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An email I got from the Zolad:

Since you & I are pals, I wanted you to read a rather personal letter I’ve sent to my brother & his wife (who are awesome people).  My sister was upset with me because her kid is smoking pot and I should be able to help by talking to him …

Elias …I have composed a letter for you & Nina … the folks I love, and want to try to explain what this brain trauma is like. I have worked on this (on & off) for 2 days now.  The process is very, very slow for me.  I want Sally to understand why it is so difficult to talk with someone (like Johnny, which I love & care for).

This is for my therapist, Stephanie, who worked with me.   She is awesome and I want her to be able to read this to the parents of others who suffer severe head trauma.  Tell me what you think of this …

To tell you the God’s honest truth…I would have no idea what to say & what to do to relate to Johnny.  I don’t ever remember doing drugs, I don’t remember being married, I don’t remember sex, I don’t remember college, I don’t remember working … I remember nothing!!  Most of my life is spent wondering what in the hell is going on and why?  I have a few fragmented “memories” that seem to be mine, but it may have been someone telling me a story.  My memories and not necessarily mine, they  could be something you or a friend told me about when we were kids that happened to them!  All of the sudden, this memory becomes mine & I would swear to God that it’s mine & I’m telling you the truth.

When I was in the hospital, I was watching “The Deadliest Catch” on Discovery Channel.  As I watched this, I was apparently very interested.  Mom says she was sitting with me & the nurse came in to give me my medicine.  The nurse told Mom that I said that I was a boat Captain & would deep sea fish for King Crab like they do on the TV Show.  Mom laughed & said I wasn’t.  The nurse throught that the story was great.   I laugh about that now because a lot has changed in the appearance of this injury … but things like this still happen often.   You must know that my intention was NEVER to lie to this nurse.

I’d imagine I’d even pass a lie detector because I am telling you what I preceieve to be the God’s honest truth.  Trying to explain brain trauma is like you having to explain “making love” (not sex) to a kid.  It can’t be done.

I can tell you this … picture in your mind the lotto drawing.  They way they get those numbers out on random order is from one of those giant-spinning “ball machines.”  The machine spins around & they draw a random number.
Most of the day … this is analogous to what it’s like in my mind.  Information is spinning around randomly and I loose track of what I’m saying & doing.  A fact will just randomly “spit out” that may or may not be useful.  It may not even be my own memory but I will think it is.  I watch something on TV and think that a “clue” in  a show like Law & Order applies to my own life.  Truth be told, I don’t trust this information in my mind because it may or may not be true.  I don’t ever want to lie because it radically confuses the already random information spinning around.  But then again, I may tell a lie and swear to God I am telling the truth.
This is a very hard to explain & I’m sorry I can’t find the words to do it.  To give you an idea, writing this email took me took me 2 days now.  Add to that, 2 hours & 17 minutes & I’ve had to read it 24 times (I tracked this information on paper).
I want my sister to understand that I can’t do what she wants me to.  Mentally, I am unequipped.  I love her & WANT TO HELP … BUT WHAT DO I DO???   It’s like me asking you to sit down & explain (in detail) how the physics of a splitting an atom works.  Explain how a Plutonium atom is necessary for detonation versus that of an atom of Barium or Mercury.
I am absolutely exhausted ..

The Zolad

6
Jul

Cancer Update from John Hopkins

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Please email this linke to anyone you care about.
http://www.johnfoglesong.com/cancer-update-from-john-hopkins/

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer r cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person’s lifetime

3. When the person’s immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in t he bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9 When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.

CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

A. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Splenda, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be raw honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg’s aminos or Celtic sea salt.

B. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tra ct. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with raw milk cancer cells are being starved.

C. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

D. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alka line environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at Temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

E. Avoid coffee, tea, and processed chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it. Drink 8 or more glasses of water a day to help flush out the cancer cells.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body’s killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence,Essiac, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body’s own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body’s normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL , U S - PLEASE READ

1. No plastic containers in micro.

2. No water bottles in freezer.

3. No plastic wrap in microwave.

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well. Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer.  Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don’t freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers.  This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food.   You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn’t bad but you don’t know what is in the paper. It’s just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper . The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and dr ip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.

