A Taxing Name

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I went to have our taxes done this week.  For the past several years Mr. Thomas has done them.  He is one of the nicest men you'd ever want to meet.  Picture a small office covered in wood panelling and floor to ceiling awards from his 60+ years of being a business owner in that town. 

As he does our taxes, he also manages to create wonderful small talk and tell me stories from his life.  His son now lives in the house he grew up in.  When Mr. Thomas was a boy growing up there, they never locked the door - they didn't even own a key to their house!  Although his son now owns a key, the door is still never locked.  That's part of the beauty of Smalltown, USA here in the Midwest.  Crime is extremely low and trust is not completely lost.  It's not uncommon here in the dead of winter to see empty cars running with the heat on while their owners are inside doing some shopping.  We know several people personally who always leave their cars unlocked - with the keys in the ignition.  But, I digress...

Last year as Mr. Thomas was preparing our taxes I noticed the name plate sitting on his desk.  It said, Thomas T. Thomas.  I thought that name was a little humorous, to say the least, and wondered what the middle T stood for.  So, for my own amusement and to help pass the time I attempted to insert different middle names; Thomas Taylor Thomas, Thomas Travis Thomas, Thomas Talbot Thomas, Thomas Tanner Thomas, Thomas Tyrone Thomas, Thomas Theodore Thomas, Thomas Terrence Thomas, Thomas Thaddeus Thomas, Thomas Thurston Thomas, Thomas Timothy Thomas, Thomas..."Wait. Wouldn't it be funny if is name were Thomas Thomas Thomas?".  My new mission was to scour the 50 gazillion award certificates and diplomas, certifications, yada, yada, yada plastered on those old wood panelled walls to see if I could find one listing his name in it's entirety.

I don't know how long it took me to find a document with Mr. Thomas' full name, but, find one I did.  There, in black ink printed on white paper the middle name mystery was solved.  My nice tax man's full name is Thomas Thomas Thomas.  I kid you not, people!  This tid bit  of information raised a whole new set of questions for me.  Namely, why?  Why did his parents give him 3 identical names?  Did he get made fun of in school? 

I would love to have been able meet his parents.  I figure they were either gypsies with a really wacky sense of humor or had more children than the Duggars and were just at a plain loss for any more names since people just didn't use things like Apple and Pilot Inspector to name their children eighty some odd years ago. 

I'll probably never know the 'why' behind Mr. Thomas T. Thomas' name conundrum.  But, I do know this - he is a super nice guy with great old stories to tell and does a slam-up job on our taxes.  I'm sure I'll be seeing him again next year.

In closing, let me offer a piece of advice to those of you who are expecting or ever plan on having children; don't name your kid 'T to the third power'.  Get online and find a baby name.  Give it your maiden name or the city you were born in.  Make one up - Aqua Pencil, Cherry Globe, Morning Nausea, Keptme Puking, Mademe Peemyself...  You get the idea. 

Our last name is Moore.  When I was pregnant we considered Eden Out for a girl and Noah Lot for a boy.  Be creative.  I'm sure you can think of something.  Just don't use your last name for the baby's first and middle also - well, that is unless you're gypsies with a wacky sense of humor...

It's Just Not The Same Between Us...

I have a confession to make.  As I crawled into my bed to lay next to my wonderful husband in the wee hours of the night, I had a thought of unfaithfulness.  But, wait...it's not what you think.  My thought wasn't about being unfaithful to my man.  It was about cheating on my bed.  You see we have a history...

When I was about 12 or 13 years old I begged and pleaded for a waterbed.  I loved my super-single, full-motion waterbed.  Oh, how, I loved it with all the love you could give a bed.  But, for some moment of insanity later in my teenage years, I allowed my parents to talk me into switching to a regular twin bed.  I don't even remember the particulars about why it would be best.  All I know is that I missed my waterbed.  Then, during my second year of college when I met my sweetheart and we married - fate stepped in.

When my man was 12 years old he took a paper route so he could save money to buy....you guessed it! A full-motion waterbed!  Our love was destiny, the sheer hand of God - for I had met a mate who would love to sleep in the comfort of the waves with me...(sigh)...  Naturally, when we got married and bought our bed we went for a king sized, full-motion waterbed.  We're old school, baby!  None of that waterbed disguised as a real bed crap for us.  Go full-motion or stay home!  Sorry.

