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Robert Mannino knows more about blood transfusions than most people. Since he was only six months old, he has spent much of his life in clinics, receiving transfusion therapy for beta-thalassemia. Thalassemia—there are two types known as alpha-thalassemia and beta-thalassemia--are inherited blood disorders. The red blood cells of a person with thalassemia don’t make enough of a protein called hemoglobin, which carries oxygen in the blood to all the parts of the body. Thalassemia is a treatable blood disorder that can be well-managed with
•Blood transfusions (the process of receiving blood or blood products into one’s veins to replace lost components of the blood) and
•Chelation therapy (medicine to remove excess iron from the body).
Robert credits his parents with the strength he came to eventually develop in himself to manage his condition. “At the time I was born, we were living in Kansas City. I was initially diagnosed incorrectly as having iron-deficient anemia, but eventually a hematologist, a doctor who specializes in blood disorders, came to the correct diagnosis of beta-thalassemia.” Shortly after this diagnosis, Robert and his family moved to Atlanta. By age 4, Robert was seen routinely at a major children’s hospital in Atlanta by a hematologist with expertise in treating thalassemia. Robert envisions his young parents at the time, struggling to learn all they could about a blood disorder as rare as thalassemia and determining how to find the right care for their son. Ultimately, Robert was fortunate to be seen by the same pediatric hematologist from age 4 to age 22, when he transitioned to a clinic that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of adults with blood disorders.
Robert credits this consistent, outstanding care with making a vital difference in his life. His pediatric hematologist always encouraged him to ask questions about his condition. “The opportunity to question things led me to better understand thalassemia. This ultimately led to my interest in choosing science as a field of study.”
Now 25 years old, Robert is studying in a biomedical engineering PhD program that is a joint initiative between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. “I’ve always been interested in science and math,” says Robert. “I’ve spent a great deal of time in the hospital growing up and getting to know others with blood disorders. Now I now want to use my talents to help others.”
Robert’s favorite part of his day is working in the bioengineering hematology lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has just proposed his PhD thesis and spends much of his time on the development of a patient- operated diagnostic tool for home monitoring of anemia (low blood hemoglobin levels). “Eventually, I would like to work for a medical device company, building better products to improve the lives of people with blood disorders,” said Robert.
The challenge of living with thalassemia is something that Robert knows and feels from a lifetime of experience. His busy schedule includes daily chelation therapy with special medicine that removes excess iron from his body, as well as a monthly blood transfusion. Robert also makes time to mentor his younger brother Kevin, who also has beta-thalassemia. He reinforces how crucial it is to stay on track with transfusions and other treatments for thalassemia in order to stay healthy.
Robert shares some of his personal insights about managing thalassemia in the hopes that it will help others. “My personal story is something I would like for others to know. I want people to know that they can turn a blood disorder into a positive experience. For example, having thalassemia has informed me on many of my laboratory projects. From my own experience, I know what the patient needs are and how to address them.”
Robert says that the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation has been there for his family throughout his life. This nonprofit organization, dedicated to serving people with thalassemia, awarded Robert its inaugural Distinguished Scholar Award in 2014. This award is presented to a person who has a severe form of thalassemia who has chosen to pursue postgraduate doctoral-level studies in medicine or science. In addition, that year Robert also received a graduate research fellowship award from the National Science Foundation.
“There’s something different about people who are confronted with challenges, such as thalassemia, Robert says. “We’re driven to do big things.”
CDC thanks Robert for sharing his personal story.
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40 Points about Wheat grass & its Nutritional Values
1. Wheatgrass Juice is one of the best sources of living chlorophyll available.
2. Chlorophyll is the first product of light and, therefore, contains more light energy than any other element.
3. Wheatgrass juice is a crude chlorophyll and can be taken orally and as a colon implant without toxic side effects.
4. Chlorophyll is the basis of all plant life.
5. Wheatgrass is high in oxygen like all green plants that contain chlorophyll. The brain and all body tissues function at an optimal level in a highly-oxygenated environment.
6. Chlorophyll is anti-bacterial and can be used inside and outside the body as a healer.
7. Dr. Bernard Jensen says that it only takes minutes to digest wheat grass juice and uses up very little body energy.
8. Science has proven that chlorophyll arrests growth and development of unfriendly bacteria.
9. Chlorophyll (wheatgrass) rebuilds the bloodstream. Studies of various animals have shown chlorophyll to be free of any toxic reaction. The red cell count was returned to normal within 4 to 5 days of the administration of chlorophyll, even in those animals which were known to be extremely anemic or low in red cell count.
10. Farmers in the Midwest who have sterile cows and bulls put them on wheat grass to restore fertility. (The high magnesium content in chlorophyll builds enzymes that restore the sex hormones.)
11. Chlorophyll can be extracted from many plants, but wheatgrass is superior because it has been found to have over 100 elements needed by man. If grown in organic soil, it absorbs 92 of the known 102 minerals from the soil.
12. Wheatgrass has what is called the grass-juice factor, which has been shown to keep herbivorous animals alive indefinitely.
13. Dr. Ann Wigmore and institutes based on her teachings has been helping people get well from chronic disorders for 30 years using wheatgrass. 14. Liquid chlorophyll gets into the tissues, refines them and makes them over.
15. Wheatgrass Juice is a superior detoxification agent compared to carrot juice and other fruits and vegetables. Dr Earp-Thomas, associate of Ann Wigmore, says that 15 pounds of Wheatgrass is the equivalent of 350 pounds of carrot, lettuce, celery, and so forth.
16. Liquid chlorophyll washes drug deposits from the body.
17. Chlorophyll neutralizes toxins in the body.
18. Chlorophyll helps purify the liver.
19. Chlorophyll improves blood sugar problems.
20. In the American Journal of Surgery (1940), Benjamin Gruskin, M.D. recommends chlorophyll for its antiseptic benefits. The article suggests the following clinical uses for chlorophyll: to clear up foul smelling odors, neutralize Strep infections, heal wounds, hasten skin grafting, cure chronic sinusitis, overcome chronic inner-ear inflammation and infection, reduce varicose veins and heal leg ulcers, eliminate impetigo and other scabby eruptions, heal rectal sores, successfully treat inflammation of the uterine cervix, get rid of parasitic vaginal infections, reduce typhoid fever, and cure advanced pyorrhea in many cases.
21. Wheatgrass Juice cures acne and even help to remove scars after it has been ingested for seven to eight months. The diet must be improved at the same time.
22. Wheatgrass juice acts as a detergent in the body and is used as a body deodorant.
23. A small amount of wheatgrass juice in the human diet helps prevents tooth decay.
24. Wheatgrass juice held in the mouth for 5 minutes will help eliminate toothaches. It pulls poisons from the gums.
25. Gargle Wheat grass Juice for a sore throat.
26. Drink Wheatgrass Juice for skin problems such as eczema or psoriasis.
27. Wheat grass Juice keeps the hair from graying.
28. Pyorrhea of the mouth: lay pulp of wheatgrass soaked in juice on diseased area in mouth or chew wheat grass, spitting out the pulp.
29. By taking Wheat grass Juice, one may feel a difference in strength, endurance, health, and spirituality, and experience a sense of well-being.
30. Wheatgrass juice improves the digestion.
31. Wheat grass juice is high in enzymes.
32. Wheatgrass juice is an excellent skin cleanser and can be absorbed through the skin for nutrition. Pour green juice over your body in a tub of warm water and soak for 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse off with cold water.
33. Wheatgrass implants (enemas) are great for healing and detoxifying the colon walls. The implants also heal and cleanse the internal organs. After an enema, wait 20 minutes, then implant 4 ounces of wheatgrass juice. Retain for 20 minutes.
34. Wheatgrass juice is great for constipation and keeping the bowels open. It is high in magnesium.
35. Dr. Birscher, a research scientist, called chlorophyll "concentrated sun power." He said, "chlorophyll increases the function of the heart, affects the vascular system, the intestines, the uterus, and the lungs."
36. According to Dr. Birscher, nature uses chlorophyll (wheatgrass) as a body cleanser, rebuilder, and neutralizer of toxins.
37. Wheat grass juice can dissolve the scars that are formed in the lungs from breathing acid gasses. The effect of carbon monoxide is minimized since chlorophyll increases hemoglobin production.
38. Wheatgrass Juice reduces high blood pressure and enhances the capillaries.
39. Wheat grass Juice can remove heavy metals from the body.
40. Wheatgrass juice is great for blood disorders of all kinds
HEALTH BENEFITS OF BARLEY
• Promotes cardiovascular health and helps prevent heart diseases.
• Aids in reducing high levels of cholesterol in the body and helps prevent high blood pressure.
• Helps in prevention of stroke (ischemic stroke).
• Helps prevent cancer.
• Aids in the fight against diabetes by providing essential elements needed by diabetic patients.
• Aids in the improvement of Asthmatic condition.
• Provides good supply of iron to organs and may help improve anemic conditions.
• Helps in increasing the numbers of red blood cells in the body and aid in the body's ability to use oxygen.
• Increases stamina or energy level of the body as well as strengthening the immune system.
• Aids in the treatment of gastro-intestinal disorders such as duodenal and colon disorders.
• Promotes a healthy circulatory, digestive, immune and detoxification system of the body.
• May help improve memory and clarity of thought.
• Helps in purifying the blood and liver from toxins and other free radicals by washing it out of the body.
• Helps decrease carbon dioxide in the body.
• Helps in the healing process of wounds, scrapes and sores.
• Helps fight harmful bacteria that might cause infection to wounds and scrapes.
• Helps provide help in the treatment of any inflammation in the body due to its
anti-inflammatory properties.
• Helps in the prevention against gallstone formation.
• Helps fight body odor and bad breath.
• Cleans and deodorizes tissues in the bowel system.
• Promotes better looking skin, hair and nails.
• Helps prevent the dryness of the skin due to aging and promote a youthful looking skin.
• Improves sexual energy
corpúsculo de pappenheimer ou Siderócitos
Constituem precipitação de molélulas de hemoglobina destanurada que se coram de azul na periferia da célula . Aparecem nas talassemias de deficiência de G6PD.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
La naranja contiene potasio, que interviene en el equilibrio de los líquidos intracelulares; calcio, fortalece y repone los huesos ; Magnesio fija el calcio sobre los huesos ; Hierro, componente fundamental de la hemoglobina de la sangre y de cierto número de enzimas corporales; Fósforo, interviene en la formación de los huesos, también interviene en la restauración del sistema nervioso y del metabolismo de los hidratos de carbono; azufre, para el mantenimiento de la piel, del hígado y en la regeneración de los cartílagos; Sodio y Cloro (en cantidades muy pequeñas). Además, la naranja contiene también cantidades infinitesimales de Cobre, Zinc, Manganeso y Bromo.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
SANTE BARLEY CAN PREVENT AND HEAL AILMENTS due to the following:
P4D1 Enzyme
∗Stimulates Repair of DNA molecule, Produce good cells and Destroy Cancer Cell.
Superoxide Dismutase (SOD)
∗ a very powerful Enzyme
∗Has anti-aging properties
∗Reduces the risk of Cancer and Cataract
∗Restores Functions and Repair Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) in older and less active cells
∗emoves Toxic substances from our cells and Enhance immune function
∗Neutralizes Superoxide Free Radicals (breakdown of synovial fluid that leads to inflammatory response in joints i.e. Arthritis, Bursitis, and Gout).
∗Helps the body to use minerals such as zing, copper, manganese effectively.
Chromium
∗ Enhances insulin action that leads to better absorption and use of sugar
∗ Chromium can lower blood sugar and even out insulin level
Folic Acid
∗ Produces and Maintains New Cells Santé Barley capsule and santé barley Juice powder its incredible Herbal products it also provides the improvement of bowel movement, peaceful sleep, and the increase in sex drive.
∗ Rapid Cell Division and Growth such as infancy and pregnancy
∗ Needed to make DNA and RNA (building blocks of cells) Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Ribonucleic Acid
∗ Reduces 70% incidents of Spina Bifida and other Neural Tube Defect
∗ Prevents changes to DNA that may lead to Cancer
∗ Prevents Anemia
∗ Makes Normal Cells to Adults and Children
Phytochemicals
∗ Are plant chemicals coming from the soil that contains protective disease preventing compound.
∗ Can prevent and treat four of America's leading source of death namely: cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and hypertension.
7-O-GIO (Lutonarin) and 7-0-GIV (Saponarin)
∗ Very powerful Antioxidant
∗ An effective anti oxidant against Lipid Peroxidation caused by Ultra Violet Radiation
∗ Prevents Environmental Stress
∗ May play preventive role in Aging, mutagenesis, Carcinogenesis and Radiation Damage
Chlorophyll (Liquid Oxygenated Sunshine)
∗ Helps reduce platelet activating factor and protects blood vessels from damage.
∗ Chlorophyll is very effective throughout the micro-circulatory system, protecting the smallest vessels from damage as per George Washington University.
∗ Removes Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide in the body
∗ Powerful detoxifying agent for the Liver
∗ Stimulates hemoglobin Production
∗ Has wound healing properties
∗ Stimulates Red Blood Cells
Organic Sodium
∗ Dissolves calcium deposited on the joints and refills organic sodium in the stomach lining.
∗ Improves production of Hydrochloric Acid in the stomach that relieves digestion.
∗ arley has 775mg of Organic Sodium per 100 grams.
Peroxidase
∗ Counteracts Try-P1 and P2 (a carcinogen found in grilled meat and fish) as well as 3-4 Benzyperene and Tobacco's carcinogen
SCIENTIFIC CONCLUSIONS:
(ORAC) Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity Barley contains 25, 500 Radical Absorbance Capacity per 100 grams. The Higher the ORAC Number, the Greater the amount of Antioxidants in the food. As per Scientists test tube analysis, No other food can give this antioxidant protection. USDA recommends an ORAC unit ingestion of about 3, 000 to 5, 000 units daily.
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
Dev went in to the hospital this morning hoping to start inpatient chemo. Devon hasnt been feeling very well at all. Hes winded going just across the room. So we are there waiting all day only to find that Devons hemoglobin has again dropped, this time to 7.5. Devon will again be given several units of blood, then hopefully beginning a different chemo regimen tomorrow. Dr. Madden says the chemo is what is going to bring Devon some relief. God, I hope so.
He is in some pain and distress but in good spirits.
I keep thinking of the Seinfeld episode.... No Soup For You!
Oh and Yay ... Today was his last radiation treatment to his brain.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
The secret of survival for many animals lies in their strength and size, while others rely on the ability to remain unnoticed. A vast number of animal species live on our Pale Blue Dot, some of which are worthy weird as hell and deserve a closer look. Take translucent animals, for example. How are these things not from a different planet? Their futuristic appearance is kind of similar to the cloaking technology from the movie “Predator” and makes them look like they’re made of glass.
1. Tortoise Beetle
You can find several types of these beetles all over the world, but they all have one thing in common — a translucent shell with dark spots.2. Translucent Sea Cucumber
This bizarre organism crawls on the bottom of the ocean, sucking in every bit of edible material it can find with it’s short tentacles. It’s like an ocean Roomba!
3. Glass Squid
There are over 50 different species of these barely visible fellas. Cranchiidae, also known as glass squids, spend most of their lives chilling in the upper layers of the ocean, trying to camouflage themselves.
4. Transparent Amphipod Phronima
This tiny shrimp’s body size is only 2 cm, but this does not prevent it from being a brutal predator. Due to its perfect body, the shrimp is like a ninja in the water — an unseen killer that slays its prey with sharp claws.
