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  Seeking advice doctor & staff presentation

  by azor in

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  my son is nearing completion of his 3-1/2 year chemo journey.

  i have an appointment with his primary oncologist at the end of next month as an end of treatment exit meeting.

  she and her team are leads at this particular hospital.

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  First off , I hope your son is responding positively to his treatment and that you and your wife are coping with the situation.

  My 2 cents worth with your proposal would be to align yourself with people who have expertise in this field, such as Kerry Louderback-Wood ,who wrote an Article :"Jehovah`s Witnesses Blood Transfusions and The Tort Of Misrepresentation " in Medical Journals and has been active in giving presentations.

  Also the work done by Bill Bowen `s site that highlights the inconsistency`s of the JW blood policy doctrine , rather than trying to start something on your own , add your support to some who have a bit of clout in what they do , and together you may accomplish more.

  I wish you luck in whatever decision you make.

  smiddy
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  Cappytan has made a video. Here is the link

  by joe134cd in

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  2. friends

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsbfnzrbiqq

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  Not available to me either .in Australia.

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  Church of Christ Brainwashing Children Video

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  all churches are cults, it's just a matter of degree.. always submit to the church administrationfor they were placed by lord god to lead his nationif we obey then we will receive salvationsing along with me.... ....

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  And we think we alone have a problem , ? scary isn`t it ?

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  The Demons were messing with me last night!

  by olongapo joe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so said my pops one morning.

  we were visiting my sister in eastern tennessee and the night before after everyone else went to bed pops was watching tv when all of a sudden and completely on it's own the tv changed to the tonight show, holy smokes!!

  must be demons cause pops didn't change it!

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  Sleep paralysis , seems to be an evident explanation for me , I had these experiences , pre -teen and into my early teen years , and nothing after that .

  Pre-teen was the most frightening , but why did I not say anything to my parents ? about these episodes ?

  Was I afraid of being labelled a nut case ? Insane ? maybe both,

  Funny I have never told anybody about these experiences before

  How common is this ?

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  There's TrueBlood and Then There's TrueMod

  by Hadriel in

  1. forum
  2. suggestions

  just want to take a moment and mention how exceptional the moderator is here @simon.

  been on many many forums and you'll be pressed to find a more fair person.

  he creates a safe environment where the chicanery is a minimum.

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  Is their a rotten apple in their ? lower left hand corner ? Who could that be .?

  Don`t be bashful Simon , you AND the MODS do a great job with this site .

  Kudos to you all .

  smiddy
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  Hey ya'll! My first post. Please help. In need of advice/comfort.

  by Stepford Wife in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey ya'll!

  i have been lurking for years on this site and others but never had the courage to post anything.

  actually i was afraid of posting on an apostate site in the event i was wrong.

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  Stepford wife ,

  "If they even dare mention anything about DF ,or anything ,I will sue their asses off and bring it to the Supreme Court if necessary ...."

  I have had a similar experience where elders tried to intimidate me with a situation .In my case it was 'leave it in Jehovah`s hands " "trust the organization to do the right thing " and so forth .trying to shut me down.

  My response ? I want the names of you elders , and I will make a complaint to the Branch Office about you.

  ( I`m in Australia )

  I will also make a formal complaint about you to the Governing Body in America stating the circumstances , naming you as individuals in this case .

  The result : Pardon the expression they shit themselves , Above all else they do not want there name with a black mark on it with the G.B. , they will bend over backwards to avoid that

  The result I got was better than even I expected .

  So trust me use this tactic , as well as making it public in the media to them ( even if you don`t want to they don`t have to know ) threaten them with it , if there names are going to be published , either in the media or within the Branch Office or the G.B. they have a panic attack , and will back down .

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  What I thought CLAM meant , can you think of anymore ?

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for a while there i was confused as to what clam stood for .. ideas that crossed my mind .

  christ left a ministry , or meeting .

  children`s lives are mine .....( pedo`s in the borg ).

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  SURELY there can`t be anymore , thanks also to ,overlapping generations , wannaexit ,if I have missed anybody , give me a nod .

  Their have been some hilarious suggestions so far , anybody interested in voting for the best one ?

  Maybe a Gold Silver or Bronze for the best three ? Just a thought.

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  What Should the Minimum Wage Be (USA)?

  by Village Idiot in

  1. social
  2. current

  during the gop debates donald trump said that american’s “wages [are] too high” and later said “that having a low minimum wage is not a bad thing for this country” (7:25)..

  do you agree and if so why?.

  my two cents on this issue; do the math.

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  As an Aussie , I could never understand why Americans needed to rely on tips to boost wages .Surely a minimum wage should be above the poverty line so families could have an adequate income and not have to rely on tips.

  I find it hard to comprehend how the most powerful nation on earth since WW2 can have such an archaic system of providing for it`s citizens.

  Here in Australia we don`t have all the answers , we do have a problem with young people who do not want to work and still receive unemployment benefits ,but that`s a failure of the Govt. not being strict enough in setting rules/guidelines for receiving unemployment benefits.

  This is just an observation on my part , I am no economist .

  Just my 2 cents worth

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  The name of the street in warwick

  by brandnew in

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  2. friends

  did they name the road at warwick?

  kings dr??.

  im so sure......them gb members got some big heads!!

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  What about Hotel California Way ,

  Blood Avenue

  Lost Souls Court

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  Just got an apology from an exJW

  by Village Idiot in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i'm back from the store walking to my apartment, over a hundred units in the complex - all jws and ex-jws - and i see someone talking to an ex-jw neighbor of mine.

  she turns around and says "now there's some else i have to apologize to".. she identified herself as an old neighbor who used to play as a jw child right by my place.

  she had told me how she was raised to consider me and all the ex-jws in the apartment complex as evil and thought she had to apologize for that.. made my day.

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  I can`t get my head around an apartment complex with over 100 units all JW`s and ex JW`s ?

  Sounds like The Hotel California

  Hell on earth

  That was a nice experience you had V.I , it just occurred to me why your user name LOL

  smiddy