We've been married nearly 15 years now.  That bed has served us well.  It has moved 6 times with us.  It's always warm and cozy when we crawl into it at night.  A gentle flick of my foot and it rocks me to sleep.  Mmmm...  But lately... well, let's pretend it were a person.  Here's what I would say.


Dear Waterbed,

I know we have a great history together.  We've had some good times, too.  I love how you've always been there for me, comforting me when I was sick, warming me when I was cold, rocking me gently to sleep every night.  But, lately, things just aren't the same.  I don't feel that you support me like you used to.  This is hard because, well, support is a big part of our relationship. 

I have a confession to make to you.  I've been having thoughts about other beds.  Like tonight, when I went to get back into your warmth after a brief trip to the lavoratory.  I had that old familiar feeling in my lower back.  It wasn't a good one, either.  My mind immediately went to Amanda's (my sister) new Tempurpedic.  I've been fantasizing about those beds a lot for about a year or more now.  They promise no pressure points - that would be good since you don't seem to keep my hands from going numb at night.  They claim perfect support - I've already told you my beef about that.

It's not you.  It's me.  I've changed.  I'm not the same woman that I was 15 years ago.  You've been a good and faithful bed.  But, I think I need more than you can offer me now.  I just wonder if I could ever love another bed as much as I've loved you.  Could Chris ever love another?  These are some of the things that we need to work out.  But, no matter what happens in the future always know that I really, truly loved you - and a part of me always will.

Pam

HAITI

Picture from the Boston Globe

I know that there is information flying all over Blogland and the internet right now about the devastation in Haiti and how you can help.  But, in light of the latest 5.9 magnitude aftershock that has crumbled more buildings - well, I feel the need to share one more, and this is where it gets a little personal for me.

Several years ago, while we were living in Florida, my husband and I had the priviledge of meeting a wonderful Haitian couple, Dr. Joel and Rev. Doris Jeune.

Picture from Grace International.Org

The Jeune's oversee 200 churches, 66 Christian schools, 3 orphanages, and feed over 3,000 street children daily in Haiti.  They are one of the most awesome couples I have every had the privilege of knowing - yet, very meek and unassuming.  I can attest to the uprightness and character of these two.  And, along with so many others right now, they need help.  LOTS of help.

Picture from the Boston Globe

Their ministry, Grace International, is based in Carrefour, which was the epicenter of the major quake.  Most of the help that has been sent to Haiti has been unable to reach Carrefour.  Thank God, the mission campuses that they run were unharmed, so they have become refuge centers for between 15,000 and 20,000 of the hurt and displaced.  However, they have no food, no bathroom,  no shelter...

Picture from Grace International.Org

Haiti needs help...in the form of doctors, nurses and volunteers to go there and help with the devastation, in the form of supplies, in the form of host families/facilities to house displaced Haitians until their land is once again habitable, in the form of money (for all of the above and more), and in the form of prayers.

What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds?  Can such faith save him?  Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.  If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?  In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. ~ James 2:14-17

I believe that we should help those in need when we can.  I also believe that no act of kindness is too small.  Don't let the thinking of 'it's not enough' stiffle you from doing something, anything.  If we all do something, much will be accomplished.  Maybe you're not in a position to go to Haiti and help, but you could host a family or a child.  Maybe you can't host a family or child, but can send monetary help.  Maybe you're not in a position to even squeeze an extra $5 out of your finances right now, but you can offer up prayers.  Every act of kindness is a seed that will reap a harvest.

If you would like to find out more about what is needed and how you can help, then please take a moment to visit Grace International.  Actually, please take a moment and visit anyway... (Keep scrolling down - there are many pictures and much information).  There is also a way to give on that page.  The funds will go right to Grace International and provide assistance to places that haven't been able to be reached much, yet.

