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Looking for Physicians/Nurse Practitioners Observing JW Blood Rules

by Alternator in

i am in urgent need of a medical professional (in coaatal carolina are - between charleston and savannah) for my jw wife -blood count dangerously low.. released from hospital with blood count at 5.5 and "there is nothing else we can do for you here that you cannot do at home (iron supplements, high iron/protein diet)..

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Is there not a Hospital Liaison Committee in your area? Where I live it is a group of brothers usually Elders who do indeed have a list of physicians and surgeons who are willing to use bloodless techniques. Often a large teaching hospital will have a bloodless/ sparing program. The program is often ran by a JW nurse or collaborates care within the patients beliefs and appropriate physicians. If you Pm me I tell you about the one in my city, but it is probably about 12 hours away from you. Hope things turn around for your wife. NMKA

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More Misc Ramblings About Gilead

by AllTimeJeff in

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honestly, i can't remember if i told some of this already, so if i repeat myself, please allow me this.

i am practicing for old age..... it is now 6 years since i got the "long form" application for gilead, with over 120 questions to answer.

5 years since i got my notice that we were selected to attend the 119th class of gilead from april-september 2005.. prior to this, i really wanted to be a co. i won't belabor the point about my ex jw wife wanting to go overseas, but suffice to say, her goal won out over my goal.

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Good lord these glimpses of the inside are interesting ! I never had the opportunity to go to Bethel or Patterson, even though I was raised in the big JW family and don't live terribly far. Then when I had a family all the pressure was on "oh you are depriving the children, how will they set it as a goal if you don't take them"? When it came right down to we could not bear to trot around in dress clothes one minute longer than we had to in a normal week, I couldn't see spending vacation time and money on that.

I can't even imagine what it was like for you, that would all been enough to give me PTSD, never mind the beating in Cameroon. All these experiences are what brought up your rock bottom and changed your threshold for what you could swallow. We would have left a lot sooner if I could have seen all of this first hand as you did. BTW, I don't think even a lurker would take you as another disgruntled ex JW. Keep it coming, you never know who it is helping or just reminding why they left. Thanks again Jeff. NMKA

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I passed the GED test!!!

by noni1974 in

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i went last week and took it after studying on my own for months.

i thought i needed some help so i went and signed up for ged classes.

they test you to see where you are.

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Good job! I hope you now realize that you can probably do anything, sky's the limit. Hope you have a good move.

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Have these people gotten ruder over the years?

by Soledad in

what is up with current jws?

do i suddenly have a leprosy that i didn't catch in the mirror this morning?.

my mom had surgery recently and once again all care taking duties have fallen into my lap.

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Soledad, we recently had an experience like yours. We had a death in the immediate family so we were in their home frequently that week. When loving brother shepherd elder came to review arrangements, he and his lovely wife wouldn't even greet my family (faded not DF). Well, there little plan backfired on them. I didn't go running back and boy did it speak volumes to non JW family that witnessed their behavior. But yes, they are rude, how they think that is going to want you to return is a mystery to me. It actually reassures me when the act this way. Hope your Mom is better soon! NMKA

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Another Scotsman reporting for duty :)

by cofty in

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hi all, its time i stopped lurking around here.

i've been posting at jws for just over a year, i know a few names here and it looks like there is lots of good banter going on.. i am a second generation, born-in who grew up in west-central scotland.

i pioneered in edinburgh and later married and settled in berwick just south of the border.

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Thanks for the introduction and welcome! NMKA

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Nine year old baptized

by EmptyInside in

this weekend at the circuit assembly, (i stayed home, thank goodness), i heard a nine year -old girl was baptized.

and she seems a bit mature for her age, but hardly mature enough,in my opinion, to make such a choice on her own.

it seems to be a trend in our circuit right now.

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In our circuit it almost became a social thing. So you had this elite group of 11 year olds that were baptised and wouldn't socialize much with kids that were not baptised. I noticed with this trend marriages were getting younger and younger. One young girl was getting married at barely 16, but the rationale was that she had been baptised for 6 years.

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From Jon, My Brother

by AllTimeJeff in

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i had a brother.

his name was jon.. jon was a sweet, super sensitive guy.

also, a very tortured soul.

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Thank you Jeff, for sharing and for the reminder to tell family that we love them. What a touching story! While it may be more convenient for us adult lifers to go on Sunday and to the memorial it's why we have to make a stand and get our kids out of this judgemental horrible organization. NMKA

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Getting my GED so I can go to college

by noni1974 in

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i've been trying to get my ged for a few months now.

i bought some books and have been working through them on my own.

i came to a road block working on my own, and i decided to go for free classes offered by my local school district.

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Noni, good for you. This probably will be the toughest part for you, once you have the ball rolling you will notice nothing is as hard as just getting started. Keep going! Let us know how your college classes go. NMKA

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Anyone leave the org without the help of the net?

by Miss Chievous in

just wondering if anyone here left the org without ever looking at anything on the net and if so how did it happen for you?.

miss c.

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For me it was a slow mental exit that spanned over many years, finally went to my last meeting 5/2008. It was not until July of that year that I found this site and bought CoC. They just confirmed everything I observed over a life time. NMKA

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Long time lurker, first time poster

by Miss Chievous in

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Welcome, here is to a less lonely fade NMKA