adjusted odds ratio [OR]=6.0; 95% confidence interval [CI]=2.2–16.3) and bilateral (OR=13.2; 95% CI=4.2–41.1) cataracts, while low birth weight (1500–2499g) was only associated with bilateral cataracts (OR=3.3; 95% CI=1.3–8.1). Infants with unilateral cataracts were more likely to be born to primigravid women (OR=1.6; 95% CI=1.0–2.7) than women with two or more previous pregnancies, although this was of borderline significance. While not statistically significant, effect estimates were elevated suggesting a possible association between unilateral cataracts and maternal substance abuse during pregnancy, and between bilateral cataracts and urinary tract infection during pregnancy and aspirin use during pregnancy.
Very low birth weight is associated with both bilateral and unilateral cataracts, while low birth weight is associated with bilateral cataracts and primigravidity with unilateral cataracts. Other associations, while not of statistical significance, suggest risk factors that merit further research.
Cataract is the second most common cause of preventable blindness in children worldwide, second only to corneal scarring.1 The preferred treatment of visually significant infantile cataracts is cataract extraction and in developed countries where earlier detection and treatment are pursued, infantile cataracts are becoming a less common cause of permanent visual impairment.2 The birth prevalence of infantile cataracts has been reported to range from 1.2 to 6.0 cases per 10,000 births.2 Known risk factors for infantile cataracts include genetic and metabolic disorders, intrauterine infection, and trauma or exposure to certain medications or radiation that occur postnatally.2 However, for most cases, the etiology is unknown. Studies have shown that up to half of bilateral cataracts3, 4 and over half of unilateral cataracts3–6 are of unknown cause. Because infants with cataracts are much more likely to be of low birth weight6–8 we examined the association between several risk factors for low birth weight (e.g., infection,9, 10 maternal age,11 diabetes,12 smoking,11, 13–15 and maternal alcohol consumption16) and infantile cataracts.
For this analysis, we used data from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS), an ongoing multi-site case-control study of genetic and environmental risk factors for major birth defects. Because they are relatively rare events, birth defects are most efficiently studied using a case-control design. Detailed methods of the study have been reported elsewhere.17 Case-infants are diagnosed with at least one of over 30 eligible birth defects and were identified from population-based birth defects surveillance systems in ten sites (Arkansas, California, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Texas and Utah). Case information abstracted from medical records includes demographic data, growth parameters, major and minor birth defects, method(s) of diagnosis, laboratory results, and family history. Because the goal of the NBDPS is to identify risk factors for birth defects, case-infants with recognized or strongly suspected single-gene disorders or chromosome abnormalities are excluded from the study. For inclusion in the NBDPS, infantile cataract(s) must be diagnosed by an ophthalmologist within the first twelve months of life. Identification of cataracts was based on routine, clinical care; no screening of either case-infants or control-infants was specifically conducted for this study. Infants with cataracts secondary to ophthalmic surgery or trauma or with minor lens opacities not requiring further follow-up or intervention were excluded. Infants with cataracts who had a family history consistent with a Mendelian pattern of inheritance were included in the NBDPS during this time period; however, we excluded infants who had a first degree relative with infantile cataracts from these analyses. In addition to a routine case review by clinical geneticists at each study site, a single clinical geneticist (SAR) reviewed clinical data on case-infants with cataracts to ensure each infant met the case definition and to classify infants according to whether cataracts occurred as an isolated defect or as one of multiple, unrelated major birth defects.18
Control-infants were live born with no major birth defects. Control-infants were randomly selected from either birth certificates or birth hospital records from the same source population and time period as the case-infants, and a recent analysis has shown that they are representative of the source population.19 Mothers of case- and control-infants were asked to participate in a detailed telephone interview that included questions on demographic factors, family history of birth defects, nutrition, lifestyle factors, illnesses, and medication use. Interviews were conducted between 6 weeks and 24 months after the estimated date of delivery (EDD).
SAS v9.1 (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC) was used to perform all analyses. We included case- and control-infants enrolled in NBDPS with birth dates on or after January 1, 2000 and with an EDD on or before December 31, 2004. Case-infants were divided into two categories (unilateral and bilateral cataracts) and risk factor analyses were performed for each of these categories. We looked at risk factors reported as present any time during the pregnancy and because it is unclear if a certain period of lens development is more susceptible to the formation of cataracts, we further categorized the risk factors by timing into first, second and third trimesters. Because certain infections (e.g., rubella) substantially increase the risk for infantile cataracts and information needed to look at specific infections (such as results of specific antibody titers of the mother and child) were often not available, we used maternal report of infection and other surrogates (e.g., maternal report of fever or use of certain medications). Mothers were classified as having an infection during pregnancy if they reported the presence of any type of infection during this time period (maternal infection during pregnancy [yes, no]). In addition, we divided maternal infection into respiratory (maternal respiratory illness during pregnancy [yes, no]) and non-respiratory infections.20 Because all non-respiratory infections among mothers of case-infants were noted to be urinary tract infections (UTI), we explored maternal UTI during pregnancy (yes, no). We also looked at reported maternal fever during pregnancy (yes, no) and reported use of anti-infectives (including antibiotics, antivirals, and antiparasitics) (yes, no), antitussives (including both expectorants and mucolytics) (yes, no) and antipyretics (i.e., acetaminophen, aspirin and ibuprofen) (yes, no) during pregnancy. We were unable to explore the association between pre-pregnancy diabetes and infantile cataracts because none of the mothers of case-infants had pre-pregnancy diabetes, thus we only looked at gestational diabetes (yes, no) in our risk factor analysis. We also explored other risk factors including infant birth weight (very low birth weight [<1500g], low birth weight [1500–2499g], normal birth weight [2500–3999g] and macrosomia [>3999 g]), sex (male, female), maternal age at delivery (<25, 25–34, and >34 years), maternal race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, other), body mass index (BMI) (underweight [<18.5], normal [18.5 ≤ BMI < 25], overweight [25 ≤ BMI < 30], obese [≥30]), maternal education (less than or greater than a high school education), gravidity (1, 2, >2), reported maternal tobacco, alcohol or illicit drug use during pregnancy (yes, no) and study center. Univariate analysis was used to assess each risk factor. We created our final model using multivariate logistic regression. We adjusted for potential confounding by removing each variable from the model one at a time. If removing the variable resulted in a change in the effect estimate (OR) of more than 10%, it was placed back in the model.
Each participating site received institutional review board(s) approval for this study.
For birth years 2000–2004, there were 187 eligible case-infants with infantile cataracts and 4209 control-infants in the NBDPS. Thirty-five case-infants (1 with unilateral and 34 with bilateral cataracts) and four control-infants reportedly had a first-degree relative with infantile cataracts and were excluded from these analyses (Table 1). Of those case-infants without a first-degree relative with infantile cataracts, 72% (N=109) had unilateral and 28% (N=43) had bilateral involvement. Of those case-infants with unilateral cataracts, 95% (N=104) had cataracts as an isolated birth defect and 5% (N=5) had cataracts as one of multiple congenital anomalies. Of those case-infants with bilateral cataracts, 77% (N=33) had cataracts as an isolated birth defect and 23% (N=10) had cataracts as one of multiple birth defects. Isolated cataracts were more commonly unilateral than bilateral and cataracts associated with multiple major birth defects tended to be bilateral compared to unilateral (p= 0.001).