Thanks for listening,
Pam

Weekend Tidbits and Stick People

Well, I'm 35 years old and have lived in the Midwest for all but 9 years of my life.  This morning I heard the weather man discuss something that I can honestly say that I have never heard of before; freezing fog.   Really?  What the heck?  Anyone else ever heard of freezing fog before?
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I learned that rice gets mushy and breaks apart if you cook it all night long in the Crock Pot.  Just in case you couldn't live without that piece of information.
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Friday, I went back to Trader Joe's.  While there looking at the yogurt, another woman who was next to me grabbed some.  Then she moved on - I thought.  After taking another minute or so to weigh my options (no pun intended), I grabbed a container of full-fat, plain Greek yogurt.  She must have been lingering close enough to watch and see what I would grab because, when I put it in my cart she backed up and asked me what I was going to be using it for - baking or eating.  I told her I planned on eating it (without going into details about my considering also using it as a starter to make my own yogurt).  Then she asked me if I had looked at the calories in it. "No."  I was thinking, "Do I look like the kind of woman who looks at calorie content?".  But, I refrained.  She then proceeded to give me a whole lecture about taste versus fat versus calories versus nutritional content and what she heard a dietitian say about it, blah, blah, blah, yada, yada, yada.  In case you can't live without knowing what she eats; she likes the plain fat free yogurt, with fruit and honey added to it.  I know, you'll sleep better tonight now.  You're welcome

I got really tickled in addition to my shock that this whole scenario was taking place to begin with.  I was only laughing on the inside, though.  It would have been rude to laugh out loud.  I try really hard not to be rude on purpose.  It might be helpful to paint a visual picture for you of what all of the Trader Joe's customers look like, though.  Stick people.  They all look like stick people.  Except for me.  I am definitely not stick people.  I must have stuck out like a sore thumb while shopping at Trader Joe's.  I must have looked like a fish out of water.  I must have looked like a cow staring at a new gate.  I must have looked like a deer caught in headlights.  I must have...well, you get the point.  So, anyhoo...I think it's super funny.  I have this scenario playing in my head now of this nice, compassionate, stick woman with a heart of gold getting to tell all of her stick family and stick friends how she was able to reach out to a poor lost soul in Trader Joe's and help rescue her from the evil of excessive fat and calories.  May the Good Lord bless her with health and prosperity for all of eternity.  Amen.

So, this morning for breakfast I ate 2% fat Greek yogurt with raw honey and an organic banana sliced up in it.  Maybe, if I keep shopping at Trader Joe's long enough I'll be stick people, too, one day.  I hope that stick people-ness just happens like osmosis through the air in there or something.  Wouln't that be awesome?  Ok, I'm gonna go think about excercising now.

Lord, thank you for sending us stick angels from time to time.  And, bless all the little pygmies in Africa.  Amen

Peace out!
Pam

P.S.  My blogger format has changed and I can't find my spell checker on here for the life of me.  Please forgive if I look like I cain't spell.  There's a good chance I cain't.

Monday in the Kitchen


Monday was sooooo busy for me. I was in the kitchen for the. entire. day. Seriously. I needed to make some multi-grain bread. Then, I got a wild hair and decided to try my hand at baking French Baguette while I was at it. Six loaves of French Baguette to be exact. I know, what was I thinking? I cleaned the house, I helped Isaac with his school work.

Then it was time to make dinner - homemade pizza. So, after baking seven loaves of bread I had to make pizza crust, caramelize onions, and cook the meat for our pizza toppings. By the time we were done with dinner that night - I was done myself. D.O.N.E. But...I still needed to clean the kitchen. UGH! It was the very last thing I wanted to do. I thought about NOT cleaning the kitchen and just letting it all wait until Tuesday morning. After all, my back was screaming and my dogs were barking - that means my feet hurt in Hillbilly vernacular. But there's something about waking up to a clean kitchen. I used to let it wait 'till the next morning all the time. I used to always feel like I was behind before I ever got started, too. So, I dug in and cleaned the kitchen. Come Tuesday morning I was glad that I did!

Boy, when my head hit the pillow that night - I was gone. I don't remember anything! I slept like a rock all night long. It was one of the best night's sleep I've had in a while.

If you'd like to take a peek at my French Baguette making escapades - visit Adventures in Homemaking. Also, I'd like to invite you sign up for that blog as well. You can click on the 'subscribe to' button on that page. I'll be posting there more frequently because I run a household every day and only do fun stuff outside the house some days. :0) Plus, my brain can get pretty fried in regards to anything not to do with the house. :0) So, I hope you choose to join me at my other blog, too!

Happy Wednesday!

