Posts by myMichelle

Congratulations! I'm thinking of turning green with jealousy--work from home, fabulous pay and perks, and you got to say "what the #*$(&@" during a job interview and still get offered the job. It's all good.

Michelle

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GOING TO GIVE MY OWN BLOOD

by Mary in

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friends

i'm going to the blood bank today to donate my own blood for my upcoming surgery.

what's the society's viewpoint on storing your own blood?

i don't see anything in the bible that would hint there's anything wrong with re-using your own blood.......

myMichelle

Hi Mary,

Hope things go well for you.

My best recollection is storing your own blood for future use is not allowed by the Society. I can't remember all the nifty medical terms, but the machine used to do heart bypass surgery is ok because it is viewed as an extention of the circulatory system, but stored blood has left the system and a no-no. I think this was reviewed in the Awake! magazine (the blue one with a man in scrubs), but I can't think of the date either. Sigh. Guess that wasn't a whole lotta help, but the AJWRB site should have more info.

Best wishes,

Michelle

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bad news

by larc in

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friends

last night, my wife zazu, had a stroke.

she is in the hospital, and will be there for a least a week.

she can still think clearly and converse.

myMichelle

Best wishes to Zazu for a speedy recovery. Thinking of you both.

A fellow Ohioan,

Michelle

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Barbara Anderson article - outstanding!

by waiting in

mikepence posted this article over at bboy's forum and it's well worth bringing over here.

if i offend anyone - it's not my intention.

it is my intention to continue with helping to shed new light on this hideous crime.

myMichelle

bttt

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AUDIO of our COVERT OPS & THE STORY

by zev in

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gwen and i went on a mission .

going in as a couple of "interested ones"...into a kh that i was reasonably sure i wouldn't be recongnized as the "uadna-ri" i went in with a hidden wire and tape recorder to get the "evidence".

on this site you will find links to 4 audio files... the first two are "the part", and the other two files are an audio clip of the "love bombing" attack we got when we left the first meeting, and the reading of a letter to "all congregations" concerning the discontinuation of subscriptions.. as with all jw things, it is interesting to hear the comments made by the speaker, things not written in the km, and views, attitudes, and references made when speaking of how to treat disfellowshipped family members.. all in all, i am glad we went on this misssion.

myMichelle

Hi Zev,

Interesting audio. Glad I listened to it before eating lunch.

My husband attended the part I of this article, different KH. He hasn't been to meeting in months and unfortunately for him, he received a call from an elder the night before from an elder who wanted to meet with him afterwards. I asked him when he returned home how the KM article discussion went, and his summary was "Unbelievable". One of the examples given by the Elder running the discussion:

Elder: "For example, if I were df'd and my daughter was getting married, and I was determined to be there, what would be the proper attitude of Christians invited to the wedding."

Brother : "It would be up to my Christian conscience to decide whether I could attend."

Sister: "If a df'd person was there, I would not go."

Guess who got the prize. What loving support for the hypothetical bride and groom.

My hubby didn't go to part II, his time was better spent at the Rocket's home-opener. Go Rockets!

Michelle

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Ethics Discussion of WTS Blood Policy

by Marvin Shilmer in

ethics panel discusses blood policy of watchtower bible & tract society and jehovah's witnesses refusing lifesaving treatment .

the oncologist journal of august 2002 contains an interesting discussion between a panel of medical professionals on the subject of jehovah's witnesses refusing blood therapies.. this article focuses on a witness woman who refused some blood therapies but was convinced by her congregation elders that it was okay to accept bovine hemoglobin therapy.

realizing the glaring inconsistency of bovine hemoglobin being acceptable in the face of prohibiting other blood therapies like red cell infusion, one physician said,.

myMichelle

BTTT

Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.

Michelle

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Secrect of your Marriage

by Crystal in

who here has been married...10 years or more?is it a great marriage and what is the secret of keeping it together?

myMichelle

S4,

No brag, just fact (side note: What western TV show had that line? I can remember watching it w/ my dad. Had a grandfather w/ his grandson looking for the son/father...huh. ah well.)

It is the little things, all the many ways to say not only do I love you, but I like you too.

Michelle

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Secrect of your Marriage

by Crystal in

who here has been married...10 years or more?is it a great marriage and what is the secret of keeping it together?

myMichelle

It will be 12 years for me and Mr. M next month. Mulan's list good points, still working on some parts (some more than other). I like S4's post too, a lot of good points (think he was bragging just a little--I'll let the reader decide which part I'm referring to). But like it has been pointed out, those are not exactly secrets--here is the secret: toothpaste.

Toothpaste? Yeah, I can guage my hubby's current state of mind by whether or not he puts toothpaste on my toothbrush for me. "What?", you say. {shrug} I don't know it's just a little ritual that we have, the first one to brush their teeth at night or in the morning will put toothpaste on both brushes. All is good in the world if the toothpaste is there. If not, it's time to find out why, although sometimes absentmindedness plays a part. I know. It sounds weird.

Don't forget to say I love you, in words and deeds.

Michelle