[TMIC] difficulties

2009-05-02 Thread Westgold
Difficulties Difficult challenges can come into your life when you least expect them, and when you can ill afford them. Yet there they are, bullying their way into your world. If you try to ignore them or deny them, they just get bigger and more problematic. The more you let them worry you

[TMIC] A special blessing

2009-03-31 Thread Westgold
This is a reiki blessing that I received from someone ... I wish this for all of us... May today there be peace within. May I trust that I am exactly where I am meant to be. May I not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in me and others. May I use the gifts that I have

[TMIC] I know it's not Friday....

2009-03-30 Thread Westgold
but here's the best laugh you'll get all week -- Turn up your speakers and enjoy -- this bird has more rhythm than most people -- http://www.maniacworld.com/bird-loves-ray-charles.html

Re: [TMIC] Embrionic Stem Cell Discussion

2009-03-26 Thread Westgold
They just throw those unused blastocytes in the garbage, they end up in some medical waste dump somewhere. Would you rather than that, than see those cells being used to help cure a lot of horrible diseases? You say that you support organ donation -- isn't giving these blastocytes a chance to

Re: [TMIC] stem cell

2009-03-24 Thread Westgold
Hi -- there have been many success stories all over the world with stem cells, I am so glad our new president decided to let the researchers get back to it in a big way. You can google stem calls + various diseases, or stem cells + success, etc, and you'll get a lot of stuff. There were twin

[TMIC] Friday funnies from doctors

2009-03-13 Thread Westgold
1. A man comes into the ER and yells, My wife's going to have her baby in the cab! I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, Lifted the lady's dress, and began to take off her underwear. Suddenly I noticed that there were several cabs ---and I was in the wrong one. Submitted by Dr. Mark

RE: [TMIC] Rick Ashford

2009-01-08 Thread westgold
hi -- I'm sorry, I missed the original post -- what happened to Rick and his family? Can someone please post his email address... thanks

Re: [TMIC] Question?

2008-12-29 Thread westgold
yes, you need serious antibiotics immediately. this is much more serious than a bladder infection, and if you don't bomb it immediately your kidneys can be damaged. I know. Go right now to the dr. today. Quoting CANDIS KALLEY cakal...@embarqmail.com: Never have had a kidney infection,

Re: [TMIC] Hello i need your urgent assistance..

2008-12-05 Thread Westgold
This is a scam, I have received these before. DO NOT SEND HIM ANY MONEY. - Original Message - From: robert hennessy To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 3:18 PM Subject: [TMIC] Hello i need your urgent assistance.. Hello, Sorry I didn't inform you

[TMIC] Wednesday funny

2008-11-26 Thread Westgold
Hi -- this will give you all a good laugh. It's from columnist Dave Berry's colonoscopy journal... I called my friend Andy Sable, a gastroenterologist, to make an appointment for a colonoscopy. A few days later, in his office, Andy showed me a color diagram of the colon, a lengthy organ that

[TMIC] How To Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting To Kill You

2008-11-16 Thread Westgold
http://www.catswhothrowupgrass.com/kill.php Have a good laugh today

Re: [TMIC] neuro report - went to my primary neuro - back in hospital - questions

2008-11-10 Thread Westgold
Let's hope that Dr. Homes is as good as Dr. House -- he could solve all your problems in an hour! Seriously, we are all praying hard for you -- keep the faith! - Original Message - From: Trudy Ogilvie To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: TM Group Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008

Re: [TMIC] neuro report

2008-11-05 Thread Westgold
Hi -- I got a virus in my inner ears a couple years ago, you can research labyrinthitis. I had very bad vertigo and dizzy spells when I tilted my head in certain ways. They put me on Dramamine/Gravol because there is no treatment for a virus, I just had to wait for my body to heal it. It was

Re: [TMIC] About Prayer

2008-10-26 Thread Westgold
AOL EmailWe all pray for you everyday, Jude. Jesus will take care of you. Don't worry, you didn't break *all* the commandments -- I'm sure you've never killed anyone! - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 4:16

Re: [TMIC] FLU SEASON APPROACHING.. SKIP THAT VACCINE AND DO THIS....

2008-09-15 Thread Westgold
Hi everybody. A lot of research seems to show that there is a higher incidence of MS in people from the North latitudes *because* they do not get enough sunshine. It is vital that we all supplement, unless you have a job where you're outside all day. There is an easy blood test that will

Re: [TMIC] FLU SEASON APPROACHING.. SKIP THAT VACCINE AND DO THIS....