5. Cyanogaster
This little fish was discovered just a few years ago in the Amazon River. As you can see, it has nothing to hide.
6. Sea Angel
These critters are predatory gastropods, whose favorite snack is sea devils. Get it? Angel-fish, sea devils… It’s very poetic! Fun fact: their appearance inspired the designs of two Pokemon species — Phione and Manaphy.
7. Barton Springs Salamander
If you’re ever in Barton Springs near Austin, Texas, go check out these dope salamanders. You won’t find these lizards in any other location in the world, since they require extremely specific water conditions.
8. Glass Octopus
These ghost-like cephalopods can be found swimming in tropical and subtropical waters all over the world. We don’t know a lot about these octopuses and their behavior but we can easily see their insides by just looking at them.
9. Glass Catfish
Meet one of the most translucent vertebrates on the planet. Glass catfish can be found along the coasts of Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
10. Translucent Jumping Spider
Spiders are scary, there’s no need to make them any scarier, said every person ever. But Mother Nature would like to disagree. That’s how we got invisible jumping spiders! At least they’re quite tiny, so they don’t pose a threat.
11. Glass Shrimp
This little rascal is also known as the ghost shrimp. It’s pretty much your usual freshwater crustacean, but it looks fantastic.
12. Glass Frog
If you want to see a glass frog, you’re going to have to travel to the rainforests of Central and South America. But note that when glass frogs sit motionlessly, they are virtually invisible, so your passive perception is the key.
13. Greta Oto
Also known as the glass butterfly, this beauty can be found in the forests of Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador. Those transparent wings are like tiny windows. So cool.
14. Antarctic Icefish
This nasty sea dweller lives in ice-cold waters and for some reason, its blood and skin is almost entirely transparent, or rather, colorless. Icefish is the only vertebrate without red blood cells or hemoglobin.
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
At 30 weeks pregnant it was discovered that I had preeclampsia. A pretty severe case. I was sent to Nortons, in Louisville Ky to await the arrival of baby Harper. We thought she was going to have to come early due to complications with my diabetes and preeclampsia. My sugars were uncontrolled and my blood pressure was unpredictable. I held on for 6 more weeks.
The ordeal of being hospitalized the last 6 weeks was grueling; I was just ready to get this baby out so I could start being a mommy. I’m an Aunt of several, and I couldn’t wait to get the experiences that my sisters got with their children. Unfortunately, It didn’t work out that way for me.
Harper was born on December 31st 2010, New Years Eve. Me and Daddy were so ready, I lost a lot of blood during delivery, almost passed out and felt pretty ‘dead’ for awhile. My hemoglobin didn’t come up for several weeks. So, to say the least, I wasn’t feeling too well. But, I was ready to meet my little wonder.
Harper was 7lbs 2oz. Pretty hefty for being 4 weeks early. She was healthy, and we were happy. After being situated into a room they brought her to me. I got to feed her. She wasn’t much into breastfeeding, I tried my best, and pumped as much as I could, but she opted for the bottle.
Because I have diabetes, they came in to check her sugar, this is the first sugar check Harper has ever gotten. It was 28. They didn’t seem too concerned. They said that while she was in my tummy she relied on my glucose and insulin to control her sugars as well. So once she got out, it had to regulate itself. This was expected. After taking two of the little two ounce bottles, they came in to recheck her sugar. It was 30. They were getting a little concerned and said that she probably needed to go to the intermediate nursery (between the regular nursery and the NICU) for the night. Just to be safe. I was so weak and sick, I went to sleep, and waited to see her again.
Her sugars over the next five days finally regulated. After being in the intermediate nursery for 5 days, she got to come home. We were so happy. It seemed like those five days took forever, I couldn’t wait to get home and be a mommy, finally. Life was amazing for a couple days. I was still a little nervous about her sugars but knew it was because of my diabetes.
On January 8th, at around 1pm, I got a phone call. You know what I’m talking about. The call. I answer. “Mrs. Anthony, we were just calling to tell you that Harper tested positive for something on her Newborn Screening.” They go on to tell me there is nothing to worry about and that most of the time, these come back okay, and babies don’t even have the disorder. To be safe, they said to feed her every 3 hours.
I cried. For days. Weeks even. I wasn’t able to function, eat or sleep. I was useless. This is before it was even confirmed.
After a couple of tests, we waited, and finally found out that yes, she does have SCADD. We got into a geneticist office immediately and started treatment. Eat every 3-4 hours and take carnatine, and all should be well. At this point, I feel better. I feel like I know what to do, I can take care of my child now.
I couldn’t take care of her. Whatever was going on inside her body was out of my hands. It did what it wanted. We would feed her every 3 hours around the clock, we had multiple alarms set to feed her. We were ritualistic about the way she was being fed. And if someone thought we were crazy, well, it was certainly okay for them to go to hell. I was doing what needed to be done to keep her alive.
Harper had a lot of issues. We found out she had kidney Reflux. Which wasn’t much of an issue in itself, but with the SCADD, if Harper were to get infections, we were in the hospital. Which seemed to be all the time. Out of Harpers first year, four months of it was spent in the hospital. She was always at Kosairs. We’ve come to be regulars. They know our names, and they’re like family.
Harpers sugars were crazy. They had a mind of their own. No matter what we did, her sugar seemed to want to drop. She would be on her normal schedule, eating great, acting fine, and her sugar would be in the fifties and sixties. She would be in the hospital for weeks at a time, waiting for her sugar to regulate. Eventually it would, and we would go home. We would be back in another week. This all happened so fast, we didn’t have time to be devastated. We only had time to feed, check sugars and wait.
I knew something wasn’t right. We’re doing what we’re told, and she’s sick. I expressed this many times. They said that the first year was usually the hardest and it would get better. But in my mind I thought ‘What if we’re asleep? The alarm doesn’t go off. What if we get a flat tire and its time for her to eat? We don’t have enough for another bottle.’ It was always what if.
When she was about 9 months old, she went a full week with her sugars not being above 70. She was eating and getting Dextrose 10, but her sugars weren’t following.
Her geneticist decided that he thought something else was going on. She was tested for hyperinsulinism, and a couple other endocrine disorders. They wanted to test her for Growth Hormone Deficiency. This meant a fasting blood test. And of course, we waited, and waited. They wanted her sugar at 50 before they would draw the blood. The one time when we WANTED her sugars to drop, they wouldn’t. She went 20 hours without eating, and finally, 50. Blood was drawn. They gave her a glucogen shot, and she perked up right away. This was the hardest thing I’ve done in my life. Waited. It’s not natural for a mother to let her child not eat, it felt wrong and abusive. I watched her deteriorate. Her eyes were glossy, but her sugar was 65. She was acting lethargic, but her sugar was 55. Finally, after ‘falling asleep’ her sugar reached 50.
The results came back, she had Growth Hormone Deficiency. GHD and SCADD are not usually extremely severe disorders. But together, they were killing my baby.
After two central lines due to frequent IVs and over 15 hospitalizations. Harper now has no cords coming out of her, and she is ‘normal’. She takes her carnatine, and an injection of Human Growth Hormone daily and she’s healthy. Since being treated for GHD, she’s like a different child. She’s growing, and she’s happy. We’re happy.
I’m 22 years old. When I got married I couldn’t wait to have a child. People need to think about the child they’ll be having. It isn’t all fairy tales. Reality is that anyone can have a child with a debilitating disease. Luckily, we caught hers. The reason she is alive is because I didn’t give up. I drove myself, my body, my family, and the doctors crazy making sure my baby was safe. Now she is.
EFICACIA TERAPÉUTICA DE LAS SALES DE SCHÜSSLER
Las Sales de Schüssler son doce sales minerales que se hallan en el organismo humano -en mayor o menor medida- y son imprescindibles para su correcto funcionamiento por lo que la carencia de una o varias de ellas puede propiciar la aparición de una serie de disfunciones y trastornos que acaben provocando algunas de las llamadas enfermedades. De ahí que a propuesta del médico alemán Wilhelm Heinrich Schüssler hoy se utilicen terapéuticamente de forma homeopática para armonizar el metabolismo y estimular su capacidad autocurativa logrando cada una de ellas la mejora de funciones metabólicas específicas. Con la ventaja de que no hay peligro de excederse en la dosis ya que el cuerpo sólo aprovecha lo que necesita y el resto lo expulsa. No hay pues efectos secundarios iatrogénicos y no se conocen contraindicaciones. Se trata, en suma, de un remedio centenario, natural, de utilidad contrastada y completamente inocuo que se puede utilizar como preventivo o como complemento de cualquier otra terapia o tratamiento.
SCHÜSSLER, UN PIONERO DE LA MEDICINA
Corría la segunda mitad del siglo XIX cuando el “padre” de la Homeopatía, el Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, descubrió experimentalmente la utilidad de las llamadas sales inorgánicas para la recuperación de la salud; sin embargo, no llegó a precisar su empleo terapéutico. Por eso años más tarde retomaría esas investigaciones completándolas el doctor Wilhelm Heinrich Schüssler y de ahí que lleven su nombre. Es más, a él se atribuye el desarrollo de lo que en la actualidad se conoce como Bioquímica, es decir, la ciencia que estudia la composición y estructura química de los seres vivos y la dinámica de sus procesos metabólicos. Hoy, además de tenerle por un pionero, muchos profesionales de la salud le consideran un revolucionario de la Medicina de su tiempo ya que consiguió dar con un nuevo método de prevención y tratamiento de las enfermedades que, basándose en los principios propios de la Homeopatía, limitó a sólo 12 los más de 1.000 remedios que la misma utiliza.
En cuanto a su método de estudio cabe explicar que el doctor alemán se basó en el análisis pormenorizado de las cenizas en que quedan convertidos los distintos tejidos humanos tras su incineración constatando así que todos ellos están básicamente compuestos por 12 sales inorgánicas esenciales para las células y además que cada tejido del cuerpo tiene una base mineral diferente. Concluyendo, como resultado de sus investigaciones, que si los tejidos no reciben la cantidad adecuada de cada una de esas sales se desequilibra el metabolismo celular provocando la aparición de muy diversas dolencias. Coligiendo luego, mediante experiencia clínica, que dichas dolencias desaparecen cuando los tejidos reciben de nuevo las sales requeridas en cantidades muy pequeñas.
“Para Schüssler–explica Günther Heepen, médico, psicoterapeuta y presidente de la Sociedad Bioquímica Alemana- si se mantiene una adecuada nutrición la actividad celular será normal y no habrá enfermedad. Y para nutrirse las células humanas necesitan compuestos orgánicos complejos y las sustancias inorgánicas o minerales que él determinó. Es decir, la deficiencia de una sal mineral impide que las células asimilen y utilicen los compuestos orgánicos y, por tanto, desde esta concepción, los déficits de sales inorgánicas son la causa última de la enfermedad. Por lo que mediante el aporte de esas sales minerales puede restablecerse la nutrición y el metabolismo celulares y, con ello, la salud”.
Así lo dejó escrito el propio Schüssler cuando en 1874 dio a conocer los principios de su terapéutica –basada en los postulados homeopáticos sobre asimilación y similitud de sustancias- a través de la obra Una terapéutica abreviada fundamentada en la histología y la patología celular. En ella puede leerse que:“...si en el curso de una enfermedad se retrasa la curación espontánea se deben entonces administrar las sales minerales adecuadas, en forma molecular. Estas moléculas pasan a la sangre a través de la mucosa bucal y desencadenan en el foco de la enfermedad un vivo movimiento molecular; es decir, se pone en marcha de nuevo el intercambio de sustancias entre las células sanas y las enfermas lo que hace que se produzca la curación”.
En suma, cada sal inorgánica actúa como agente funcional fisiológico del organismo pues su aporte faculta a las células para aumentar su capacidad de absorción de las sales contenidas en los alimentos y así, restablecido el equilibrio molecular, devolver al organismo la salud. Con la ventaja añadida de que la afinidad de cada tejido con una sal determinada permite que ésta llegue directamente al órgano, hueso, músculo, etc., que se encuentra debilitado por su carencia.
En resumen, para Schüssler cualquier expresión fisiológica -incluidas las facultades intelectuales y las motivaciones psíquicas o emocionales- está íntimamente relacionada con los cambios químicos que se producen fuera y dentro de las células, y se debe a la carencia de una o varias de estas sales. De ahí que los profesionales de la salud que aplican el método del médico alemán recomienden suplementar la dieta con una o varias de estas sales para suplir carencias concretas de la persona y, además, desencadenar una serie de reacciones en su organismo que le acaben devolviendo al estado de equilibrio interno y, por tanto, de salud.
LAS 12 SALES DE SCHÜSSLER
Como decimos, el doctor Schüssler centró su terapéutica en las 12 sales minerales que componen la sangre y los tejidos humanos estableciendo de cada una de ellas una clínica y unas indicaciones que más de un siglo después siguen sorprendiendo por su exactitud. Y es que el repertorio bioquímico de este investigador alemán proporciona –según los cada vez más profesionales de la salud que retoman sus postulados- grandes y muy diversas posibilidades terapéuticas para prevenir y tratar numerosas dolencias de forma completamente natural y sin riesgo de ningún tipo.
¿Y cuáles son esas doce sales tan necesarias y beneficiosas para el organismo? Pues las que enumeramos a continuación aunque ya advertimos que por cuestión de espacio sólo hacemos una breve reseña de las propiedades e indicaciones más importantes de cada una remitiendo a los lectores interesados en ampliar los datos a los numerosos documentos publicados sobre ellas:
Natrium muriaticum, Natrum muriatica o Cloruro de sodio
Es la sal sódica más importante pues es absolutamente vital para el buen funcionamiento de músculos y nervios además de estar presente en huesos, tejidos cartilaginosos, estómago y riñón. Es imprescindible en el metabolismo hídrico de las células, la presión osmótica y el equilibrio ácido-base e interviene en la excitabilidad nerviosa, en la neoformación celular, en la hematopoyesis (es decir, en la formación o producción de elementos celulares de la sangre), en la producción de jugos gástricos y en la estimulación del metabolismo de la piel y las mucosas. Está especialmente indicada en casos de abatimiento, acné, adelgazamiento, alergias, amigdalitis, anemia, anorexia, artritis, artrosis, asma, astenia, atonía intestinal, blefaritis, caída del cabello, cálculos renales, cáncer de boca, caspa, catarro gastrointestinal con diarrea acuosa, catarro mucoso con secreción serosa, cefaleas, depresión, deshidratación, difteria, dispepsia ácida, dolor de cabeza menstrual, dolor reumático, eczema, edemas, encías sangrantes, enfermedades de la piel, entumecimiento de las extremidades, erupciones exudativas en piel, estreñimiento, excitabilidad nerviosa, falta de concentración, fatiga mental, fiebre, gastroenteritis aguda, gonorrea, halitosis, hemorroides, hernia de hiato, herpes recidivante, hipertensión, hongos, hipo, hipoacidez, impotencia, insolación, insomnio, lagrimeo, laringitis, lipotimia, padrastros, palpitaciones, paperas, pérdida de memoria, pérdida de peso, prurito vaginal, pulso débil, rinitis crónica, rinofaringitis, seborrea, sed constante, sequedad de la piel, sinusitis y verrugas, entre otras dolencias.