After the exclusions detailed above, the risk factor analyses included 152 case-infants with infantile cataracts and 4205 control-infants. When we looked at the crude associations between various potential risk factors categorized into first, second and third trimester exposures and infantile cataracts, the numbers were very small and not of statistical significance; thus we performed multivariate logistic regression analyses looking at exposure at any time during pregnancy as the exposure of interest for each potential risk factor. In our final models for both unilateral and bilateral infantile cataracts, each risk factor was adjusted for all of the other risk factors in their respective models (Table 2 and and33).
Unilateral cataracts were most strongly associated with very low birth weight (adjusted odds ratio [OR]=6.0; 95% confidence interval [CI]=2.2–16.3) (Table 2). Infants with unilateral cataracts were more likely to be born to primigravid women (OR=1.6; 95% CI=1.0–2.7) than women with two or more previous pregnancies, although this finding was of borderline statistical significance. Report of a respiratory illness during pregnancy was inversely associated with unilateral cataracts (OR=0.6; 95% CI=0.4–1.0), although this finding was not statistically significant. Among the other risk factors examined, substance abuse during pregnancy had an elevated effect estimate (OR=2.1; 95% CI=0.9–4.8), but it did not show a statistically significant association with unilateral cataracts.
Bilateral cataracts were associated with both very low birth weight (OR=13.2; 95% CI=4.2–41.1) and low birth weight (OR=3.3; 95% CI=1.3–8.1) (Table 3). Women who reported a UTI during pregnancy (OR=1.7; 95% CI=0.8–3.7) and women who reported aspirin use during pregnancy (OR=2.0; 95% CI=0.6–6.8) were more likely to have an infant with bilateral cataracts, though these findings were not statistically significant.
In our analysis, both very low birth weight (<1500 g) and low birth weight (1500–2499 g) were associated with bilateral cataracts, while only very low birth weight was associated with unilateral cataracts. For unilateral cataracts, effect estimates were slightly elevated for primigravidity and maternal substance abuse, but these findings were of borderline statistical significance. For bilateral cataracts, effect estimates suggested a two-fold association for any reported aspirin use during pregnancy, although this finding was not statistically significant.
Other studies have also noted that rates of bilateral infantile cataracts were higher in those infants with a birth weight <1500g,8 <2000g,7 or ≤ 2500g,6 although none found an association between low birth weight and unilateral cataracts. This may be due to the higher cut-off values used for low birth weight in these studies; in the two studies that reported their findings for unilateral cataracts, infants of low birth weight as defined by each of these studies (<2000g7 and ≤ 2500g)6 appeared to have an increased risk for unilateral cataracts, although these findings did not reach statistical significance (risk ratio =1.60; 95% CI=0.81–3.16)7 and (p=0.08).6 It is possible that the association we observed between low birth weight and infantile cataracts is related to routine screening for retinopathy of prematurity among preterm infants.21 Premature infants may be more likely to be diagnosed with cataracts, especially those that may be more mild in nature, and be diagnosed earlier in life than those that do not require routine screening for retinopathy of prematurity.
Even though the risk of unilateral cataracts was slightly elevated for primigravidity, this finding was of borderline statistical significance. Similar to our findings, another study of risk factors for infantile cataracts also noted that the mean birth order was lower in cases with an isolated congenital cataract compared with both population and malformed controls.22
Other risk factors examined included gestational diabetes, maternal smoking and alcohol use. We saw no evidence of an association between maternal gestational diabetes and infantile cataracts in our study, in contrast to an animal model that showed that 90–95% of rat fetuses born to dams with gestational diabetes had congenital cataracts.23 Our study, similar to a study in Denmark, did not find an association between infantile cataracts and maternal smoking.7 We found that women who had infants with unilateral cataracts were more likely to report using alcohol and illicit substances during pregnancy, although these findings were not statistically significant. It is possible that these associations might be more pronounced in those who also smoked during pregnancy, as one study has suggested that low birth weight may be more strongly associated with alcohol consumption among women who smoke.24 We were unable to further explore these potential interactions within the sample size of our study; however, future studies looking at the interaction between alcohol, substance abuse and smoking are merited.
Even though certain infections during pregnancy have been shown to be associated with low birth weight, and specific infections (e.g., rubella) are known to be risk factors for infantile cataracts,25–28 we did not find any statistically significant associations between surrogates of maternal infection (e.g., maternal reports of infection, fever, or use of certain medications during pregnancy) and infantile cataracts. One study found that influenza, the common cold, and respiratory illness during pregnancy were associated with isolated congenital cataracts.29 Because these findings were not found in those who received anti-fever medications, the authors hypothesized that fever might be the common denominator leading to these cases of isolated cataracts. Another study looked at birth order and seasonal variation as proxies for exposures to infections during pregnancy and found no clear association.7 We found that those infants of mothers who reported at least one UTI during pregnancy were more likely to have bilateral cataracts, while those who reported a respiratory illness during pregnancy were less likely to have unilateral cataracts, but these findings did not reach statistical significance. Thus, to better understand the contribution that maternal infections make to the etiology of infantile cataracts, it is likely that more specific indicators (e.g., analysis of infant specimens for biological markers of infection) will be needed. Through this analysis, we noted that, while not statistically significant, mothers of infants with bilateral cataracts were more likely to have used aspirin during pregnancy. Among the three cases of bilateral cataracts with reported maternal use of aspirin, indications for their use were not noted. Aspirin is prescribed for some pregnant women with antiphospholipid syndrome,30 pregnancy induced hypertension,31, 32 and recurrent intrauterine growth retardation,33 among other indications. It would be worthwhile to look at the underlying conditions for which those women used aspirin and to evaluate their association with infantile cataracts.
Differences between factors associated with unilateral and bilateral infantile cataracts may help elucidate their etiologies. In our study, nearly all case-infants identified by the NBDPS with a family history of infantile cataracts had bilateral involvement. Other studies have also shown that most infants with cataracts associated with genetic conditions have bilateral cataracts.4, 5 We observed that isolated cataracts tended to be unilateral and cataracts associated with multiple major birth defects were more likely bilateral, a finding similar to that of a previous study in the United States.8 This suggests a different etiology for each, and the possibility of a more systemic etiology for bilateral cataracts and a more local cause for unilateral infantile cataracts.
Our study has several strengths. The first is the size of our study. Because they are relatively rare events, infantile cataracts are challenging to study. By utilizing the multi-site, collaborative nature of the NBDPS, we were afforded the opportunity to study risk factors for infantile cataracts among a relatively large group of case-infants. Previous studies have suggested that etiologic heterogeneity may complicate epidemiologic analyses designed to identify risk factors for birth defects; thus, we took advantage of the careful classification of case-infants into etiologically and pathogenetically homogeneous case groups by the NBDPS, which includes a standardized method of case classification to classify case-infants into those with isolated cataracts and those with multiple congenital anomalies.18 In addition, we created even more homogeneous groups for analysis by both excluding case- and control-infants with a family history of infantile cataracts (thus focusing on unknown risk factors of infantile cataracts) and grouping case-infants by laterality.
