As you have heard, there was a tragic shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, shortly after midnight on Friday morning for the opening of the new "Batman" film. 12 died, 58 others were injured by a well-armed and armored man. It is another shocking event in our increasingly violent world. I would like to share a blog from the Denver Post Newspaper by a Democratic Senator from NE Denver. I found it comforting. What we can do in the face of hate:
http://blogs.denverpost.com/opinion/2012/07/20/face-hate-displayed-aurora-theater-shootings-love/21847/
As a side effect from one of Dean's chemo meds, he broke out in multiple huge blisters on the soles of both feet. This happened a week ago, and he has been having a huge problem with walking. One foot is especially bad, and yesterday his doctor thought it could be a fracture, or a blood clot, or an infection. So xrays were done, no fracture. Ultrasound was done, no clots. Despite his blood counts being absolutely normal and him having no fevers, he is now on IV antibiotics. Home health care was here this morning dropping off the supplies which we will administer. He is stuck sitting with his foot elevated, and often iced, with extreme difficulty in walking. I am angry about his being subjected to another treatment-caused disease, and am using great restraint in not going into a rant about the ineffectiveness of cancer treatment in America and how it does more harm than good. The third leading cause of death in America is from iatrogenic causes, defined as illness caused by medical examination or treatment.
The highlight of my week was "Diva night" at my local running store, the Boulder Running Company. 350 women were there and stayed for 4 hours for a modeling show, food, music, free raffles of wonderful prizes, discussions with a dozen or more vendors, and big discounts. I didn't win anything, but got a couple of pairs of free running socks, flip flops, and a candle in my goodie-bag. It is always a huge party. I think the Boulder Running Company-Littleton is the very best marketed business I have ever seen! As I have mentioned before, they offer running groups (Sat. morning, speed, and trail), a walking group, boot-camp fitness, yoga, zumba, and they sponsor a racing team. The clothes, shoes, and gear they carry are casual as well as for running and yoga, and also for pets. They have turned themselves into a one-stop fitness shop and their staff is fantastic. (And no, I do not work for them, I am just one of their happy customers.)
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