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BrainLine Talks with Jason and Susannah Ferguson About Family and TBI
BrainLine talks with Jason and Susannah Ferguson about Jason's traumatic brain injury which he suffered in a car accident. The couple discusses how the injury has affected family life, their marriage, and outlook on life.
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We'd been dating 6 months when Jason's TBI happened, and then now it's been 5 1/2 years that we've been together. We got married a year and a half after the accident, and I'll let you tell about how it occurred. >> Oh, how we've been, okay. >> No. (laughs) >> I was a sound engineer, though, before the accident, and I went to one of the places that I had an account to do sound for. I'd been either wake boarding or down at the beach, doing a concert or something. >> Not how we met. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> How the accident happened. >> Oh, the accident happened. That day I went out, being sneaky--I thought-- went and had a class and everything on diamonds and looking at engagement rings and everything because I couldn't afford the "Tiffany's" of diamonds and stuff. And she's always giving me, "Only Tiffany's will do." (laughs) So I went out looking and-- >> That was always a joke. >> And then I was supposed to go look at Christmas trees, which wouldn't have mattered anyhow because little did we know I wouldn't have been around to see it--I mean--awake. That night I went to one of the establishments where I was working or had the account to work at, and I was there until quite late--I think in the early morning hours until about 4:30, 5:00, with the managers and some cops, and they were still there. Well, and I don't remember any of that, but supposedly, looking at the truck and what happened, as I was going down the highway-- because we were opposite of where I was living--at a high rate of speed. They estimate between 90 and 110 miles an hour. I clipped some barrels on the feeder road on the on ramp, between the feeder road and the highway. Well, it clipped the--I was in a three-quarter ton large truck, and it clipped it and it went up like this, and I came out the side window. The truck ended up way over here--excuse me--and I ended up hitting the stop sign about--they estimate about 200 feet down the road. No one stopped or anything like that. I wasn't wearing my seat belt at the time, something I usually always did. I usually didn't drink hard liquor and all of that stuff, but everything came together, so that was what happened. That was one of the hardest parts about the recovery of everything. I mean--like hey, I messed up. I had this accident. I did this to myself. Thank God that I didn't kill anybody else or hurt anybody else like that, but the truck was--basically the cab was flattened out, and half of the front end was missing. >> And then-- >> He was in a coma? >> Yeah, and what is heartbreaking is that the morning of his accident I'd gotten a page like at 4:30, 5:00 in the morning, and I didn't recognize the number, and so I didn't call it back. I went to work as a regular day and then somewhere around--I don't know-- 9:00 or 10:00 in the morning, I got a call transferred into where I was at in the hospital, and it was his sister telling me that he had been in this horrible accident. I went over, rushed to the hospital. Everything was told to me what had happened, and I looked at the page that I had received that early in the morning, and it was the emergency room at that hospital because they had found my number. And so they were trying to page me to be the contact person of him, and I hadn't returned the call. Then he was in a coma from December 17th through the beginning of January. He had opened his eyes for the first time on New Years Day. >> On New Years Eve, though, that's when I kind of peaked my eyes open at you, though. >> Um-hmm. >> And one of the things I'd like to say is that the only thing I remember from the whole coma and everything is I saw the golden city, which I interpret to be heaven, and I can still remember that like it happened 5 minutes ago, and the story, even through the post-traumatic amnesia when I thought that I was a race car driver or I was a movie star with these people, that has never ever faltered or changed. I can still remember, and I was standing in front of a calm, flowing river, and it wasn't real wide, but there was high heavy grass on each side, and to my left-hand side, there is a small-arch bridge. Across the way was a wall that went as far as you could see for both ways. And behind that wall was the golden city. Behind me was dark woods. But the next thing I knew appeared the 4 horsemen coming riding out of an opening in the wall. And I mainly remember the first one because the horse's belly was about-- it seemed like it was about that big. I had to look up to it, and I just remember that first one because he turned around and pointed for me to go in. I was walking--I was just started. It was beautiful and light wind. It was beautiful, so I started crossing the bridge. Well, I got about halfway across the bridge, and I hear Suzanna in the background come running, and she's running saying, "No, you're trying to go. You can't go." We were in the middle of the bridge, and she embraced me and then I go and we walk back across the bridge, and I didn't die. >> Do you remember waking up? Just briefly maybe tell me the scenario of how long you were in the hospital. You mentioned you were in a wheelchair, and you were told you wouldn't walk again. If you can just tell us briefly about that period before and when you got home. Then we'll talk about the relationship section. Yeah, I went to the rehab hospital after I was in the-- after I opened my eyes, I was still in the coma because when you open your eyes, it isn't, "Oh, he's out of the coma." I was probably still in there for another week or 2--or that's how long I stayed at the hospital. >> Yeah, you were at the--he was at the trauma center for about a month, and then from there, he went to the rehab hospital, and he was there for about 2 weeks, 2 1/2 weeks. When they discharged him from the rehab hospital, he was still using the wheelchair. He was able to walk, but he didn't have strength. The main thing that I remember about his activity in the wheelchair is that he had such a hard time. He had no strength in his upper body whatsoever or no trunk strength, so he's in the wheelchair, but he's falling forward because he can't hold himself up. That was a huge thing with walking was that he didn't have any strength. He had lost approximately 75 pounds from the time of admission to the time of discharge home, so within a month and a half, he lost all of that weight. >> How about talking and cognitive memory? Tell me the scenario with that. >> Very, very slurred--as far as his speech--his speech was very slow. Purposeful, but very, very slow. He was still in what they call post-traumatic amnesia. He couldn't remember from 10 minutes ago, and it was sort of our inside joke kind of thing. He couldn't remember what he had for lunch today, but he could tell me what he had yesterday. Then the next day, he couldn't remember what he had today, but he could then remember what he had the day before, which he couldn't remember. That was one of the things. At that point, they said that he would need 24-hour supervision forever. >> We got married approximately a year and a half after my accident, which is very uncommon as well because most people just leave anyway. They don't want to take that vow, "Well I want to be married to you, but I don't want to marry the injury. The thing that helps us the most--and sometimes we still have trouble-- but that's with every couple. That's life. It's communication. We communicate. She lets me talk to her about something that may embarrass me for a day or really get me down. It may not be much of anything, but it's really got me down. I can't figure it out. She's lets me know that it's okay to still have these feelings and have these thoughts and everything like that, and I'm able to express myself. Then I told her when we got married, I said, "Yeah, we've been through the hard part. Everything else is gravy," but that's some lumpy gravy. You know--it will be forever, but it's so worth it. >> I think, as far as our relationship, it's commitment--commitment to one another, and not just saying that you're committed, but really, truly, in your gut, being committed, no matter what. That is what keeps us together. We're not sane. (laughs) We walk. We walk. >> Yeah, some of the strategy that helps us to make it through everything is the walking. Now only does it help with the exercise to lose the weight because, Lord knows I need to. It helps to just see everything, get the fresh air, clear things out. She's--for her to escape from me, (laughs) she goes take a long, hot shower-- >> I go to work. >> --and she goes to work, and takes a hot--you know--when she gets home, takes a bubble bath. For