I Saw You... Coming Back To Me-Women Who Waited

This is the most beautiful song. It expresses an period in time to me when young men were not asked if they wanted to go to war... they were TOLD.

I FOUND Dennis after 30 years through a mis-dial. I decided that I would find him and I did! Some might not understand why I would marry someone with so many ailments... what can I say? I missed him, he missed me and that tender yet passionate longing.. LOVE caused me to find him. No matter where you go... I will find you! I did.

Listen...




My music selections on Blip.fm

http://blip.fm/profile/KathysArt/

THIS SONG... I saw you..."Coming Back To Me"

http://blip.fm/profile/KathysArt/blip/1031841

Here is a You Tube with that song:



The link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiZ_XQ9USTs

Another version when they were Jefferson "Airplane".. Looking good Grace.



The Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwPYhQVtIxU&NR=1

Peripheral Neuropathy HELP and SUPPORT:

http://www.neuropathy.org

The Neuropathy Association is the leading national non-profit organization serving the peripheral neuropathy community. We provide support and education, advocate for patients’ interests, and promote research into the causes of and cures for neuropathy.

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Spray Yourself With a Can of Raid For One Year-Would it Affect You?

My love story with Dennis is bittersweet. I found him after 30 years, we had been high school sweethearts, gone on separate paths.

Joan Baez sings this song about her sister and brother in law... Denny has always been my "Sweet Sir Galahad".



Dennis, my Denny is disabled with Small Nerve Fiber Neuropathy due to Agent Orange exposure while in Vietnam. He bathed in the Mekong Delta everyday so it was always on his skin for his nine month term.

If you sprayed a can on Raid on your skin every single day for nine months do you think it would affect you?

The US Government says no.



Peripheral Neuropathy HELP and SUPPORT:

http://www.neuropathy.org

The Neuropathy Association is the leading national non-profit organization serving the peripheral neuropathy community. We provide support and education, advocate for patients’ interests, and promote research into the causes of and cures for neuropathy.

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Meet Lemon Juice Bruce|Facts About Vietnam

Lemon Juice Bruce

A few years ago now I met Lemon Juice Bruce through a google search. I signed up for his newsletter and corresponded with him many times. He is one cool guy who has some great insights about Vietnam.

On his blog he posts the quote, "In times of war, the first casualty is truth."

(U Thant, former UN Secretary-General during the US war in Viet Nam)

Bruce's Blog: http://lemonjuicebruce.blogspot.com/

About Bruce: (taken from his blog)

Bruce McPhie/Vietnam

I was born in Melbourne, Australia, at a very early age. In my youth, I was an anti-war/anti-draft activist against the American War in Viet Nam, and Australia's participation in it. I 'dropped out' of a teacher training course to work full-time against the war and for peace, a life-changing decision. In 1996, I came to Viet Nam on an adventure holiday with Intrepid Travel company, which became another life-changing event. I found my new home here in Viet Nam, and have worked as a tour group leader ever since, travelling up and down this amazing and beautiful country. In Viet Nam, even my name seems to have changed to "Lemon Juice" Bruce, but really I am still the same Bruce McPhie. If there is indeed reincarnation, maybe I was a Vietnamese in a former life! What an inspiring country this is. The anti-Viet Nam propaganda and misinformation of the past sometimes continues today. It is not easy to clear the mind of a lifetime of this, but when you do discover the true magic of Viet Nam you are richly rewarded, enlightened, and understand the world in a whole new way. As I say: "Come to Viet Nam, and visit the world!"

A Few of Bruce's Blog Archives:

* ▼ 2008 (85)
o ▼ October (16)
+ A traveller's tale.... From "Earthly Hell" to Par...
+ McCain and The Evil Empire Pepe Esco...
+ Pentagon Wants Extra $450 Billion ...
+ Black Friday? By Mike ...
+ French Premier Francois Fillon: W...
+ Our Secret War In Pakistan?: Don’t...
+ "To the Bunkers!": Cent...
+ McCain Linked to Group in Iran-Con...
+ Thousands of Troops Are Deployed o...
+ Time To Face The Facts On Afghanis...
+ War Crimes Confe...
+ From see it online. ...
+ Check out the latest GI Special for what's r...
+ Help take on the...
+ The New American Century: Cut Sho...
+ Make-Believe Maverick ...


Peripheral Neuropathy HELP and SUPPORT:

http://www.neuropathy.org

The Neuropathy Association is the leading national non-profit organization serving the peripheral neuropathy community. We provide support and education, advocate for patients’ interests, and promote research into the causes of and cures for neuropathy.

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Help For Peripheral Neuropathy Victims-Gamunex Approved by FDA

Great news!

FDA Approval of Gamunex: What This Means for Our Community
By Tina M. Tockarshewsky

The recent approval by the FDA for Gamunex (Immune Globulin Intravenous [Human] 10% Caprylate/Chromatography Purified) as a treatment for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) represents a significant moment for our neuropathy community. CIDP is a particularly debilitating type of neuropathy, resulting in muscle weakness and fatigue and possible motor function impairment. With so many types of neuropathies and so few treatments, to finally have a treatment indicated for a well-classified, specific type of neuropathy affecting thousands of Americans is indeed a breakthrough, even if only for the CIDP community.

