Topics Started by ExpandedMind

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Jehovah's Witnesses...... A Connection still...
by ScoobySnax in
1. jw
2. friends
when you bump into a jw who you've known previously, do you still feel any connection at all?.

i seem to be a magnet for them at local supermarkets, i always stop and chat and can't help still feeling such a connection with them.

they were my "brothers and sisters" after all.
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Anyone Know Anything About Small Intestine Cancer?
by ExpandedMind in
1. jw
2. friends
a good friend of mine was recently diagnosed with cancer of the small intestine (duodenal adinocarcinoma) and i was wondering if anyone on this board has dealt with this specific type of cancer, either personally or by helping a family member or friend?

he has had surgery and as soon as he is strong enough will begin chemotherapy (they discovered cancer cells in some lymph-nodes).. he indicated to me that doctors have told him it is a very rare type of cancer.

an ontcologist he saw also indicated that treatment with chemo was not well known since the cancer is rare.
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Bloomington Indiana (Indiana University)
by ExpandedMind in
1. jw
2. friends
good afternoon!

by any chance, does anyone on this board live in bloomington indiana?

or, did anyone attend indiana university bloomington?
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Is Ehrman's "The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture" worth reading?
by True North in
1. watchtower
2. bible
most of my "knowledge" of the history and sources of the bible was acquired from watchtower publications.

although i left the jw org.

some twenty years ago, i never felt compelled to consider the subject much further.
Gene & Rose Santowski (Chicago Area)
by ExpandedMind in
1. jw
2. friends
anyone out there know the santowski's (sp?

) --- gene and rose --- from the chicago area?

i don't know that they were originally from chicago, but i met them when they were staying in the north suburbs in the early 80's.
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Porland OR: Stan & Gail Hedeen
by ExpandedMind in
1. jw
2. friends
i am seeking to find a couple of dear friends, stan & gail hedeen.

last i knew they lived in arizona, but through a people search, it appears they may have moved to portland oregon.

i believe they are still witnesses, but am not positive.. thanks!.
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Michael Jackson's Mom/Firpo Carr/William's Sister
by ExpandedMind in
1. jw
2. friends
how can "active" jws such as mj's mom, firpo carr and the william's sister who attended mjs support party, openly support him (because he is an exjw) without getting reproved or disfellowshipped by the organization?

i know that we don't see what goes on behind the scenes, perhaps the do get a "talking to" by the elders, but it seems lately that certain active jws are more bold about associating openly with exjws.. has anyone ever read anything about mjs mom's justification of her on-going relationship with mj?

i realize that situations like this (jws associating with exjws) go on all the time in the organization; it is nothing new.
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Anyone know Denise or Patty Lorden?
by ExpandedMind in
1. jw
2. friends
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they were originally from the chicago il area.. thanks!.

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Anyone know Dan & Cheryl Scheller?
by ExpandedMind in
1. jw
2. friends
.

i believe they live in florida, possibly daytona beach?.

expandedmind
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Colon Cancer Treatment
by ExpandedMind in
1. jw
2. friends
yesterday i found out that my best friend has colon cancer.

they removed what they could of the tumor, during the colonoscopy, but my friend now needs to wait another 8 days until the inflamation goes down until an ultrasound can be done to see how much remains and also to check to see if the lymph nodes are enlarged.

she knows that she will need to have surgery to remove the section of intestine that has the cancer, but they don't yet know what "stage" it is at.