6
Jul

Amazing uses for everyday products

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I don’t know if all these really works, but it is interesting the ways these products can be used other than what they are originally for.

Who Knew??

CAT’S EAR MITES
Eliminate ear mites…All it takes is a few drops of Wesson corn oil in your cat’s ear…Massage it in, then clean with a cotton ball. Repeat daily for 3 days. The oil soothes the cat’s skin, smothers the mites, and accelerates healing.? Better yet, repeat at weekly intervals for three (3) treatments rather than 3 days in a row, as ear mites hatch on a 7 days basis and those hatching after 7 days may be missed.

FLEA KILLER
Kills fleas instantly…Dawn dishwashing liquid does the trick. Add a few drops to your dog’s bath and shampoo the animal thoroughly. Rinse well to avoid skin irritations. Good-bye fleas.

SMELLY DOG IN RAIN
Rainy day cure for dog odor …Next time your dog comes in from the rain, simply wipe down the animal with Bounce or any dryer sheet, instantly making your dog smell springtime fresh.

HEADACHE RELIEF
Did You Know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately– without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional “pain relievers.”

BURNS
Did you know that Colgate toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns.

STUFFY NOSE
Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They’ll clear up your stuffed nose.

SORE MUSCLES
Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 Tablespoon of horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil, for instant relief for aching muscles.

SORE THROAT
Got a sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria.

FEMALE URINARY TRACT INFECTION
Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly– even though the product was never been advertised for this use.

SKIN BLEMISH
Honey remedy for skin blemishes … Cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight.

NASTY TOENAIL FUNGUS
Listerine therapy for toenail fungus. Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again.

EYEGLASS SCREWS
Easy eyeglass protection… To prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear nail polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them.

BUG KILLER
Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer … If menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can’t find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409. Insects drop to the ground instantly.

SPLINTER
Smart splinter remover. ?Just pour a drop of Elmer’s Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.

BOIL
Hunt’s tomato paste boil cure …cover the boil with Hunt’s tomato paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.

BROKEN BLISTERS
Balm for broken blisters… To disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine. ?a powerful antiseptic.

BRUISES
Vinegar to heal bruises .. Soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.

ARTHRITIS PAIN
Quaker Oats for fast pain relief… It’s not for breakfast any more! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.

If you know of any more, please post a comment.

21
Jun

Stroke Symptom Awareness

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I will continue to forward this every time it comes around!
STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters…. S.T.R.

My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word and I agree.

If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously..

Please read:

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall, she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) …..she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.

Ingrid’s husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don’t die, they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this…

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke… totally . He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the ‘3′ steps, STR . Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke .

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S * Ask the individual to SMILE.
T * Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) i.e. It is sunny out today)
R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS .

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 911 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke ——- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another ’sign’ of a stroke is this: Ask the person to ’stick’ out his tongue.. If the tongue is ‘crooked’, if it goes to one side or the other , that is also an indication of a stroke.

3
Apr

What happens when you die?

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“>Gambling addiction
The Zolad Another one of Zolad’s emails regarding the car crash he was in that broke his neck and left him in a 32 day coma. Typed as-is, no spell-checking or editing.


Trust me, after being clinically dead I *REMEMBER VIVIDLY* what is there … please trust me, you have a soul because I’ve been there!! I’ve seen several & I’ll have to explain how that’s possible. Make no mistake dude … PLEASE KNOW, FROM YOUR OWN PAL, what I saw was NOT a hallucination. Since I can pinpoint exactly when it was, I am SURE that I was (at the time) dead and never expected to regain consciousness according to the police report. They were so sure I was dead, a coroner was on the scene to collect my corpse in a meat wagon. I was really flat-lined for that long. I know I died shortly, but I was sober as a judge at the time of the accident, because they did an extensive tox-screen.The deeper question is “if my life was so based in sex, drugs & partying and not giving a shit of others … basically sin … if there’s a “supposed hell” … shouldn’t I have seen that instead?? What I saw was NOT HELL … it was the opposite. YET, I know their *WAS* an opposite force to what I saw.The answer I have been looking at, has taken about 15 months of talking, reading what I can, research & more talking with deeply spiritual people. The conclusions I have come to now (with the help of others with NO RELIGIOUS AGENDA) are few but they are VERY VERY intense and the mere thinking of it will keep a thoughtful person awake thinking and re-thinking and re-thinking those thoughts. The paradoxes are simply amazing. If you wanna get into it at all, it’s WAY to much to type. We gotta do a video meeting … after hearing me, make your own decision.Yours truly,The Zolad

