Tuesday, January 31, 2012
A VOICE FOR ALEX My personal view on Angelman Syndrome
Although I am usually behind the camera, I thought I could benefit some in the Angelman community as well as others with this short 7 minute video. My comments are candid and are my personal expressions. Alex is my grandson.. Enjoy!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
CANCER INVASION
It seems everywhere I turn I hear cancer.. stage, something or another...chemo..radiation.. It has become the illness of our times..and it is sad.
It has been blamed on the air we breath, the foods we eat, family history, substances we smoke and even the sun. I remember when the sun was a good thing. Get out in the sun for good health. Our children need it to grow healthy. Now it is something to avoid for long periods of time for fear of melanoma...or skin cancer.
Smoking cigarettes was a very sophistocated thing to do in the 20's forward. By the time, the call was out that it caused cancer, many were addicted. It was difficult to quit. More than 7,000 chemical have been found in tobacco and smoke, of which 70 are cancer causing. The nicotine habit has become so pleasurable that it is not an easy habit to stop.
I am an ordinary person who has had the opportunity to live a long life. I want to continue, but like everyone else, have no hold on perfect health and longevity. It saddens me to lose relatives and good friends to this monstrous disease. Today, I am feeling the pain. I am losing a long time friend who has battled this disease and is now losing.
My comfort is the hope of seeing her again under perfect conditions here on earth. Act 24:15 that speaks of the "resurrection of the righteous and unrighteous". In Psalm 37:34, we find the hope of "taking possesion of the earth". That is my comfort..seeing her again without the cancerous condition she is now suffering.
My heart is heavy for those who are suffering the deluge of all illnesses and suffering under the burden. To them, I say "lift your heads up, because your deliverance is getting near"! Luke 21:28. All sickness and death will be gone. She has the same hope as I do..That is an additional comfort.
It has been blamed on the air we breath, the foods we eat, family history, substances we smoke and even the sun. I remember when the sun was a good thing. Get out in the sun for good health. Our children need it to grow healthy. Now it is something to avoid for long periods of time for fear of melanoma...or skin cancer.
Smoking cigarettes was a very sophistocated thing to do in the 20's forward. By the time, the call was out that it caused cancer, many were addicted. It was difficult to quit. More than 7,000 chemical have been found in tobacco and smoke, of which 70 are cancer causing. The nicotine habit has become so pleasurable that it is not an easy habit to stop.
I would imagine that there is no one clearcut reason we get cancer. There are so many variables that make up this terrible illness. It devours the victim with no mercy. In front of our eyes, we see them deteriorate. What a dreaded diagnosis!
I am an ordinary person who has had the opportunity to live a long life. I want to continue, but like everyone else, have no hold on perfect health and longevity. It saddens me to lose relatives and good friends to this monstrous disease. Today, I am feeling the pain. I am losing a long time friend who has battled this disease and is now losing.
My comfort is the hope of seeing her again under perfect conditions here on earth. Act 24:15 that speaks of the "resurrection of the righteous and unrighteous". In Psalm 37:34, we find the hope of "taking possesion of the earth". That is my comfort..seeing her again without the cancerous condition she is now suffering.
My heart is heavy for those who are suffering the deluge of all illnesses and suffering under the burden. To them, I say "lift your heads up, because your deliverance is getting near"! Luke 21:28. All sickness and death will be gone. She has the same hope as I do..That is an additional comfort.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
WINTER BLUES
I sound like a complainer with no basis when I begin complaining of 60 degree weather in southern California USA. There are so many snowed in, this month of January 2012 with highs of 3 or lower in other parts of the country and world. For this old grandma of 70 years, it is getting difficult to stay warm on a rainy day.
Bundling takes on a meaning of "layering" on the clothes. Sweater, scarf, and a wool poncho. I am inside my house and still am working at feeling comfortably warm. Today, I have forgone any cooking. If I should do any cooking, I surely would have have solved the cold issue, only to create a fire that would begin with igniting my sleeve or the end of my scarf! Yes, I am serious, otherwise I wouldn't go through the trouble of blogging any of this!
There is something biological and scientific going on in my body. I cringe when I think of those in colder states that lose their electricity or run out of fuel. Or could it be that these ones have acclimated to the weather. At any rate, it is cooooold!!
I look forward to Tuesday when we can enjoy daytime weather at 75 degrees. That is what I like! After all, this is southern California! It is what we expect!
Bundling takes on a meaning of "layering" on the clothes. Sweater, scarf, and a wool poncho. I am inside my house and still am working at feeling comfortably warm. Today, I have forgone any cooking. If I should do any cooking, I surely would have have solved the cold issue, only to create a fire that would begin with igniting my sleeve or the end of my scarf! Yes, I am serious, otherwise I wouldn't go through the trouble of blogging any of this!
There is something biological and scientific going on in my body. I cringe when I think of those in colder states that lose their electricity or run out of fuel. Or could it be that these ones have acclimated to the weather. At any rate, it is cooooold!!
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