Pam

Plant


Cancer is no longer lethal. Cancer patients in Indonesia can have a life expectancy longer with the discovery of the plant "taro rat" (Typhonium flagelliforme / Rodent Tuber) as a medicinal plant that can stop and treat various cancers and other severe diseases. A kind of taro plants with a maximum height of 25 to 30 centimeters is only growing in the bush that is not exposed to direct sunlight. "This plant is commonly found in Java,

The plant is proven to kill various types of cancer cells in a relatively short time. In Malaysia, this plant was developed by a professor of cancer and has successfully helped thousands of patients around the world.

Colon Cancer


Colorectal cancer is one type of cancer is fairly common, especially in men and women aged 50 years or more. In men, colorectal cancer ranks as the third most common cancer found after prostate and lung. While in women, this cancer also ranks third after breast cancer and lung.

Symptoms of colon cancer:

1. Losing weight for no apparent reason
2. Pain in the abdomen or the back.
3. Stomach still felt full even after besar.Rasa relieve tired constantly
4. Sometimes the cancer can be a barrier in the large intestine that looks at some symptoms such as constipation, pain, and feeling bloated in the stomach.
5. Bleeding in the large intestine characterized by the finding of blood in the stool during defecation.
6. Changes in bowel function (diarrhea or constipation) for no apparent reason, more than six weeks.

So far, the cause of colon cancer are not known with certainty. Only, there are some things that allegedly led to the potential of this malignant disease, namely: the wrong diet (too many foods high in fat and protein, and low in fiber), obesity (overweight), had colon cancer, comes from a family who have a history of colon cancer, had had polyps in the colon, age (risk increases at age above 50 years), less physical activity, often exposed to food preservatives and dyes that are not for food, and smoking.

Preventing colon cancer:

1. Maintain a body mass index between 18.5 to 25.0 kg/m2 for life.
2. Make physical activity, such as brisk walking at least 30 minutes a day.
3. Avoid doing merokok.Segera habits and polipektomi colonoscopy in patients found in the polyps.
4. Apply early detection with faint blood tests since the age of 40 years.
5. Avoid foods high in fat, protein, calories, and red meat. Do not forget the consumption of calcium and acids undergo folat.Setelah adenoma polipektomi recommended calcium supplementation.
6. It is recommended also supplementation of vitamin E, and D.
7. Eat fruits and vegetables every day.

Brain Cancer


It causes brain cancer a lot. Everything that makes our brains get exposure can be pencetusnya.

Trigger brain cancer from outside such as:

1. Carcinogenic: carcinogenic substances in general also be a cause of cancer, such as cooking oil used repeatedly, inhaled chemicals, or mixed in food.

2. Pattern of life (life style): Patterns of unhealthy living can also be a cause of cancer in general, such as smoking, lack of food fibers, etc.

3. Radiation: radiation materials - chemicals can also trigger cancer cells tumbunhnya.


Trigger cancer of the brain such as:

1. History of trauma or conflict: the impact on the head, although a mild head injury remain alert, which hit the network changes can also be the cause of the growth of abnormal tissue in the brain.

2. Genetic: descendants. If there bloodlines brain cancer so be careful to keep his health

Tuberculosis (TB)

* Symptoms: cough with phlegm for more than three weeks. It can also be accompanied by bleeding cough. Patients will experience a fever, especially in the afternoon or evening, sweating at night. Decreased appetite, which causes the body to be thin.

* Cause: The disease tuberculosis is caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The disease can be transmitted through saliva when people spray cough.

* Treatment: Treatment for TB when it is known from an early age are not too expensive and easy to cure because there has been government provided drugs. If necessary, patients with TB can also be quarantined in a special place so as not to transmit the disease.

* Prevention and solutions: If there are friends, neighbors or family members who experience these symptoms, it is better advised to consult your doctor to see if the cough is TB disease or not. Because sometimes a cough illness is often considered trivial, but this disease can kill someone if not immediately addressed and can be transmitted to others.

This disease is also true is one that has conquered the disease, but later returned to attack. One of them is due to tuberculosis patients are not spending their medication. Drugs must be taken regularly for 6 to 9 months to cure this disease. Not spend the drug can cause people can not recover and lead a drug can no longer fight germs because germs become resistant.

