Topics Started by BrendaCloutier

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Amazing Photo
by Lehaa in
1. watchtower
2. medical
just got this email from a friend and had to share it with all.. incredible story and picture - little baby .

a picture began circulating in november.

it should be "the picture of the year," or perhaps, "picture of the decade.
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This is about out beloved Dansk
by mouthy in
1. jw
2. experiences
how sorry i was to hear from dansk-he is going through a very difficult time.. i would like all prayers, thoughts, please keep this in mind ____ for me!!!!.

the sad news he has cancer.it is lymphoma!!!

they are waiting on the results of the biopsy before determining treatment..... he didnt want me to say anything at first- as he feels you all have your own problems & he didnt want to upset anyone-because he says "they are dear friends".
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Do teenage JW's have a higher suicide rate?
by thomas3004 in
1. watchtower
2. medical
i read online that teenage jw's have a suicide rate four times higher than the national average.

i was curious if anybody could refer me to actual statistics that could either confirm or deny that.

i have a friend who was struggling with suicidal thoughts a few months ago and now her new boyfriend is trying to convert her to be a jw.
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Treating Fibromyalgia with a Serotonin Uptake
by Sentinel in
1. watchtower
2. medical
i've been suffering with fibromyalgia since about 1986, but was not diagnosed until 1997. for the longest time the only course of treatment (since there is no cure) is the use of strong pain killers.

i opted not to take that route.

someone recently posted something on here regarding this malady, and it got me to thinking and doing more research.
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Have any of you tried...
by codeblue in
1. watchtower
2. medical
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"sleepy time tea" to help you get to sleep?.

codeblue
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The Slippery Slope
by donkey in
1. social
2. current
this is not an issue related directly to this board, but it is an issue related to every one of us here.

it seems to me as if society is about to undergo a radical upheaval in the form of an new energy crisis.

to put it simply we are running out of oil.
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Antibiotics for a virus? And what's a sure-fire fix for nausea?
by somebodylovesme in
1. watchtower
2. medical
it started thursday with a nasty cough.

friday morning, i felt like crap and was coughing up crap so i went to the doctor.

he told me i have bronchitis (yayyy) and prescribed both an antibiotic and a cough syrup with codeine (that puts me to sleep).
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April 19,1995-May we never forget
by Cowboy in
1. jw
2. friends
april 19 is the seventh anniversary of the bombing of the murrah federal building in oklahoma city.in the light of the more recent tragedies in new york city and washington,d.c.,this is just a reminder that the survivors of this tragedy are still recovering,and still mourning the loss of their loved ones.please,take a moment to remember them in your thoughts.. if you ever have the opportunity to visit the okc national memorial,please do so...you will come away with a whole new appreciation for life,and how truly fragile it is.. .

always,.

david
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UNITED NATIONS , NGO's and WTBS
by MacHislopp in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
following the link given by kent,.

i have several observation to make:.

(from the link : http://www.un.org/moreinfo/ngolink/brochure.htm).
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Do Children and Aeroplanes mix ??
by Simon in
1. social
2. family
we are going to visit canada later this year with our two boys, aged 1 and 3, and wondered if anyone had any experience or tips for taking small kids on planes and keeping them amused for 8 hours.. heeeeellpp !!

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