Natrum phosphoricum, Natrum phosphoricao Fosfato de sodio
Localizada en las células nerviosas, los músculos, los hematíes y el tejido conectivo ayuda a eliminar el ácido úrico, participa en el metabolismo del ácido láctico, neutraliza la acidez del organismo, resulta un buen remedio para las inflamaciones de las mucosas (en general disminuye la tendencia a la inflamación), neutraliza los efectos tóxicos de los radicales libres, evita la descalcificación y tiene una suave acción purgante además de purificar la sangre. Su carencia puede provocar trastornos digestivos -entre otros problemas- y se recomienda su uso en casos de acidez estomacal, aftas, agujetas y acúmulo de ácido láctico en los músculos, ardor de estómago, artritis con acumulaciones ácidas, cálculos renales, catarro nasofaríngeo, cólicos gástricos e intestinales, conjuntivitis, deseo sexual extinguido, deshidratación, diabetes, diarrea fermentativa, digestiones difíciles, dolor abdominal o de espalda, eructos acompañados de acidez, espasmos causados por acidez estomacal, estados febriles con una transpiración de olor ácida, esterilidad, exceso de ácido láctico, faringitis, fiebre, flatulencia, gastritis, gota, gusto ácido, hernia de hiato, hiperacidez, hiperuricemia, hongos, lumbago, náuseas, parásitos intestinales, reflujo ácido, reumatismo, sueño intranquilo, trastornos renales y biliares, trastornos del metabolismo de las grasas y vómitos.
Natrium sulphuricum, Natrum sulphuricao Sulfato de sodio
Localizada en los líquidos intersticiales esta sal de efecto descongestivo y detoxificante del organismo en general es un eficaz activador del flujo biliar y de la función hepática. Se encarga de eliminar el exceso de líquidos del cuerpo. De ahí que sea la sal bioquímica de elección en dolencias que afecten a los órganos de excreción y de drenaje (hígado, vesícula biliar, riñón, vejiga, etc.) y que se la recomiende en casos de asma, bronquitis crónica, colecistitis, congestión hepática, congestión pulmonar pasiva, conmoción cerebral, diarrea, edemas, erupciones cutáneas, fiebre intermitente, hemofilia, hepatopatías, heridas, infección exudativa gripal con edema y congestión, inflamación de las vías biliares, inflamaciones e infecciones de los dedos cerca de la uña, micción involuntaria, molestias reumáticas con hidrartrosis, paludismo, psicosis, sarpullidos, trastornos hepáticos y biliares, tumores benignos en el ano, úlceras exudativas de las piernas, uretritis crónica, verrugas y vómitos biliosos.
Kalium muriaticum, Kali muriaticao Cloruro de potasio
Forma parte de todas las células. Posee efectos específicos sobre la excitabilidad nerviosa y muscular ocasionando su déficit graves alteraciones de la musculatura lisa y estriada además de catarro, congestión bronquial y reumatismo articular. Actúa como activador metabólico e interviene en la síntesis proteica, especialmente de fibrina que sirve de unión y soporte de todas las partes del cuerpo, en especial de las articulaciones. Está indicada en la segunda fase de los procesos inflamatorios y es el remedio de elección en caso de lesiones de la piel o de las mucosas. Además regula los mecanismos de eliminación del agua del organismo, se encarga del funcionamiento de músculos y nervios, y participa en la secreción de ácido en el estómago. Asimismo, como interviene en los procesos de asimilación su carencia puede provocar desnutrición, pérdida de peso y dificultades en el aprendizaje y la comprensión intelectual. Las principales indicaciones de esta sal son acné, abscesos, amigdalitis, ampollas, aftas, blefaroconjuntivitis, bronquitis, caída del cabello, cáncer de la boca, caspa, cataratas, cefaleas, cistitis, diarreas, difteria, edemas articulares, efectos secundarios de las vacunas, eructos, escarlatina y fiebres eruptivas, estomatitis, estreñimiento, faringitis, fiebre puerperal, fiebre reumática, flatulencia, forúnculos, fotofobia, hemorroides sangrantes, hepatopatías, hinchazones glandulares, indigestiones, inflamaciones de la garganta, nariz y oídos, juanetes, laringitis, lupus, meningitis, náuseas, neumonía, paperas, pleuritis fibrinosa, problemas respiratorios, pulmonías, quemaduras, resfriado con obstrucción nasal, reumatismo, rinitis aguda y crónica, secreciones con pus, sinusitis, sueño intranquilo, tendovaginitis y verrugas, por mencionar sólo algunas.
Kalium phosphoricum, Kali phosphoricao Fosfato de potasio
Es importante para las células hemáticas, musculares y nerviosas en las cuales su déficit produce una marcada hipofunción acompañada de trastornos psíquicos y pérdida de memoria. Esta sustancia es la encargada de que la actividad nerviosa y muscular funcione correctamente. Además distribuye los iones de potasio en el organismo y previene la degeneración y atrofia celulares. En cuanto a sus indicaciones, se recomienda para casos de agotamiento psicofísico, amenaza de aborto, amigdalitis, anemia, angina de pecho, anorexia, ansiedad, apatía, asma, atrofia muscular progresiva, calambres, cáncer de boca, cardiopatías, ciática, convulsiones, debilidad corporal y psíquica, demencia senil, depresión, diabetes, diarreas, dispepsia, dolor de los dientes, dolor muscular, encías sangrantes, enterocolitis, enuresis, esclerosis múltiple, estados infecciosos e inflamatorios con secreción fétida, estomatitis, estrés, fiebre tifoidea, halitosis, hemiplejía, hemorragias, hernia de hiato, herpes simple y zoster, hipotensión, impotencia sexual, incontinencia urinaria, insomnio, jaquecas nerviosas, lumbalgias, nerviosismo, neurastenia, oídos sensibles, otitis, paraplejía, paresias, pérdida de memoria, pulso débil, sonambulismo, tics nerviosos, úlcera estomacal, vértigo y zumbido de oídos, entre otros.
Kalium sulphuricum, Kali sulphuricao Sulfato de potasio
Forma parte de la epidermis, de las células epiteliales mucosas, de los huesos, de los músculos y de las uñas. Participa en el transporte del oxígeno a las células y de sustancias de desecho a los órganos de expulsión. Además se considera imprescindible en el tratamiento de patologías dermatológicas y hepáticas, estimula los procesos de desintoxicación y está indicada para tratar las inflamaciones con secreciones mucopurulentas. Es útil en casos de acné, angina de pecho, asma, bronquitis crónica, caída del pelo, caspa, cataratas, catarros purulentos crónicos, conjuntivitis, descamación de la epidermis, dermatitis, eczema, epitelioma, escalofríos, escarlatina y fiebres eruptivas, forúnculos, hemiplejía, hemorroides, hepatitis, hiperuricemia, indigestión, inflamación crónica de la membrana nasal, inflamación de la pelvis renal, menstruación escasa y dolorosa, náuseas, nefritis, palpitaciones nocturnas, psoriasis, pulso débil, reumatismo articular doloroso, rinitis, seborrea, sequedad de los labios y trastornos de las uñas.
Calcium fluoratum, Calcarea fluorica o Fluoruro de calcio
Está presente en el esmalte dental, los huesos, las células epidérmicas y las fibras elásticas del tejido conectivo en el que produce un efecto de sostén, de mantenimiento de la elasticidad y de reabsorción de endurecimientos vasculares. Además también es necesaria para fabricar y dar consistencia a las uñas y para que se fije el calcio en los huesos. Actúa como regulador del grado de tensión de los tejidos de tal forma que los ablanda si están endurecidos -como en el caso de las cicatrices- o los reafirma si están laxos -como ocurre con las varices o las hemorroides-. Esta sal está indicada en casos de pérdida de elasticidad de los vasos sanguíneos (hemorroides, varices, arteriosclerosis, etc.), enfermedades óseas y dentales (incluida la caries), problemas articulares, lesiones discales, debilidad corporal, envejecimiento cutáneo prematuro, endurecimiento tisular, raquitismo, trastornos cardiacos vasculares, hernias, cataratas, etc., es decir, procesos de relajamiento crónico de tejidos. Pero además se recomienda esta sal en casos de acné, aneurismas, arrugas, articulaciones dolorosas, bocio, cáncer, cansancio, cicatrices problemáticas, conjuntivitis, crujidos articulares, dientes que se mueven, encías sangrantes, esguinces, esmalte dental deficiente, estrías, exceso de capa córnea (queratina), fatiga crónica, fibromas, grietas de la piel y los labios, hemorragias nasales, hernia discal, inflamación nudosa de la glándula mamaria, lengua agrietada, lumbago, lupus, luxaciones, osteomalacia (ablandamiento de los huesos), osteoporosis, pérdida de elasticidad vascular, pérdida de memoria y/o de capacidad intelectual, piel dura y agrietada, prostatitis, psoriasis, quistes sinoviales, reumatismo, sinusitis, trastornos cardiovasculares y respiratorios, tos con expectoración, tumores de los huesos, tumores glandulares, úlceras de la boca, úlceras varicosas, uñas deformadas, verrugas endurecidas y vómitos.
Calcium phosphoricum, Calcarea phosphorica o Fosfato de calcio
Es la sal más abundante del organismo. Actúa sobre todos los tejidos corporales -en los que fortalece su estructura- además de sobre las membranas celulares -haciéndolas más permeables al intercambio de materiales-. Resulta imprescindible durante las épocas de crecimiento y desarrollo así como en casos de fracturas porque favorece la recuperación al acelerar el proceso de soldadura del hueso. Tiene también acción coagulante sobre la sangre, interviene en la formación de los glóbulos rojos, es necesaria para un adecuado aprovechamiento del calcio y promueve el crecimiento suministrando la base principal para los nuevos tejidos además de ser un excelente tónico con el que recuperarse más rápidamente tras una enfermedad aguda. Indicada en el tratamiento de alteraciones de tipo nervioso, amenorrea, amígdalas inflamadas, anemia, ansiedad, artrosis, asma, astenia, ausencia de apetito, bocio, calambres, cataratas, cefaleas, ciática, convalecencia, coxalgia, debilidad de la columna vertebral, debilidad física, diarrea, embarazo, enfermedades óseas y dentales, enuresis, esguinces, flatulencia, fotofobia, fracturas óseas, hemorragias nasales frecuentes, hernia abdominal, herpes zoster, hiposecreción ácida del estómago, huesos pequeños y débiles, incontinencia urinaria, mala memoria, nefritis, ojos resecos e inflamados, osteoporosis, otitis crónica en los niños, palpitaciones, procesos pulmonares, raquitismo, retrasos en la dentición, trastornos del sueño, trastornos menstruales, vegetaciones y vértigo, entre otras dolencias.
Calcium Sulphuricum,calcarea sulphurica o sulfato de calcio
Se encuentra en la bilis y en los aminoácidos –principales constituyentes de las proteínas- y es responsable de la estimulación necesaria para que el organismo pueda producir hormonas y enzimas. Además activa la curación de heridas o lesiones que supuran, se asocia a los procesos de desintoxicación del organismo, purifica la sangre (contribuye a eliminar de ella los corpúsculos ya gastados) y estimula el metabolismo del tejido conjuntivo. Tradicionalmente se considera adecuada para tratar abscesos, acné juvenil, alergias de la piel, amigdalitis, bronquitis, catarros con mucosidad espesa, cistitis, conjuntivitis, diarrea, eczema e hinchazón glandular, enfermedades del hígado, enfermedades eruptivas, estados catarrales crónicos con pus, fiebre, fístulas en el ano, forúnculos, gota, heridas que tardan en curar, herpes zoster, inflamación de la vejiga, irritación labial, otitis, prostatitis, quemaduras, reumatismos localizados con infecciones focales de la región nasofaríngea y ótica, rinitis, sarpullidos, sinusitis, supuraciones, trastornos pulmonares crónicos y úlceras (incluidas las corneales).
Magnesium phosphoricum, Magnesia phosphorica o Fosfato de magnesio
Forma parte del cerebro, los hematíes, el hígado y la tiroides, y participa en los sistemas óseo, muscular y nervioso. De hecho su principal propiedad es la de amortiguar los impulsos que los nervios envían a los músculos. Esto significa que si hay carencia de esta sal podremos sufrir espasmos y cólicos de órganos huecos como, por ejemplo, la vesícula biliar. Se trata pues de una sal antiespasmódica. Además es analgésica, antialergénica, antitrombótica, hipocolesterolemiante, cardioprotectora e interviene en múltiples procesos enzimáticos.
Se considera adecuada para casos de agotamiento nervioso, angina de pecho, ansiedad, asma bronquial, ataxia locomotriz, bostezos espasmódicos, calambres, caspa, cervicalgia, ciática, colecistitis, cólicos, convulsiones, cuadros espasmódicos acompañados de intenso dolor, diarreas acuosas con dolor abdominal, dismenorrea, dispepsias, dolor de muelas, dolores nerviosos espasmódicos, enuresis, epilepsia, esclerosis múltiple, espasmos dolorosos, estreñimiento, excitabilidad neuromuscular y cardiaca, falta de olfato, fiebres, flatulencia, fotofobia, herpes simple y zoster, hipo, insomnio, jaquecas fuertes, lagrimeo, meteorismo, migrañas, neuralgias, opresión cardiaca, palpitación espasmódica del corazón, Parkinson, retención de orina, tartamudeo, tos convulsiva, trastornos menstruales y zumbido de oídos, entre otras situaciones.
Ferrum phosphoricum o Fosfato de hierro
Es la principal ayuda bioquímica de la sangre y de los órganos hematopoyéticos. Es imprescindible para la síntesis de hemoglobina, de la que supone tres cuartas partes del total. Tiene la propiedad de atraer al oxígeno con lo que contribuye a que este gas se fije a la sangre para que las células del organismo estén más oxigenadas. Así, aumenta el nivel de energía de la persona además de potenciar su sistema inmune. Asimismo estimula la formación de glóbulos rojos, es el remedio principal para la primera fase de procesos inflamatorios y febriles, se le considera muy importante en los procesos de crecimiento, gestación y lactancia y es un excelente tónico general para el organismo. Sus principales indicaciones son alergias, anemia, abscesos, afecciones de garganta, amigdalitis, aneurisma, bronquitis, bronconeumonía, catarros nasales, cistitis, congestión pulmonar, conjuntivitis, contusiones, dificultades de concentración, dolor de oídos, enuresis, epilepsia, estreñimiento, faringitis, fiebre, gota, gastritis catarral con vómitos, hemorragias, heridas, hernia abdominal, incontinencia urinaria, infecciones diversas, inflamaciones agudas, laringitis, meningitis, neumonía, orina en sangre, orzuelos, otitis, pérdida de apetito, resfriados, ronquera, sarampión, sequedad vaginal, síntomas reumatoides, sobrecarga física, sofocos de la menopausia, sordera, supuración de oídos, tics nerviosos y tos, entre otras.