A large-scale clinical trial conducted by Talecris Biotherapeutics to study the safety and efficacy of Gamunex preceded this indication, and the results demonstrated the short and long-term efficacy of IVIG in treating CIDP. Now, thousands of CIDP patients in the U.S. will have long-term access to IVIG to mitigate CIDP’s disabling effects, promising them a way to limit their peripheral nerve damage and improve their quality of life. The FDA’s approval grants Orphan Drug Designation for Gamunex, a designation acknowledging that this is a treatment for a rare disease impacting fewer than 200,000 Americans and giving Talecris marketing exclusivity for the treatment of CIDP with Gamunex for seven years.

Medical news like this gives our entire community renewed hope that current clinical trials and studies will yield similar results in the very near future!

Neuropathy on Sirius Satellite Radio’s "Doctor Radio" Program

On September 24, 2008, a Neuropathy Association spokeperson, was invited by Sirius Satellite Radio to participate in its "Doctor Radio" show on channel 114.

Bridget T. Carey, M.D., assistant professor of Neurology and assistant attending neurologist at the New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center (a Neuropathy Association-Designated Neuropathy Center), spoke on behalf of the Association to highlight the prevalence of peripheral neuropathy and its many different causes.

Neuropathy Centers Launched at Ohio State University and Saint Louis University

With the just announced addition of Ohio State University and Saint Louis University to The Neuropathy Association’s network of affiliate neuropathy centers, the Association prepares for the next phase of its centers network, now totaling 12 centers nationwide.

Led by Drs. John T. Kissel and Victoria Lawson, the neuropathy center at The Ohio State University serves the neuropathy community in a key region. Florian P. Thomas, M.D., M.A., Ph.D. will lead the neuropathy center at Saint Louis University, which has already been serving the Association’s community for many years.

The Neuropathy Center at Ohio State University
John T. Kissel, M.D., Co-Director
Victoria Lawson, M.D., Co-Director
Amy Bartlett, Center Coordinator
1654 Upham Drive, 4th Fl., Means Hall
Columbus, OH 43210
614-366-9050

The Neuropathy Center at Saint Louis University
Florian P. Thomas, M.D., M.A., Ph.D., Director
Sheila Boismenue, LPN, Center Coordinator
3660 Vista Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
314-977-6082

Peripheral Neuropathy HELP and SUPPORT:

http://www.neuropathy.org

The Neuropathy Association is the leading national non-profit organization serving the peripheral neuropathy community. We provide support and education, advocate for patients’ interests, and promote research into the causes of and cures for neuropathy.

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Agent Orange Effects

WARNING- disturbing images, but then the truth when one has hoped for the best, believed the best and finally realizing that you have been deceived is disturbing. This is not the America soldiers fight for in this video. Use your voice to protest wars that are wrong. Be patriotic.

Alternative Treatment for Peripheral Neuropathy - Agent Orange - Vitamin B12 Supplements BELOW

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Alternative Treatment for Peripheral Neuropathy-Agent Orange-Vitamin B-12

Articles I've written as a sort of progress report on injections of high doses of Methycobalimin- a specific form of vitamin B. I am not a doctor.. so make no claims, I only relate our story. Articles below.

WARNING about this video showing the effects of Agent Orange, especially to the children of Vietnam. The You Tube is very graphic and disturbing. When you come across websites that say there is no proof of ill effects of Agent Orange, White, Blue... etc., on US soldiers or the people of Vietnam, know that is a LIE!!! Or that info is coming from someone ignorant to the facts of Vietnam or has some other alternative motive. I LOVE my country!! In my love for her I use my voice for decent! Decent is patriotism in its purest form, I want to see my country do the right thing and when it does not, that MUST BE VOICED.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TKAh8MZ7eE&NR=1

I cannot stress enough the fact that the BEST thing you can do for yourself is you are a victim or someone who cares about the victim of Peripheral Neuropathy is to get Dr. Latov's book... look to the side of this blog for the link. This is through the Neuropathy Association, I get nothing off of this accept to know that I am passing on the best thing for you.

I have heard about the use of Lipoic Acid but to be honest Dennis has not tried that.

BE CAREFUL!! EVERYONE has a cure!! and it can cost a fortune besides adding to your depression.

In Dr. Latov's book as well as the Neuropathy Assoc. and their newsletters, there is great progress with IVig treatments. This is expensive and the VA is resisting giving those treatments to Denny... BUT!! WE WILL PERSEVERE!

VITAMIN B- in the specific form of Methycobalim HAS helped A LOT! Especially the shaking... worth a lot as you probably know. Here are my articles:

Alternative Treatment for Peripheral Neuropathy - Agent Orange - Vitamin B12 Supplements UK:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Alternative-Treatment-for-Peripheral-Neuropathy---Agent-Orange---Vitamin-B12-Supplements-UK&id=619709

Alternative Treatment for Peripheral Neuropathy-Agent Orange-Vitamin B-12--Progress Report:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Alternative-Treatment-for-Peripheral-Neuropathy-Agent-Orange-Vitamin-B-12--Progress-Report&id=675636

Alternative Treatment for Peripheral Neuropathy - Vitamin B12 Supplements UK-Second Progress Report:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Alternative-Treatment-for-Peripheral-Neuropathy---Vitamin-B12-Supplements-UK-Second-Progress-Report&id=963625

Peripheral Neuropathy HELP and SUPPORT:

http://www.neuropathy.org

The Neuropathy Association is the leading national non-profit organization serving the peripheral neuropathy community. We provide support and education, advocate for patients’ interests, and promote research into the causes of and cures for neuropathy.

TAKE CARE! Kathy

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