me, I play dominos. It's on the computer. I got to go play some dominos, and that helps wind me down. I don't know what it is, but that helps wind me down, and then I write. >> One of the other things that I want to say is that if we didn't have faith in God, and we didn't have our religious beliefs, then we would never have made it. And that that has been a huge thing that has kept us not only together, but kept us going for the long haul. Right after his accident, one of the things that I used to feel and say was "This can' t be it. This just can't be it." "God didn't bring us together for this to just be all that there is. There's got to be more." And that became our little slogan is that there's more for us to do, more for him to do. That God didn't save him--I mean--he didn't recover from this, or he didn't live through this injury to go back and doing live music and working in bars. God has more for him to do, more for us to do-- and here he is! (laughs) >> When I said my previous life doesn't matter now, it really-- that was the old Jason, as I like to say it, as many people with TBI do say. That was the old life because I don't really associate with the crowd of people that I did--you know--the fast-- I worked in the music industry, so people weren't there just to be my friend. They were like, "Oh, we didn't come to just see Jason." They wanted to get in and see the show. They wanted to do stuff like that--the drinking, the drugs--sex, drugs, and rock and roll, everything you hear about it. All that stuff you hear about happening on the road, it does. I don't want to be a part of that now. One band said, "When you get better, you're going to come work for us." I said, "No, I'm not." I said, "God didn't keep me here to work in bars every night." She actually--Dr. Sonnen--started out--she was my new psychologist. Then after a year I started out being on the advisory committee, just giving my feedback for the projects and everything because one thing I've learned through working this is whenever a doctor or somebody, just a layman, tells us or whatever, "Oh, I know how you feel. I know what you mean." Well, no, you don't. You tell somebody like myself or anyone else who has it, anyone talking to me, somebody goes, and they had a traumatic brain injury, they know better--I mean--they know how it happened. One of the projects that we worked on the most was the social reintegration project, where peers with brain injury help other peers with brain injuries reintegrate back into society because that's the hardest part of the whole injury. Okay, you lived. You made it back here. You can talk. Now what? You going to sit inside all of the time? No. You get out and be a part of society. That's living. >> With him working there at the brain injury research center, it has really given--to me, my opinion is that it's really given brain injury survivors a voice. Jason is their voice in the research community, in the medical community, to speak out and say, "No, you don't really know." "I do know because I have lived it." And so he offers invaluable advice and recommendations of how better to treat survivors. I take care of our son, Belsy. I am able to write from home some and cover the speaking engagements, with my beautiful wife, but it is something that one, the doctors and pretty much everybody cut out ever-- what I've seen is that people with traumatic brain injury are kind of shunned to the side. People don't think that we can take care of ourselves, much less take care of another life and successfully to raise a child or to have children or be loved. I see so many men that I've met at various camps or whichever or they go in the homes or get put in the homes because their family doesn't know how to put up with "dumb," as they say. >> Yes and no. My family and friends did not understand my decision to be committed to Jason and to go ahead and marry Jason. They thought that I deserved more than to be a caretaker of someone with a traumatic brain injury, but whenever I made my decision and my decision was final, they stood beside me. So they were supportive after they understood that this was the decision, and this was the commitment. Since that decision, no one has second-guessed my judgment and Jason's judgment for Jason to be the primary caregiver while I'm at work. In fact, everyone has applauded his abilities because he does such a wonderful job. And in my opinion, it's such an honor. Not many men get to be that active in their children's life, and I think it's such an honor that Jason is going to be able to mold our child. >> So many times I hear, "Oh, so you're Mr. Mom?" "No, I'm just a a dad." >> Mr. Dad. >> It's great. >> The day that he was born, that was wild. I mean--he's only 5 months. He's 5 months today. >> Today is his fifth month. Whenever--the greatest--there are two--the first was our wedding. Whenever we got married, when I saw her walking, when they opened the doors and I never seen nothing, the wedding dress, or anything. They opened the door and everything that happened for the past year and a half went running through my head, and the emotion, where I hadn't been able to cry before, came out, and I was just bawling. She was so beautiful and just all of the wonderful memories, and the hard part, the hard times and the wonderful were all just going through my head. I was so thankful to be there. Then the most recent one, 5 months ago, was being there with my wife and being there in the room watching our son being born, and being a part of everything and still being able to be a part of everything. >> How about you, Suzanne? >> Oh, it was the same base. To me, it's just so awesome, but it's an everyday thing too. I mean--when I come home from work, and to see how happy the baby is and to see how happy dad is, and where most men-- and I know I'm generalizing--but most men can't handle the stress of baby, and Jason is just calm and cool the whole time and it was exactly the right thing to do and say. It is very comforting. I mean--like with every marriage, there are frustrations, and so I don't know if there is a day or time that I wouldn't want to repeat, only because each thing I've learned from. >> We're still learning, yeah. You know, a lot of people, the first answer would say, "I wouldn't want to repeat the day that his accident happened," and go back and take that away, but in our situation, his accident has made us better people. I wouldn't trade things from happening the way they did at all. I'm glad--and it's sort of odd to say that I'm glad that his accident happened, but it has made us better people for it. >> I'm so thankful for all of the experiences. I've been able to me able to do, be able to experience, to be able to express how I feel about then and to-- nobody likes to hurt or go through bad times in life, but I'm getting the experience of it. I'm getting to do it. You know--look at each other, love each other. I always tell the caregiver to listen, just listen. That's the best part. Suzanne did that for me, and she would say little things--I mean--just some little things to others, but were so big that they just give me a boost of self esteem and let me know that hey, I am somebody that's worthy of love. I shouldn't be--you know--case in point--when people would disregard me or not want to listen to me or they're actually being mean to me, she would be right there to, "No, no, no," and stand up and get bowed up and whip them for me. >> What would you tell a couple? I would tell a couple, if they want their relationship to survive, that they have to make it the most important thing in their life. right underneath God--that they have to make that most important, that the couples that we have been friends with-- most of the couples that we have been friends with that we've met through the brain injury circuit, the couples that have failed are ones that started having outside relationships that they put higher priority than the marriage or than their relationship with the survivor and the caregiver, that that is just key to destruction. (laughs) I mean--it really is. It's the downfall, and if you've got a friendship, whether it's a platonic friendship or not, if that becomes more important than spending time with your survivor or caregiver, or whichever the one has the outside relationship, then that is the downfall. One of the things that I would tell another couple or another survivor, is to make sure that you get lined up with healthcare professionals that really know about brain injury, not just know of a thing called brain injury, but really know about brain injury. That might mean that you're not seeing a regular primary care physician or might not mean you're seeing a regular internal medicine, that you might need to see someone who works in physical medicine rehabilitation, but make sure you're keyed up with someone that understands what's going on because so many times I think that the healthcare community gives the survivor and the caregiver poor advice of how to handle things, and