To All Who Contribute To This List, My heartfelt thanx as I have been priviledged to learn so much...
I have been reading this list now for a few months and not being known as the strong silent type, I wonder why I have sat silent for so long. Pehaps it is because I know that I am not eloquent with words and have NEVER corresponded with but a few on this crazy thing called a computer; a thing that has added more gray hairs to this aging body than any kid I ever raised. I almost quit this list as I watched the many Dr. bashing letters come through and so decided rather than cut my nose to spite my face, as I love the general info that I get, I should just add my input. I am a nuse and I could add much to the horror stories that have been printed. I am/was a wife who spent years allowing her husband to make and live with his choices after he was diagnosed with cancer. His choices cost him his life and we buried him almost two years ago. I then watched my sister make the same choices at the same price. I currently practice in the field of geriatrics specializing in Alzheimers and other dementias and if you feel the general field of medicine is a nightmare you ought to see what happens in that area of medicine....but families choose to turn the care of their loved ones over to the Dr. who supposedly knows it all. On the other side of the coin, we have a small alternative medical clinic in town. Within the clinic are 2 MD's who practice with many other health prationers, and utilize both fields of knowledge. Amongst their peers, they are respected but tho't of as a bit weird...but they perservere and though their numbers are small, they do make a difference. They educate and inform and encourage their "patrons" to participate in their health care. And so in this little town in which I am lucky to reside I sit and make a few observations. The general public holds mluch of the responsibility for what goes on in the field of medicine. As with almost every avenue of life, they turn the responsibility of their health over to another....It is seen repeatedly in schools, politics, religion and the rearing of children to mention only a few aspects. As long as people continue to do this, the price will always be high in that we give our power away. For those who have had "sour" experiences, perhaps it was the lesson you needed to reclaim your power...and it sounds as tho' some of you are doing a great job of it. If this be true, then the experience should become one of thanksgiving not of bashing. Not all lessons are learned without discomfort. When I was diagnosed with MS almost 30 years ago and told that I would have to learn to live with the fact that MS was incurrable, I, after many months and much bantering with the Dr., finally got angry and decided that NO ONE would ever tell me what I HAD to accept. I searched and researched for answers, trying this and that...but I have no trace of MS and I have lived a long rich life...full of learning which continues to this day and I am so grateful for the Dr. who sparked that fight in me. I have not always been able to pass that fight on to others but then I am not responsible for their choices. I assist where I can and am so happy for the few lives I have been able to touch. I really did not mean to write a book, only to pass on that maybe our energy can serve ua better by joining forces and exchanging information. I do so appreciate the knowledge that you guys share and I have little to offer in the electrical area of expertise that is needed but please accept my contribution of $50 to "the fund". I will await the info as to where to send it and thanx to you all for your time and info! I truly believe in the power of one...Sandi -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
