…girl, Fritha. The snow goose, symbolic of both Rhayader (Gallico) and the world itself, wounded by gunshot and many miles from home, is found by Fritha and, as the human friendship blossoms, the bird is nursed back to flight, and revisits the lighthouse in its migration for several years. As Fritha grows up, Rhayader and his small sailboat eventually are lost in the British retreat from Dunkirk, having saved several hundred men. The bird, which w…
…rable circumstances. For example, people with depression are given lethal drugs in Oregon, despite the claims of proponents that this condition disqualifies a person. Elder abuse is a growing but still largely unreported reality that threatens to pressure seniors toward an early death. Moreover, the supposed safeguards in the Oregon and Washington State laws don’t really protect patients. If one’s doctor refuses lethal drugs, the patient or family…
…on of assisted suicide because: Medical professionals should focus on the true nature of their profession – to provide care and comfort to patients – instead of becoming a source of lethal drugs. I would not want my doctor to have this power and suggest it to me as an “option.” Will the government and profit-driven insurance companies do the right thing – pay for treatment costing thousands of dollars – or the cheap thing – pay for lethal drugs co…
…s, notwithstanding what’s required. Medical complications from the lethal drugs used, have added to any miseries already present for terminally ill patients. Doctors have urged lethal drugs on sick patients who did not ask for them. Hollow safeguards and neglectful oversight And it’s not difficult to show that, under the Oregon model mimicked by this bill, that: Misdiagnosis and incorrect prognosis, common in medicine, can end lives prematurely Pe…
…ing Denver CERT in 2011, Anita became the first visually impaired CERT instructor for the State of Colorado in 2012, and in 2013, became a CERT Program Manager for the State. She has assisted in numerous exercises and real-world incidents with Denver CERT, including serving as a radio communications operator during the Colorado Flood of 2013. Anita wrote a very helpful article on personal disaster preparation that contains excellent and practical…
