Homecoming

08/05/2009 Human Observations
A very hearty "welcome home" to Laura and Euna, the two American journalists who were convicted and imprisoned by and in North Korea. Thanx largely to the humanitarian efforts by President Bill Clinton, the two women were reunited with their families and freedom early this morning. Job well done Uncle Bill.
A gunman indiscrimnately fired a gun at women in a pilates class at a fitness center in Penn. because of his "hatred for women". This serves to increase my appreciation for the many venues offered online which allow me to communicate, understand, and appropriate resolve.

This from the news wire:
“Sarah Kratt lives with pain every day.
The 14-year-old, who lives with her family on 20 acres outside La Crescent, Minn., was diagnosed in May 2007 with the rare and mysterious Complex Regional Pain Syndrome -- a chronic pain condition resulting from a dysfunction in the central nervous system.
A chance meeting with April Tillinghast, 15, of Kingwood, Texas, who also has CRPS, sparked a friendship that has helped Sarah handle the pain in her left leg and back.
Sarah's leg began to hurt in April 2007, said mom, Jill Colbert. It got bad enough that Sarah couldn't walk and her leg would turn purple.
Doctors were perplexed. Despite physical therapy and pain medications, Sarah's condition worsened. First she was on crutches, then a walker, then a wheelchair. Finally, she was bed ridden.”
Just paying attention to the “strange and rare little ailments” that manage to surface apparently indiscriminately. Yesterday it was reported on the news wire that two people overseas were stricken with an unknown debilitating nerve dysfunction. The etiology may be unknown, but what IS known is that every affliction has a source. Eyes open.