Types of Heart Disease

The types of heart disease include:

1. Heart Disease Rheumatism

2. Congenital Heart Disease, pathology (abnormality) of the heart that are at birth, like the hole in the heart.

3. Hipertensif Heart Disease (high blood pressure)

4. Coronary Heart Disease (CHD = CHD), the disease attacks the blood vessels and can cause heart attacks caused by clogged arteries that impede the distribution of oxygen and nutrients to the heart.

5. Heart disease due to lung disease chronic (Cor Pulmonale Chronicum)

Heart disease is a disease that disrupt blood vessel system, in this case is the heart and blood vessels. Heart disease caused by continuous process, in which the heart gradually loses its ability to perform normal functions. In early disease, heart function can compensate for the inefficiency and maintain blood circulation mormal through enlargement and increased pulse rate (Compensated Heart Disease). In the absence compensated (Decompensatio Cordis), blood circulation is not normally cause shortness of breath (dyspenia), fatigue, and pain in the heart.

WHAT STYLE ARE YOU?

Feel like having a little design fun today? Then take a short design quiz at Sproost and see what your decorating style is!

My style came up equal parts Nantucket and Mountain Lodge -with a little Wine Country or Cottage Chic thrown in for good measure. How's that for variety? LOL! I never really thought of myself as a beach lover - I'm more of a mountain girl. But, when they explained the feel of beach style - well, I do love pale colors, wood and comfort. Incidentally, those two styles have a lot in common; no frills, bring nature in, cozy, comfortable... This was a little surprising to me, but amazingly accurate.


This is one example of what could be considered Nantucket or beach style. I love the pale colors, bead board and wood floors. Check out that wicker trash can by the pedestal sink. It's all about light and texture. Love it!


This would be another example. More bead board on the cabinets, light colors, painted floor. Are we seeing a theme here? Both of these photos came out of my inspiration file. I don't remember where I got them from. If anyone knows and wants to tell me, I'll happily post the source.



Picture from Sproost

Then there is the Mountain Lodge. Look at that fireplace! I can't even begin to tell you how much it love it! Then there is all that wood and the built-in book cases. I love this room even though a couple of the sofas and the ottoman are a little dark for my taste. Lighten the fabric up some and white wash some of that wood and I think it would be a happy mix with the Nantucket style!

If you want to take the short quiz to find out where your design style fits in, head on over and visit Sproost.

Have a great weekend!
Pam

P.S. Check out Adventures in Homemaking to find out how to make a great herbal shampoo!

Trader Joe's Rocks!

I went to a really cool store the other day. Have you ever heard of Trader Joe's? It's sort of like a Whole Foods Market - but, waaaaaayyyyyyy cheaper!

I have been out of Castile Soap for a while. The last time I bought it I was able to get it at Meijer. They don't seem to have it anymore. Neither does anyone else in these here parts. I read somewhere that Trader Joe's carried it - and at very reasonable prices. We have one on the north side of Indy. Not a trip I'd like to make every week - but close enough for a once a month trek if needed.

I was SUPER impressed. They have tons of natural and organic foods for not much more than the prices I pay for the antibiotic riddled, pesticide ridden junk I buy at the regular stores. For instance they had antibiotic free whole chickens for $1.29 lb. I pay $.88 ON SALE for the regular kind. So, that's probably about the same as the non-sale price for Purdue chickens. They also had free-range, hormone free, antibiotic free whole chickens for $2.39 lb. I was checking out prices online at Costco a few days ago. They were glad to sell me 2 of the latter chickens for forty bucks. FORTY BUCKS!!! You have GOT to be kidding me! I'd have to sell my son, my right leg and my left kidney to shop there for very long with those prices! Puh-lease!

Check out the size of the Trader Joe's EVOO. I paid $5.99 for over a quart of it. That little 8.5 oz bottle was $2.00. The Trader Joe's olive oil is 4 times larger than the cheap little bottle I bought at Dollar General Market, yet, it's not 4 times as expensive. I'm anxious to see if the quality is better, too. It was recommended as a customer favorite.


Here's the Castile Soap with the huge bottle of EVOO. I'm not sure of the ounces at the moment and I'm too lazy busy to go downstairs and look. But, it's huge. I paid $7.99 for this bottle and it will last me until my 14th grandchild is born. The last bottle I bought was the same brand but about 1/2 the size. I paid at least ten bucks for it. So, needless to say, I was pretty pleased.