Silícea u Óxido de silicio
La Sílícea forma parte de pulmones, ganglios linfáticos y glándulas suprarrenales pero también es componente del tejido conectivo. De hecho es fundamental para la constitución de la piel, las uñas, el cabello, las mucosas y los huesos teniendo funciones importantes en estas estructuras como son activar la formación de colágeno (es decir, de la proteína necesaria para el desarrollo de cartílagos, tendones, tejido conjuntivo y huesos así como dar resistencia al cabello y a las uñas), aumentar la capacidad de resistencia mecánica de los tejidos e intervenir en la absorción del calcio de los alimentos para su posterior fijación en los huesos. Además estimula la fagocitosis frente a las infecciones y activa la reabsorción de hematomas y derrames. Asimismo tiene la propiedad de descongestionar las zonas del cuerpo bloqueadas por sustancias de desecho y hacer que éstas sean arrastradas hasta la superficie corporal permitiendo así que el organismo elimine pus en casos de procesos infecciosos. De ahí que se la considere el remedio principal en casos de supuración –de hecho, se ha denominado a esta sal como el “bisturí homeopático”- pero también de fístulas óseas, caries y orzuelos. También está indicada en abscesos, acné, amigdalitis frecuentes, anemia, arteriosclerosis, artrosis, astenias física y psíquica, ataxia locomotriz, blefaritis, bocio, bronquitis crónica, bulimia, caída del cabello, cáncer, cefalalgia, constipación, convulsiones, coxalgia, demencia senil, dermatosis, derrames, desmineralización, dientes flojos, difteria, dismenorrea, efectos indeseables de la vacunación, enuresis, epilepsia, esterilidad, exceso de apetito, falta de atención, fístulas en el ano, fisura anal, furunculosis, gonorrea, hematomas, hemorroides, hipersensibilidad al frío, hiperuricemia, inflamación e infección de los dedos cerca de la uña, incontinencia de orina, jaquecas, lepra, mala cicatrización, mastoiditis, neurastenia, otitis aguda y crónica, parasitosis intestinal, pezones agrietados, piorrea, problemas del crecimiento, propensión a la supuración, prostatitis, prurito vaginal, quistes sebáceos, raquitismo, reumatismo crónico, sinusitis, sonambulismo, sordera, sífilis, tos, tuberculosis, tumores mamarios, úlceras bucales, úlcera varicosa, uñas quebradizas, uretritis crónica, varices, vegetaciones, vértigos y verrugas.
¿CÓMO TOMARLAS?
El propio doctor Schüssler observó que tomar habitualmente de forma homeopática estas sales prevenía la manifestación de muy distintas enfermedades y aliviaba numerosas alteraciones biológicas o dolencias. Y estableció una serie de pautas e indicaciones que, más de un siglo de intensa experiencia después, siguen constituyendo una guía terapéutica de notable sencillez cuyos remedios producen los resultados esperados de forma natural e inocua. Como en su momento explicó deben tomarse al menos 15 minutos antes de las comidas o una hora después. Y durante el tratamiento evitar la ingesta de grasa saturada, los estimulantes fuertes y los alimentos fritos o muy condimentados además de enriquecer la dieta con suficiente fruta y verdura. Lo más frecuente es encontrar las sales en forma de comprimidos que se deben dejar disolver en la boca sin necesidad de agua u otro líquido. Es importante que se dejen disolver lentamente para que la mucosa bucal absorba mejor las sales y lleguen lo más directamente a la sangre evitando el tránsito por el tracto gastrointestinal.
Cuando se necesite tomar más de una sal lo adecuado es alternarlas: un día una, otro día otra. Aunque como las concentraciones en las que se emplean son infinitesimales y no hay interacciones entre ellas pueden tomarse las doce juntas ya que el organismo sólo asimilará las que necesita.
Eso sí, tenga paciencia. El tratamiento debe seguirse durante un tiempo prolongado para recuperar el equilibrio perdido aunque, obviamente, la rapidez con que se logre dependerá de la gravedad e intensidad de la alteración. En todo caso recuerde que se trata de un tratamiento natural, efectivo y sin efectos secundarios. Y que, lentamente, puede mejorar considerablemente su salud.
Fuente: Discovery Salud
Without enough iron, your body can't produce enough of a substance in red blood cells that enables them to carry oxygen (hemoglobin). As a result, iron deficiency anemia may leave you tired and short of breath.
Gotta go get CBC every few days. Devs hemoglobin is falling so tomorrow he will have to go to the infusion center all day to get a couple units of blood. We get to see the infamous "other" Infusion Center that has private rooms etc. IDK if yall remember the recliner chairs and "General population" of the other Infusion Center, but Dev and I have only heard about this "Magical" place where they make him much more comfortable, we always wondered why we never went there before. ;-)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
Last night I made plans to go back to Red Ridge and hike down into Boulder Creek via the sluice between the minor and big ridges. When I woke up, though, I'd lost my zeal for a hike and decided to stay home and read. Maybe in the afternoon I'd drive over to Viejas mountain and try running up the trail. I had my coffee and what was left of the baguette from last night. During this interval I could feel a rising excitement urging me to act. I wasn't thinking about the book I'd be reading; I was imaging a hike. Dry, rocky slopes; soft, powdery ground; dust bursting from breaking branches, or shaken from old leaves; sunshine and heat. The images hung before my eyes. I could be doing that. I looked at the clock. It was about 8 am. Ten minutes later I was on the road. There was already a fair bit of traffic on hwy 8. About a mile from SDSU everything ground to a halt. All lanes were barely moving. After crawling for fifteen minutes the traffic magically started again. No signs of an accident that I could see. As I neared the 67 exit to Descanso the right lane, including the off-ramp, was closed and men were out sealing cracks in the concrete. I was forced to continue east. Luckily, I knew that there were several dirt tracks that connected the east and west bound lanes; I cut across the second of these and a minute later was back on track for Descanso.
When I parked at the cattle bar it was nearly 10 am. I got my things together and hit the trail. There were no other cars. Except for some deer tracks, the trail was pristine - no human prints. I descended into Johnson Creek and followed the deer trail up to the regular spot in a short time. From there I followed the same route I'd taken on my previous hike, that is, south along the edge of the slope where the ground is grassy or exposed rock. I passed the National Forest signs, and then hiked up. Though there is no trail, the way was familiar, and I came out at the spot where I'd placed a cairn the previous hike. A few minutes later I was at the top of the sluice and started hiking down it. Occasionally I startled a lizard or two, which darted off along the sides of the boulders. I didn't think about it at the time; if it was warm enough for lizards then it was probably warm enough for snakes. Gradually the foliage along the sluice became denser. I stepped into a thicket of Whitethorn and let out a bark of pain, twisting back. A thorn had driven itself through my canvas shorts and into my posterior. After a moment to collect myself I turned back to the bushes. I noticed the Whitethorn had a slight blue tinge. On a nearby branch I could see the tiny fist of a dark blue bud, and wandering around it was an even tinnier black and orange bug tapping the tightly furled blossom with its palps like an early morning shopper impatiently knocking on a store's locked door. I shimmied around the thorns and climbed up onto the ridge of rock to my right, bypassing the thickening brake for the moment. Shortly I neared the end of the minor ridge and crossed over the sluice. This location was somewhat further down, further south, than the spot I had crossed at previously. From there I began descending the slope while it turned gradually eastward, which is to say to my left.
I hadn't gone far when I came upon a barbed wire fence, running east and west, across my path. The fence was old and rusty but it wasn't falling apart. My map clearly shows that the area I was in - the slope, Boulder Creek below, and the other side - is part of Cleveland National Forest. There is also a mining claim, itself located on CNF land, about a quarter mile to the west of where I was standing, along Boulder Creek. Maybe having a claim gives the owner the right to fence off a stipulated surrounding area; it seemed possible, though ham-handed in this case since the slope was far from the claim. Possibly the fence was just a relic.
At that moment I became aware of a droning sound. I was standing on a large sunken boulder facing south; the droning was to my right. Near the foot of Mineral Hill a helicopter was hovering around a wooden power pole. The blue helicopter, a police helicopter, appeared to be interested in something near the pole or around the access road that ran beside it. I sat down on the boulder and watched. After ten minutes the helicopter reluctantly backed away, turned, and flew off north. I was none the wiser and didn't see or hear it again. I turned my gaze back to the fence and decided to follow it to the east in hopes that it would turn south or disappear or fall apart, in which case I could descend to the creek below with confidence. Eventually it did disappear, but by this time I was in sight of the scarp of red boulders I had seen on my last visit, the boulders that I call this ridge after. Today I was lower down on the slope and had made good time, despite getting on the trail later, so I decided to make for the red scarp rather than hike down into the creek.
Between me and the outcrop lay a shallow but fairly wide ravine. Because the slope here is steep and south facing, the ground is fairly arid and, except for the heart of the ravine, free of vegetation. However, the slope was strewn with tumbled rock. Some of this consisted of well-seated boulders, but much of it was large, thin shards of granite that hung on the loose slope, often held in place only by a jumble of small stones. I stayed well away from these in order not to dislodge them, going up and around or down and around whenever I was near one. As I was crossing the low point of the ravine, a startled bird burst from a clump of laurel sumac above me and sailed down the slope, wings back like the poles of a downhill skier. It was large, though not as large as a hawk, yellowish tan, and had a sharp beak. Perhaps it was a woodpecker, though it seemed too big for that. I turned quickly to watch the bird glide down the ravine, and as I did I heard a slow metallic tapping sound from a few feet off behind me. When I turned back, though, the sound had stopped and there was nothing to see.
On the far side of the ravine I started making my way up toward the scarp. In fact it was a cluster of very large boulders and between them were large gaps and chutes. While these spaces looked like they were the result of the boulder rolling up against each other, I think they were formed by the granite flaking away due to weathering. As I was clambering up, two things caught my attention. First, to my right buried in the growth of a laurel sumac I spied a plastic water bottle. It could have been left by another adventurer like myself, but I believe that it had been washed down from above. Second, as I looked over my left shoulder at a flat boulder next to me I saw that it had red streaks down the front, as if paint had dripped down from the top. My first thought was that these were intrusions. But I found the same sort of drips on many rocks from then on, and they were always in the direction of the ground. The red color could be due to iron, though some other mineral seems possible, considering the mining claims nearby. I'm still not sure about the mechanism though - does the red mineral get leached out of the rock in the rain?
Atop the crag I had a clear view of the facing slope of Middle Peak. I took some photos and continued east to the next ridge where, again, I took photos. It was time to start back. It had been warm and sunny for most of the hike, but the sun was now behind some high clouds and there was a moderately strong wind. If you look at the ridge from the south on a map, it is slightly bowed and looks a little like Scandinavia; Norway is the minor ridge, Denmark is the meadow I had planned to hike down to, Sweden is the major ridge, and Finland ... well, the analogy only goes so far. Anyway, I was standing in Skåne, at the southern tip of Sweden. The layer of rock I was standing on was at about the midline of the ridge, and about midway down to Boulder Creek. When I looked up from there, everything above me was green. I felt a tinge of panic.
As I began picking my way up the slope, I caught sight of a wooden picket sticking up in the air at an angle. It had been bound to a steel fence post and was pointing to a benchmark. There was no name but it was dated '67. It wasn't marking a high point but indicated the intersection of four quadrants: S2, S1, S11, and S12. My map shows exactly these quadrants, and the location of their intersection corresponds precisely with where I found the benchmark. The benchmark gave me some hope that the way back might be less difficult than it looked. This turned out to be more or less the case. Though I still had to fight my way through a couple thickets, I did manage to make good time up to the top of the ridge. However, along the way my posterior had begun to ache. I assumed it was just sore from the earlier jab, but I discovered the thorn and a good bit of branch had been traveling with me for several hours. Scowling, I withdrew it.
Now that I was on the top of the ridge I was in familiar territory, and started looking for the easiest way north. Several times I found clear signs that manzanita had been cut back. This, however, was of no help since the branches had been left in deep piles, making a new kind of barrier to get through. What's more, creatures had built dens within the piles, and I was not anxious to put my foot into someone's living room. Soon enough, though, I was treading ground I'd hiked a couple of times already. The despair I had previously felt when faced with a wall of Whitethorn or manzanita was largely gone now, and I plunged into the mess with vigor, not to say pleasure. Halfway through the final thicket I was confronted with the remains of a dead tree that had toppled onto the brush. I was forced to climb up out of the bushes and onto the tree trunk, tightrope walk along its branches, and then lower myself back down into the bushes below where I eventually fought my way to a clearing. When I finally pulled myself free of the last mazanita, I looked like a pincushion. From there I headed down to the sluice, and from there down to the ridge where the forestry signs mark the way, and in a short time I was standing at the top of the deer trail down into Johnson Creek. Within half an hour, I was back at the car. I did my usual tick check, finding only one, and started home. It was about 4:30 - a six hour hike. The sun was far to the west and obscured by orange clouds but beneath these a golden lozenge shimmered on ocean. When I got home, I ordered a pizza and took a shower, scrubbing off the dust, the urushiol, and the red stuff, hemoglobin not hematite. Afterwards, I went to the kitchen to put some food down for the cat. He brushed up against my shins; it felt like sandpaper.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
Um suicídio no trabalho é uma mensagem brutal
Nos últimos anos, três ferramentas de gestão estiveram na base de uma transformação radical da maneira como trabalhamos: a avaliação individual do desempenho, a exigência de “qualidade total” e o outsourcing. O fenómeno gerou doenças mentais ligadas ao trabalho. Christophe Dejours, especialista na matéria, desmonta a espiral de solidão e de desespero que pode levar ao suicídio.
Psiquiatra, psicanalista e professor no Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, em Paris, Christophe Dejours dirige ali o Laboratório de Psicologia do Trabalho e da Acção – uma das raras equipas no mundo que estuda a relação entre trabalho e doença mental. Esteve há dias em Lisboa, onde, de gravata amarela, cabeleira “à Beethoven” e olhos risonhos a espreitar por detrás de pequenos óculos de massa redondos, falou do sofrimento no trabalho. Não apenas do sofrimento enquanto gerador de patologias mentais ou de esgotamentos, mas sobretudo enquanto base para a realização pessoal. Não há “trabalho vivo” sem sofrimento, sem afecto, sem envolvimento pessoal, explicou. É o sofrimento que mobiliza a inteligência e guia a intuição no trabalho, que permite chegar à solução que se procura.
Claro que no outro extremo da escala, nas condições de injustiça ou de assédio que hoje em dia se vivem por vezes nas empresas, há um tipo de sofrimento no trabalho que conduz ao isolamento, ao desespero, à depressão. No seu último livro, publicado há uns meses em França e intitulado Suicide et Travail: Que Faire? , Dejours aborda especificamente a questão do suicídio no trabalho, que se tornou muito mediática com a vaga de suicídios que se verificou recentemente na France Télécom.
Depois da conferência, o médico e cientista falou com o P2 sobre as causas laborais desses gestos extremos, trágicos e irreversíveis. Mais geralmente, explicou-nos como a destruição pelos gestores dos elos sociais no trabalho nos fragiliza a todos perante a doença mental.
O suicídio ligado ao trabalho é um fenómeno novo?
O que é muito novo é a emergência de suicídios e de tentativas de suicídio no próprio local de trabalho. Apareceu em França há apenas 12, 13 anos. E não só em França – as primeiras investigações foram feitas na Bélgica, nas linhas de montagem de automóveis alemães. É um fenómeno que atinge todos os países ocidentais. O facto de as pessoas irem suicidar-se no local de trabalho tem obviamente um significado. É uma mensagem extremamente brutal, a pior do que se possa imaginar – mas não é uma chantagem, porque essas pessoas não ganham nada com o seu suicídio. É dirigida à comunidade de trabalho, aos colegas, ao chefe, aos subalternos, à empresa. Toda a questão reside em descodificar essa mensagem.
Afecta certas categorias de trabalhadores mais do que outras?
Na minha experiência, há suicídios em todas as categorias – nas linhas de montagem, entre os quadros superiores das telecomunicações, entre os bancários, nos trabalhadores dos serviços, nas actividades industriais, na agricultura.
No passado, não havia suicídios ligados ao trabalho na indústria. Eram os agricultores que se suicidavam por causa do trabalho – os assalariados agrícolas e os pequenos proprietários cuja actividade tinha sido destruída pela concorrência das grandes explorações. Ainda há suicídios no mundo agrícola.