2008-09-15 Thread Westgold
Or is it that you just don't know or care ;) - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 5:12 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] FLU SEASON APPROACHING.. SKIP THAT VACCINE AND DO THIS There is a recent

Re: [TMIC] Bed Sores

2008-07-11 Thread Westgold
Hi everybody. Please don't take bed sores lightly. Don't forget that Christopher Reeve *died* of complications from a bed sore, and he had the best possible care. Our dear Jude is also in her situation because of bed sores, that is what started her downslide. They are truly

Re: [TMA-New-England] RE: [TMIC] knee pain!

2008-06-17 Thread Westgold
Hi everybody. I have very bad arthritis, no cartilage in my knees at all. I started with Glucosamine many years ago, but I didn't get any help until I added Chondroitin. Then I really noticed an improvement (after about 3-4 months), and xrays after a year or so showed that little bit of

Re: [TMIC] did you all see house? TM was mentiond - I thought that was cool

2008-05-16 Thread Westgold
Well, I might be wrong. But I got the impression that House considered the transverse myelitis as one of a set of symptoms this week, and not a full-blown disease of its own. Because he said to give antibiotics for the TM, and then to continue running tests for other things. Like the TM

Re: [TMIC] Misunderstood

2008-04-16 Thread Westgold
MisunderstoodHello everybody. I have been reading all your stories, and want you to know that I pray for all of you everyday. I do not have TM, I joined this list because my dear friend has it. I am disabled with arthritis and sarcoidosis. Because I can't go out anymore, I have learned to

Re: [TMIC] Misunderstood

2008-04-16 Thread Westgold
Hello -- Sorry, Patti -- you do not understand how my program works at all. What you said is wrong. It is not MLM or a pyramid in any way. You do not call people and ask them to send you money. Last year I was looking for people to help me return phone calls from people who answered my ads,

Re: [TMIC] JUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-03-28 Thread Westgold
This is appalling. I told you guys last month that you have to contact the ombudsman of the place where she is, they all have them. I know that one person called, but you need to call again. You need to call everyday! The ombudsman's job is make sure that things like this don't happen to

[TMIC] Wim??

2008-03-18 Thread Westgold
Wim, are you still on this list? Someone on another list I belong to needs a document translated from Dutch to English, it's about her husband's pension. Would you be able to help? thanks, Michelle

Re: [TMIC] Listening, attention, and solitude

2008-03-06 Thread Westgold
Hi everybody -- have you considered that maybe it's the medication that is making you impatient? Modern antidepressants (as opposed to the tricyclics) have a bit of stimulant in them, as do many pain pills. If you're taking more than one pill, or if you're sensitive to stimulants, you might

Re: [TMIC] reITP

2008-02-27 Thread Westgold
We are all praying for you, Gerry. I believe we *all* pray for *all* of us everyday --- but we will say a very special prayer for you for this treatment. Enjoy those pain-free days -- then ask your doc for some of *those* drugs in a doggie bag when you leave the hospital . at least find

Re: [TMIC] gel cushion

2008-02-27 Thread Westgold
That looks so soft and thin, doesn't it just squash flat like a pancake when you sit on it? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Westgold [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 9:28 AM Subject: Re: [TMIC] gel cushion

Re: [TMIC] gel cushion

2008-02-26 Thread Westgold
This looks good, but doesn't seem thick enough. I am not in a wheelchair, but I need a cushion on my steno chair to raise me up a bit for the computer. Since I am heavy (262#), every cushion I have tried, no matter what it says on the box, just smashes flat like a pancake under me. The only

[TMIC] I hate my job!