then that can also lead to the destruction of situations. One of the ladies outside after the talk was asking me a question about fatigue, that she's having problems with her husband with fatigue. I told her, "You know--the best thing is just let him have his fatigue. Let him have his sleep, that he needs it." She said that she's been pushing him to stay awake, and her physician has been pushing him to stay awake. It's not as if you can just avoid the symptoms. The symptoms are there because of a reason. If we had found other families who have been through it to give us a heads-up of what to expect-- We didn't know anything. Suzie just went, "Okay, this is what we do." >> From the time of his release from the rehab hospital, he was not with any kind of physical therapy, any kind of rehab period for another year-- a little over a year, and so we were sort of doing it on our own, just sort of, "Okay, this might work." He had problems with fine motor skills. He couldn't pinch things, so I bought him a Lite-Brite, here--you know--start doing-- >> I got to make pretty pictures for her. I felt-- >> It made him feel happy to know that he was making a pretty picture for me. Instead of me being the adult, "Oh, that's childish." I let myself be the child and get excited over little pretty Lite-Brite pictures. It made him feel like he was doing something nice for me. >> Something--you know. >> It's the littlest things, but just to keep trying is the biggest piece of advice that I would say to anyone that has ever had a brain injury, is that-- >> And keep on living. >> life is not over. Just you're still an important person in society. Just because you've got a brain injury doesn't change that. The Lite-Brite was one that we did. We talked about it in the talk--the squeeze ball--those little gel stress balls. >> Could you explain that, as if we hadn't heard that? >> The stress ball we would use, of course, to build up strength in the hands, but then also as an anxiety reliever. Whenever he would get in large crowds, he would become very anxious, having to deal with other people, talk to other people, he would become very anxious. Some of his outbursts of emotion were avoided because he was able to squeeze the stress ball and calm himself down. Then one of the biggest things that is important is for us to get to know each other well enough, to where I can give him cues that aren't embarrassing, to give him non-verbal cues of, okay, you need to go on, because so many times, he'll get into a conversation with people and just go off in left field about who knows what. They're not paying attention. They're wanting to leave. He's not realizing what the situation is. >> --reading body language. >> --and so-- >> Do you have a symbol? >> We gesture. >> Oh, she cuts some eyes. >> I cut my eyes. (laughs) >> I'm just joking about that, but she does make sense of things. Just subtle little things. I might just put my hand on his back, and that gives him the key of okay, I need wrap it up. Then other things like so many times people just make comments and they have good intentions, but he would take things to heart. He would run into someone, "Okay, I'll give you a call tomorrow," or "I'll give you a call sometime," or in a couple of days. That was always it--"I'll give you a call in a couple of days." >> I'd be waiting there right by the phone. >> He would wait right by the phone, anticipating their phone call, but the phone call would never come, and so it's heartbreaking for me to see that happening. Instead of letting it go, we would sit and talk, hours on end, about this is life. These are what people say, but it isn't really what they mean, and it's not any slide against you. It's just--you know--talk. >> As far as one of the greatest things that helped me the most was-- well, the squeeze ball and the Lite-Brite, but also writing because I still write to this day. I wrote that poem just for today, and I love it. People are like,"Oh, you wrote that?" It's something that I look back at because I've written well over 300 different poems now, I say, "Oh, I wrote that?" That's just-- >> I mean--a poem about everything. He'd write a poem whenever he was having to ride the bus, sitting at the bus stop writing a poem about the people that he encountered. And-- >> The Social Security office. >> Yeah. (laughs) >> People cheating the system--you know. >> But it helped to work on not only him and-- (baby sneezed) >> Bless you. >> --his writing skills, but also to help his thought process of trying to work through what is really going on and then getting it out because that was a huge problem in that he wasn't able to articulate what he wanted or what he was thinking, and so therefore because he couldn't articulate, people would assume he isn't thinking anything. I think that's a very common misconception is that people think-- outsiders think that a survivor of a brain injury don't really have anything going on, when, in fact, they do. They just can't get it out. It goes through stages or spurts, it seems like. I know the thing is running, but it's just like at the time you just get embarrassed. Case in point, the other night we were a restaurant, and I started stuttering and I got embarrassed, and the waiter didn't do anything. He didn't say anything, but I started getting a little bit teary-eyed and all because I get embarrassed and then Suzy took-- we walked over to the-- >> We were with some friends, and I said, "Okay, come on. Let's go to the bathroom." And we get up and walk to the bathroom, and we have a little one-on-one pow-pow away from everyone to say-- >> She's not beating me up or anything, but she's just telling me-- >> Saying it's okay--it's okay. You're doing great. >> For the most part, things have gotten a lot easier, especially these--one thing that Suzy told me that I think that really helped me in my whole recovery and dealing with other people is that you can't control other people. You can only control yourself. Whenever I realized that, it took such a weight off of my shoulders because I can only control my--okay, I have to be the better person or have to be the person that says, "Okay, I do what I say I'm going to do," and not worry about them because I can't control them. That's what I mean. >> And you can't control their reaction to how things are. Then the other big thing--I know we talked about it earlier-- was with emotions. That even if it might be trivial, that that might be the way he feels, so like the waiter example, if he gets upset because he can't speak correctly to the waiter, well, I could blow it off and say, "It's just the waiter. Who cares?" but he cares. Jason cares that he can't speak understandably to the waiter. And so that's why it's important. It doesn't matter that--the waiter is trivial, but Jason's feeling of worth, of whether or not he can communicate effectively, is important, and so that's why we focus and we'll talk about whatever situation it is to make sure that he realizes that it's okay.
Posted on BrainLine December 1, 2008.
Produced by Victoria Tilney McDonough and Brian King at the 2008 Williamsburg Brain Injury Services Conference.
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Stephanie replied on Tue, 05/08/2018 - 2:32am Permalink
How is a severe t.b.i person like myself supposed to continue in life and try to be happy when my own mother and brother have been ignoring me now for two years. My car stopped working 3 yrs ago did they ever ask if my son n I needed anything..no..I had to plan n do everything for my own bday party and my mom makes up an excuse as to why she couldn't come . My bro didn't text n tell me happy bday I canceled my party how am I supposed to be happy I lived when my own family isn't happy


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Ukraine planning for post-war nuclear power plants
Energoatom's CEO Petro Kotin says that construction work on two new Westinghouse AP1000 units at the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant "will begin as soon as the war is over".
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In an interview with vesti.ua, he said that the agreement signed with Westinghouse covered the construction of five units in total, with the other three units to be distributed at the country's other existing nuclear power plants.
Kotin said that in addition to those five units "we are looking at new sites. The most promising thing we are working on now is the Chyhyryn site in the Cherkasy region, where a power unit was planned to be built in Soviet times. There was a plot allocated for this and there are good conditions, the population is positive about the construction of such a facility. It is the centre of Ukraine, there is a high-power transmission line nearby, and a lot of water, which is important for a high-capacity nuclear power unit."
He said that they would also create a garden city out of Orbita, the part-built town that was largely abandoned when the nuclear power plant plans were halted more than three decades ago.