O que é que mudou nas empresas?
A organização do trabalho. Para nós, clínicos, o que mudou foram principalmente três coisas: a introdução de novos métodos de avaliação do trabalho, em particular a avaliação individual do desempenho; a introdução de técnicas ligadas à chamada “qualidade total”; e o outsourcing, que tornou o trabalho mais precário.
A avaliação individual é uma técnica extremamente poderosa que modificou totalmente o mundo do trabalho, porque pôs em concorrência os serviços, as empresas, as sucursais – e também os indivíduos. E se estiver associada quer a prémios ou promoções, quer a ameaças em relação à manutenção do emprego, isso gera o medo. E como as pessoas estão agora a competir entre elas, o êxito dos colegas constitui uma ameaça, altera profundamente as relações no trabalho: “O que quero é que os outros não consigam fazer bem o seu trabalho.”
Muito rapidamente, as pessoas aprendem a sonegar informação, a fazer circular boatos e, aos poucos, todos os elos que existiam até aí – a atenção aos outros, a consideração, a ajuda mútua – acabam por ser destruídos. As pessoas já não se falam, já não olham umas para as outras. E quando uma delas é vítima de uma injustiça, quando é escolhida como alvo de um assédio, ninguém se mexe…
Mas o assédio no trabalho é novo?
Não, mas a diferença é que, antes, as pessoas não adoeciam. O que mudou não foi o assédio, o que mudou é que as solidariedades desapareceram. Quando alguém era assediado, beneficiava do olhar dos outros, da ajuda dos outros, ou simplesmente do testemunho dos outros. Agora estão sós perante o assediador – é isso que é particularmente difícil de suportar. O mais difícil em tudo isto não é o facto de ser assediado, mas o facto de viver uma traição – a traição dos outros. Descobrimos de repente que as pessoas com quem trabalhamos há anos são cobardes, que se recusam a testemunhar, que nos evitam, que não querem falar connosco. Aí é que se torna difícil sair do poço, sobretudo para os que gostam do seu trabalho, para os mais envolvidos profissionalmente. Muitas vezes, a empresa pediu-lhes sacrifícios importantes, em termos de sobrecarga de trabalho, de ritmo de trabalho, de objectivos a atingir. E até lhes pode ter pedido (o que é algo de relativamente novo) para fazerem coisas que vão contra a sua ética de trabalho, que moralmente desaprovam.
Qual é o perfil das pessoas que são alvo de assédio?
São justamente pessoas que acreditam no seu trabalho, que estão envolvidas e que, quando começam a ser censuradas de forma injusta, são muito vulneráveis. Por outro lado, são frequentemente pessoas muito honestas e algo ingénuas. Portanto, quando lhes pedem coisas que vão contra as regras da profissão, contra a lei e os regulamentos, contra o código do trabalho, recusam-se a fazê-las. Por exemplo, recusam-se a assinar um balanço contabilista manipulado. E em vez de ficarem caladas, dizem-no bem alto. Os colegas não dizem nada, já perceberam há muito tempo como as coisas funcionam na empresa, já há muito que desviaram o olhar. Toda a gente é cúmplice. Mas o tipo empenhado, honesto e algo ingénuo continua a falar. Não devia ter insistido. E como falou à frente de todos, torna-se um alvo. O chefe vai mostrar a todos quão impensável é dizer abertamente coisas que não devem aparecer nos relatórios de actividade.
Um único caso de assédio tem um efeito extremamente potente sobre toda a comunidade de uma empresa. Uma mulher está a ser assediada e vai ser destruída, uma situação de uma total injustiça; ninguém se mexe, mas todos ficam ainda com mais medo do que antes. O medo instala-se. Com um único assédio, consegue-se dominar o colectivo de trabalho todo. Por isso, é importante, ao contrário do que se diz, que o assédio seja bem visível para todos. Há técnicas que são ensinadas, que fazem parte da formação em matéria de assédio, com psicólogos a fazer essa formação.
Uma formação para o assédio?
Exactamente. Há estágios para aprenderem essas técnicas. Posso contar, por exemplo, o caso de um estágio de formação em França em que, no início, cada um dos 15 participantes, todos eles quadros superiores, recebeu um gatinho. O estágio durou uma semana e, durante essa semana, cada participante tinha de tomar conta do seu gatinho. Como é óbvio, as pessoas afeiçoaram-se ao seu gato, cada um falava do seu gato durante as reuniões, etc.. E, no fim do estágio, o director do estágio deu a todos a ordem de… matar o seu gato.
Está a descrever um cenário totalmente nazi...
Só que aqui ninguém estava a apontar uma espingarda à cabeça de ninguém para o obrigar a matar o gato. Seja como for, um dos participantes, uma mulher, adoeceu. Teve uma descompensação aguda e eu tive de tratá-la – foi assim que soube do caso. Mas os outros 14 mataram os seus gatos. O estágio era para aprender a ser impiedoso, uma aprendizagem do assédio.
Penso que há bastantes empresas que recorrem a este tipo de formação – muitas empresas cujos quadros, responsáveis de recursos humanos, etc., são ensinados a comportar-se dessa maneira.
Voltando ao perfil do assediado, é perigoso acreditar realmente no seu trabalho?
É. O que vemos é que, hoje em dia, envolver-se demasiado no seu trabalho representa um verdadeiro perigo. Mas, ao mesmo tempo, não pode haver inteligência no trabalho sem envolvimento pessoal – sem um envolvimento total.
Isso gera, aliás, um dilema terrível, nomeadamente em relação aos nossos filhos. As pessoas suicidam-se no trabalho, portanto não podemos dizer aos nossos filhos, como os nossos pais nos disseram a nós, que é graças ao trabalho que nos podemos emancipar e realizar-nos pessoalmente. Hoje, vemo-nos obrigados a dizer aos nossos filhos que é preciso trabalhar, mas não muito. É uma mensagem totalmente contraditória.
E os sindicatos?
Penso que os sindicatos foram em parte destruídos pela evolução da organização do trabalho. Não se opuseram à introdução dos novos métodos de avaliação. Mesmo os trabalhadores sindicalizados viram-se presos numa dinâmica em que aceitaram compromissos com a direcção. Em França, a sindicalização diminuiu imenso – as pessoas já não acreditam nos sindicatos porque conhecem as suas práticas desleais.
Como distinguir um suicídio ligado ao trabalho de um suicídio devido a outras causas?
É uma pergunta à qual nem sempre é possível responder. Hoje em dia, não somos capazes de esclarecer todos os suicídios no trabalho. Mas há casos em que é indiscutível que o que está em causa é o trabalho. Quando as pessoas se matam no local de trabalho, não há dúvida de que o trabalho está em causa. Quando o suicídio acontece fora do local de trabalho e a pessoa deixa cartas, um diário, onde explica por que se suicida, também não há dúvidas – são documentos aterradores. Mas quando as pessoas se suicidam fora do local do trabalho e não deixam uma nota, é muito complicado fazer a distinção. Porém, às vezes é possível. Um caso recente – e uma das minhas vitórias pessoais – foi julgado antes do Natal, em Paris. Foi um processo bastante longo contra a Renault por causa do suicídio de vários engenheiros e cientistas altamente qualificados que trabalhavam na concepção dos veículos, num centro de pesquisas da empresa em Guyancourt, perto de Paris.
Quando é que isso aconteceu?
Em 2006-2007. Houve cinco suicídios consecutivos; quatro atiraram-se do topo de umas escadas interiores, do quinto andar, à frente dos colegas, num local com muita passagem à hora do almoço. Mas um deles – aliás de origem portuguesa – não se suicidou no local do trabalho. Era muitíssimo utilizado pela Renault nas discussões e negociações sobre novos modelos e produção de peças no Brasil. Foi utilizado, explorado de forma aterradora. Pediam-lhe constantemente para ir ao Brasil e o homem estava exausto por causa da diferença horária. Era uma pessoa totalmente dedicada, tinha mesmo feito coisas sem ninguém lhe pedir, como traduzir documentos técnicos para português, para tentar ganhar o mercado brasileiro para a empresa. A dada altura, teve uma depressão bastante grave e acabou por se suicidar.
A viúva processou a Renault, que em Dezembro acabou por ser condenada por “falta imperdoável do empregador” [conceito do direito da segurança social em França], por não ter tomado as devidas precauções.
Foi um acontecimento importante porque, pela primeira vez, uma grande multinacional foi condenada em virtude das suas práticas inadmissíveis. Os advogados do trabalho apoiaram-se muito nos resultados científicos do meu laboratório. O acórdão do tribunal tinha 25 páginas e as provas foram consideradas esmagadoras. Havia e-mails onde o engenheiro dizia que já não aguentava mais – e que a empresa fez desaparecer limpando o disco rígido do seu computador. Mas ele tinha cópias dos documentos no seu computador de casa. A argumentação foi imparável.
Mesmo assim, as empresas continuam a dizer que os suicídios dos seus funcionários têm a ver com a vida privada e não com o trabalho.
Toda a gente tem problemas pessoais. Portanto, quando alguém diz que uma pessoa se suicidou por razões pessoais, não está totalmente errado. Se procurarmos bem, vamos acabar por encontrar, na maioria dos casos, sinais precursores, sinais de fragilidade. Há quem já tenha estado doente, há quem tenha tido episódios depressivos no passado. É preciso fazer uma investigação muito aprofundada.
Mas se a empresa pretender provar que a crise depressiva de uma pessoa se deve a problemas pessoais, vai ter de explicar por que é que, durante 10, 15, 20 anos, essa pessoa, apesar das suas fragilidades, funcionou bem no trabalho e não adoeceu.
Mas como é que o trabalho pode conduzir ao suicídio? Só acontece a pessoas com determinada vulnerabilidade?
Só muito recentemente é que percebi que uma pessoa podia ser levada ao suicídio sem que tivesse até ali apresentado qualquer sinal de vulnerabilidade psicopatológica. Fiquei extremamente surpreendido com um caso em especial, do qual não posso falar muito aqui, porque ainda não foi julgado, de uma mulher que se suicidou na sequência de um assédio no trabalho.
A Polícia Judiciária [francesa] tinha interrogado os seus colegas de trabalho e, como a ordem vinha de um juiz, as pessoas falaram. Foram 40 depoimentos que descreviam a maneira como essa mulher tinha sido tratada pelo patrão (apenas uma contradiz as restantes 39). E o que emerge é que, devido ao assédio, ela caiu num estado psicopatológico muito parecido com um acesso de melancolia.
Ora, o que mais me espantou, quando procurei sinais precursores, é que não encontrei absolutamente nada. E, pela primeira vez, comecei a pensar que, em certas situações, quando uma pessoa que não é melancólica é escolhida como alvo de assédio, é possível fabricar, desencadear, uma verdadeira depressão em tudo igual à melancolia. Quando essa pessoa se vai abaixo, tem uma depressão, autodesvaloriza-se, torna-se pessimista, pensa que não vale nada, que merece realmente morrer.
Era uma mulher hiperbrilhante, muitíssimo apreciada, muito envolvida, imaginativa, produtiva. Tinha duas crianças óptimas e um marido excepcional. Falei com os seus amigos, o marido, a mãe. Não encontrei nenhum sinal precursor, nem sequer na sua infância.
Aconteceu sem pré-aviso?
Houve um período crítico que terá durado um mês. As pessoas à sua volta deram por isso. Viram que ela estava muito mal, o médico do trabalho foi avisado e obrigou-a a parar de trabalhar e pediu a alguém que a levasse para casa. Mas ela não queria parar, insistia que queria fazer o que tinha a fazer. A família também percebeu que algo estava a acontecer, ela consultou um psiquiatra, mas é impossível travar este tipo de descompensação. Foi para casa da mãe, mas quando pensaram que estava a melhorar um pouco, relaxaram a vigilância e ela atirou-se pela janela.
Nos testemunhos recolhidos pela polícia, vê-se claramente que ninguém se atreveu a ajudá-la; todos dizem que tinham medo. Tinham medo do patrão, que era um tirano. Também assediava sexualmente as mulheres e esta mulher era muito bonita. Não consegui saber se tinha havido assédio sexual, mas várias pessoas evocam no seu depoimento que ela terá caído em desgraça porque se tinha recusado a fazer o que ele queria.
O caso da France Télécom foi muito mediático, com 25 suicídios. O suicídio é mais frequente nas grandes empresas?
Não. Nas grandes empresas pode ser mais visível, mas há também muitas pequenas empresas onde as coisas correm muito mal, onde os critérios são incrivelmente arbitrários e onde o assédio pode ser pior. Nas grandes empresas, subsiste por vezes uma presença sindical que faz com que os casos venham a público. Foi assim na France Télécom. Mas não acredito que a destruição actual do mundo do trabalho esteja a acontecer apenas nalgumas grandes multinacionais. E é importante salientar que também há multinacionais onde as coisas correm bem.
Quantas pessoas se suicidam por ano, em França e noutros países?
Não há estatísticas do suicídio no trabalho. Em França, foi constituída uma comissão ministerial onde pela primeira vez foi dito claramente que é urgente aplicar ferramentas que permitam analisar a relação entre suicídio e trabalho. Mas, por enquanto, isso não existe. Nem na Bélgica, nem no Canadá, nem nos Estados Unidos, não existe em sítio nenhum.
Na Suécia, por exemplo, há provavelmente tantos suicídios no trabalho como em França. Mas não há debate. Em muitos países não há debate, porque não existe esse espaço clínico, essa nova medicina do trabalho que estamos a desenvolver em França. De facto, a França é dos sítios onde mais se fala do assunto. O debate francês interessa muita gente, mas também mete muito medo.
Em França, foi feito um único inquérito, há quatro anos, pela Inspecção Médica do Trabalho, em três departamentos [divisões administrativas], passando pelos médicos do trabalho, e chegaram a um total de 50 suicídios em cinco anos. É provavelmente um valor subestimado, mas, extrapolando-o a todos os departamentos, dá entre 300 e 400 suicídios no trabalho por ano.
Falou de “qualidade total”. O que é exactamente?
É uma segunda medida que foi introduzida na sequência da avaliação individual. Acontece que, quando se faz a avaliação individual do desempenho, está-se a querer avaliar algo, o trabalho, que não é possível avaliar de forma quantitativa, objectiva, através de medições. Portanto, o que está a ser medido na avaliação não é o trabalho. No melhor dos casos, está-se a medir o resultado do trabalho. Mas isso não é a mesma coisa. Não existe uma relação de proporcionalidade entre o trabalho e o resultado do trabalho.
É como se em vez de olhar para o conteúdo dos artigos de um jornalista, apenas se contasse o número de artigos que esse jornalista escreveu. Há quem escreva artigos todos os dias, mas enfim... é para contar que houve um acidente de viação ou outra coisa qualquer. Uma única entrevista, como esta por exemplo, demora muito mais tempo a escrever e, para fazer as coisas seriamente, vai implicar que o jornalista escreva entretanto menos artigos. Hoje em dia, julga-se os cientistas pelo número de artigos que publicam. Mas isso não reflecte o trabalho do cientista, que talvez esteja a fazer um trabalho difícil e não tenha publicado durante vários anos porque não conseguiu obter resultados.
Passados uns tempos, surgem queixas a dizer que a qualidade [da produção ou do serviço] está a degradar-se. Então, para além das avaliações, os gestores começam a controlar a qualidade e declaram como objectivo a “qualidade total”. Não conhecem os ofícios, mas vão definir pontos de controlo da qualidade. É verdadeiramente alucinante.