2008-02-24 Thread Westgold
When you have a I Hate My Job day, try this: On your way home from work, stop at your pharmacy and go to the thermometer section and purchase a rectal thermometer made by Johnson Johnson. Be sure you get this brand. When you get home, lock your doors, draw the curtains and disconnect

Re: [TMIC] JUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-02-24 Thread Westgold
This is horrible. Every hospital has an ombudsman, whose job is to speak on behalf of those who cannot or will not speak for themselves, and to intervene in problems between patients and staff. Just call the hospital and ask to speak to the ombudsman, and tell him or her what is going on

Re: [TMIC] OT? - Ladies - Makeup question - HELP

2008-01-26 Thread Westgold
hi -- I also used to sweat like a you-know-what when I was taking anti-depressants many years ago. I tried everything. The only makeup that doesn't come off and run into your eyes when you sweat is the waterproof makeup, like Revlon Color Stay. You also have to use waterproof mascaras, and

Re: [TMIC] Living with TM videos on YouTube

2008-01-01 Thread Westgold
Hi everybody. I just went there, and Video Log 2 has somebody else now, a photographer talking about his TM, he didn't give his name. Is it someone on this list? I didn't see the Hands-Free Computing, but sure would like to. Can someone tell me how to find it? I've never used YouTube

Re: [TMIC] Merry Christmas?

2007-12-27 Thread Westgold
man, that site is a riot! Thanks so much for sharing!! I am going to pass it along to all my friends. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 4:08 PM Subject: Re:

[TMIC] Christmas Blessings

2007-12-24 Thread Westgold
Michelle West ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) has sent you a Jacquie Lawson electronic greeting card. Please click on the following link to see your card. If your e-mail program has not displayed this as a link, then please copy the following into the Address or Location bar of your Internet browser.

[TMIC] Fw: Billy Graham for Friday December 21, 2007

2007-12-20 Thread Westgold
FREE Ezine from ArcaMax, Inc. - Original Message - From: ArcaMax Billy Graham To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 12:04 AM Subject: Billy Graham for Friday December 21, 2007 Having trouble seeing this email? View the most recent issue or stories from previous

[TMIC] on case you didn't get it

2007-12-20 Thread Westgold
Hi everybody -- here is the text from the Rev. Billy Graham newsletter I just sent to the group, in case you weren't able to receive it with all the pictures everything take care -- Michelle How Can I

Re: [TMIC] OT OT OT more taken than given

2007-10-17 Thread Westgold
Hi everybody. For all you new members, if anyone wants to make some really good money from home to supplement your benefits, I still need a few people to help me return phone calls to people who have requested information about starting a home business. So many people answer my ads, I cannot

Re: [TMIC] OT OT OT more taken than given

2007-10-17 Thread Westgold
How can you say this, Jude??! This is not fair at all. I sent you ALL the information the first time you asked me, it was 3 weeks or so ago. But then you wrote me on Monday night and told me you'd been in the hospital 3 times and wasn't able to check it out yet. We just emailed about this two

Re: [TMIC] officially TM

2007-10-03 Thread Westgold
Hi -- I just wanted to remind everybody that if you need to supplement your disability payments, I still need some people to help me make phone calls for my business. All you'd have to do is call lists of people, and invite them to attend a live telephone presentation. No selling! If someone

Re: [TMIC] Unidentified subject!

2007-08-31 Thread Westgold
Hello Robert everybody. I have been wanting to talk to you all about this topic Robert brought up. As you know, I do not have TM, I joined this list because my closest friend has it. I have sarcoidosis and very bad arthritis, and I am practically housebound. I haven't been able to go out

[TMIC] OT The Wooden Bowl

2007-07-21 Thread Westgold
Because you are special! Love and blessings, Michelle I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now. The Wooden Bowl A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law,

[TMIC] $20.00

2007-07-20 Thread Westgold
$20.00 Sometimes we just need to be reminded! A well-known speaker started off his seminar by: holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, Who would like this $20 bill? Hands started going up. He said, I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do

[TMIC] A Beautiful use of the Alphabet !!!!!

2007-07-20 Thread Westgold
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL USE OF THE ALPHABET Although things are not perfect; Because of trials or pain; Continue in thanksgiving; Do not begin to blame; Even when the times are hard; Fierce winds are bound to blow; God is forever able; H old

[TMIC] Never regret a day in your life

2007-07-13 Thread Westgold
The Fern and the Bamboo. One day I decided to quit I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality. I felt I had let down those I loved the most and I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God. God, I said. Can you give me one good reason not to

Re: [TMIC] OT: Doctor won't refill medications.

2007-06-21 Thread Westgold
Good for you! Go get 'em tiger!! - Original Message - From: Kevin Wolfthal To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 11:37 AM Subject: Re: [TMIC] OT: Doctor won't refill medications. Hi Pam, There IS an elevator. The problem is not the

Re: [TMIC] China

2007-06-14 Thread Westgold
Yes! It was two girls from Toronto. If you go to google and put in something like Stem Cell therapy + China + Toronto (without the quote marks) you will get their stories. They have been on TV and in the paper here, they are thrilled with their results. You can see even more about them by

[TMIC] Grocery delivery for all!