Kotin added that before the war with Russia began the administration of the Odessa region had been keen to build a nuclear power unit. There had been plans, he said, during Soviet times for such a plant but it was cancelled after the Chernobyl accident.
It is nearly three months since Russia launched its military action in Ukraine, during which time its forces have taken control of the Chernobyl site - for more than a month until leaving at the end of March - and have had military forces controlling the Zaporizhzhia (also known as Zaporozhe) nuclear power plant since the start of March.
Kotin was asked what changes to nuclear security rules were needed following the war, given that the world has seen the presence of military forces, equipment and shelling - as well as reports by Ukraine of cruise missiles flying overhead - at nuclear power plants.
Kotin said there needed to be rules agreed in cases of such aggression in future against a civilian nuclear facility and agreement on "how to protect it, what actions should be taken by the the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the international level". One measure Ukraine has wanted enforced was the adoption of a 30 kilometre non-military zone around nuclear facilities.
He also said that the five new Westinghouse units would include a double confinement shell which increases the protection of a reactor from a plane crash or a missile strike.
"But this problem is not solved only by technological design. You can strengthen the shell, but you need to take other measures. I visited a nuclear power plant in Pakistan … in Karachi, they built a triple perimeter of protection around their facility. In 2020, the IAEA recognised that the Karachi nuclear power plant has one of the best protection concepts," he said.
He said that in future nuclear safety measures will need to include "building a perimeter so that the enemy could not approach with tanks and artillery".
Another safety issue that the IAEA has raised is the presence of Russian nuclear staff at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, saying their presence could disrupt the decision-making process for staff at the plant, which continues to be operated by its Ukrainian staff although it is controlled by Russian military forces.
Kotin said there were 10 staff from Rosatom at the plant, and he said they were studying the situation at the plant and documents, adding that Zaporizhzhia was a flagship nuclear power plant and "all our power plants have undergone a serious programme to strengthen security … and this is a completely different level of technology".
Another issued raised was that Ukraine currently has "a lot of capacity that is in reserve due to the reduction of electricity consumption in Ukraine", which, he said, could be exported. And, on Monday, Interfax Ukraine reported that Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at a government meeting Ukraine planned to resume additional power lines with Poland "to export electricity from Ukrainian nuclear power plants. It will help Europe stop importing Russian gas sooner".
In its daily update on Monday, Energoatom said that all the country's nuclear power plants continued to operate within safe limits. It has generally had seven or eight out of the total 15 units operating, with the rest shut for regular maintenance or held in reserve.
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What happens when a simple shape is repeated on paper or fabric? Workshop attendees will design their own unique repetitive patterns to create a canvas tote bag, and get a head start on the holidays by creating designer wrapping paper and paper gift bags. Attendees will experiment with paint, oil crayons and wall paper samples. All supplies are included.
Sharon Repple will instruct with acrylics on how to paint stunning vibrant tulips, give composition tips and teach how to use a limited acrylic palette. Beginner and Intermediate levels are welcome. Learn to mix and shade colors to create a beautiful cheerful canvas Supply list included.


Your spectacular 1BR ocean view condo is ideally located in the beachfront complex in Corpus Christi. It's minutes away from several attractions including the Lexington, Texas State Aquarium, Hooks Field, Hurricane Alley Water park and Schlitterbahn Water park. This beach retreat has an open floor plan with shared living and kitchen space overlooking the ocean. There are four barbeque areas on site available for guest use. The comfortable sleeper sofa turns into a full size bed(best for kids or young adults), and bunk beds. There are two flat screen TVs one in the bedroom and one in the living area. The condo overlooks a pool for close supervision over the kiddos. The well equipped kitchen features efficiency style appliances, Keurig and cookware. The private bedroom has a deluxe queen bed and flat screen TV. P.S. Don't forget your K-cups!
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Cricketers Who Kept Playing While 'Being Injured' Just For The Team
The latest being Shane Watson who hit 80 (59) in the finals of the 12th season of IPL.
Rajat Priyam LopScoop Reporter
There are times when the players get injured while playing the game, and they get retired hurt for it. But then there are some of the players who even while being injured have played for their team and have showed that they care for the team more than themselves. The latest incident is of Shane Watson who hit a massive 80 off 59 balls in the finals of the 12th season of IPL. He had almost taken Chennai to the victory gate, but got run out with 4 runs needed for the team to score. What no one knew was that he was bleeding with his knee injured from a dive in the third over of the game, and he still played till the last over with his bloodied knee. None of us had noticed until Harbhajan Singh posted a status picture of him where he can be seen with the bloodied knee while batting, and wrote "Can you guys see the blood on his knee.. He got 6 stitches after the game..Got injured while diving but continue to bat without telling anyone. That's our Shane Watson. Almost pulled it for us last night."
Previously, we have seen other cricketers as well who instead of getting retired hurt and relax continue playing for their teams. In the year, 2009 in a match between Australia and South Africa Mitchell Johnson b roke the left hand of Graeme Smith and it was a serious injury. To achieve the target of 376, the batsman came out to play in pain fought for 17 balls but then got out. In 2003, in a match between South Africa and Pakistan, a bouncer of Shoaib Akhtar broke the nose of Gary Kirsten according to the X-ray reports but with his barely recognizable face he scored 46 and the heroic act is still in talks.
Another incident is of the year 2002, when Marvin Dillon broke Anil Kumble 's jaw with his ball but he continued batting after spatting out the blood. Later, it was found out that the jaw was fractured and needed a surgery but didn't leave. The bowler came with a bandage around his face, and neck and bowled 14 overs. With 5 maiden overs, and a wicket of Brian Lara they managed to draw the test match. Then there is the story of Malcolm Marshall who is considered one of the best bowlers of an era, his thumb was broken into two pieces and he came to bat as the last man just to get Gomes his century as he was 4 runs short. Then there is Bert Sutcliffe, Wahab Riaz, and more who have played for their country even with the pain and that is how we know how much they care for the team.
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A Sports Therapist is licensed to practice in the treatment of athletes with injuries on their muscles that affects their mobility, back, posture and others. Sports therapists are special physical therapists who work with amateur and profession athletes in rehabilitating and preventing their injuries through the use of proper training and in other techniques. Several of the sports therapists possess master's and doctorate degrees. They work with professional teams, schools and sports & health clubs.
The sports therapy rehabilitation degree is a curriculum that is science-based and be completed in 2 years to become a therapist assistant to 6 years to complete a doctorate degree. There are various areas of expertise in sports therapy namely sports massage, mind and body, exercise science and kinesiology, sports psychology and training techniques. Each of the courses have their own prerequisites.
To be able to treat people with medical problems, you need to acquire a college degree. You need to complete an undergraduate degree with majors in biology, physics, chemistry or exercise physiology. The undergraduate programs of sports medicine are often part of an program in exercise science or kinesiology.
To advance in your career as sports therapist, you must take an advanced degree in a physical therapy course. There are several schools offering the doctorate degree in physical therapy and you can acquire the list from the American Physical Therapy Association. The programs will require clinical work and treating patients under the supervision of a licensed therapist.