Para além de que declarar a qualidade total é catastrófico, justamente porque a qualidade total é um ideal. É importante ter o ideal da qualidade total, ter o ideal do “zero-defeitos”, do “zero-acidentes”, mas apenas como ideal.
Em diabetologia, por exemplo, os gestores introduziram a obrigação de os médicos fazerem, para cada um dos seus doentes, ao longo de três meses, a média dos níveis de hemoglobina glicosilada A1c [ri-se], que é um indicador da concentração de açúcar no sangue. A seguir, comparam entre si os grupos de doentes de cada médico – é assim que controlam a qualidade dos cuidados médicos. [ri-se].
Só que, na realidade, quando tratamos um doente, às vezes o tratamento não funciona e temos de perceber porquê. E finalmente, o doente acaba por nos confessar que não consegue respeitar o regime alimentar que lhe prescrevemos, porque inclui legumes e não féculas e que os legumes são mais caros... Tem três filhos e não tem dinheiro para legumes. E então, vamos ter de encontrar um compromisso.
Da mesma forma, se um doente diabético é engenheiro e tem de viajar frequentemente para outros fusos horários, torna-se muito difícil controlar a sua glicemia com insulina. Mais uma vez, vai ser preciso encontrar um meio-termo. E isso é difícil.
Mesmo uma central nuclear nunca funciona como previsto. Nunca. Por isso é que precisamos de “trabalho vivo”. A qualidade total é um contra-senso porque a realidade se encarrega de fazer com que as coisas não funcionem de forma ideal. Mas o gestor não quer ouvir falar disso.
Ora, quando o ideal se transforma na condição para obter uma certificação, o que acontece é que se está a obrigar toda a gente a dissimular o que realmente se passa no trabalho. Deixa de ser possível falar do que não funciona, das dificuldades encontradas. Quando há um incidente numa central nuclear, o melhor é não dizer nada.
Isso é extremamente grave.
É. E em medicina passa-se a mesma coisa. Faz-se batota. Hoje, existem nos hospitais as chamadas “conferências de consenso” – acho que existem em toda a Europa – onde são feitas recomendações precisas para o tratamento de tal ou tal doença. E quando um médico recebe um doente, tem de teclar no computador para ver o que foi estabelecido pela conferência de consenso. O médico, que tem o doente à sua frente, pensa que essa não é a boa abordagem – porque sabe que o doente tem problemas com a mulher, com os filhos e não vai conseguir fazer o tratamento recomendado. Mas sabe também que se não fizer o que está lá escrito, e se por acaso as coisas derem para o torto, poderá haver um inquérito, a pedido da família ou de um gestor, e vão dizer que foi o médico que não fez o que devia. O problema da qualidade total é que obriga muitos de nós a viver essa experiência atroz que consiste em fazer o nosso trabalho de uma forma que nos envergonha.
Há muitos suicídios entre os médicos?
Cada vez mais. Há especialidades com mais suicídios do que outras – nomeadamente entre os médicos reanimadores. Em França é uma verdadeira hecatombe: é sabido que a profissão de anestesista-reanimador é das que têm maior taxa de suicídios. Nesta especialidade, os riscos de ser-se atacado em tribunal porque alguém morreu são tão elevados que os médicos se protegem seguindo as instruções. Mesmo que tenham a íntima convicção de que não era isso que deveriam fazer. Chegámos a esse ponto.
É uma situação insuportável e há médicos que não aguentam ver um doente morrer porque tiveram medo de que isso se virasse contra eles. “Fiz o que estava escrito e o doente morreu. Matei o doente.” Há cada vez mais reanimadores que se confrontam com esta situação. Ainda por cima os cirurgiões atiram sempre as dificuldades que encontram nas operações para cima do reanimador. Sempre. Cada vez que acontece qualquer coisa, é porque o anestesista não adormeceu bem o doente, ou não o acordou correctamente, ou não soube restabelecer a pressão arterial. O cirurgião nunca admitirá que falhou nas suturas e que por isso o doente se esvaiu em sangue.
Os médicos sempre foram considerados uma classe muito solidária…
Foram. Já não são. Eu trabalhei anos nos hospitais, e adorava trabalhar lá, porque existia um espírito de equipa fantástico. Éramos felizes no nosso trabalho. Hoje, as pessoas não querem trabalhar nos hospitais, não querem fazer bancos, tentam safar-se. São todos contra todos. Bastaram uns anos para destruir a solidariedade no hospital. O que aconteceu é aterrador.
O que é importante perceber é que a destruição dos elos sociais no trabalho pelos gestores nos fragiliza a todos perante a doença mental. E é por isso que as pessoas se suicidam. Não quer dizer que o sofrimento seja maior do que no passado; são as nossas defesas que deixaram de funcionar.
Portanto, as ferramentas de gestão são na realidade ferramentas de repressão, de dominação pelo medo.
Sim, o termo exacto é dominação; são técnicas de dominação.
Então, é preciso acabar com essas práticas?
Eu não diria que é preciso acabar com tudo. Acho que não devemos renunciar à avaliação, incluindo a individual. Mas é preciso renunciar a certas técnicas. Em particular, tudo o que é quantitativo e objectivo é falso e é preciso acabar com isso. Mas há avaliações que não são quantitativas e objectivas – a avaliação dos pares, da colectividade, a avaliação da beleza, da elegância de um trabalho, do facto de ser conforme às regras profissionais. Trata-se de avaliações assentes na qualidade e no desempenho do ofício. Mesmo a entrevista de avaliação pode ser interessante e as pessoas não são contra.
Mas sobretudo, a avaliação não deve ser apenas individual. É extremamente importante começar a concentrar os esforços na avaliação do trabalho colectivo e nomeadamente da cooperação, do contributo de cada um. Mas como não sabemos analisar a cooperação, analisa-se somente o desempenho individual.
O resultado é desastroso. Não é verdade que a qualidade da produção melhorou. A General Motors foi obrigada a alertar o mundo da má qualidade dos seus pneus; a Toyota teve de trocar um milhão de veículos por veículos novos ou reembolsar os clientes porque descobriu um defeito de fabrico. É essa a qualidade total japonesa?
Hoje, nos hospitais em França, a qualidade do trabalho não aumentou – diminui. O desempenho supostamente melhorou, mas isso não é verdade, porque não se toma em conta o que está a acontecer do lado do trabalho colectivo.
Temos de aprender a pensar o trabalho colectivo, de desenvolver métodos para o analisar, avaliar – para o cultivar. A riqueza do trabalho está aí, no trabalho colectivo como cooperação, como maneira de viver juntos. Se conseguirmos salvar isso no trabalho, ficamos com o melhor, aprendemos a respeitar os outros, a evitar a violência, aprendemos a falar, a defender o nosso ponto de vista e a ouvir o dos outros.
Não haverá por detrás desta nova organização do trabalho objectivos de controlo das pessoas, de redução da liberdade individual, que extravasam o âmbito empresarial?
É uma questão difícil. Acho que qualquer método de organização do trabalho é ao mesmo tempo um método de dominação. Não é possível dissociar as duas coisas. Há 40 anos que os sociólogos trabalham nisto. Todos os métodos de organização do trabalho visam uma divisão das tarefas, por razões técnicas, de racionalidade, de gestão. Mas não há nenhuma divisão técnica do trabalho que não venha acompanhada de um sistema de controlo, em virtude do qual as pessoas vão cumprir as ordens.
Há tecnologias da dominação. O sistema de Taylor, ou taylorismo, é essencialmente um método de dominação e não um método de trabalho. O método de Ford é um método de trabalho.
Contudo, não penso que a intenção do patronato (francês, em particular), nem dos homens de Estado seja instaurar o totalitarismo. Mas é indubitável que introduzem métodos de dominação, através da organização do trabalho que, de facto, destroem o mundo social.
Qual é a diferença entre taylorismo e fordismo?
Taylor inventou a divisão das tarefas entre as pessoas e a interposição, entre cada tarefa, de uma intervenção da direcção, através de um capataz. Há constantemente alguém a vigiar e a exigir obediência ao trabalhador. A palavra-chave é obediência. “Quando eu disser para parar de trabalhar e ir comer qualquer coisa, você vai obedecer. Se concordar, será pago mais 50 cêntimos pela sua obediência.” A única coisa que importa é a obediência. O objectivo é acabar com o ócio, os tempos mortos.
Só muito mais tarde é que Ford introduziu uma nova técnica, a linha de montagem, que é uma aplicação do taylorismo. Na realidade, não é o progresso tecnológico que determina a transformação das relações sociais, mas a transformação das relações de dominação que abre o caminho a novas tecnologias.
O toyotismo [ou Sistema Toyota de Produção] utiliza um outro método de dominação, o ohnismo [inventado por Taiichi Ohno (1912-1990)], diferente do taylorismo. É um método particular que extrai a inteligência das pessoas de uma forma muito mais subtil que o taylorismo, que apenas estipula que há pessoas que têm de obedecer e outras que mandam.
No ohnismo, trata-se de fazer com que pessoas beneficiem a empresa oferecendo a sua inteligência e os conhecimentos adquiridos através da experiência. Para o fazer, nos anos 1980, introduziu-se algo de totalmente novo: os chamados “círculos de qualidade”.
O sistema japonês foi realmente uma novidade em relação ao taylorismo, porque ensinou as pessoas a colaborar sem as obrigar a obedecer – dando-lhes prémios, pelo contrário. Quando uma sugestão de uma pessoa dá lucro, a empresa faz o cálculo do dinheiro que a empresa ganhou com a ideia e reverte para o trabalhador uma parte desse lucro. Trata-se de prémios substanciais.
Mas há uma batota: os círculos de qualidade podiam durar horas, todos os dias, reunindo as pessoas a seguir ao trabalho para alimentar a caixinha das ideias. Todos se envolviam porque, por um lado, uma ideia que permitisse melhorar a produção valia-lhes chorudos prémios, mas também porque quem participava neles tinha um emprego vitalício garantido na empresa.
O sistema foi exportado para a Europa, os EUA, etc. porque durante uns tempos, a qualidade melhorou de facto. Mas a dada altura, as pessoas no Japão trabalhavam tanto que começou a haver mortes por karōshi [literalmente “morte por excesso de trabalho”].
O que é o karōshi?
É uma morte súbita, geralmente por hemorragia cerebral (AVC), de pessoas novas que não apresentam qualquer factor de risco cardiovascular. Não são obesos, não sofrem de hipertensão, não têm níveis de colesterol elevados, não são diabéticos, não fumam, não são alcoólicos, não tem uma história familiar de AVC. Nada. A único factor que é possível detectar é o excesso de trabalho. Estas pessoas trabalham mais de 70 horas por semana, sem contar as horas passadas nos círculos de qualidade. Ou seja, são pessoas que estão literalmente sempre a trabalhar. Mal param de trabalhar, vão dormir. As descrições de colegas que foram fazer inquéritos no Japão são aterrorizadoras.
O mundo do trabalho no Japão é alucinante. Há raparigas que entram nas fábricas de electrónica, por exemplo, e que são utilizadas entre os 18 e os 21 anos – porque aos 21 anos, já não conseguem aguentar as cadências de trabalho.
As famílias confiam-nas às empresas por esses três anos, durante os quais elas se entregam de corpo e alma ao trabalho. E nalguns casos, a empresa compromete-se a casar a rapariga no fim dos três anos. É mesmo um sistema totalitário. E mais: essas jovens trabalham 12 a 14 horas por dia e depois vão para uns dormitórios onde há uma série de gavetões – cada um com cama e um colchão –, deitam-se na cama e fecha-se o gavetão. Dormem assim, empilhadas em gavetões. Três anos… em gavetões… é preciso ver para crer.
Mas uma coisa destas não é aplicável na Europa
Não, pelo menos em França nunca funcionaria. Ainda não chegámos lá, disso tenho a certeza.
Mas acha que poderia acontecer?
Sim, acho que poderíamos lá chegar. Tudo é possível. Mas ao contrário do que se diz, não há uma fatalidade, não é a mundialização que determina as coisas, não é a guerra económica. É perfeitamente possível, no contexto actual, trabalhar de outra maneira, e há empresas que o fazem, com uma verdadeira preocupação de preservar o “viver juntos”, para tentar encontrar alternativas à abordagem puramente de gestão. O que não impede que a tendência seja para a desestruturação um pouco por todo o lado. É difícil resistir-lhe.
Uma empresa que defendesse os princípios da liberdade, da igualdade e da fraternidade conseguiria sobreviver no actual contexto de mercado?
Hoje, estou em condições de responder pela afirmativa, porque tenho trabalhado com algumas empresas assim. Ao contrário do que se pensa, certas empresas e alguns patrões não participam do cinismo geral e pensam que a empresa não é só uma máquina de produzir e de ganhar dinheiro, mas também que há qualquer coisa de nobre na produção, que não pode ser posta de lado. Um exemplo fácil de perceber são os serviços públicos, cuja ética é permitir que os pobres sejam tão bem servidos como os ricos – que tenham aquecimento, telefone, electricidade. É possível, portanto, trabalhar no sentido da igualdade.
Há também muita gente que acha que produz coisas boas – os aviões, por exemplo, são coisas belas, são um sucesso tecnológico, podem progredir no sentido da protecção do ambiente. O lucro não é a única preocupação destas pessoas.
E, entre os empresários, há pessoas assim – não muitas, mas há. Pessoas muito instruídas que respeitam esse aspecto nobre. E, na sequência das histórias de suicídios, alguns desses empresários vieram ter comigo porque queriam repensar a avaliação do desempenho. Comecei a trabalhar com eles e está a dar resultados positivos.
O que fizeram?
Abandonaram a avaliação individual – aliás, esses patrões estavam totalmente fartos dela. Durante um encontro que tive com o presidente de uma das empresas, ele confessou-me, após um longo momento de reflexão, que o que mais odiava no seu trabalho era ter de fazer a avaliação dos seus subordinados e que essa era a altura mais infernal do ano. Surpreendente, não? E a razão que me deu foi que a avaliação individual não ajuda a resolver os problemas da empresa. Pelo contrário, agrava as coisas.
Neste caso, trata-se de uma pequena empresa privada que se preocupa com a qualidade da sua produção e não apenas por razões monetárias, mas por questões de bem-estar e convivialidade do consumidor final. O resultado é que pensar em termos de convivialidade faz melhorar a qualidade da produção e fará com que a empresa seja escolhida pelos clientes face a outras do mesmo ramo.
Para o conseguir, foi preciso que existisse cooperação dentro da empresa, sinergias entre as pessoas e que os pontos de vista contraditórios pudessem ser discutidos. E isso só é possível num ambiente de confiança mútua, de lealdade, onde ninguém tem medo de arriscar falar alto.
Se conseguirmos mostrar cientificamente, numa ou duas empresas com grande visibilidade, que este tipo de organização do trabalho funciona, teremos dado um grande passo em frente.
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It is known that Antara bin Shaddad had a mare of the type Al-Dahma, and he did not ride any other horse throughout his life, and the Prophet - peace be upon him - used to describe the Adham horse as one of the best horses, One of the well-known types is also the abaya, and it is one of the wonderfully beautiful types that have been talked about a lot in the Arab novels, as it was mentioned in the poems of poets, and it was called by this name because the first person who climbed it was riding it while wearing his cloak, so it appears in a distinctive way. Talking about the types of the Arabian horse is a talk that has feelings of pride and pride in the soul, because the purebred Arabian horses are a symbol of the Arabs, and they have had great merit over them since ancient times, and it is the grace of God Almighty to distinguish them from the rest of the species so that they remain an immortal Arab icon no matter how long it takes, and for this he aspires All equestrians and horse lovers in the world can get any kind of Arabian horse to raise it and practice equestrianism with it in a unique and wonderful way. Rather, just looking at it gives the soul a pleasure and makes it feel the desire to practice equestrianism.