So, if you're looking for a good, wholesome place to shop - check out Trader Joe's website and see if there's a store near you. I'll definitely be a return customer.

Pam

P.S. Check out Adventures in Homemaking to find out a cheap, easy way to stay healthy this winter.

CHRISTMAS CATCH-UP

Well, this post is slightly over-due. Here it is January 7 - and I'm just now posting about Christmas! But, it still looks like Christmas outside! We are being slammed by a heavy snow and I won't be going anywhere. We've been fortunate to miss the heavy Winter storms so many others were hammered with. I guess it's our turn now. I just thankful I don't have to get out in it.

Christmas was wonderful this year. It seemed to be extremely busy leading up to it, though. Of course, there was school. I did some baking to make gift baskets to take up to Michigan with us. Though, I didn't bake as much as last year.
We made time to make a gingerbread house. I can honestly say, I've never done that before. But, I think we'll make it a yearly tradition. I found this kit for $6.99 at Aldi. I wouldn't have been able to buy the ingredients and make it myself for that price. So, this was a good way to ease into gingerbread house making.

I read where one mom always buys these kits after Christmas when they go on clearance and puts them back with her Christmas stuff for the next year. Evidently, they keep very well. I thought it was a brilliant idea and wanted to do that myself. Unfortunately, all the stores that stocked them in my little area were sold out after Christmas.




Isaac had a great time with this. It even had ginger people and trees. But, in typical Pam fashion - I somehow only got rear shots of the house - so you can't see them.

Christmas was spent with my family in Michigan. I think it was the best Christmas we've had so far. We were able to get up there in time to actually enjoy it. Last year, we completely missed the big family gathering on Christmas Eve altogether. Chris was supposed to get off work at noon and they didn't let him out of there until 6 PM. Then our 3 1/2 - 4 hour drive somehow morphed into a 5 hour drive. Needless to say, Isaac missed the gift exchange with all of his cousins. This year we got up there the night before Christmas Eve and didn't leave until the day after Christmas. There was plenty of time to spend with family.

New Year's Eve was spent with our best friends. We don't get to hang out as often as we'd like. So, that was a lot of fun.

The Christmas decorations are finally down. I'm glad for that. They seemed to feel a little more like clutter to me this year than something to be enjoyed. The outside lights still need to come down. But, I told Chris he should just wait 'till it warms up slightly before doing that. He doesn't need to be out there when it's 20 degrees. As long as we're not those Christmas in July people, I don't really care. I know that suits some people just fine - I just don't happen to be one of them.

We're getting back into the rhythm of school. We're in for a long stretch now - no more breaks 'till March.

Hopefully, it will snow enough that we can go sledding this weekend. We've been back up here for 3 years now, and Isaac has still never gotten to go. Even when we had the big blizzard - it was melted off too much by the weekend to go. So, maybe this will be our year. He's also itching to build a snowman. I think we'll be able to do that with this snow. And when we get enough, we'll make snow ice cream. We have to. It's tradition, you know?

Well, I hope you have a wonderful day!

Pam

P.S. Don't forget to check out my new sister blog, Adventures in Homemaking for all things house and home!

AIDS


Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a collection of symptoms and infections (or: syndrome) is caused by damage to the human immune system by HIV infection, or infection of other viruses that attack like the other species (SIV, FIV, etc.).

Own virus called Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus that weakens the human body's immunity. People infected with the virus will become vulnerable to opportunistic infections or tumors susceptible. Although existing treatments can slow the rate of virus growth, but the disease is not completely curable.

HIV and similar viruses are generally transmitted through direct contact between the skin layer (mucous membrane) or the bloodstream with a bodily fluid containing HIV, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid preseminal, and breast milk. Transmission can occur through sexual intercourse (vaginal, anal, or oral), blood transfusion, contaminated hypodermic needles, between mother and baby during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding, as well as other forms of contact with body fluids such.

People with AIDS often have systemic symptoms of infection, such as fever, sweating (especially at night), swollen glands, cold, feeling weak, and weight loss. Certain opportunistic infections suffered by AIDS patients, also depending on the level of frequency of occurrence of these infections in the geographic area where the patient lives.