You must also get accredited with certified organizations in certain specialities. This requires a certain amount of work experience and sports therapist education requirements. The organizations that awards certifications are American College of Sports Medicine, National Athletic Trainers Association and American Council on Exercise. Each of these organization have their requirements for their memberships.
Studying to become a sports therapist is very much like becoming a doctor. The course load in the science-based classes are heavy and you have to get top undergraduate grades to be accepted into the doctorate programs. If your grades do not meet the standards, consider instead a career in sports therapy administration or in training. These are careers that will allow you in working with clients without having to prescribe or diagnose treatment.
The common courses taken to complete the Sports Therapist required education are anatomy, physics, chemistry, physiology and psychology.
Associate of Science-Sports Medicine focuses on the athletic training and prepares the student for the smooth transition into a certified 4 year program in sports medicine. The basics of the program provides the solid foundation in injury prevention, health risk factors and preventive care. This is a 2 year technical or vocational course taken in community or in junior colleges. Students may have a high school diploma or GED and a C average.
Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Medicine focuses on the fitness assessment, business management and lifestyle modification in sports. It prepares the students for their graduate studies and research in physical therapy, medicine and chiropractic medicine.
Master's degree in Sports Therapy focuses on the preventive measures and the related education needed for chronic and acute injuries. The students develop their management and clinical skills and learn the treatment for sports-related injuries. This is a 2 year program that requires the completion of a bachelor's degree.
Doctorate Degree in Sports Therapy teaches students how to work with recreational and professional athletes in completing their internships with a university athletic department or with the professional sports organizations. The main bulk of this program is the submission of a dissertation which is presented before the faculty members before their graduation.
The average cost for a sports therapist degree may vary depending on the degree being taken, the school and its location, the residency of the student and the various costs on top of the tuition. One university in the US offers the master's degree at a cost of $6,848 and the doctorate degree at $9,150.
An internship with practical training is an important part of the sports therapist continuing education in becoming a certified sports therapist. The internships are assigned at hospitals, medical offices and sports teams. Then get licensed to be able to practice sports therapy. State boards administer the tests because each state has their own sports therapist requirements.
Board licensed specialists should also consider getting a mistral and doctorate degree in sports therapy. These degree programs may take up to 6 to 9 semesters to finish. This will qualify them for the sports therapist certification and certificates awarded by APTA. The candidate should be licensed, pass the examinations and have a sports therapy clinical practice of 2,000 hours.


Who and What Does PRI Cover?
Physicians Reciprocal Insurers or PRI, is the second largest malpractice insurance carrier in the state of New York. PRI has been serving the needs of NY healthcare providers and facilities for over 30 years.
PRI serves the medical community throughout New York State and provides competitively priced malpractice insurance premiums to practicing physicians, chiropractors, and dentists. In addition, PRI also offers customized solutions for hospitals and various healthcare facilities.
Physicians Reciprocal Insurers works on the premise of aggressive claims management. In other words, physicians with coverage can expect to receive timely responses to their malpractice lawsuits. However, professionals cite that PRI's greatest resource is its risk management program which includes online education, reference books, and discount incentives for completing risk management programs.
The aggregate malpractice claims payout in New York was $677 million dollars in 2012 (Westgate, A. 2012). It is no wonder that NY physicians are looking for competitively priced malpractice insurance as the premiums have increased steadily over the years.
PRI offers competitive premiums and discounts for several specialties in NY. Besides competitive premiums, PRI also offers aggressive claims handling and risk management services that can help mitigate the claims losses experienced by physicians. PRI also offers locum tenens coverage.
PRI also offers extra liability limits for Professional entities (such as PC, PLLC) at no additional charge, if all physicians in the group are insured by PRI. This is a tremendous benefit for practices of two or more physicians in NY.
PRI offers Occurrence policies, which provide coverage for claims that may arise from incidents which may have occurred while you had a policy in force, regardless of when a claim is reported, even if the policy is no longer in force. Thus, PRI's Occurrence coverage provides long-term continuing protection for the physician. For example, if a malpractice claim is filed say five years after the incident occurred, and the physician or dentist was protected under a PRI Occurrence policy five years ago, PRI would provide coverage for any covered claims. Occurrence policies provide the value of long-term coverage over the years.
PRI also offers Claims-made policies. PRI's Claims-made policies provide protection for claims that 'arise and are reported' while you have a policy in force. You are covered up to the policy limits in effect at the time the claim is reported. To be protected for any claims which are reported after the malpractice policy has been canceled, you must purchase 'tail coverage', (Extended Reporting Period endorsement), or obtain similar protection from a subsequent malpractice insurance carrier. A claims-made policy must continue in force to provide protection, or be replaced by tail coverage. When you elect to change claims-made carriers, 'Prior Acts Coverage' or 'Nose' coverage must be obtained to cover your exposure from your first day of claims made coverage. PRI also offers free tail coverage to physicians who satisfy the State requirements for free tail coverage.
Physicians have to meet PRI's underwriting criteria before being approved for coverage. If you need help with your malpractice insurance options, please contact PriMed Consulting, a leading malpractice insurance broker exclusively serving NY & NJ. 800.528.3758. www.primedconsulting.com.
This entry was posted in Featured NY Medical Malpractice Articles, NY Medical Malpractice, PRI on January 13, 2015 by Dana.


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Beauty is a category that has always lagged behind when it comes to e-commerce. Indeed, with just about 8% of worldwide beauty retail sales happening online in 2017, the industry is below the cross-category average of 10%. But brands and retailers alike have upped their game over the last few years, and 2019 is looking brighter than ever. Here are nine beauty e-commerce trends that are already reshaping the landscape of cosmetics and fashion online.
1. Communities
One thing you have to admit: most beauty brands are excellent at building communities. Communities are great; they are highly engaged customers who are willing to recommend your brand. What's harder, though, is fully engaging these individuals and leveraging their goodwill.
A French startup called TokyWoky has come up with a great solution: have your website visitors interact with each other. Their product is a collaborative chat. While most chats let you speak to a sales rep or support engineer, this one puts you in touch with other visitors on your website. Sephora has implemented TokyWoky's collaborative live chat experience on their US website.
Of course, not everyone has time to chat to strangers, but some people do! And TokyWoky does an excellent job at promoting great contributors and working with brands to reward them. Also, TokyWoky says that customers who interact with each other are four times more likely to buy.
TokyWoky collaborative live chat on Sephora.com
2. Browsing
E-commerce is often analyzed in terms of conversion. On that point, it cannot rival retail stores. In the online retail space, only about three website visits out of every 100 will result in a sale. On mobile phones, that conversion rate is even lower.
Increasing e-commerce conversion is a priority for many sites.
For many online retailers, this is a problem, but the solution can be found in a subtle combination of cohort analysis, retargeting, cart abandonment campaigns, etc.
But some brands and retailers understand that conversion is not everything. Cart abandonment campaigns can indeed increase short-term conversion, but most of the time, they are just plain annoying and hinder long-term loyalty. Some choose the opposite stance and embrace the fact that many visitors are, well, just browsing.
