Guest guest Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 Today my first issue of Reader's Digest arrived. It was given to me by a friend as a Christmas present. Not long before the holiday I borrowed a copy of hers because it had an article that caught my eye. And from that she deduced that I would like a subscription. Far be it from me to tell her differently. So, as she was kind enough to have it sent to me, I will read it. And it does have a few good articles to try to balance out all the downers. (I never read it in public without a box or two of tissues at my side. Too many of the stories make my eyes leak!) I notice the number of what I call " info bits " that promote new and wonderful drugs. And every time drugs, or the possibility of drugs, is mentioned in one of these " bits " or in an article I can't help wondering how much the " information " in the item was influenced by the drug companies that advertise their wares so profusely a page or two away. Am I getting a jaundiced mind in my later years? Is it normal to look on these " info bits " as more than a genuine desire to inform? Am I jealous because this mag is getting more for one of those drug company ads than I ever made in many years combined? Is it right to ask, " Why on earth would I ever want to take THAT? " Especially after reading the two pages of fine print disclaimers that follow almost every one or two page drug ad? (No I don't actually READ them.) Am I nuts? Or is it the people who fall for this garbage the ones who are missing a few cells upstairs? Judith Alta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 heh. well, having just received my copy of " trust us, we're experts " , combined with having nearly finished al franken's " lies and.... " , i have to say that reader's digest is pandering to the boomers on behalf of the drug companies. and that's gross. course, i would have said that even before those two books, just they're on my mind at the moment. feh. At 03:45 PM 1/26/2004, you wrote: >Am I getting a jaundiced mind in my later years? Is it normal to look on >these " info bits " as more than a genuine desire to inform? Am I jealous >because this mag is getting more for one of those drug company ads than I >ever made in many years combined? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 There is a surgeon that the Women's Health Centre in Vancouver at the Vancouver Medical Centre has used for years. Contact them if you can travel to Vancouver. Lynda At 08:47 PM 3/16/2007, you wrote: >I think I have a problem but I'm not sure. I went for >my breast ultrasound and mammagrams today. >My left breast - no problem. >My right breast - looks like I had a ps from the >Flintstones do my implantation. It is full of rocks. >There is quite a big lump below the nipple it is about >9mm long and about 3mm wide. In addition to that my >right breast on the mammogram looks all white and like >it's expanded. Apparently it's full of fluid >surrounded by a capsule. >I'm scared but am keeping the faith. I feel my >purpose here is to be a trailblazer for Canadian women >and that's what I intend to be. We don't have Drs. >Kolb or Huang etc. I want to find that surgeon here. >Things happen for a reason. >Please pray for me. I don't think it's cancer but >I've had it before. Been there, done that, beat it, >don't want to go down that road again. >Thank you for listening and pray for an early >explantation date for me. >In the meantime, here's me and a friend who's going to >help me do the trailblazing. Her name is . >Love and prayers to all, >Traci > >__________________________________________________________ >Bored stiff? Loosen up... >Download and play hundreds of games for free on Games. ><http://games./games/front>http://games./games/front > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I will try. Thank you so much Lynda. I'm in Toronto, Ontario. Hugs, Traci > > >I think I have a problem but I'm not sure. I went for > >my breast ultrasound and mammagrams today. > >My left breast - no problem. > >My right breast - looks like I had a ps from the > >Flintstones do my implantation. It is full of rocks. > >There is quite a big lump below the nipple it is about > >9mm long and about 3mm wide. In addition to that my > >right breast on the mammogram looks all white and like > >it's expanded. Apparently it's full of fluid > >surrounded by a capsule. > >I'm scared but am keeping the faith. I feel my > >purpose here is to be a trailblazer for Canadian women > >and that's what I intend to be. We don't have Drs. > >Kolb or Huang etc. I want to find that surgeon here. > >Things happen for a reason. > >Please pray for me. I don't think it's cancer but > >I've had it before. Been there, done that, beat it, > >don't want to go down that road again. > >Thank you for listening and pray for an early > >explantation date for me. > >In the meantime, here's me and a friend who's going to > >help me do the trailblazing. Her name is . > >Love and prayers to all, > >Traci > > > >__________________________________________________________ > >Bored stiff? Loosen up... > >Download and play hundreds of games for free on Games. > ><http://games./games/front>http://games./games/front > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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