2007-06-13 Thread Westgold
Hello everybody -- I knew I could find something to help *everybody*, I just had to do a little thinking. Forgive me, I forgot that I represent this company, I could have given you this link when we first started talking about this, but it slipped my almost-60 mind sigh Everybody, no

Re: [TMIC] grocery delivery

2007-06-13 Thread Westgold
thanks for posting this, Sandy, this is very valuable info. Social service agencies usually have lists of places like this in the various areas. Church groups Synagogues also often have lists of places to help, as well as volunteers who might help. Did everybody get my email Grocery Delivery

Re: [TMIC] grocery delivery

2007-06-12 Thread Westgold
Hi everybody --- for those of you who do not have big grocery stores that deliver in your city, call around to all the fruit stores, small corner grocery stores and places like that. You'll be surprised at how many will deliver for $5 or something like that... and many are free. Until we got

Re: [TMIC] grocery delivery

2007-06-12 Thread Westgold
hi -- Rochester is a good-sized city -- please get out the yellow pages and call around to the closest produce stores small grocers, you'll be amazed at how many offer delivery. I am in Toronto, and I wrote a whole book on places that deliver a few years ago -- there were *hundreds* of

[TMIC] Metamucil

2007-06-01 Thread Westgold
Hi everybody --I'd like to put in a good word for good-ole Metamucil, it's a miracle product. Many people do not realize it, but *whatever* your bowel problems are, it will help you. If your movements are too soft, it will firm them up. If they're too hard and you have constipation, it will

Re: [TMIC] Re: Who's got what?

2007-05-13 Thread Westgold
This is the loveliest group of kind and caring people I have ever been a part of. I don't have TM either, I have Sarcoidosis -- but I am here because my closest friend has TM. I want to learn as much as I can about TM so that maybe I can help her, and often we discuss various treatments

[TMIC] Actiq

2007-05-07 Thread Westgold
Hi everybody -- has anyone ever tried Actiq (fentanyl) for TM pain? If so, how does it work, and how much did you take? There's a big article about it in Newsweek this week. take care -- Michelle

Re: [TMIC] Health question

2007-03-26 Thread Westgold
Hi --- my friend had this fluttering under her skin for months before she woke up one morning and couldn't hardly walk. She described it as ants moving under her skin, it drove her crazy sometimes. When he would rub it, it would just move somewhere else. She saw all kinds of doctors, nobody

Re: [TMIC] Health question

2007-03-26 Thread Westgold
Can we talk about being paralyzed and just being unable to move? My friend cannot move her legs, cannot roll over in bed, cannot hold the phone or use her hands to type, etc, but she is not paralyzed -- if you touch her or stick a pin in her she can feel it. How do you differentiate thes

Re: [TMIC] Re: tmic-digest Digest V2007 #90

2007-03-19 Thread Westgold
I think there are a lot of very talented people on this list! My friend is also a published author, with several books. This is her newest book, on breast cancer... http://www.DancingWithFear.org Yes, after she survived breast cancer, 5 years later she got TM. She wonders if perhaps the

Re: [TMIC] numb hand

2007-02-25 Thread Westgold
Call your doctor immediately. My friend started out slightly numb, and within a couple months now she cannot even type or feed herself, she can't hold a thing. I don't know if anything can be done to stop it once it starts, but call your doctor immediately. - Original Message -

Re: [TMIC] Subscription

2007-01-26 Thread Westgold
I have the same probelm -- most times I try to post I get access denied -- how can we become full members so we are never denied the right to post?? - Original Message - From: Regina Rummel To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 12:59 PM Subject: [TMIC]

Re: [TMIC] Subscription

2007-01-26 Thread Westgold
I know -- sometimes it prints my posts, and other times I get it back with access denied. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason! Like my second post this morning about how to enlarge the type was denied, although the original one went through. Who can I talk to about this? How is in

Re: [TMIC] fine print and old eyes

2007-01-25 Thread Westgold
Hi everybody. There are two ways you increase the size of the print you see on your own computer. Try the easy one first -- it will increase the size of all type in the emails you receive, and also the print on most website you visit. Just open your browser, Internet Explorer. In the