While most sites still feature banners, aggressive "Shop Now" mentions and display prices everywhere, you will find more and more sites that look like art galleries with beautiful, large images, bold statements, and very discreet price tags.
The homepage of byrdhair.com has very little text, no price tags, and beautiful imagery.
3. All skins matter
Women with dark skin have long lamented the little consideration they receive from mainstream brands. The major stir-up in the hornet's nest came two years ago with Rihanna's launch of Fenty Beauty, with the help of French group LVMH. This new line of cosmetics featured a foundation that came in 40 shades. Brands like Make Up For Ever had offered products with that many nuances in the past but were criticized for emphasizing lighter skin tones.
This move forced the beauty industry to acknowledge the demand for more inclusive shades of foundations and, to a greater extent, cosmetics companies adapted to include all types of skin, from the very darkest tones to people with albinism. Now mainstream brands like Dior (also owned by LVMH) have followed on Fenty's heels and widened the color range of their foundations.
However, this trend is not just about e-retail; this move is also associated with the emergence of more digital tools and experiences, like online shade finders.
Fenty Beauty Foundation Shade Finder (left) and Dior's Shade Selector (right)
Coumba of the BlueBoard team trying Dior's shade selector!
4. Subscriptions
Beauty subscription boxes are a hit. Since the launch of Birchbox in 2010, demand for beauty boxes has skyrocketed. This article found 36 of them in the US alone. For a long time, subscription box companies worked hand in hand with new beauty brands to allow potential customers to sample their products. But today, established brands and retailers are using them not only as a sampling technique but also as a legitimate sales channel.
PLAY! by Sephora Monthly Subscription Box ships products straight from Sephora's shelves.
Subscriptions do not solely take the form of boxes. Services like Dollar Shave Club and Amazon's Subscribe & Save let you save money on recurring purchases.
5. Amazon
Speaking of Amazon… has there ever been an e-commerce trend they've missed? For most emerging e-commerce categories, Amazon has always had its finger on the pulse of emerging trends. For a while now, Amazon has sold baby care (diapers, baby food) and hygiene (toilet paper, deodorant) products as a one-off or repeat sales via the Subscribe & Save program mentioned earlier. Since the launch of the program in 2007, they have gradually added more and more personal care and beauty products.
Bestsellers in the category now include L'Oréal mascara and Maybelline eyeliner. Fragrances include brands like Coty, Axe, Adidas, and Chloe. Skincare includes Dove, Neutrogena, Bioderma, Garnier, etc. Although the assortment might not be as extensive as you would find at Boots or Sephora, the array of premium brands is still impressive.
Recent signs indicate that Amazon does not plan on simply assorting the best sellers from each brand. Lancaster, which belongs to Coty, has an e-shop with 93 products on Amazon.co.uk, for instance.
Lancaster e-shop on Amazon.co.uk
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6. Augmented Reality (AR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The new AR and AI are the keys to the future of beauty e-commerce, and the beauty industry has stepped up their game with this evolution.
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Machine learning technology continually advances itself by collecting data over time. Luxury brands and big beauty retailers have adopted this technology in varied approaches. In the fragrance category, IBM has been collaborating with the fragrance producer Symrise to design the industry's first perfume using AI technology. The perfume is expected to be released in mid-2019.
At the moment, the majority of the fragrance-matching process relies on using a decision tree with simple questionnaires. This leads to limited choice for buyers and a low rate of matching. Once big data and AI step into the ring, there will inevitably be a more diverse selection and a higher matching rate. As a result, consumers will feel more confident when purchasing a fragrance online. For instance, the UK beauty e-tailer The Perfume Shop's fragrance-finding tool is powered by an extensive fragrance database that instead of relying on general bestsellers and broad inclinations recommends perfumes based on the individual buyer's unique combination of preferences.
Fragrance Finder tool powered by big data
In the cosmetics category, the use of AI has created a revolution in customized products. Beauty brands based entirely on AI technology, like PROVEN, have gained significant market awareness, especially among the millennial generation. Lancome, the prestige French cosmetic brand, has also introduced its "custom-made foundation" line in 2018. The product is generated based on users' skin data, which is analyzed by a complex algorithm to get the perfect matching shade and the correct formula for their skin type.
The use of VR and AR in the beauty industry has blossomed in recent years. Large beauty corporations and big brands are acquiring AR startups as part of their R&D. While LVMH organizes an accelerator program to foster innovation in the industry, L'Oréal has acquired Modiface to enhance the AR experience with their products and is teaming up with tech hubs like Station F and Founders Factory to nurture new startups in the areas of e-commerce, AI, AR/VR and more.
The most popular use of AR in the beauty industry is for digital try-ons, which allow users to try different products without actually going to the brand's store. The color accuracy and face recognition these tools provide are becoming increasingly realistic. By advancing the visual experience for online shoppers, brands can boost their e-commerce sales and reduce their physical stores' operating costs. Some current practices of AR in beauty e-commerce also include product suggestions and beauty guides, all customized to meet the specific needs of the brand's users.
L'Oréal Virtual Try-On tool, available in-app and on websites
Visual search and image matching
The most popular platform leading the visual search trend is Pinterest. The platform heavily relies on the use of its app, where users can perform searches on any photos available on the platform or upload their own images to get similar results.
The increasing use of visual search has also driven the advertisement approach on this site. Brands focus on producing high-resolution photos and looped video ads that blend in nicely with the search results. Giant e-tailers, such as Amazon and Alibaba, have included the technology in their search engines, along with the world's most significant search engine: Google.
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Pinterest's visual search results for Clarins Double Serums
Voice activation
Although voice activation gets less attention than AR and AI, the technology still receives some attention in the industry. Amazon's Alexa app called Let's Get Ready—created by Coty—speaks to users to give beauty advice, product suggestions, and even has an add-to-cart option. A similar practice can be seen with Google Assistant, which has collaborated with Sephora. It is believed that voice activation could work better for beauty sales than, for example, fashion, particularly for repeat purchases from consumers with strong brand loyalty.
7. E-commerce pop-up stores
The concept of a pop-up store provides a tangible element to e-commerce. E-tailers like Amazon, Alibaba, or even Facebook have opened their own pop-up stores to increase interaction between buyers and sellers. The idea of bringing e-commerce to life is a marketing strategy that helps increase brand awareness and positioning by triggering buyers' curiosity. And this can be achieved without spending an excessive amount for an ideal location and fabulous decoration because it's temporary!
Millennial beauty brands, such as Glossier, Huda Beauty or The Ordinary, started out with e-commerce and gained enormous popularity thanks to social media channels. These brands tend to open their pop-up stores once they have achieved a certain level of recognition in the market. The main activity at these pop-up stores is not selling but rather providing a real try-on experience, giving away samples, or offering beauty consultations. The value added by having a pop-up store is building the brand, which in turn increases e-commerce sales.
