I am lacking in some sort of vitamin. I feel like yuck and it is not getting better. I started taking Cal Mag because my midwife told me I should watch my calcium in take, and look for signs of calcium deficiency like loose teeth. Well, that was 6 months ago at my check-up and… Continue reading I Think
Define Latin
My husband and I cannot figure out why the term “Latin” is limited to people of Hispanic descent and not used to describe other people with Latin ancestors such as Italians. For that matter why are people of European descent described as “Caucasian” when they all do not have ancestry from the Caucus mountain range?… Continue reading Define Latin
I don’t know if this will help at all…
Governor Bush, you can still help!
Five different lawyers and legal entities have submitted suggestions to Governor Jeb Bush on actions he can take to save Terri Schiavo. Read more here. May I add a few more? such as impeaching Judge Greer? calling out the National Guard? How about charging Michael Schiavo with contempt of court for spending the rehab money… Continue reading Governor Bush, you can still help!
Thinking About Terri
I was up feeling ill last night thinking about how horrible it must be for poor Terri right now. It takes 7-10 days to starve to death. I was up anyway giving Gorbulas nebulizer treatments because he has a cold and is quite wheezy. But this was on the forefront my mind. I still do… Continue reading Thinking About Terri
The night I met someone like Terri
When I look at the recent pictures of Terri Schiavo, I always remember a patient I helped care for about ten years ago, when I was in nursing school. I was halfway through my first year, and had taken a job as a nursing assistant at a hospital. I worked the night shift, on the… Continue reading The night I met someone like Terri
More on the Home Schooling Article
OK, this article from CBS has me scared silly, well because I scare very easily about this kind of thing. Something that will motivate social workers to start investigating home schooling families simply because they home school. Somehow we are more suspicious. Somehow we are more neglectful, which is something I do not understand because… Continue reading More on the Home Schooling Article
KTC on hiatus
Kathy the Carmelite is going on hiatus for at least six months; T.S. O’Rama very kindly posted her goodbye. Praying for you, Kathy. You’ve always set such a good example of charity, and in this new chapter you are setting a truly heroic example of sacrifical love through wifely submission.