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Friday, November 9, 2018
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Tissue Donation
During this holiday season, one CURE contributor hopes that others will consider tissue or organ donation.
PUBLISHED November 09, 2018
Diana M. Martin has been an adjunct professor in The Writing and Reading Center
at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD, for over 10 years. She has a MFA in
Creative Nonfiction and has published articles in the areas of parenting,
health and cultural arts. When her husband lost his battle with cancer of
unknown primary, later identified as bile duct cancer, she became the sole
caregiver for their adult son, Alex, who is autistic.
"I guess this month is a bad month for me," I say to people to cover up the fact that I still can't seem to get some bills paid on time, that I went over my credit card limit again, and that I generally have no interest in all things to do with finances, car repairs, heating units, and outside hoses. These are what Dan used to be good at. I resent the fact that I now have to be good at what he was good at.
He used to make an apple or pumpkin pie every Thanksgiving. No one would want a pie from me. It feels sacrilegious to buy one from a store. My sense of humor tells me that the least he could have done before he died was to make a few pies and put them in the freezer. Dan probably would have done that if I had suggested it to him. He was that kind of a guy. The most generous, accommodating, thankful man I knew. Kind of ironic that he died five days before Thanksgiving.
Before he died of bile duct cancer in 2015, we both made the decision to donate our brain to the Autism Tissue Project at Harvard. At that time I remember him saying jokingly to me, "that's the only way I'll ever get to go to Harvard." We were asked to do this because our son is on the autism spectrum and we believed this research would be valuable some day in finding a cure. About a week before he died, I called the number on the donation card. The organization I was directed to was the Autism BrainNet, a newly formed consortium for autism research which now included The Autism Tissue Project. I didn't think they would want Dan's brain, which had been ravaged by cancer, but they did. The administrator said to call her day or night.
Gumbo Recipes for November | WWOZ New Orleans 90.7 FM
Published on: November 5th, 2018
Each November, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation celebrates Louisiana's most iconic food with the Treme Creole Gumbo Festival. Emerging from 18th century Louisiana, gumbo's evolution was shaped by African, French, Spanish, Native American, Caribbean and German influences. It truly symbolizes the melting-pot nature of New Orleans.
Here, we reprise several different kinds of gumbo from our collected recipes. These only scratch the surface of contemporary varieties available at this month's festival.
Feel free to include a link to your favorite version in the comments.
Gumbo Recipes for November | WWOZ New Orleans 90.7 FM
Tip of the Day: Stretch your food dollar!
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Thursday, November 8, 2018
Tip of the Day: Have an egg-cellent dinner!
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Have an egg-cellent dinner!Did you know that eggs are part of the Protein Foods group? Use eggs for dinner one night in a quiche, frittata, or veggie hash with eggs.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Don't Complain About Age to a Cancer Survivor
Getting older can be seen as a privilidge.
PUBLISHED November 07, 2018
Jane has earned three advanced degrees and had several fulfilling careers as a librarian, rehabilitation counselor and college teacher. Presently she does freelance writing. Her articles include the subjects of hearing loss and deafness, service dogs and struggling with cancer. She has been a cancer survivor since 2010.
She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
My father used to have many wonderful expressions and used them liberally at just the right time. The minister even mentioned them at his memorial service. Some of them I wouldn’t dare publish, but others are funny, and I find myself repeating them.She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
One of his favorites if someone was complaining about life in general or not feeling well was, “Well it is better than the alternative!” That comment usually shut people up from feeling sorry for them, including me. The longer we can fend off death, the better we are.
I know many people who are insulted and afraid to “get old.” I was frankly upset myself when one of my college students called me an elderly woman. She could not possibly be talking about me, could she? I was sputtering and stammering about this, when my siblings and cousins quickly informed me that indeed I am elderly. I became even more defensive until I remembered that they are all older than me!
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