Re: [TMIC] medications and supplements

2007-01-17 Thread Westgold
Hi everybody. You are right about omega-3 oils -- they are a *very* powerful anti-inflammatory. This is a hot field of research right now, as they prove that so many of our medical problems and pains are caused by inflammation in the body. People with TM and similar diseases have serious

[TMIC] Toronto Woman gets stem cell therapy

2007-01-15 Thread Westgold
AOL EmailHello everybody -- I hope you all had a good weekend. We finally had some snow here in Toronto! I just found out about a Toronto woman who was paralyzed. She went to China for stem cell therapy, and now she has feeling returning to her legs. I saw her on TV and she was so thrilled

Re: [TMIC] Stem Cells

2007-01-14 Thread Westgold
Frank, we'd love a report on how those lidocaine injections worked for you, and how long, etc -- can you please update us with the whole scoop? thanks, Michelle - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; TMIC-LIST@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007

Re: [TMIC] Stem cells

2007-01-12 Thread Westgold
Hi everybody. I look at it *exactly* like organ donation, which is allowed and blessed in all faiths. Since these extra unused embryos are going to be discarded anyway (in a way kinda similar to a dead adult body being put into the grave, gone forever), why not allow them to donate cells that

Re: [TMIC] GRACE.....an update....

2006-11-22 Thread Westgold
Thanks for passing along this update. I have seen several different sets of The Bible on tape or CD, just check with Amazon or half.com -- or even ebay. Please also tell Grace that there is excellent software that will allow her to keep on the computer. I have a friend who is blind, and she

[TMIC] joining

2006-11-10 Thread Westgold
Hello my friend is out of rehab now and wants to join the list, but nobody seems to know how to do that! I don't even remember how I first joined. If the owner can please contact her, she wants to join right away -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks so much, Michelle

Re: [TMIC] good bad doctors

2006-11-03 Thread Westgold
Title: AOL Email Hello Jude Everybody. I assume that every state has a registry or medical board of some kind. I am in Ontario, and the Ontario Medical Assn maintains a website that lists all the doctors in the province, their specialities, and if they are taking new patients. When my old

[TMIC] good bad doctors

2006-11-02 Thread Westgold
Hello -- I belong to several groups for cat health, and a couple of them have set up a FILE accessible from the group's home page at Yahoo. In this file we list vets we recommend. This group could do something similar -- list good and not-so-good doctors. Personally I believe that some

Re: [TMIC] Re: Caps and craps

2006-09-14 Thread Westgold
hello all -- even if you cannot use rich text, which allows you to choose the size of the font you send out, you can adjust the size of the emails that come to you. Open Outlook, at the top click on View, and then on Text Size -- choose Larger. Then no matter what size people write in, you

Re: [TMIC] Vibrations

2006-08-25 Thread Westgold
Hello everybody. When "House" did that episode on the young man with TM, his first symptom was severe electric shocks, so bad that they knocked him over. For my friend, the very first symptom she had was an itching under the skin. When she would rub it, it would move somewhere else. She

[TMIC] new research

2006-07-22 Thread Westgold
Back to Story - Help Drug combination fuels hope for MS fight By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical WriterFri Jul 21, 4:54 PM ET Four years ago, 28-year-old multiple sclerosis patient Karen Ayres was wheelchair-bound and paralyzed. I was trapped in a body that wouldn't do anything, she says. Now,

Re: [TMIC] HOUSE

2006-06-22 Thread Westgold
Hello everybody -- "House" is the name of the best medical drama ever. It is amazing. Every week this crack team of superspecialists gets one patientwho nobody else can figure of what's wrong with. They write his symptoms on a whiteboard, and strategize and throw ideas around.It is truly

[TMIC] bad pain

2006-06-12 Thread Westgold
Hello everybody -- I hope you are all doing well today. My friend has been back in the hospital in Montreal for almost 2 weeks now. Her pain in her back is unbearable, she describes it as fire. She says that they have tried everything, but most meds they tried did nothing at all, and the

Re: [TMIC] Dry Mouth?

2006-06-06 Thread Westgold
Hello everybody. If you are on antidepressants, they cause dry mouth big time. Get into the habit of always having a glass of ice water handy wherever you go, and hard candies also help a lot. Keep some by the phone, by every chair, and by the bed. Sometimes you wake up in the middle of