The various symptoms of AIDS is generally not going to happen to people who have immune system is good. Most of these conditions due to infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites, which are usually controlled by the elements of the immune system that HIV damages. Opportunistic infections common in people with AIDS. HIV affects nearly every organ of the body. People with AIDS also suffer a greater risk of cancers such as Kaposi's sarcoma, cervical cancer, and immune system cancers known as lymphomas.

Disease

The disease is not contagious among others:

1. Heart

The heart is vital, which functions to pump blood around the body and never stopped. The heart has two pumps, one in the right side. The one on the left. The heart beats more than 100,000 times a day, continuously pumping blood through more than 60,000 miles of blood vessels are very small.

2. Tumor Disease

The disease is caused by cell growth that exceeds growth in the surrounding tissue. Tumors can occur in random places and networks. Tumors are named according to their home network. Tumur cause until now still not known with certainty. Some say the tumor may occur because the X-ray continuous. There are also opinions that said as a result of the sun continuously. There is a thought virus.

3. Lacking Disease Nutrition

Because vitamin A deficiency in the food, the child will suffer from blind dusk (xeropthalmia). The cure is to give a lot of foods containing vitamin A.

Lack of vitamin B1 will resulted in swelling in both legs so difficult to walk, slow action, the look lazy. Treatment is to provide food that contains vitamin B1.

4. Disease caused by abnormal lymph nodes and hormones.

a. Sugar disease

Glucon is one of the hormones produced by the pancreas. There are people who could not produce enough insulin to meet their own needs. Insulin deficiency is a rise in blood sugar or glucose in the blood. Meanwhile, the body's cells do not get adequate supplies of food. In this case, excess glucose is lost in the urine. This is called diabetes. If this continues, the patient becomes weak and can die from lack of nutrients. Diabetes is a disease that strange and complicated. Not only the pancreas was involved, but also the tools that others, including children renal glands. Hypothyse, mumps, and liver. Natural situation, the patient must do one of two things that are below:

- He must reduce the food you eat.

- He had to provide enough insulin to meet the needs of his body.

b. Mumps Disease

Mumps is a disease caused by abnormalities in the thyroid, visible with the enlargement in the neck front. There are two thyroid. In the event of illness, may have an enlarged side or both.

5. Circulatory

Human blood is red. When blood was silenced for some time, will we find two kinds of substances, namely:

a). A yellowish color.

b). Deposition of red (blood cells.)

Blood cells consist of red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and freezing cells (platelets). In the adult male blood every 3 mm containing 5 million cells, the 4 million adult women cell.

Blood type

Human blood groups have 4 kinds, namely O, A, B and AB. Human blood circulation occurs because of the heart that pumps blood around the body through arteries, then returned to the heart (large circulation). Simultaneously, the heart also pumps blood to the lungs, then returned to the heart (small circulation).

The number of adult human blood in approximately 4 to 5 liters or 1 / 13 the weight people. If the 52 kg weight. blood is 1/13x52 = 4 liters. Blood pressure was measured by Tensimeter (gauge potential). Measured is the pressure systole (ie when the blood is pressed out of the heart) 120 mm of mercury (Hg) and pressure diastoir (at the time of blood into the heart) 89 mmHg. So if the number is less than normal blood, blood pressure will decrease called hypotensi (hypo = under, less; tension = pressure). If the higher blood pressure than normal is called hypertension (hyper = more). These circumstances need to know the cause of kelainannya. Although demikia, there are many other factors that can cause abnormalities in blood pressure, for example:

2. Abnormalities in blood vessels.
3. Age
4. Heart Disease

Virus


Type of flu virus is very bervariatif. Variation of a type of influenza virus variants capable of producing a new type of flu, so the types of flu virus berana range. Of some cases of flu that infect humans for several decades, there are only 16 kinds of proven virus from humans and the rest is the type of virus that mutated from type A influenza virus that attacks poultry. Here are some types of flu virus:

1. H7N2, caused 2 casualties in New York and Virginia around the year 2003 and 2002 which both can be cured.

2. H7N3, the North American attack in 2004 in the British Coloumbia. 18 farms have been saved from the attacks and the spread of the virus and 2 cases have been resolved. Disease cases that appear to have flu-like symptoms, and victims can be saved.