High-end beauty brands are increasing engagement with the O2O (Offline to Online) model. Chanel's beauty arcade pop-up, Yves Saint Laurent's YSL Beauty Hotel pop-up, and Dior Pink City are some of the most successful approaches that blur the line between offline and online; thus boosting new trends that highly favor e-commerce.
YSL, Chanel and Dior pop-ups stores in Asia
8. Social commerce
Social commerce is the latest trend that all brands are focusing on. The term is a combination of social media and e-commerce. On average, people spend two hours on social media every day, and savvy marketers see the potential in these hours. Most beauty brands, from drugstore to luxury, are using social media to advertise and push their e-commerce sales. With the non-stop rise of online product reviews and beauty influencers, the potential of social commerce is undeniable.
Instagram new feature offers direct in-app checkout
In recent years, popular social media platforms have included a built-in shopping feature. This supports brands who advertise, adds a price tag, sets up product shelves, and allows the consumer to make a purchase via the brand's website without entirely exiting the app. Instagram will soon be launching their in-app checkout feature, which is currently available in beta version. YouTube is catching the trend with TrueView, a feature that allows Google shopping carts to be inserted into videos. Facebook is genuinely ambitious with social commerce, planning to take over the giant e-tailer Amazon in the future.
9. Overseas trend: QR code storms China
Big cities in China are replacing traditional cash payments with digital payments, whether it is for grocery shopping or valuable items. The three primary payment services that dominate the market are Alipay, Tenpay, and Apple Pay, which was launched in 2016. Consumers can pay by simply scanning the QR code at any store. Alibaba is strongly focused on O2O strategy, offering the option to try-on in-store and purchase online. In particular, during Chinese single day, the company opened many pop-up stores at shopping malls and popular locations for the sole reason of allowing shoppers to try-on, scan the QR code, and have the product delivered.
BlueBoard.io works with leading beauty brands such as L'Oréal, Clarins and Puressentiel. Reach out to discuss how we can help you tackle your current e-commerce challenges.
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We view worship as the collective response of the congregation to the faithfulness and goodness of God. Our desire when we come together is to "exalt and magnify His holy name." We also acknowledge that "in His presence there is fullness of joy." Throughout the service there will be times for praise and prayer, opportunities to affirm our beliefs, to demonstrate faithful stewardship of our time, talents, and treasures, and to grow in our faith through the ministry of the Word of God. The music we use to praise the Lord will be a blend of traditional hymns and contemporary songs of praise.
Our morning worship begins at 11:00am following the Sunday School hour and ends soon after midday.
We use THE HYMNAL For Worship & Celebration in our services with supplemental music that we believe most effectively communicates the message of the gospel. This provides a blended and balanced approach to our music ministry and brings encouragement, hope, trust, comfort, and the strengthening of faith to each worshiper.
One way of describing our worship is to say that we want to be Bible-based and Christ-centered. For this reason the Word of God and the preaching of the cross are central to our ministry in preaching and teaching. We proclaim a risen Savior, who lives and who reigns in our hearts and lives. The messages preached from our pulpit are based on passages from God's Word. We encourage our people to bring their Bibles to church and to treasure God's Word in their hearts.
The messages end with a challenge to apply God's Word in our lives, in our work, in our family, in our community, and in our world. Our desire is to love the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength. And to love Him and to love our neighbor we must be obedient servants and faithful stewards of all His blessings.
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Where do my children go during the worship service?
A nursery is provided each Sunday morning and is available for children from birth to three years of age. The nursery is located in the Sunday School wing directly behind the sanctuary and is easily accessible. For children ages four to seven years, a Children's Church is provided in the Sunday School wing as well. These older children are dismissed halfway through the service accompanied by a Children's Church teacher.


A destination for history buffs with a range of castles, the fantasticly Romanesque Durham Cathedral (built in 995), or the even older Hadrians Wall built in 122, the North East is oozing with history.
But lets bring it up to date, despite the people of Newcastle and Sunderland having some of the lowest average earnings in the country, they sure know how to party. The area was highly industrialised and since the fall in heavy industry much of the architectuarly celebrated landscape has been restored.
Bars, shops and restraunts moved in and the cities of Newcastle and Sunderland have become tourism and party destinations (particuarly with Hen and Stag Paries). As always, where you have lots of people casinos are not far behind and both cities are now furnished with their own.


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What You Can Do Now to Help Prevent the Flu Later
Abbott experts answer questions about influenza and the stomach flu.
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Last flu season in the U.S., there were as many as 49 million estimated cases of influenza, causing around 940,000 hospitalizations and nearly 80,000 deaths. Those numbers might sound daunting, but there are steps you can take to help prevent the flu. To get ready for flu season, we spoke with two Abbott experts to answer the most frequently asked questions.
Jennifer Williams, MPH, a nutrition research scientist specializing in hydration and Dr. Norman Moore, Ph.D., director of scientific affairs and infectious disease, discuss how to prevent stomach flu and influenza (flu), and how to recognize and treat it in the instances when you can't.
Q: What is the flu, and how do the symptoms differ between the stomach flu and influenza?
A: "Influenza is a virus that can cause fever, muscle aches, headaches, coughing, a sore throat and a runny nose," Moore explains. "The stomach flu is also caused by a virus, most notably norovirus, and it results in acute gastroenteritis, or inflammation of the stomach and intestines," adds Williams.
People affected by stomach flu might also suffer from fever, fatigue and headaches, but more notably, nausea, cramping, vomiting and diarrhea. The stomach flu statistics are nearly as staggering as the influenza virus, with 19 to 21 million yearly cases in the U.S., including 1.7 to 1.9 million outpatient visits, and 400,000 emergency visits.
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Q: How do the flu and stomach flu spread?
A. "Both types of flu spread through contact from hands since these viruses can live on inanimate objects like doorknobs," says Moore. With influenza, quite a bit can be spread when the patient is coughing. The flu virus disperses quickly and easily in shared spaces like schools, workplaces, restaurants and public transportation. Meanwhile, norovirus is more often spread when people don't wash their hands after using the restroom and then shake hands with another or prepare or share food.
Q: What can you do to help prevent the stomach flu and influenza?
A: "The No. 1 rule is to wash your hands," says Moore. "It might sound basic but washing your hands with soap and warm water for 15-20 seconds several times a day is going to help protect you." It's also important to avoid touching your face often to keep any germs on your hands away from your mouth and nose," says Williams. Moore also suggests getting the influenza shot before the virus spreads into your community. "When you receive the flu shot, you're protecting everyone around you, not just yourself," says Moore. Even if you come in contact with a strain of the flu that isn't completely prevented by the shot, it can still help lessen the severity of the symptoms.
"The flu shot can take two weeks to become effective, so get it sooner rather than later," he cautions. Unfortunately, there is not a vaccine for norovirus."
Q: If diagnosed with the flu or stomach flu, what should you do?
A: First and foremost, if you or a loved one experience influenza-like symptoms, be sure to visit your doctor as soon as possible to be tested. "An anti-viral medication should be given in the first two days of the onset of influenza symptoms. Seeing your doctor at the first sign of symptoms to be tested and treated can help lessen the severity and duration of the illness," Moore advises.