26 proton2, 56 neutrons (most commonly) and 26 electrons with a mass of about 56 amu. Born of death and hardship, abundant, available, ancient, malleable to rigid, high strength to brittle, utilitarian or/and fantastically artistic, impermanent but reincarnate, destroyer and healer, life sustainer, mother and nurturer.
Isolation is older than recorded history. Named "ferrum" by Romans later "Iron" in Anglo-Saxon. Originally worked by Sumerians, Egyptians, and Hittites it was referred to as "god metal" by later cultures.
Pure iron was used throughout antiquity and small blast furnaces, using charcoal and hand manned bellows to maintain airflow and high temperatures were used to separate iron from the ores. Everything from hinges to wagon wheels were made of iron. It's malleable nature and thermal expansivity were ideal for working.
It was also quickly recognized to be a superior metal to bronze, tin and copper for weaponry and armor and the great wars and conquests from antiquity to today are based on iron based weaponry from firing pins to battleships.
Samurai swords in particular demonstrate some of the highest engineering skills derived from careful observation of processes. Samurai swords are deadly but remarkably beautiful creations. Maybe there is a a bright spot in that they are now valued for their artistic traits and their symbolic power rather than their actual ability to maim and kill. These swords are laboriously worked so that the more flexible low carbon steel in the backbone supports the deadly sharp, glass-brittle, high-carbon steel blade keeping it from breaking.
Staying in Asia a bit the Chinese apparently developed methods for creating cast iron around 500 BC. Stoves to safely contain fires and beautiful wrought iron rail-work - sometimes coexistent, are just a few of the fruits of this process. Imagine New Orleans without the scroll-laden rails of the chateaus.
Adding more carbon and traces of other metals produces one of our most useful products; steel. Strong, easy to form, magnetic or not, stainless, heat resistant, modern society could not exist without it. We can debate the true merits of modern society but there is no doubt that bridges, roads, skyscrapers sewers, engines, power plants, power transmission pylons, etc... would not exist without steel. On the smaller scale scalpels, needles, probes, electricity, and electronics we utilize owe their existence to steel.
Again there is our dichotomous relationship with steel as it is the stuff of most weaponry. But in its best synthesis of engineering and art it comes together in the beautiful arches of bridges and domes of municipal buildings and so on.
Like all elements Iron comes from the stars. It is the product of hot massive stars in the final days of their existence. Gravity pulls hard on them but their hydrogen and helium are nearly gone and they are forced to fuse heavier elements like carbon and oxygen with helium to produce energy to counter the gravity and keep it from collapsing. After along chain of such reactions unstable nickel-56 forms. Any further fusion reactions cannot produce energy and instead consume energy - literally the star's life energy. Unstable nickle-56 decays decays to cobalt-56 which decays to iron-56 and accumulates in the star's core. When the star explodes in a supernova it spews all these elements out into the universe.
Coming back to earth, iron is a keystone of human and most life as we know it. Iron's propensity to be oxidized by oxygen (rust) gives both Mars and blood it's red color. It is this "fer" in Nosferatu referring to the red color of blood. Blood flows red because at the core of every red blood cell there is a complicated hemoglobin protein with a marvelous metalloprotein "heme" that carefully controls how iron binds to oxygen and allows are body to gently carry oxygen and oxidize the food we eat in a beautifully controlled manner. Cytochromes and other regulatory proteins extract energy in this manner so that we do not burst into flames as a log does when it is oxidized in a fire.
Our plants similarly use similar systems to harvest light in a controlled fashion to break water and create carbohydrates. Only through the action of iron and proteins do we live somewhat harmoniously - plants making oxygen and we making carbon dioxide.
Many many biological mechanisms require iron to catalyze their reactions. It's abundant and nature utilizes the same templates over and over again.
Beautiful iron and beautiful ironwork.
fuente: •Mundo médico. (2003). Hematología: Recuperado de:"http://www.mundomedico.com.br/categoria/hematologia" rel="nofollow">www.mundomedico.com.br/categoria/hematologia
Es un trastorno sanguíneo que se transmite de padres a hijos en el cual el cuerpo produce una forma anormal de hemoglobina. Este trastorno ocasiona la destrucción de grandes cantidades de los glóbulos rojos, lo cual lleva a que se presente anemia.La morfología celular en un frote sanguíneo presenta: microcitosis, hipocromia, poikilocitosis ocasional, células diana y punteado basófilo.(mundo médico, 2003).
Hypochromic anemia was historically known as chlorosis or "Green Sickness" or Grinch skin for the distinct skin tinge sometimes present in patients, in addition to more general symptoms such as a lack of energy, shortness of breath, dyspepsia, headaches, a capricious or scanty appetite and amenorrhea. Another distinct symptom includes hating Christmas. Researchers believe this is due to shared similarities with the Grinch.
In modern medicine, Hypochromic anemia refers to the lack of red cell hemoglobin, usually due to iron deficiency.
From Wikipedia, especially interesting is the "Historical Understanding" in the article:
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TABLEAU
Invisible
Sheer domestic curtains slipcover, PVC ‘house’ armature
The Facts
Audio composition: actors read personal accounts of abuse
Chemical Healing (Bruise)
Lambda platinum print encapsulated in acrylic
Slip-away Suitcase
Modified vintage suitcase with upholstery, pockets and escape items
Surviving
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Under the Surface, I Want To Stop, Superman, The Best Choice, Life on Life’s Terms, Seeking Change
On entering the space, the first thing you see is a pattern…. or something…a colorful splotch. This is not an abstract painting, but a depiction of an actual bruise (or contusion) blown up to the average height of an American woman. This design contains drawings of (invisible) hemoglobin molecules layered over the blue, purple and yellow bruised skin colors we can see. To the side is an upended mattress, box springs exposed and filled with prayers and notes for victims of domestic violence. In front of the box spring, an open suitcase has one padded side to receive a broken, tilted table chair. Transparent pockets on the other side contain items counselors recommend that women considering leaving an abusive relationship keep hidden and packed, ready to go.
In the corner a fabric structure floats above a single chair, sort of like a roof, a tent, or maybe a kid’s fort. Enter the sheer, skin-like shelter, sit in the chair, put on the headphones and listen to stories based on recent interviews with survivors of abuse. Through translucent layers of domestic curtains, both the (vulnerable, half-exposed) sitter and the exterior space are murky, there but not there –as is the violence that so often occurs behind closed doors, keeping victims ‘invisible’-- even in plain sight.
Domestic violence is illegal, misconstrued, perpetuating, and sometimes fatal. It affects both women and men in all economic groups, ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations. It is particularly malicious as the physical and psychological injuries afflicted are from our most needed and trusted-- intimate partners and family members. While it can happen to anyone, most affected are women; roughly 1 in 4 women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. Women under 25 are at the highest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse remain unreported. Invisible.
On the last day of our holiday I did the whale watch tour at Kaikoura on the east Coast of the South Island.
Just off the shore the very deep canyon Kaikoura Trench is a feeding zone for male sperm whales and they can be seen in these seas year round. It's an amazing trip I'd recommend to anyone.
Physeter macrocephalus
A marine mammal species, order Cetacea, a toothed whale (odontocete) having the largest brain of any animal. The name comes from the milky-white waxy substance, spermaceti, found in the animal's head. The sperm whale is the only living member of genus Physeter. A bull can grow to 20.5m long. It is the largest living toothed animal. The head can take up to one-third of the animal's length. It has a cosmopolitan distribution across the oceans. The species feeds on squid and fish, diving as deep as 3 kilometres which makes it the deepest diving mammal. Its diet includes giant squid and colossal squid. The sperm whale's clicking vocalization is the loudest sound produced by any animal, but its functions are uncertain. These whales live in groups called pods. Pods of females and their young live separately from older males. The females cooperate to protect and nurse their young. Females give birth every three to six years, and care for the calves for more than a decade. Over most of the period from the early 18th century until the late 20th century, the sperm whale was hunted to obtain spermaceti and other products, such as sperm oil and ambergris. Spermaceti found many important uses, such as candles, soap, cosmetics and machine oil. As a result of whaling, the sperm whale is currently listed as vulnerable by the IUCN. The sperm whale has few natural predators, since few are strong enough to successfully attack a healthy adult; orcas attack pods and kill calves. The sperm whale can live for more than 70 years.
The name sperm whale is an apocopation of spermaceti whale. Spermaceti is the semi-liquid, waxy substance found in the spermaceti organ or case in front of and above the skull bone and also in the junk, the area below the spermaceti organ and just above the upper jaw. The case consists of a soft white, waxy substance saturated with spermaceti oil. The junk is composed of cavities filled with the same wax and spermaceti oil and intervening connective tissue. The sperm whale is the largest toothed whale, with adult males measuring up to 20.5 metres (67 ft) long and weighing up to 57,000 kilograms. It is among the most sexually dimorphic of all cetaceans. At birth both sexes are about the same size, but mature males are typically 30% to 50% longer and three times as massive. The sperm whale's distinctive shape comes from its very large head, which is typically one-third of the animal's length. The blowhole is located very close to the front of the head and shifted to the whale's left. This gives rise to a distinctive bushy, forward-angled spray. The sperm whale's flukes are triangular and very thick. The whale lifts its flukes high out of the water as it begins a dive. It has a series of ridges on the back's caudal third instead of a dorsal fin. The largest ridge was called the 'hump' by whalers, and can be mistaken for a dorsal fin because of its shape. In contrast to the smooth skin of most large whales, its back skin is usually knobbly and has been likened to a prune by whale-watching enthusiasts. Skin is normally a uniform grey in color, though it may appear brown in sunlight. Albinos have also been reported. The sperm whale has 20 to 26 teeth on each side of its lower jaw. The teeth are cone-shaped and weigh up to 1 kilogram. The purpose of the teeth is unknown. Teeth do not appear to be necessary for capturing or eating squid, and well-fed animals have been found without teeth. One hypothesis is that the teeth are used in aggression between males. Bulls often show scars which seem to be caused by the teeth. Rudimentary teeth are also present in the upper jaw, but these rarely emerge into the mouth. Sperm whales, along with bottlenose whales and elephant seals, are the deepest-diving mammals believed to be able to reach 3 kilometres and remain submerged for 90 minutes. More typical dives are around 400 metres (1,300 ft) and 35 minutes in duration. The sperm whale has adapted to cope with drastic pressure changes when diving. The flexible ribcage allows lung collapse, reducing nitrogen intake, and metabolism can decrease to conserve oxygen. Myoglobin, which stores oxygen in muscle tissue, is much more abundant than in terrestrial animals. The blood has a high red blood cell density, which contain oxygen-carrying hemoglobin. The oxygenated blood can be directed towards the brain and other essential organs only when oxygen levels deplete. The spermaceti organ may also play a role by adjusting buoyancy. While sperm whales are well adapted to diving, repeated dives to great depths have long term effects. Bones show pitting that signals decompression sickness in humans. Older skeletons showed the most extensive pitting, whereas calves showed no damage. This damage may indicate that sperm whales are susceptible to decompression sickness, and sudden surfacing could be lethal to them. Between dives, the sperm whale surfaces to breathe for about eight minutes before diving again. Odontoceti (toothed whales) breathe air at the surface through a single, S-shaped blowhole. Sperm whales spout (breathe) 3–5 times per minute at rest, increasing to 6–7 times per minute after a dive. The blow is a noisy, single stream that rises up to 15 metres (49 ft) above the surface and points forward and left at a 45° angle. On average, females and juveniles blow every 12.5 seconds before dives, while large males blow every 17.5 seconds before dives. The brain is the largest known of any modern or extinct animal, weighing on average about 8 kilograms though the sperm whale has a lower encephalization quotient than many other whale and dolphin species, lower than that of non-human anthropoid apes and much lower than humans'. Like other toothed whales (suborder odontoceti), sperm whales use echolocation as one means to find food because their habitat has favorable acoustic characteristics and light absorption by water and suspended material limits visual range. The whale emits a focused wide angle beam of high-frequency clicks. Passing air generates sounds from the bony nares through the phonic lips (also known as "monkey lips"), a structure within the head. The skull, melon and various air sacs in the whale's head all play important roles in forming and focusing the beam of sound. The lower jaw is the primary echo reception path. A continuous fat-filled canal transmits received sounds to the inner ear. The spermaceti organs may help adjust the whale's buoyancy. Before diving, cold water enters the organ and it is likely that the blood vessels constrict, reducing blood flow and hence temperature. The wax therefore solidifies. The increase in specific density generates a down force of about 392 newtons (860 lb) and allows the whale to dive with less effort. During the hunt, oxygen consumption, together with blood vessel dilation, produces heat, and melts the spermaceti, increasing its buoyancy, enabling easy surfacing. The case may also aid echolocation. The organ's variable shape narrows or spreads the sound. The sperm whale has two nostrils. An external nostril forms the blow hole, and an internal nostril presses against the bag-like spermaceti container. The male's spermaceti organ is much larger than the female's. This may be a case of sexual selection, enabling males to compete for females using sound displays.
Patient had history of stable chronic lymphocytic leukemia and presented with accelerated drop in hemoglobin. Corrected reticluocyte count was over 7%.
On the last day of our holiday I did the whale watch tour at Kaikoura on the east Coast of the South Island.
Just off the shore the very deep canyon Kaikoura Trench is a feeding zone for male sperm whales and they can be seen in these seas year round. It's an amazing trip I'd recommend to anyone.
Physeter macrocephalus
A marine mammal species, order Cetacea, a toothed whale (odontocete) having the largest brain of any animal. The name comes from the milky-white waxy substance, spermaceti, found in the animal's head. The sperm whale is the only living member of genus Physeter. A bull can grow to 20.5m long. It is the largest living toothed animal. The head can take up to one-third of the animal's length. It has a cosmopolitan distribution across the oceans. The species feeds on squid and fish, diving as deep as 3 kilometres which makes it the deepest diving mammal. Its diet includes giant squid and colossal squid. The sperm whale's clicking vocalization is the loudest sound produced by any animal, but its functions are uncertain. These whales live in groups called pods. Pods of females and their young live separately from older males. The females cooperate to protect and nurse their young. Females give birth every three to six years, and care for the calves for more than a decade. Over most of the period from the early 18th century until the late 20th century, the sperm whale was hunted to obtain spermaceti and other products, such as sperm oil and ambergris. Spermaceti found many important uses, such as candles, soap, cosmetics and machine oil. As a result of whaling, the sperm whale is currently listed as vulnerable by the IUCN. The sperm whale has few natural predators, since few are strong enough to successfully attack a healthy adult; orcas attack pods and kill calves. The sperm whale can live for more than 70 years.