Our study also had several limitations. Clinical data on case-infants are based on information abstracted from medical records, and specific information from the ophthalmologic examination on the morphologic structure, location and extent of the opacification was often not available. NBDPS classified cataracts into 3 types, anterior polar, other specified and not otherwise specified. The majority of cataracts were classified as not otherwise specified. In order to create more homogeneous groups for analysis, more complete data are needed on the type of cataract. Also, for future studies, it might be more appropriate to exclude anterior polar cataracts as they are not usually visually significant.2 We were unable to do this in our study because some sites might have been better at documenting types of cataracts, resulting in exclusion of more case-infants from certain study sites, potentially introducing a selection bias. Also, we may have inadvertently excluded eligible case-infants from our study because only infants diagnosed with cataracts by an ophthalmologist within the first twelve months of life were included. This limitation has been noted in other studies8; one study based in Australia noted that 56% of infantile cataracts of unknown etiology were diagnosed by one year of age4 and another study based in the United Kingdom found that 33% of cases of infantile cataracts were diagnosed after one year of age,34 but as far as we are aware the magnitude of this limitation has not been reported in the United States. Another limitation is that NBDPS relies heavily on mothers' ability to recall exposures, and this can result in either nondifferential or differential misclassification of certain exposures.35 And, due to the small number of cases, we were not able to explore effect modification.
In conclusion, the findings of this study and others suggest that bilateral and unilateral infantile cataracts have different risk factors and should be examined separately. Our findings may suggest some possible risk factors for examination in future studies. Future studies of cataracts that can more completely ascertain maternal infection and its specific timing during pregnancy might provide important clues to etiology. Consideration of possible genetic risk factors will also be important in future studies. Given that cataracts are a major cause of childhood blindness worldwide, and that the majority of cases are of unknown etiology, it is important to identify risk factors for infantile cataracts so that strategies for their prevention can be instituted.
The authors would like to thank Dr. Jennita Reefhuis for her guidance in these analyses.
Financial Support: Supported in part by the O.C. Hubert EIS 50th anniversary fellowship. Dr. Prakalapakorn is a recipient of the O.C. Hubert EIS 50th anniversary fellowship. The sponsor had no role in the design or conduct of this research. The study was also supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Ceramic tile is notable for its low maintenance needs. It is extremely easy to clean, and when a tile is damaged, it is usually easy to find and install a replacement. It is also an exceptionally strong and durable flooring material, especially when compared with hardwoods.
Style is important to homeowners, and over the past several years, ceramic floor manufacturers have introduced hundreds of options for style-conscious homeowners. Floor & Decor offers numerous types of ceramic floor tiles to improve the looks of virtually any room in a new home.
"We have glass tiles, green marble tile, and hundreds of other choices," said the Floor & Decor representative. "There are hundreds of colors and designs, so our customers are only limited by their imaginations. Ceramics are practical, but they can also look spectacular when they're matched to the rest of a room. There's no better quick, cheap home improvement than a ceramic tile floor."
Floor & Decor is an Atlanta-based flooring and home improvement materials supplier. The company offers information about various flooring products, including ceramic tile, through its website at http://www.flooranddecoroutlets.com.
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Insurance companies try to take statements from injury victims before they receive the advice of an attorney. These adjusters are trained to ask questions that close the door to fair justice - especially for damages that are not immediately apparent. You are not required to give a recorded statement - do not do so before speaking to a capable attorney.
Insurance companies seek to maximize profits - not to provide fair compensation to accident victims. The court system allows good citizens to obtain justice when insurance companies don't play fair. That's why it is so important to seek good counsel - and obtain justice.
Operators of oilfield vessels are given broad authority over their employees that does not exist in land based employment. Injuries frequently occur when that authority is abused. Special laws provide for just compensation when offshore workers are injured due to negligent operations or unseaworthy vessels. A capable maritime lawyer can help you obtain justice.
Our legal system places the cost of injuries on the negligent party. When an accident occurs, an insurance company will try to preserve evidence that defends its interest - all other evidence may be lost. If you are injured, seek counsel to preserve the evidence that will assure that you obtain justice - not just what the insurance company wants to pay.
Auto Accident Questions and Answers
As soon as your safety and the safety of your passengers permit you should call the local police authority or 911 if you are uncertain. You should report any injuries that occurred in the accident, the location of the accident, the time of the accident and your name and telephone number. Do not discuss the facts of the accident with anyone except the investigating officer at the scene of the accident. Do not give any statement concerning the accident unless you are asked by the police officer to do so. If you are aware of any witness who you believe actually saw the accident occur, you should attempt to get their name, telephone number and address (this can be extremely important in the event of a dispute later). Again, do not discuss the facts of the accident or your injuries with anyone other than the police officer and, if called, the ambulance attendants if so requested.
Louisiana law is clear that a motorist who is negligent must pay for the losses caused by that negligence. Usually that payment is actually made by the insurer of the negligent motorist. Concerning damage to the vehicle, the first issue will be for the insurance company to determine whether the vehicle is "totaled". A vehicle is considered totaled when the damage that has been sustained is equivalent to 75% or more of the current NADA Handbook market value [La. R.S. 32:702 (13)]. Generally with older vehicles that have experienced high mileage, smaller damage can result in the vehicle being declared totaled than with a new or late model vehicle. In the event that the vehicle is totaled, the negligent motorist and his insurer owe the cost of the vehicle, the amount of sales taxes on that cost and a reasonable charge for a rental vehicle (exclusive of fuel, insurance and mileage charges) during the time it takes for the insurance company to determine that a "total loss" occurred. Where a vehicle is repairable the recovery includes (1) the cost of repairs, (2) a reasonable rental vehicle during the time of repairs and (3) the diminished value of the vehicle after the repairs are completed.
The law of Louisiana allows a recovery of all personal injury damages reasonably caused by an accident through the fault of a negligent motorist. The items of damages typically include:
- A sum of money to reimburse the cost of past and future medical expenses.
- A loss of earnings or earning capacity.
- A loss of enjoyment of life.
- Physical and mental pain and suffering.
- Other damages unique to the case.
In the confusion that often follows an accident, especially one causing personal injury, much important evidence can be lost. Be certain to gather and record the name, address and telephone number of any witness who you believe actually saw the accident occur. Take photographs of the scene of the accident if the condition of the roadway was, in your opinion, a factor in causing the accident. Take photographs of the damage to your vehicle preferably from various directions. If you suffered any visible injuries, you should have good photographs taken of bruising, cuts, swelling, etc., because these conditions may be important in diagnosing more substantial injuries and they may no longer be visible in a few days. Keep all medical bills, doctor's instructions, emergency room materials, medicine receipts, etc., as these will be very important to you later. The investigating police officer should give you the name of the agency to which he will report the accident and the accident report or file number. Be sure to keep that information for later use.
You should notify your own insurance company and give them the basic information concerning the accident. Note that if you wisely chose to pay for uninsured motorist benefits, your own insurer may be placed in a position of defending the actions of the other motorist, so even your own insurance company's interest may be in conflict with yours. Nevertheless, you should give them all information that they feel is necessary to investigate the claim. If your insurance company insists that they must take a statement, ask them to show you the portion of your insurance policy that requires that you give a recorded or written statement; there probably is none. With respect to the other insurance company, you should make them aware of your losses and give them an opportunity to appraise the damage to your vehicle. Do not give them a recorded or written statement.
It is a simple process to obtain the police accident report from the investigating agency by providing your name and the time, date and location of the accident. If the investigating officer gave you a file number, you should be able to obtain the information from the investigating agency simply with reference to that file number. There may be a small charge for the report. Be sure to request that all written statements that were gathered by the investigating officer at the time of the investigation be included with the report.