31
Mar

$1.1 million dollar response for coma crash surgery

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Me
: $1.1 Million?!?! Dude, that is INSANE!!!!

Zolad: Yeah, I agree, that is a shit pile of money. I was in the hospital for nearly 3 months though. 80 of the 90 days were in ICU. The first 60 days were in T-ICU (for traumas specifically, that was far & above the regular price of ICU’s. The T-ICU, as I am told, has assigned 1 doctor and 1 24-hour nurse per patient. You NEVER share a doctor or a nurse. That HAD to run (I just guessing) like $35,000 a day. Keep in mind I was in a coma for 32 days as well. I went through surgery twice … and that surgery happen to be neurosurgery. Ya gotta know, as far as surgery prices go, you don’t get much more expensive. I did see some breakdown of this, and I do know the the brain surgeon was called in at 3:30am. His first procedure was within a few hours of my arrival (in a coma), so to prevent brain death & paralysis they had to operate immediately. His was something like $45,000. When I get parts of the breakdown, I will send them to you.
Now that I look back, The Harv offered my folks the same surgical procedures for $49.99 and if they acted IMMEDIATELY, he would throw in a nice toaster & even a juicer/mixer. Damn, they fucked up that one, didn’t they.

Me: How can I see an itemized list of everything??!?!

Man, I thought putting that needle in your back would hurt LIKE A MOTHER FUCKER. I didn’t know that they could numb the pain prior to doing that. Wow!

Zolad: Ya homey!! Thank God. Even the dude, who was a nurse standing next to me the entire time had to laughing my ass off during the procedure. He said something like “Bro, without this anestesia, what’s being done to you now would have you screaming in pain.” I said “For real? No shit?” So he and the doctor BOTH started laughing and said “Definitely!! And NO SHIT, EITHER!”

Drinking and driving legal
For those of you who don’t know, Zolad was in a car crash last year that put him in a 32-day coma. He’s in constant pain and has permanent memory loss, but he still has the ability to type incredibly detailed emails. Here’s one of those emails:


Skippie,All went well with my Spinal Epidural today procedure today. My doctor said it may take a week or two for the injections to work & reduce the swelling in the neck & spinal cord. It was painless since they gave me a local anesthetic. Truth is, it takes time to work and it’s not working “yet” so I have to be patient. I have plenty of patience, thank God. I’m glad I had it done and the doctor was very encouraging. He was not only very aware of the pain but was not in the least bit surprised of the amount of pain, even after 15 months. He told me that I will be “fighting” pain, WITH the help of state-of-the-art medication & procedures like today, for a long time (like years I suspect) - so don’t get discouraged - your healing is very painful and everything is par-for-the-course right now.I’m just happy they know exactly what’s happening to me and are not in the least bit surprised. For that, I am forever grateful. In fact, I said very little and he took the words right out of my mouth. What a relief that is!! He pointed and lightly touched entire neck & parts of my spinal area & said “I’ll bet this is where it all hurts, right?” What a GREAT feeling to know that this guy understands EXACTLY what’s going on. He looked at my history again today and said “we will work together to bring the pain under control. You’ve got to be patient.” I am … I promise you that. I also have faith that this is for a bigger purpose.Just wanted to say HI and tell ya that all is okay. Zolad is back in business (as much as I can be) and ready for a good quality filth & porn as always. Daamn. My medical bills just topped 1.1 million dollars. You got a spare $600,000 laying around that you can send me??

Zoly