Since the flu is not a bacterial disease, it cannot be fought with an antibiotic. "Taking an antibiotic when you don't need one can cause antibiotic resistance which may create superbugs, and can negatively alter the state of your microbiome," he adds. If you are diagnosed with either the influenza or stomach flu, you should go home and rest, and not return to school or work until 24 hours after your fever breaks or diarrhea and/or vomiting have stopped. "You're most contagious at the very beginning stages of influenza, but you can still pass the virus for five to seven additional days after symptoms start," says Moore.
Q: What can you do to feel better?
A: Another essential part of recovering from either type of flu, according to Williams, is properly hydrating and nourishing your body. She explains that foods with a high-water content, like fruit or vegetables, can help combat dehydration, and, also recommends simple foods with salt, like crackers, and a lean protein like eggs. Avoid high fat or high sugar foods because they're harder to digest and may be taxing on your already weakened body.
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"Of course, it's vital to drink enough fluids when recovering from the flu," says Williams, "But high sugar drinks like soda or juice don't contain the electrolytes needed for proper rehydration and might actually make diarrhea worse, especially in people suffering from the stomach flu." Instead, opt for fluids like water, hot or iced tea, coconut water or a rehydration solution like Pedialyte® that provides electrolytes, including sodium, chloride and potassium, and a small amount of glucose.
Plenty of people will come down with flu or stomach flu this year, but with the right prevention techniques, you don't have to be one of them. If you have any concerns about the flu always talk to your healthcare provider.
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וַיַּכֶּה יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת-כָּל-הָאָרֶץ הָהָר וְהַנֶּגֶב וְהַשְּׁפֵלָה וְהָאֲשֵׁדוֹת, וְאֵת כָּל-מַלְכֵיהֶם--לֹא הִשְׁאִיר, שָׂרִיד; וְאֵת כָּל-הַנְּשָׁמָה, הֶחֱרִים, כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה, יקוק א-לקי יִשְׂרָאֵל.
So Joshua smote all the land, the hill-country, and the South, and the Lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings; he left none remaining; but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD, the God of Israel, commanded.
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What do we include from "Es Kol ha'Aretz"?
Malbim: Everything in the southern border.
What is the meaning of "Negev"?
Malbim: It is a dry place. Metzudas Tziyon: The Targum of "Charvu Pnei ha'Adamah" (Bereishis 8:13) is "Nagvu". Also below, [Kalev's daughter] complained "Eretz ha'Negev Nesatani [give to me springs]!" (15:19).
What are "ha'Ashedos"?
Rashi: It is where water of the hills pours. 1 Malbim - just like ha'Shefelah is the opposite of ha'Har, ha'Ashedos is the opposite of ha'Negev; it is Eshed ha'Nechalim" (Bamidbar 21:14, i.e. inclines along which streams flow - Ramban).
Radak: The Targum of "Ashdos ha'Pisgah" (Devarim 3:17) is "Mashpech Mei Ramasa"; it is the slope of the mountain. Alternatively, Pisgah (the peak) is called Ashdos, for water that falls on the mountain spills from the mountain via the slope.
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In Turkey, however, Erdoğan's goons make it a daily practice to intimidate individuals and their families, confiscate their property and, of course, throw them in prison.
Erdoğan's crimes are too big to prosecute while Kanter's should be too absurd to pursue. But they're not.
Kanter is not the only U.S.-residing thorn in Erdoğan's side. The aging dissident cleric, Fetullah Gülen, living remotely on a Pennsylvania farm, sends out regular messages to resist Erdoğan's leadership and tactics. Gülen is a former political ally who eventually figured out Erdoğan's long-term plan to usurp all power and destroy all perceived personal foes. Erdoğan is making good on the threat and the practice, putting more journalists in jail than any other country and even frog-walking an American cleric held as a prison pawn in Turkey to (unsuccessfully) exchange for Gülen.
Gen. Michael Flynn, President Trump's short-lived national security adviser, was aiding and abetting this process for a long time, even helping plan a Gülen kidnapping and rendition from the United States. The Flynn-Flan man took Erdoğan's money, slowly moved the Turkish president's agenda forward, but then got caught doing dirty deeds for Russia before turning state's witness. That put a damper on any Gülen extradition. And it strengthened Kanter's voice.
Thin-skinned Erdoğan won't abide a challenge from anyone with a fan base, audience or political power, whether athlete, journalist or president of the United States. Just last week, Erdoğan cancelled his meeting in Turkey with John Bolton to discuss protection for American-allied Kurds abandoned by Trump's Syria withdrawal. While Bolton wants a regional anti-Iran coalition and guarantees Erdoğan won't mow down Kurds, Kanter hopes to take down Erdoğan.
The NBA's soft power and global brand equity is so great that it can awaken fear even in a steely national leader. Imagine if there were a contemporary Yao Ming-level player who captured the imagination of his countrymen, but was critical of China's Communist Party or President Xi Jinping. That it would not be easy for Beijing to ignore. The NBA's global stage is that big.
International players usually stay away from politics, however, their celebrity instead being used as a point of national pride or for philanthropic deeds. NBA star power has helped improve healthcare in Africa (Dikembe Mutombo), inspires Greece (Giannis Atentokoumpo), supports Argentine children (Manu Ginobli) and added to Spain's athletic recognition (Pau Gasol).
My recent Bollywood night courtside visit to a Sacramento Kings v. Golden State Warriors game made obvious the growingly global nature of the game. Players and coaches come from everywhere. The hardcourt featured a kings' crown underscored by both Chinese and Hindi character logos. The owner, Vivek Ranadivé, a native of India sat a few seats down. The team's general manager, Vlade Divac, is from Serbia.
A few years back, I visited Divac at his modest Belgrade apartment in a city where he has hero status. Outside, we got stopped every few steps of the walk to his corner bakery. Divac was so popular, visible and accessible that he was regularly rumored as a potential Serbian presidential candidate. Such is the power of celebrity and the reach of the new NBA. That is the type of power that Erdoğan fears. Unfortunately for Turkish minorities, there are no Kurdish basketball stars.
Erdoğan is a relatively tall man, but small enough and mean enough to sic his security staff on a few protesters during his short Washington, D.C., visit in 2017. And he doesn't stop at disturbing his opposition in our nation's capital. He is one of a handful of world leaders who goes toe-to-toe with Trump's administration, infiltrating it and co-opting it where he can, bullying it everywhere else.
Gülen, once an Erdoğan ally, is getting old, and his political movement is hobbled back in Turkey. But someone will be his successor, and Kanter can certainly be his high-profile anti-Erdoğan messenger. It appears that Erdoğan has already made that calculation. Which is why Kanter won't travel for the Wizards game to London, a city where foreign autocrats have proven they can brazenly poison dissidents.
Kanter believes he is targeted for assassination. "I think I can get killed there," he has said. If he survives the threats and the season - and even a Senator Marco Rubio-desired trade to the Miami Heat - Kanter will continue to be outspoken and slam dunk on Erdoğan.