If your injuries are substantial, it is extremely unlikely that the insurance adjuster will be authorized to make a settlement offer to you that approaches the reasonable value of your losses. Initial claims adjusters simply do not have that authorization. If you believe that the insurance company is not going to adequately compensate your losses, you should contact an attorney. Insurance company adjusters are very well trained at representing the interests of their insurance company so as to minimize the payment that you receive for your losses. Do not be misled into believing that the insurance adjuster's aim is to be fair in handling your claim. On the contrary, everything in the training of the adjuster is designed to minimize the payment that he makes to you for your losses.
There may be several means through which you can fund your medical treatment. If you are part of a group health program or otherwise have health insurance, that is your first resource. If the automobile in which you were riding at the time of the accident or the one that you were driving includes "medical expense benefits" as part of the coverage, that is also available as a resource to you. That coverage generally can best be used to pay your "deductible" that is not funded by your health carrier if you are so insured. If you were in the course of your employment at the time of the accident, your employer's workers' compensation carrier should pay for your medical expenses. Ultimately, if the negligence of the other driver caused your injuries, you will be able to recover your losses including your medical expenses from that driver's insurer.
Most liability insurance companies will not pay for lost wages until a final settlement is made on a claim. You should therefore look to other resources to get through the period during which you are unable to work. Some of these resources include:
- Worker's compensation benefits, if you were in the course of your employment at the time of the accident.
- Private or group disability benefits (short term and long term).
- Social Security Disability Benefits if you are totally disabled and that disability is expected to last for at least one year.
If you are injured while you are on the job, your employer's workers' compensation insurance company must pay two-thirds of your average weekly wage during the time of your disability from work (subject to a maximum limit) and all of your reasonable medical expenses. This area of the law is highly governed by bureaucratic rules, and it is important that you seek the advice of an attorney to determine whether you are being properly compensated should this occur. If your injuries were caused by the negligence of another motorist, you will be able to recover your full loss of earnings and medical expenses from the insurer of that motorist, but you must reimburse at least a portion of your worker's compensation benefits from that recovery.
Attorneys are prohibited by professional rules of ethical conduct from agreeing to pay anything including medical expenses in order to be retained on a case. However the rules do permit attorneys to advance the cost of medical treatment as long as a promise to do so is not made as a condition of hiring the attorney.
Experience is the chief factor that you should look at in selecting an attorney. You should ask the attorney about other cases that he has successfully tried before judges and juries. You should ask friends and relatives about their knowledge of the attorney. If you know a judge or someone involved with the court system, ask those individuals about the reputation of the attorney. Broussard & David, LLC has placed a lot of the information about our experience in handling different types of cases on our website. If you are interested in the representation of our firm, you should review our record of which we are quite proud or call to discuss this with us.
We will be happy to sit down with you at no charge to discuss any questions that you might have concerning your case. Feel free to call our office at 337-233-2323 or toll-free at 888-337-2323 and request an appointment to meet with us directly. We will be happy to help you.
Aviation Accident Questions and Answers
In the United States, primary responsibility for investigation of crashes is vested in the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). This agency frequently utilizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to assist it in the investigation. Additionally, the NTSB will invite all parties of which it is aware that might be responsible for the crash (the aircraft operator, the airframe manufacturer, the engine manufacturer and component manufacturers) to participate in the investigation. All of the factual information obtained by these agencies and private entities is (in the opinion of the NTSB) confidential during the process of the investigation. Obviously there is an inherent conflict of interest here inasmuch as the FAA works closely with most of the entities that may be responsible for the crash. During certain phases of the investigation, the NTSB will release public information through its website at http://www.ntsb.gov/index.html. These reports are released as "preliminary report", "factual report" and "probable cause" report.
Experienced aviation attorneys agree that much of the information contained in these reports is inaccurate and incomplete. Frequently, the reports are influenced by experts hired by the parties who may be responsible for the crash. Often, private investigations of these matters reveal facts that are completely inconsistent with these reports so it is routine for attorneys representing victims of aviation accidents to conduct a private investigation independent of these agency investigations.
Typically the primary difference between commercial crashes of scheduled commercial air carriers and private or chartered aircraft crashes is the scope of the investigation and the manner in which information is released. Frequently the NTSB will conduct a much more comprehensive investigation in the event of the crash of a scheduled commercial air carrier. Typically the NTSB will release information much earlier during the course of its investigation (frequently through scheduled news releases and press conferences) than in the investigation of private aircraft crashes. Additionally, the NTSB creates a higher standard of investigation for crashes involving fatalities than those that result in personal injury.
To find this information visit the NTSB's website at http://www.ntsb.gov/index.html.
The rights of a victim of an aviation crash (or the survivors of such a victim) have varying rights depending upon the state in which the crash occurred, whether the crash occurred into federal or state waters and whether the crash occurred on a platform fixed to the seabed. These rights can vary dramatically as a result of the location and/or cause of the crash. You should contact an attorney with experience in handling aviation matters if you or a member of your family is the victim of an aviation crash.
First you should visit the NTSB website and review all reports that are made available (see http://www.ntsb.gov/index.html). However, it's important to note that the individuals conducting these investigations frequently have a substantial conflict of interest and the information contained in these reports as well as the determination of probable cause can be erroneous.
The answer to this question varies dramatically depending upon the location and/or cause of the crash. One set of rules applies to accidents occurring on land and another set of rules applies to accidents occurring at sea or on a fixed offshore platform. You should consult an experienced aviation attorney who can investigate such matters and determine which set of rules apply.
In virtually all aviation accidents, one should consult an experienced aviation attorney before discussing settlement with any potentially liable parties. Typically, it is impossible for survivors to obtain accurate factual information in the event of an airplane crash unless litigation is commenced. The rules governing the investigation and dissemination of information related to an aviation accident investigation are designed to limit access to such information by victims. In written position papers the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) claims that such "confidentiality" is necessary to allow full and efficient investigations. In reality such governmental practices result in the concealment of important information that can only be obtained through litigation. Experienced aviation attorneys agree that even through a response to a request for information under the federal Freedom of Information Act agencies will conceal or withhold data important to one's understanding of the cause of a crash.
If you are seeking an aviation attorney, you should question any potential choices concerning specific aviation cases that they have handled previously, cases that they have actually tried as lead counsel to conclusion and the nature of the party that they represented in such cases. The Broussard & David, LLC website on which you are currently logged discloses some of the experience of this law firm in handling such cases.
Offshore Accident Questions and Answers
Because the rights of a victim of a maritime accident depend dramatically on the classification of the vessel involved and the status of the victim as a seaman or passenger, the rights of a victim must be analyzed carefully by an experienced maritime attorney. Rights of maritime victims can vary dramatically depending upon whether the victim is an employee of the operator of the vessel, a passenger or a member of the crew of the vessel and can even depend upon which federal jurisdiction (court) governs the area in which the accident occurred. If you are injured as a result of the actions or condition of a vessel, you should contact a highly experienced maritime attorney. The Broussard & David, LLC website onto which you are presently logged discloses some of our past experience in representing victims of such accidents.
Because the rights of the family of a victim of a maritime accident depend dramatically on the classification of the vessel involved and the status of the victim as a seaman or passenger, the family's rights must be analyzed carefully by an experienced maritime attorney. Rights of the maritime victim's family can vary dramatically depending upon whether the victim is an employee of the operator of the vessel, a passenger or a member of the crew of the vessel and can even depend upon which federal jurisdiction (court) governs the area in which the accident occurred. If your loved one was injured as a result of the actions or condition of a vessel, you should contact a highly experienced maritime attorney. The Broussard & David, LLC website onto which you are presently logged discloses some of our past experience in representing the families of victims of such accidents.
