Apparently, if you're reading this, you're a Genius. Congratulations - you are among a very select group of people that does not include a particular outgoing 43rd-in-line world leader.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
S-M-R-T
Apparently, if you're reading this, you're a Genius. Congratulations - you are among a very select group of people that does not include a particular outgoing 43rd-in-line world leader.
Release
I went out with some friends to a training course that had a social event after it. I've been looking forward to it for a long time and was quite excited to be going.
The training course was amazing. The social afterwards was...breathtaking.
In short, I had fun. Tons of it, as a matter of fact. I still have a silly grin on my face from the memories.
I really should get out more. *sigh*
The training course was amazing. The social afterwards was...breathtaking.
In short, I had fun. Tons of it, as a matter of fact. I still have a silly grin on my face from the memories.
I really should get out more. *sigh*
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Hope for the future (part 2)
I met with my primary medical case officer recently and I mentioned the recent research. He smiled and noted that among physicians, the cause for the Condition has been known to be definitively medical in origin for years now. Apparently, the clincher was a comparative study performed on the preserved amniotic fluid of those afflicted vs. unafflicted - there's a very clear and distinct difference in the composition of the fluid that pretty much points a conclusive finger that what has and will happen was charted by biology.
Why is this important? The treatment for the Condition involves quite a number of medications and is a long term treatment plan. Therefore, the opponents of the theory that the Condition has a biological origin claim that the effects of the medications skew the results of any indicator tests or autopsies performed on those with the Condition. However, the amniotic fluid composition predates anything the afflicted individual may have taken to "skew" the results.
It is easier to revile those different from you than to love them. I think it's sad that the overwhelming cases of prejudice and bigotry against folks with the Condition comes from those who believe themselves to be following God.
It took centuries for the church to accept the heliocentric model of the solar system, simply because the leaders at the time cannot accept that we aren't the centre of God's attention. Well, I believe that for us who are afflicted by the Condition that either God made a mistake in our genetic composition...or if the idea of a fallible God disagrees with you, that God made us exactly the way He wanted to.
Why is this important? The treatment for the Condition involves quite a number of medications and is a long term treatment plan. Therefore, the opponents of the theory that the Condition has a biological origin claim that the effects of the medications skew the results of any indicator tests or autopsies performed on those with the Condition. However, the amniotic fluid composition predates anything the afflicted individual may have taken to "skew" the results.
It is easier to revile those different from you than to love them. I think it's sad that the overwhelming cases of prejudice and bigotry against folks with the Condition comes from those who believe themselves to be following God.
It took centuries for the church to accept the heliocentric model of the solar system, simply because the leaders at the time cannot accept that we aren't the centre of God's attention. Well, I believe that for us who are afflicted by the Condition that either God made a mistake in our genetic composition...or if the idea of a fallible God disagrees with you, that God made us exactly the way He wanted to.
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