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~ Mark Crispin Miller
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I just returned from a 2 1/2 week trip out to the Midwest where I was helping take care of a dear friend whom I have known since I was 4 or 5. She was just like another mom to me and my siblings as we grew up. Her and her family were always a part of every holiday and special occasion over the years. She was also a chain smoker. About a year ago, she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and when she decided to go home from the hospital and have hospice care, I flew to Missouri and helped take care of her and decided to stay as long as needed. Her daughter, being an only child, needed all the help she could get.
My friend passed away last week but it was not a peaceful death. She was in a lot of pain for weeks and it was worse and worse as the last days approached. I would say, she was only at peace 10 minutes before she passed away. A very difficult thing to watch and be a part of but we did what we could to help ease her transition with acupressure points, soft talk and encouraging her to let go. It was a difficult task. My dear friend was the fourth person in my personal life who passed away from pancreatic cancer. Most recently, my own aunt in Australia. All four of these people were smokers (one had stopped years before but not before the damage was done). While I was in Missouri, I found an article by Johns Hopkins University Pathology explaining how our DNA can mutate and give us pancreatic cancer. It also explains what the risk factors of damaging our DNA are. Number one...you guessed it...SMOKING! Please take a read of the article and pass it onto the smokers in your life. Especially if they have family members who have had pancreatic cancer. http://pathology.jhu.edu/pc/BasicCauses.php?area=ba Sorry I have not been posting. I am out in Missouri tending to a dear relative in hospice care at home. I am not sure how long I will be staying. How can one know when someone so ill will pass? But we take it day by day and I do what I can to help her to make that transition and help my cousin to come to terms with her mother's passing. I have been constantly amazed at the perseverance my sweet aunt had throughout her pancreatic cancer illness and also how she is just hanging onto life...she just isn't giving up just yet.
When I finally had a moment to catch up on some reading about midnight last night, I looked for the latest Wantrepreneur update and read about perseverance there too. Very apropos right now. Please read the uplifting post about persevering in the workplace...and life. And enjoy. http://theperpetualwantrapreneur.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-new-hope.html http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/06/bpa-free-plastics-tritan-nalgene-dangerous My thought on this article is that it is still probably best to use glass bottles. For many years, parents fed babies using glass bottles (that was the case in my own family). These days, I use glass pop-top bottles that I bought in Home Goods for about $3 for my water. They are small and convenient - and kind of cool and old fashioned looking. The article lists some of the companies affected by these other ingredients and although it doesn't seem so bad, I would still switch to glass bottles. If you're not ready to give up plastic bottles for your baby (and you) just yet, then try using the glass bottles more often. You can wean yourself off the need to plastic this way. Summer is just at our doorstep. These are times I love spending more time outdoors and on my deck on beautiful summer days and evenings. The problem is, though, that each time I'm out on my deck or walking in the woods, insects get the best of me. I found an article (http://thegoodhuman.com/2014/05/27/plants-that-repel-annoying-insects/) written by David Quilty, of The Good Human, who has the same problem. So he went out and did some research on what plants naturally repel insects. So, if you want to know how to keep insects (mosquitoes, moths, flees, bees, ants, flies and who knows what others) at bay, read on. Citronella, a perennial clumping grass that is the most common natural ingredient in manufactured mosquito repellents. The living plant has a much stronger odor than citronella-scented candles and torches and is therefore much more effective. The citronella plant is low maintenance and does best in full sun and well-drained conditions. Marigolds are another option for keeping mosquitos away. The bright yellow and orange hardy annuals contain Pyrethrum, an ingredient in many insect repellants. Marigolds can be grown from seeds, but seedlings are easily purchased from garden centers if you want a head start. Marigolds are also useful at repelling insects that often prey on tomato plants, so planting a few near your tomatoes would be a great idea, too. Lavender is not only a gorgeous and fragrant addition to any yard, it too keeps away mosquitos, fleas, lice, moths, and has other healing properties. Basil plants, particularly lemon basil and cinnamon basil, are not only great to have around for making refreshing basil mojitos, they also have mosquito repelling powers. Mint is also a must for you to grow to repel wasps. Peppermint will repel mosquitos, flies, bees, and ants. It's a great idea to have lots of herbs in your garden (even if you only have a deck with potted plants like I do). Nothing better than going out there and snipping a few edible herbs for cooking! Happy Summer! A beautifully written and performed song - "1000 candles, 1000 cranes." As one reviewer put it, in a time of "political amnesia," this song is a lovely painful lesson. Please...if you have a few minutes, listen to this song...carefully. I can't remember how long ago I heard it played on a local radio station (never to be heard again, sadly), but it touched me deeply with the irony of it and how pain can be reconciled by chance meetings. A lovely song which I find I rarely listen to without tears coming to my eyes. There are nights that I have trouble falling asleep. Usually, what I do is lie on my back with my hands on my belly. I then take a deep breath in, hold it for the count of 7 and then let it out. I do this several times until I'm sleepy. Esther Ekhart of EkhartYoga, shows a simple way to help you get to sleep at night in this 2 minute video. Take a look. Perhaps it will be the breathing technique which can help you fall asleep tonight. A post from The Perpetual Wantrepreneur that I loved reading yesterday. So, do you have a secret artistic passion?
http://theperpetualwantrapreneur.blogspot.com/2014/05/ufc-red-wine-and-painted-garden.html So, did you find the weather this past winter a bit extreme???
"The extreme temperature duality witnessed across the US this past winter is likely to become the norm, thanks to ACD (anthropogenic climate disruption), and it was again revealed who the largest CO2 emitters are. China, the US and India lead as the world's largest polluters." http://truth-out.org/news/item/23660-devastating-impacts-of-climate-change-increasing |
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