The rights of a victim injured on a fixed platform, whether the platform is located in state territorial waters or on the Outer Continental Shelf of the United States, are for the most part governed by the laws of the adjacent state. The victim's rights can depend upon whether the accident resulted from the negligence of a vessel operating near the platform, the platform operator itself or its contractors. Analyzing the rights of a victim in such accidents is extremely complex and you should contact an experienced maritime attorney should you be so injured. The Broussard & David, LLC website onto which you are currently logged provides some of our firm's past experience in handling such matters.
Typically one's decision to bring a claim or not is not as important in answering this question as is the quality of the employer of such a victim. Typically the employer of a victim of an offshore accident stands to gain through the employee's recovery against negligent third parties. Through such claims an employer can recover expenses incurred by the employer through its responsibility under the Workers' Compensation Act or its responsibility in providing maintenance and cure benefits to its seaman employees. An experienced attorney can help you understand these issues so you should consult such an individual if you are faced with the decision of whether or not to bring such a claim. The Broussard & David, LLC website onto which you are currently logged can inform you as to our extensive experience in handling such claims.
The laws concerning the rights of a maritime victim to recover medical expenses vary dramatically between the classification of such a victim in his employment status. If the accident victim is a member of the crew of a vessel, the vessel operator may be responsible for medical benefits under its obligation to provide "care". If not, the employer of the victim may owe medical benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act. The answer to this question is complex and you should consult an experienced maritime attorney concerning such issues. The Broussard & David, LLC website onto which you are currently logged can inform you as to our extensive experience in handling such claims.
You should question an attorney who you are considering as your representative closely concerning his actual past experience in handling maritime cases through trial as lead counsel to conclusion. The issues concerning victim's rights in a maritime case are typically quite complex and require an extensive understanding of this area of the law. Our firm's extensive experience in handling such claims is shown on the Broussard & David, LLC website onto which you are currently logged.


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|Reviews for Burden of Reality
| resourceress7 chapter 4 . 3/11/2012
Loved the hallucinations. Very entertaining :). And House's distraction was perfectly in character, plus the additional mirth. Thanks for the ride.
| goldeneyekit chapter 4 . 6/10/2010
it was very amusing reading house's hallucinations. haha spontaneous combustion.
| J Lesley chapter 4 . 8/9/2007
Funny story altogether and I liked the ending, I thought it was cute, but not overly so.
| 420PeaceFrogs chapter 4 . 6/7/2007
| Merlynnod chapter 4 . 1/15/2007
Okay, "manly paternal instinct" had me rolling around on the floor laughing. Awesome. ;)
| Aqua Mage chapter 4 . 5/28/2006
Hahahahahaahahahahahahaha! God, that made me laugh! Chase with kangeroo ears?
| mjm chapter 4 . 4/16/2006
I loved this story. It was really good.
However I could just imagine a little surreal epilogue where house find the needle-stick he gave himself in the dream. Sorry, ignore me, I have an obsession with rewriting other people's fanfic.
I'll go away now.
| Carol chapter 4 . 10/8/2005
Hee! Great ending, amusing fic. I'll look out for your other work!
| Aspermoth chapter 4 . 10/8/2005
Well that was... interesting. Please tell me where to buy some of that stuff! Imagine the fun to be had with it... anyway, very nice. Now I'm going to find some gloves or something because my hands are bloody well freezing...
| iceicekatie chapter 4 . 10/5/2005
Nice story! I really liked the end.
Well done :)
| thisaccounthasbeendeactivated chapter 4 . 10/5/2005
HA HA! Really good story! Me like! Keep up the good work!
| g chapter 4 . 10/5/2005
lol thanks i like the shortness of my name too, easy to type ;). anyway... very kl and funny fic, and thankyou for the wilson house interaction, always my favourite! and if you're feeling uber generous, maybe you can write another short fic about house and wilson...
| Gestalt chapter 4 . 10/5/2005
Ah. Pretty good ending. Symbolism is fun. :D
| Gestalt chapter 3 . 10/5/2005
Uh, that was quite confusing. but still, awesome!
| wonanee chapter 4 . 10/5/2005
Really loved it! The symbolism of his dream should be matter for some deep reflections for House and, maybe, a starting point for a sequel? ;P


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"What do you dream about at night when no one else is around and all you can hear is your heart? What place, thing, or achievement do your thoughts wander to when they aren't focused on anything else? What do you wish you had but don't?…Make it happen!" (Kylee Shields)
Kylee Shields (author of Make It Happen) is a truly remarkable person.
Before I met her in January of 2012, someone told me that she was an accomplished writer and that her book had just been accepted for publication. As someone who wanted to write and publish his own books, I instantly wanted to learn more about this up-and-coming author (and perhaps learn the secret ways of writing a book!). I nonchalantly introduced myself and casually steered the conversation towards writing ("Oh, you're publishing a book?! Well, that's just totally new information!"). After hearing about her book, I told her about my own desires to publish.
I then made the fatal mistake of asking her if she had any advice on how I could write a book.
I say "fatal" because Kylee asked me about my goals. "Well, what goals have you set to write your book?" she asked. I shrugged and sheepishly admitted that I was waiting for some thunderous moment inspiration; a moment that would overwhelm my senses and provoke me into a twenty four hour spree of passionate writing, in which I would produce America's—nay, the world's!—most inspirational novel.
"Sounds to me like you don't really want to be a writer," she said with a grin.
I was a bit startled by her comment.
"If you wanted to be a writer, you would make it happen," she continued. "I play the piano, and people come up to me all the time and tell me that they wish they could play the piano like me. I then ask them 'Well, have you set goals to play the piano?' And when they answer 'no' I reply, 'Well then you don't really want to play the piano, you just want to tell me that you want to play the pino. If you really want to do something, you would make it happen—and nothing would be able to stop you.'"
Her words reverberated through my soul (and I'm not making that up!).
Not long after that, my fiancee, Kim had gave me a blank, leather-bound journal. "For you to write your book," she said. She then batted her large, cat-like eyes at me and filled me with an irrational confidence that proclaimed: "Yeah, Seth! You can write your whole book in two weeks!"
So with the encouragement of my fiancee, Kim (and the verbal kick in the pants from the author Kylee), I made the goal to write my book in two weeks.
And that's how I made it happen.
So I owe a debt of gratitude to Kylee Shields, a truly remarkable person who has made many things happen in her life and in the lives of countless others. Because of her life's motto ("Make it happen!"), Kylee has lived a life that many people dream about, but few people achieve. Indeed, despite many personal obstacles, challenges and frustrations, Kylee has made life happen for herself. She has studied in Jerusalem, recorded a CD of original music, worked in AmeriCorps, traveled to Italy, Africa, Scotland, and Ireland, started a non-profit organization, and currently works as a counselor at the ANASAZI Foundation (and those are just a few of the things she has done).
Her most recent accomplishment (as stated earlier) is the publication of her book, Make It Happen: A Guide to Happiness For LDS Singles. Though the book was largely written for an LDS audience, its packed with brilliant and insightful ways for people of all walks of life to make changes in their lives, find hope, increase faith, and strengthen relationships.