3. H10N7, was first reported to infect humans when found in the case of 2 toddlers in Egypt in 2004 which affected the virus.

4. H3N2, which causes respiratory infections in humans and pigs. The virus claimed the lives of 750,000 people with the disease called Hong Kong flu in 1968. The virus is also the fruit of lips that claimed the lives of several children in the United States in 2003.

5. H5N1, is currently terganas bird flu virus that has caused 272 deaths worldwide. It is feared the virus becomes pandemic, as will be transmitted from human to human. Examples of cases that have been proven to happen in the family in Tangerang, which fortunately was not until the spread to other areas.

6. H1N1, causing endemic in pigs and humans, the virus that causes this is the Spanish flu claimed more than 100 million people.

7. H2N2, caused the Asian flu epidemic that took 4 to 5 million victims in 1957 in China and also the surrounding region.

8. H1N2, is endemic for humans and pigs. H1N2 type virus produced from the composition of H1N1 and H3N2 viruses hemaglutinin which the protein is similar to the type of H1N1 and Neuraminidase protein similar to the H3N2 type virus.

9. H7N7, is a virus that attacks the animal but have unusual characteristics. This virus caused casualties in the Netherlands as many as 89 people who died but only 1 person only.

10. H9N2, is a low pathogen virus of type A virus that attacks poultry. Victim number 3 children residing in Hong Kong and China, and all three can be fully recovered.

New Blog Launch

I have been kind of stagnant with this blog lately. My life has been very busy with what most would see as the mundane. I haven't done anything extremely stupid to blog about lately for your pleasure (thank God). And I have felt like I have been lacking direction where the blog is concerned. I love blogging - I've just been very bad at it lately.

On the same token, I have been feeling a very strong pull lately to get back to the basics - to learn the art of simplicity. I have given myself the challenge of learning the art of homemaking like women for many generations before me knew it. I am a homemaker. I am going to fully embrace that calling. I want to learn to make things from scratch that I have thoughtlessly bought from the stores my whole life. I want to hone my sewing skills. I would like to learn to knit or crochet. I want to learn many more things in the craft of homemaking. I need to get organized and on a cleaning routine. I desire to cut spending costs in as many ways as possible. My husband and I have lofty goals of raising chickens and canning all of our own veggies. That means we'll need to learn more about gardening (and leaving a butt load of tomatoes on the vine because they ripened late and I was too busy won't be an option). One day we'd love to have a cow and a pig, and be self-sufficient. And, I'll need to do all this while homeschooling. Call me crazy. I probably am.

In light of this, I have started a new blog that will deal specifically with my quest for becoming a Domestic Diva, Adventures in Homemaking. I will still blog here about my stupid antics, family life, random ramblings and goings on. I just have a feeling that I'll be spending more time at my other blog posting about homemaking - simply because I do that every. single. day.

So, let me extend a personal invitation to you to join me over at Adventures in Homemaking. I hope you'll come by and visit me often.

Oh yeah, Happy New Year! I pray this year is filled with goodness for you!

Pam

Secondary Lung Cancer


Secondary lung cancer

Lung cancer is a disease that arises as a result of the spread of cancer from other organs, most often breast cancer and colon cancer (stomach). Cancer spreads through the blood, lymphatic system, or due to closeness organs.

Disease Causes Lung Cancer
The biggest cause of smoking, while others are caused by contamination of the surrounding air by the substance of asbestos, air pollution by combustion or fumes including cigarette smoke. There are several cases of diseases that trigger disease lung cancer, namely tuberculosis and pneumonia. Both diseases can cause injury to the lung tissue that sell organs supports the occurrence of abnormal growth within the cavity sell it. Lung cancer usually develops from this case is the type of adenocarcinoma (adenoma).

if some of the signs and symptoms below, if recognized, should immediately check with your doctor:

The presence of chest pain, shoulder and the back
The sound has changed from the usual
Cough more than 2 weeks in people who do not smoke
Others such as difficulty swallowing, neck and face appeared swollen, decreased appetite, weight loss, tired or weak.
Coughing old people smoking
Difficulty breathing (shortness of breath)
Cough out blood (even though small amounts)
Frequent lung infections (pneumonia or bronchitis)