The name sperm whale is an apocopation of spermaceti whale. Spermaceti is the semi-liquid, waxy substance found in the spermaceti organ or case in front of and above the skull bone and also in the junk, the area below the spermaceti organ and just above the upper jaw. The case consists of a soft white, waxy substance saturated with spermaceti oil. The junk is composed of cavities filled with the same wax and spermaceti oil and intervening connective tissue. The sperm whale is the largest toothed whale, with adult males measuring up to 20.5 metres (67 ft) long and weighing up to 57,000 kilograms. It is among the most sexually dimorphic of all cetaceans. At birth both sexes are about the same size, but mature males are typically 30% to 50% longer and three times as massive. The sperm whale's distinctive shape comes from its very large head, which is typically one-third of the animal's length. The blowhole is located very close to the front of the head and shifted to the whale's left. This gives rise to a distinctive bushy, forward-angled spray. The sperm whale's flukes are triangular and very thick. The whale lifts its flukes high out of the water as it begins a dive. It has a series of ridges on the back's caudal third instead of a dorsal fin. The largest ridge was called the 'hump' by whalers, and can be mistaken for a dorsal fin because of its shape. In contrast to the smooth skin of most large whales, its back skin is usually knobbly and has been likened to a prune by whale-watching enthusiasts. Skin is normally a uniform grey in color, though it may appear brown in sunlight. Albinos have also been reported. The sperm whale has 20 to 26 teeth on each side of its lower jaw. The teeth are cone-shaped and weigh up to 1 kilogram. The purpose of the teeth is unknown. Teeth do not appear to be necessary for capturing or eating squid, and well-fed animals have been found without teeth. One hypothesis is that the teeth are used in aggression between males. Bulls often show scars which seem to be caused by the teeth. Rudimentary teeth are also present in the upper jaw, but these rarely emerge into the mouth. Sperm whales, along with bottlenose whales and elephant seals, are the deepest-diving mammals believed to be able to reach 3 kilometres and remain submerged for 90 minutes. More typical dives are around 400 metres (1,300 ft) and 35 minutes in duration. The sperm whale has adapted to cope with drastic pressure changes when diving. The flexible ribcage allows lung collapse, reducing nitrogen intake, and metabolism can decrease to conserve oxygen. Myoglobin, which stores oxygen in muscle tissue, is much more abundant than in terrestrial animals. The blood has a high red blood cell density, which contain oxygen-carrying hemoglobin. The oxygenated blood can be directed towards the brain and other essential organs only when oxygen levels deplete. The spermaceti organ may also play a role by adjusting buoyancy. While sperm whales are well adapted to diving, repeated dives to great depths have long term effects. Bones show pitting that signals decompression sickness in humans. Older skeletons showed the most extensive pitting, whereas calves showed no damage. This damage may indicate that sperm whales are susceptible to decompression sickness, and sudden surfacing could be lethal to them. Between dives, the sperm whale surfaces to breathe for about eight minutes before diving again. Odontoceti (toothed whales) breathe air at the surface through a single, S-shaped blowhole. Sperm whales spout (breathe) 3–5 times per minute at rest, increasing to 6–7 times per minute after a dive. The blow is a noisy, single stream that rises up to 15 metres (49 ft) above the surface and points forward and left at a 45° angle. On average, females and juveniles blow every 12.5 seconds before dives, while large males blow every 17.5 seconds before dives. The brain is the largest known of any modern or extinct animal, weighing on average about 8 kilograms though the sperm whale has a lower encephalization quotient than many other whale and dolphin species, lower than that of non-human anthropoid apes and much lower than humans'. Like other toothed whales (suborder odontoceti), sperm whales use echolocation as one means to find food because their habitat has favorable acoustic characteristics and light absorption by water and suspended material limits visual range. The whale emits a focused wide angle beam of high-frequency clicks. Passing air generates sounds from the bony nares through the phonic lips (also known as "monkey lips"), a structure within the head. The skull, melon and various air sacs in the whale's head all play important roles in forming and focusing the beam of sound. The lower jaw is the primary echo reception path. A continuous fat-filled canal transmits received sounds to the inner ear. The spermaceti organs may help adjust the whale's buoyancy. Before diving, cold water enters the organ and it is likely that the blood vessels constrict, reducing blood flow and hence temperature. The wax therefore solidifies. The increase in specific density generates a down force of about 392 newtons (860 lb) and allows the whale to dive with less effort. During the hunt, oxygen consumption, together with blood vessel dilation, produces heat, and melts the spermaceti, increasing its buoyancy, enabling easy surfacing. The case may also aid echolocation. The organ's variable shape narrows or spreads the sound. The sperm whale has two nostrils. An external nostril forms the blow hole, and an internal nostril presses against the bag-like spermaceti container. The male's spermaceti organ is much larger than the female's. This may be a case of sexual selection, enabling males to compete for females using sound displays.
Hemoglobinometer, an instrument used to determine the hemoglobin content of the blood by spectrophotometric measurement, by Haden - Hausser. Container is a rectangular prism with a smooth black coating. Centered on the lid is relatively small gold text reading, "Haden - Hauusser / Hemglobinometer / Clinical Model". Inside contains black painted wood and plastic to create compartments for various tools, including glass measurement tools, a rubber tube, a lens, and small slides. One glass measurement tube contains the text, "U.S. Pat. 1676540 / No. 19835 / A.H.T. Co. Philada. U.S.A. / Germany-A". Embossed on the bottom of the deepest compartment are the following in small, all-caps text: "Makers C.A.Hausser & Son, Philada.PA.", "Patented", "Distributors Arthur K. Thomas. Co., Philada.PA." Box measures 7 3/4" x 4 3/4" x 2 7/8".Belonged to Dr. Mila E. Rindge or her doctor father, Milo. Learn more about her at www.madisonhistory.org/doctor-in-the-house/. Purchased at a local antique store as a collection inside classic doctor’s bag by MHS Director Jennifer Simpson in October 2020
ACC# 2020.118.007
See other medical related items in the MHS museum at flic.kr/s/aHsmTm2Swj
(Photo credit - Bob Gundersen www.flickr.com/photos/bobphoto51/albums)
Hemoglobinometer, an instrument used to determine the hemoglobin content of the blood by spectrophotometric measurement, by Haden - Hausser. Container is a rectangular prism with a smooth black coating. Centered on the lid is relatively small gold text reading, "Haden - Hauusser / Hemglobinometer / Clinical Model". Inside contains black painted wood and plastic to create compartments for various tools, including glass measurement tools, a rubber tube, a lens, and small slides. One glass measurement tube contains the text, "U.S. Pat. 1676540 / No. 19835 / A.H.T. Co. Philada. U.S.A. / Germany-A". Embossed on the bottom of the deepest compartment are the following in small, all-caps text: "Makers C.A.Hausser & Son, Philada.PA.", "Patented", "Distributors Arthur K. Thomas. Co., Philada.PA." Box measures 7 3/4" x 4 3/4" x 2 7/8".Belonged to Dr. Mila E. Rindge or her doctor father, Milo. Learn more about her at www.madisonhistory.org/doctor-in-the-house/. Purchased at a local antique store as a collection inside classic doctor’s bag by MHS Director Jennifer Simpson in October 2020
ACC# 2020.118.007
See other medical related items in the MHS museum at flic.kr/s/aHsmTm2Swj
(Photo credit - Bob Gundersen www.flickr.com/photos/bobphoto51/albums)
(CC) Phillip Jeffrey. www.fadetoplay.com. Feel free to use this photo. I request that you link back to the original picture on Flickr and credit as shown above.
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Canon XSi+50mm f/1.4 | ISO 400, f/6.3, 1/4
June 2012
igG 35.9
Beta II fraction 35.4
Hemoglobin 121
White blood cells 2.3
Feb 2012
igG 40.1
Beta II fraction 39.9
Hemoglobin 121
White blood cells 2.0
I am a multiple myeloma and anemia patient. It is a cancer of the blood plasma. It is treatable, but incurable.
In Aug 2008-Dec 2009 when I was on Revlimid. Unfortunately I was diagnosed with TTP and had a stroke so I was taken off of it. Since then I have had no cancer drug treatment and my igG (cancer levels) have slowly risen from the teens up to a high of 40.1 last Feb.
When I went in today for my quarterly specialist appointment, I didn't know what my igG number would be. I was worried it would be high 40s or even above 50. Thankfully it has actually dropped without any cancer treatment. My specialist was pretty amazed, but I know the reason - SuperBetter.
This is Day 89 of me participating in the SuperBetter project. I created a goal of taking a self-portrait a day on campus and after a couple of weeks I decided to do this 365 project as well. I have benefited from SuperBetter by setting an obtainable goal of taking a creative photograph a day on campus and creating a doable obstacle as it had to be done by midnight. It has helped improve my creativity and make me feel better about my photography and more confident about wandering around my campus with my camera and tripod looking for a photoshoot spot.
I feel awesome and I truly believe that my SuperBetter participation has contributed towards my cancer levels reversing.
Remaining positive, happy and focused as I continue to fight cancer through photography.
This was the first time I tried a home hemoglobin A1C test, the one that gives an overall reading on my blood sugars for the past 3 months.
Previously getting a result meant going to my doctor and/or a lab, and waiting for the results... with this one, I can do it at home and get a reading in 5 minutes.
Now I need to amp up my exercise and try to get that number below 7.0
The shape of the Arab horse The Arabian horse is the most famous type of horse at all and is known for its strength and rigidity, and its breed is known for many features that always make it at the forefront. Arabian horses are known to be of protective blood compared to horses of foreign breeds, and for this reason many other breeds of horses are being improved by cross-breeding with Arab horses to produce breeds bearing the same characteristics. The head of the Arabian horse is distinguished by being striking and distinctive, as it is the crown of his merits, and from its shape infers the originality of the horse and the beauty of its qualities, and it is small compared to its body, or tends to be moderate in size. They are large and charming, and the rest of his body is characterized by great symmetry, especially between the head and the ears, in addition to the symmetry of his forehead with his forehead, eyes, cheeks, and nose in a striking way. The ears of the Arab horse are long and are distinguished by their erection, and this is an indication of its activity and strength, unlike the looseness of the ears in the rest of the horses, which indicates the speed of fatigue and inability of the horse. Like flies and mosquitoes, especially since the origin of the Arabian horse and its upbringing in the desert, and in general, the color of the ears is very black, and the rest of the color of its skin is pure, and that is why poets and writers went on to say a lot of poetry, flirting with the beautiful Arab horse. The eyes of the Arabian horse have a clear and bright color, and thin eyelids, and they have a strong visual acuity, and a breadth that reaches between the ears. As for its cheeks, it is desirable that they be straight. As for the nostrils of the Arabian horse, they are wide and round so that the breathing of the Arab horse is easy, especially as it is fast-moving. As for his tongue, it is long, which is why he is known to have a large saliva, and smooth torso with strong muscles, and his chest cage is of medium size, and the weight of an authentic Arabian horse is usually 350 kilograms, and his height is between one meter and forty centimeters to one meter and sixty centimeters, which is an average length Fits its grace and lightness. Characteristics of the Arabian horse He dances in many shows, and one of his features is that his health is good and his fertility is high, and the case of sterility in the purebred Arabian horse and the Arabian mare is very rare, so it does not lose its ability to reproduce even if it is old, and the purebred Arab mare can give birth to up to twenty foals during Arab horses can also be used to breed with other horses even when they are thirty years old. One of its advantages is that it heals wounds and fractures at a high speed when exposed to accidents, and Arabian horses, even if their fractures have been splinted incorrectly, are still able to do their duty to the fullest, as they jump, run and travel great distances without any fatigue, and one of its advantages is that they are satisfied with small amounts of Food, so the Arabian horse does not consume large quantities of feed, unlike other breeds, so raising the Arabian horse is profitable and economically efficient, unlike other pets and different horse breeds. The Arabian horse has a strong respiratory system, which allows it to inhale large amounts of oxygen at once, and the laboratory tests that were conducted for its blood indicate that the percentage of hemoglobin in it is high, which explains its enjoyment of activity and strength no matter how much effort, and is characterized by great patience on Enduring the hardships and hardships over long distances, and the fluctuations of the weather, which is why it always wins in the long-distance races, and this is witnessed in the competitions that take place at the level of the countries of the world, as the Arab horse shows a permanent superiority that no other horse can match. The Arabian horse is characterized by enthusiasm and courage, as it is not afraid of wild animals, and is not afraid to fight wars, and is distinguished by acumen, intelligence and the ability to learn, and has a very strong memory that does not forget the places it passes through and does not forget people, so it is very loyal to its owner, and knows who to improve and feed him He takes care of him, and he is also meek, and is distinguished by his chest capacity and his ability to perform many mental functions, as he is like a friend to his owner, and he understands his mood swings, and he is also ready to sacrifice for the sake of his owner’s safety. Attention until he is rescued, and he knows the footsteps of his owner even without betting and waiting for him if he misses him. The characteristics and characteristics of the Arabian horse made its presence in popular stories and stories of battles and wars an astonishing presence, which is why everyone talks about his heroism, and poets and writers describe his cries, his tours in battles and his ability to run, and this in itself is one of the features that made him at the forefront, he cannot be surpassed in the features by any Another breed of horse, it is a wild and intelligent horse and an ancient and pure breed that everyone tries to get at the most expensive prices. Types of the Arabian Horse The types of the Arabian horse are very diverse, and they are of all kinds distinguished by their high prices, due to their great ability to win in equestrian competitions, and it is also one of the reasons for the pride of Arabs since ancient times, and their victory in wars, battles and invasions, and the mere presence of the authentic Arabian horse in battle is capable To change the course of the battle completely, and one of the most important types of Arab horses is the old Al-Kahila, which is characterized by its great speed in battles, and it is called the old Al-Kahila because it has two wide eyes, and the first to climb it is a person called the old man, according to what was mentioned in Arab legends and novels throughout history. One of the most famous Arabian horses is the Hamdaniyah horse, and is characterized by its great agility, and its tremendous ability to run in battles and travel long distances, so it is one of the Arab horses that achieve records in equestrian races due to its lightness and agility, and its most famous colors are gray and its derivatives, and of its types also Saqlawiya. This type of Arab horse was also mentioned in ancient Arab legends and legends, and it was called by this name because its hair is polished, smooth and flowing in a clear manner and falls on the horse’s forehead, and one of the most famous types is also Al-Mallush. In neighing, it resembles the sound of women's shriek at parties. One of the well-known types of Arabian horses, Al-Shwaima, and it is one of the types that is distinguished by its breathtaking beauty, and this horse was named by this name due to the spread of many moles on its body, which gives it a unique and beautiful appearance. That it has a very high endurance, and it was called Al-Manaqiah because its neck is long, and it is widely spread in the northern regions of the Arabian Peninsula, and it is also a famous species, and this type of Arab horse is characterized by that it has a special place in the heart of those who raise it, and it was called Al-Shawafa because its eyesight is sharp It is very fast and has strong cognitive ability. The Arabian horse known as Al-Dahma is considered one of the best types of Arab horses at all. It is known that Antara bin Shaddad had a mare of the type Al-Dahma, and he did not ride any other horse throughout his life, and the Prophet - peace be upon him - used to describe the Adham horse as one of the best horses, One of the well-known types is also the abaya, and it is one of the wonderfully beautiful types that have been talked about a lot in the Arab novels, as it was mentioned in the poems of poets, and it was called by this name because the first person who climbed it was riding it while wearing his cloak, so it appears in a distinctive way. Talking about the types of the Arabian horse is a talk that has feelings of pride and pride in the soul, because the purebred Arabian horses are a symbol of the Arabs, and they have had great merit over them since ancient times, and it is the grace of God Almighty to distinguish them from the rest of the species so that they remain an immortal Arab icon no matter how long it takes, and for this he aspires All equestrians and horse lovers in the world can get any kind of Arabian horse to raise it and practice equestrianism with it in a unique and wonderful way. Rather, just looking at it gives the soul a pleasure and makes it feel the desire to practice equestrianism.