No matter who you are (LDS single or not), I guarantee you that Make It Happen will help you…make it happen! 😀
Thanks for everything, Kylee!


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Hot werewolf boys. by crow821Watch
©2011-2017 crow821
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what is the story called?
The title associated with this picture is 'Not What It Seems' and due to technical difficulties (my laptop decided to stab me in the back) it wasn't complete at the time of the pic's posting. My apologies to all those who looked and were disappointed. It is up there now, enjoy.


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HRLHA Press Release No. 13 December 2008
HRLHA Press Release No. 13
December 2008
December 2008
EPRDF/ TPLF Government Continued Human Rights Abuses Against Oromo Civilians
The year 2008 has been one of the years in which widespread extrajudicial house searches, arrests and imprisonments of innocent Oromo civilians from various walks of life have taken place. Targeted in the most recent wave of political harassments and intimidations, which has been going on for the last two months, were, among others, public servants, university and high school teachers as well as students, businessmen, private company workers, and peasants. This newly launched campaign is also taking place under the usual allegation that the victims were either harbouring, financially supporting or simply sympathizing with the armed Oromo opposition group, OLF.
From the many (over one hundred) victims of this most recent political wave, the HRLHA has managed, through its local correspondents, to obtain the names of the following together with some details of their situations:
From local sources (mid November, 2008)
HRLHA Addis Ababa/ Finfinne Reporter
According to trusted local sources based at each institution, the following two Oromo university students were among the many detained by security forces, all under the pretext of working with the OLF, one from Haromaya and one from Bahir Dar universities. Although other Oromo students at Haromaya University had made joint efforts at having the students released through demonstration-like measures, efforts were aborted as a result of counter-actions taken by government security forces. The Bahir Dar victim is brother of an Oromoo (Dastayoo Dheressa), himself still in detention beginning with September, as indicated below.
The three detained:
1. Hailu Dilas Mirkana, male, age 27, born in Ambo/western Shawa, was Haromaya University, Law Faculty 3rd year student. He was abducted by Ethiopian security forces on November 20, 2008 at 8:15 local time from the University campus; and was taken to Kaliti prison, about 600 km away form Haromaya. Then, he was transferred to Maikelawwi Central Investigation, where he is currently being held, according to some reliable sources.
2. Zegeye Dheressa Kaba, born in Matakal, Western Oromia, age 24, male; and Bahir Dar University, Faculty of Law 3rd year student. He was abducted by government security forces on November 07,2008 and it was believed he is being held at Maikelawi Central Investigation.
3. Dastayo Dheressa Kaba, (Zegeye's brother), male, age 26, graduate and practitioner of law who has been working in Ambo/western shawa. He was abducted on September 15, 2008 by government security forces; and said to have been being held at Maikelawi central Investigation.
4. Bekele Nagarii, an Oromo businessman working and living in Finfinnee, is currently being held at Mahikelawi Central Investigation. Some insiders were indicating that Mr. Nagari would be released on Monday, December 1, 2008; but it didn't happen until the the time this report was compiled.
5. Eshetu Kitil, Oromo businessman and owner of the Hawi Hotel in Finfinne, who is reportedly being held at Maikelawi Central Investigation. He was also said to be released on December 1st ; although he didn't emerge.
6. Desalegn Qana'ii, a middle-aged freelance legal expert (Abukaatoo) and a well-known lawyer who has been relentlessly providing legal services to Oromos detained under and due to similar political allegations. According to some insiders, it was his unreserved commitment to render legal supports to such political victims that finally made himself one of the targets of such political attacks. However, HRLHA reporters have confirmed that Mr. Qana'ii has been released.
7. Asefa Tefera Dibaabaa, lecturer at Addis Ababa University, one of the prominent Oromo intellectuals who took the courage of teaching the Afan Oromo Language on the University campus, despite the numerous and negative political labelings.
8. Zerihun Wedajo, a famous Oromo singer, was arrested on November 14, 2008, and is still being held at Maikelawi Central Investigation. His detention came following the arrest of some Oromo students of the Addis Ababa Univesity earlier in November. The students are reportedly being held at Maikelawi Central Investigation. They were detained for similar allegations of having ties with the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). It has been difficult for HRLHA reporter to get details regarding their identities and current situations. The efforts of fellow students of the University could not go beyond the University campus and could not attract attentions due to the very tight security deployed on the campus.
None of the above suspects has been taken to court or charged.
Updates on the detainees of the Oromo-Gumuz conflict of May, 2008
Information from reliable sources indicates that a large number of Oromo farmers in the conflict area (both East and West Wallaggaa), accused of involvement in the May 2008 conflict, are being held in two different prisons: Qaallitti and Zuway. No clear information was available about their actual numbers and situations. However, the sources indicate that they have been accused in three separate files, with one of the charges involving about 127 the detainees.
Before ending up at Aqaaqii/Qallitti prison, the detainees were said to have been taken to and held in two concentrations camps - Dhidheessa and Zuway. During these processes of transfer, the allegations filed against some of those detainees have been reduced by some degrees, according to inside sources, resulting in the release of some of the suspects originally detained. After these whole processes of screening and transfer, the number of detainees currently held at Qallitti stants at about 240, according to the inside sources. Other sources indicate that they are over 300 in total, currently found in both prisons. Most of the prisoners' immediate families, who have to travel about 800 to 1000 kms to arrive at Qallitti, claim that they have been unable to see the detainees. As a result, they are not even able to confirm whether or not their relatives are among the detainees.
The detention has already had a devastating economic impact on the families of the detainees, as they were arrested at the crucial time of the first stage of the grand farming season. Those who are being held in Qaallittii prison are said to have been planned to be brought to court for the first time, despite the 48-hour constitutional decree, on December 23, 2008.
Background Note — It was widely reported that the clashes took place in mid of May 2008 between the neighboring Gumuz and Oromo leaved hundreds killed and thousands displaced in Eastern Wellag of Oromia state.
The clash started on Saturday May 18, 2008, when armed Gumuz crossed over from their regional state to Oromia State and attacked villages before day break.
Even though, the Government officials have declined giving the official number of the victims of the conflict, it was confirmed from residents that over 190 people were died and about 9000 people were internally displaced.
The families of the victims accused both regional sate of Benishangul Gumuz and central government have a role in arming and mobilizing the Gumuz to attack them.
The federal police and Oromia regional police have not intervened to avert the armed attacks, residents claimed. It is known that for over a century, the two tribes share the same history of repression under successive Ethiopian regimes and lived together peacefully.
HRLHA is highly concerned about the safety of the local residents in general and of those who have already been taken into custody. It believes that this government action of the Ethiopian Government is in violation of fundamental political and cultural rights which are enshrined in the Ethiopian constitution. It also believes that such extrajudicial harassments and intimidations would worsen the humanitarian crisis that has continued to hit the country.
HRLHA calls upon governments of the West, all local, regional and international human rights agencies to join hands and demand the immediate release of the detainees and halt of this mass arrest and imprisonment of innocent Oromo civilians by the Ethiopian government.
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Multi Marker Approach Interest in Emergency in Acute Respiratory Insufficiency Diagnostic (BIO-IRA)
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Biomarkers have an interest in clinic diagnostic ,therapeutic and prognosis in pathophysiologic situation including cardiovascular.But interest of biomarkers in diagnostic care of severe acute respiratory insufficiency remains to clear.
