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What my plans are is to have a little more FUN and hopefully spread this 3 letter word to other people’s schedules as well.  As a loved one is clinging to life as well as one we’re not even sure it’s worth holding onto I believe it’s time that I add her sparks to my existence more then ever.  Yes, I will sing even if the voice may not carry a note, dance not w any stars, show a bit more affection without any Weinstein episodes and just a be a bit more sillier in my everyday affairs.  Maybe just maybe my sparks will bring some light to the end of this difficult family battle but even if G-D decides to take her home at least those sparks of fun will insure her memory never fades from my heart, soul and jumping shoes.

Hurricane Dorian and her cousin’s prove that houses near water must be collapsible.   Whether that means they are fancier versions of the trailer park types or innovative ones that fold in to be carried away there is a definite need for houses on sea shores.  If a major storm was to hit these houses would go packing along with their owners to avoid extraordinary damage to themselves or those around them.  Transporting them and their loved ones to a safe area until the storm subsides.  Collapsible Houses are one’s insurance companies could afford to keep on their books and will allow peace of mind to those that own them and their neighbors so Dorian won’t have a door to knock …. down.

When a person is faced with a choice of being on a ventilator or letting go I believe there is a 3rd option trying extraordinary means.  These means may have a probability of success of less then 1 % but at least if they do work they will give the patient some chance of having a better quality of life not just existing. Furthermore if they do work they will help others in similar situations.  I’m not a doctor so these attempts (below) might be futile before they start but sometimes an individual outside looks at things a bit differently then those who wear the scrubs. G-D willing one of them might help my mother who is sure a dire situation and other loved ones as well.

(1) EXTREME STIMULATION- While off the  ventilator the doctor/nurse would help the patient work with their 5 senses that have been dulled previously.  For example smelling a lovely aroma, tasting a drop of their favorite wine, getting a rub down/massage, listening to a beautiful song and/or looking at puppy pictures.

(2) SHOCK- Use of an AED might add an electrical stimulus which could force a patient to breathe on their own.

(3) OXYGEN- Adding extra  O2 might help a patient endure moments where breathing can be extremely difficult

(4) FEAR- Individuals who experience fear suddenly take a deep breathe which then stimulates the breathing process as a whole. Maybe some light form with water which of course wouldn’t be torture can work with said situation.

(5) DRUGS-  Naloxone or an Adrenaline shot might give the heart the impetuous to keep going.

(6) TICKLING- It’s not a funny situation but if laughter can have someone breathe again then it’s worth a try.

(7) PRAYER- Yes, it has been scientifically proven that even organism which are prayed on do better then those  that are not so why not try on actual human beings as well.

While you’re hating her all of sudden you have a new affection toward me. For you can’t be angry at the whole world so now you’re super nice to me.  It’s probably not right but your feud with her is building our friendship so maybe a few more days couldn’t hurt.  It’s all going to end when you forgive her so I might as well enjoy the moment of your hate that brings us closer then before.

We have moved away from a society that accepts stereotypes of groups of people well that is accept if you’re a white male. Every time there is a mass shooting the media jumps to try and prove it’s another “white male” but seldom reports on the color of the victim or perpetrator of gang violence in our inner city.   If there is going to be a dumb or evil character in a movie or other entertainment genre this mystery will be solved as it will probably be “the white male”.  Finally of course any remnants of hate will also fit their category of “White Male” 1st and foremost.  This is not because it’s the whole truth but the one the media wants you to hear especially as the guilty white male will pay repentance for the sins of others by voting and acting the way they want you to.

Hurricane Dorian ends politics well at least it should.  For when a storm of such magnitude is about to affect so many people it doesn’t stop to see whether one is carrying a Republican, Democratic or Independent card it just attempts to destroy whatever or whoever gets in it’s way. Shouldn’t we stop to ignore the labels for the moment and focuse instead on helping each other as fellow human beings without the labels?  Wouldn’t it be great if we held our leaders accountable for the actions they take before, during and after the storm based on facts on the ground rather then which party “we’re supposed to support”?   Who knows maybe G-D’s reason to allow such devastation is partly to have us understand this basic truth and work as one to help each other make it through.

Last night it appeared that the person I was speaking to was a computer that was on fire.  For the saying “No ticket no laundry” was replaced with “Ticket still no laundry actually car” instead. I had purchased in advance from Park Whizz a parking spot for my car and when I presented this pass to the attendant he said he couldn’t release it because it wasn’t on his computer as paid even though it was presented to his eyes directly. It was as if his eyes and brain didn’t exist but were programmed to this burning computer instead.  It made me think if the computer told him that I was to be stabbed  the knife would already be in my back which figuratively not literally (thank G-D) he did. Computers are great most of the time but it’s important that we have our back up as the thing between our shoulders working all the time as well.

Although many might call me a deep thinking sometimes I drip into a zombie existence.  This existence usually occurs an hour or so before I’m ready to build castles in the air and I’m ready for some light (feathery) type entertainment.  A not so good movie which requires less brain power then those of the walking dead is usually the way I’ll drag myself into.  These occurrences can  also happen during the day when all of sudden that music I wouldn’t be caught dead listening is the sound that revives my brain waves.  Zombie existence is something that I need to flesh out of my system so sometimes the best answer is a good bite into it instead.

Usually I write a blog post that has a clear answer from my own mind now I want those answers coming directly from you instead.  For these questions (below) appear not to have answers that are technically right and wrong but at the same time are truly life changing, I’ll provide what I think is an answer as well but it’s just a guide post to a street that you might go down a different path yet have the same ending. All I know is they must be asked because we might not have a chance to ponder them if they happen to us.

(1)  If a person is on a ventilator to exist is it okay for them to be taken off to try and live or die on their own rather then keep them going through such a machine?  As a person who is deeply “Pro-Life” I  believe it is fine as long as the attempt is made to help them try and live independently even if it results in their death.

(2) How much does a person’s quality of life go into discussions on whether they should exist here or G-D willing move toward a heavenly gate instead?   I don’t believe a person should be put out of their misery like an animal yet I don’t believe artificial means without a mind is existing as well. I believe that trying experiments which even 99 % odds are against is a way to try to bring them back or bring them home instead.

(3) Would you be willing to exhaust your entire life savings to keep a person alive even as they are barely a shell of that human they used to be?  Money shouldn’t be object that determines whether someone lives or dies but keeping just a heartbeat is not truly existing as well. I therefore believe  that the experimental treatment in question 2 applies here as well.