We propose to determine the more relevant marker combination in this case.
|Acute Respiratory Insufficiency
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Multi Marker Approach Interest in Emergency in Acute Respiratory Insufficiency Diagnostic
|Study Start Date:
|October 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Acute respiratory diseases.
Patient admit in emergency or intensive care unite with acute respiratory insufficiency.
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In urgence of a severe acute respiratory insufficiency,for thanks to an approach diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic we propose to determine the more relevant biomarker combination.
An expert committee will compare the biomarker diagnostic and prognostic relevance thanks to all elements clinico-biological and patient monitoring.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Oxygen saturation below or equal to 92% in ambient air.
- Respiratory frequence above 25 cycle per minute
Exclusion Criteria:
- Minors
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Patient without social security
- Patient hospitalize without consent
- Chest pain with acute coronary electro-cardiographic change leading immediate achievement of a diagnostic coronary angiography and/or therapeutic
- Pneumothorax
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00835809
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00835809
|University Hospital Grenoble
|Grenoble, France, 38000
|Principal Investigator:
|ARA SOMOHANO Claire, PH
|Emergency NGO Onlus
|Responsible Party:
|Ms Claire ARA SOMOHANO, Service de réanimation médicale
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00835809 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2008-A00703-52 ( Registry Identifier: ID RCB )
|First Submitted:
|February 3, 2009
|First Posted:
|February 4, 2009
|Last Update Posted:
|September 8, 2010
|Last Verified:
|September 2010
Keywords provided by University Hospital, Grenoble:
Acute respiratory insufficiency respiratory
Intensive care unit
Patient hospitalize in emergency or in intensive care unit
for acute respiratory insufficiency
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Respiratory Insufficiency
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Respiration Disorders
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Heart Valve Diseases
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases


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Introduction by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Thank you for reading the third in the We Need Diverse Books roundtable series! This roundtable features seven authors of middle grade and young adult fiction who have disabilities. I am honored to be joined by Corinne Duyvis, Sarah Jae-Jones, Tara Kelly, Kody Keplinger, Cindy L. Rodriguez, and Francisco X. Stork, who talk about writing (and not writing) about their own disabilities, the intersectionality of disability and other diverse identities, challenging tropes and stereotypes that have become part of the canon, and how we can help authors with disabilities get their authentic stories published and read. We have a lot to say, but it's worth the read!
How do you address disability in your writing? Have you avoided writing about disability, or written about disability experiences besides your own? Explain.
Corinne Duyvis: [I address disability] in the most blunt possible way. Every book I've written since, gosh, late 2011, features a protagonist who's disabled in some way or another. I've written protagonists with amputations, albinism, tongue removal, autism, spinal muscular atrophy, anxiety disorder, spina bifida, dyslexia, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, deafness … That's actually a bigger list than I expected! Most of these are not (yet) published, though.
Very few of these stories are about disability, but I do try to have the conditions affect the character—and sometimes the plot—in realistic ways. I don't think that the best way to write about disability is to mention it once or twice and ignore it the rest of the time. Sometimes I feel people are very focused on not letting the disability "define the character," and that's commendable—but that doesn't mean disabled people aren't influenced and informed by disability. It's just one aspect of a rounded, three-dimensional human being. Sweeping disability under the rug almost treats it like something shameful. It's not.
I do have some ideas for books that feature non-disabled protagonists, for the record. These past few books just kind of developed that way.
I think I wrote my first disabled character in 2009 or 2010. Before that, it wasn't so much that I avoided writing about disability as that it didn't occur to me. That's probably very sad when you think about it: when I thought of a protagonist, it did not occur to me to make them like me. Even when it did start occurring to me—which is linked to around the time I started getting more interested in social justice and representation—I wrote other disabilities long before I wrote my own. I'm not even sure why that is. I always figured I would, at some point, write an autistic character, and I definitely talked about autistic representation on a regular basis at the time … but it just didn't happen.
I didn't write an autistic protagonist until late 2013, when I drafted On the Edge of Gone, and that one isn't even in stores until March 8. I don't think she was autistic in the very first spark of idea, but it came very soon after. It fit perfectly with the character's arc and plot. "Huh," I thought when that occurred to me. "I guess this could be my autistic character."
That's how I'd conceptualized it. "My autistic character," the one I would some-day-but-not-now-obviously write.
Looking back at, that was such a strange way of thinking about it. I'm a lot more comfortable with the idea now, and I have several other books in mind with autistic (and ADD for that matter) protagonists. But I definitely want to keep writing about other conditions, too.
Sarah Jae-Jones (JJ): I do not address disability in my writing. Disability certain informs my writing; I can no more escape being a bipolar writer than I can escape being a female writer; mental illness informs and colors how I see and respond to the world. In that regard, I suppose you could say that disability infuses my writing, but I choose not to address it directly.
Tara Kelly: I'm an author living with a disability who has close family members and friends also living with disabilities. We might have the same psychiatric labels, but we are all unique individuals who respond differently to the world and all the challenges that come with being alive. In my writing, I focus on the character first and the disability second. Living with a disability may shape their perspective and add challenges others don't have—but it doesn't define who they are or who they will become. We all come from different backgrounds and have different experiences. Nobody can be summed up by a list of symptoms and I've yet to meet anyone with a disability who didn't—at times—contradict the behavior the DSM-5 says they are supposed to display.
In my debut novel, Harmonic Feedback, the main character is on the autistic spectrum. However, I aimed to make the point that she does not represent others on the spectrum—she can only speak for herself and her own experiences.
So, in short, I write about disability as a fact of life and it's important to address the challenges that come with having a disability—but I always keep in mind that I'm only telling the story of one character, one perspective.
Kody Keplinger: For years, I avoided writing about my own disability. Heck, I hid it. I was so afraid of being pigeonholed by it. Afraid people would only see me as a disabled author rather than an author capable of telling many stories. Afraid people would only see me as "inspirational" rather than looking at my work. I've gotten over that fear over the past few years. I've been more honest and public about my disability. Though I've set boundaries for where and when and how I discuss it. And that honesty led me to finally writing about a blind character in my next book, Run. I feel confident about it, more comfortable with my own identity and how my identity is perceived by readers. But it took years.
Lyn Miller-Lachmann: I had never wanted to write about my experiences growing up with not-yet-diagnosed Asperger's Syndrome because I didn't want to revisit that time in my life. I also didn't think I could create a likable protagonist based on myself because I didn't have any friends in middle school and felt that people didn't like me. Still, my sense of being an outsider looking in, of feeling there wasn't a place for me, informed my portrayal of Daniel's father in Gringolanda, who has a traumatic brain injury and PTSD as a result of being tortured in Chile under the Pinochet dictatorship. An underground journalist before his arrest, he fears that he can no longer write because of his injury and if he can't write, he's worthless.
I was diagnosed around the time I sold Gringolandia to a small press, and decided to turn my painful experience into something that could help others going through the same thing. It meant a lot to me then to read other writers on the autism spectrum, such as John Elder Robison and Temple Grandin, and I'm heartened to be writing alongside such honest, talented, and courageous YA authors as Corinne and Tara. Although many of the details have been altered (for instance, I never whacked one of my tormentors in the face with a lunch tray), Rogue is very much my story growing up. I don't want to generalize—it's said that if you see one person with autism, you've seen one person with autism—but Kiara in Rogue is me, knowing I was different from the other kids but not yet knowing why and wondering how other kids made friends so easily while I seemed to get it all wrong.
Cindy L. Rodriguez: Mental illness, depression specifically, is the central problem in When Reason Breaks. One of my goals was to portray characters with the same disease who present differently. Not all depressed people behave the same way, which can make it difficult for even family and friends to realize the extent to which the person is suffering. Emily Delgado, one of the main characters, works hard to convince everyone around her that she is fine, but during the novel, she slowly withdraws from everyone and falls into a deep depression. Elizabeth Davis is less withdrawn and more aggressive. She exhibits anger and has explosive outbursts in response to their inability to process her pain. Even some of the secondary characters have depressive symptoms in different degrees. Emily's mom, Elizabeth's mom, and Ms, Diaz are each dealing with their own personal issues, and while writing them, I deliberately tried to portray people who might be living with a milder, lower-level depression, which allow them to function daily—like going to work—but prevents them from being entirely happy.
If nothing else, I hope readers will see this—that while there are common symptoms for depression, the disease ranges from mild to severe. Also, people with depression do not all look the same or present their symptoms similarly. Some people talk about it openly, while others work hard to hide it.
Francisco X. Stork: The Memory of Light was the first time I wrote about a disability as something that needed to be overcome. In my other book about a disability, Marcelo in the Real World, I saw Marcelo's Asperger's Syndrome as part of who he is, what makes him unique. In fact, I admired (and envied a little) the way Marcelo sees and interprets the world. I understood and tried to convey how his "disability" causes him pain and separation from others—but I still admired him. And even now, I often wish I could think and feel and see like Marcelo.
It was different with Vicky's disability in The Memory of Light. Depression is an ugly, dangerous, hurtful illness and there was no way that I would ever come close to "romanticizing" the condition as it is sometimes done. You know, stories with all those suffering depressives who are more sensitive, deeper, more artistic than the rest of humankind. My own lifetime experience with the illness kept me from glorifying depression in even the slightest way.
And yet for many of us depression is as much a part of our lives as Asperger's Syndrome is for others. Many of us have been fortunate enough to find (through years of struggle) the tools needed to function and even to be useful despite the illness. Tools like medication, therapy, exercise, diet, meditation, the incredible hard practice of observing our thoughts and correcting them, all of these have allowed us to continue living and even to find joy. Depression, however, is there, in us, sometimes sleeping quietly and sometimes shouting for attention. Depression is in us and will be in us until our last breath. That being the case, it is not helpful to hate the illness and be in a constant state of warfare because hatred and inner-warfare only make it worse—self-hatred already being one of the worst symptoms of the illness.
So even though depression was a disability that Vicky needed to be overcome, I had to expand the concept of "overcome" and "cure" to include the ability to live with the illness. What Vicky needs to learn, what the sufferers of depression most need to learn, is the attitude of mind that simultaneously includes both fight and acceptance. Fight with all your might against the symptoms, especially those that urge self-harm, but accept that you have an illness called depression. Vicky needs first to recognize depression for the illness that it is, something separate from her, and then she needs to learn to see depression not as a mortal enemy but as a hurting part of her that must be lovingly opposed.
One of the temptations that come with depression, and perhaps with any disability, is for a kind of twisted self-pity that makes us feel superior because we are disabled. It is the sense that our pain and suffering make us see and feel what others don't feel or see (all true), but then we take it one step further and confuse being special (which everyone is in their own way) with being better. The truth is that depression does teach us much about life and life's purpose, things which many in our busy, goal-oriented world miss or take for granted. But this knowledge should lead us not toward a further separation from others but toward an appreciation of our shared humanity and of how, given our gifts, we can enhance it.
Vicky's journey toward healing (which includes an ability to live with depression) takes her toward a place where she sees herself as part of a community of people who suffer and who understand her suffering as she understands theirs. Gradually she is able to recognize the hidden suffering of even those who see themselves as healthy. Healing begins when she finds a way to use her gifts, even those given to her by her disability, for the good of others.
This Roundtable will continue tomorrow with Part Two.
About the Authors:
A lifelong Amsterdammer, Corinne Duyvis spends her days geeking out and writing speculative YA and MG novels. Otherbound, her YA fantasy debut, released from Amulet Books/ABRAMS in the summer of 2014. It's received four starred reviews—Kirkus called it "a stunning debut," while the Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books praised its "subtle, nuanced examinations of power dynamics and privilege." Her next book, an apocalyptic YA novel called On the Edge of Gone, is out on March 8, 2016; Book Riot said it's "a rare gem of a book." Find Corinne at her Twitter or Tumblr. She is a co-founder of Disability in Kidlit.
S. Jae-Jones (called JJ) is an artist, an adrenaline junkie, and the author of Wintersong (Thomas Dunne, September 2016). Before moving to grits country, she was a YA fiction editor in New York City. A southern California native, she now lives in North Carolina, and many other places on the internet, including Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, and her blog.
Tara Kelly adores variety in her life. She's an author, one-girl-band, graphic designer, videographer/editor, and photographer. She lives in Sin City with her beloved guitars, sound design master husband, and a fluffy cat named Maestro.
Kody Keplinger is the author of several books for kids and teens, including The DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend), which was adapted to film in 2015. She is a co-founder of Disability In Kidlit, and her next novel, Run, will be released in June 2016.
Lyn Miller-Lachmann is the author of Gringolandia (2009), Rogue (2013), and Surviving Santiago (2015) and the translator, from Portuguese, of picture books The World in a Second (2015), Who Changed the Signs? (2016), 3 Balls of Wool (2016), and Little Wave (2017). She reviews children's and YA books on social justice themes at The Pirate Tree and blogs about diversity, social justice, writing, and life in Portugal on her own website. She divides her time between New York City and Lisbon, Portugal.
Cindy L. Rodriguez is a former journalist turned public school teacher and fiction writer. She was born in Chicago; her father is from Puerto Rico and her mother is from Brazil. She has degrees from UConn and CCSU and has worked as a reporter at The Hartford Courant and researcher at The Boston Globe. She lives with her daughter and rescue mutt in Connecticut, where she teaches middle school reading and college-level composition. Her debut contemporary YA novel, When Reason Breaks, released with Bloomsbury Children's Books on 2/10/2015. She can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads.
Francisco X. Stork was born in Monterrey, Mexico. When he was six years old, Charles Stork, a retired American citizen of Dutch descent, married Ruth Arguelles, a single mother, adopted Francisco and moved the three-member family to El Paso, Texas. Francisco currently resides outside of Boston with his wife. In April 2015 he retired from the practice of law, where most recently he worked as an attorney for a Massachusetts State Agency that develops affordable housing. He is the author of six novels, including Marcelo in the Real World, which received the 2010 Schneider Award, and The Last Summer of the Death Warriors, which was the recipient of the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award and the International Latino Book Award. The Memory of Light (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, 2016) has received starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, Publisher's Weekly and School Library Journal.


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Old Speckled Hen 4 X 500Mlcans
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This beer takes its name not from a bird but a car, the much-loved, paint-spattered MG factory run-around known as the 'Owld Speckl'd Un'. Our Master Brewer uses crystal and pale malts and a blend of Challenger, Pilgrim, First Gold and Goldings hops to deliver a beautiful malty ale with subtle notes of toffee and fruit.Especially fine with English roast, sausages and pies.Aroma: Malty, toffee, lightly roastedTaste: Abundance of malts and distinctive toffee character
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Taste: Abundance of malts and distinctive toffee character
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