Does the site look crowded? I’m still not sure about the Twitter roll.
Is there something you would like to see?
Do you ever look at Footer Widgets?
I want the site to flow, easy to read with the post taking center stage.
Thanks a million for your help! Hugs to my friends and followers. You keep me running when there’s no energy to move! There are so many people helping in this small community.
Xx M
Here are a few books which helped me understand miscommunications in my marriage and how to work thru distrust. One encouraged me to take the first step to look deep inside and come out better off. I hope you will benefit from reading. If so please leave me a comment or let me know books who’ve helped you. :)
How We Love-I learned how to have a healthy relationship with my husband. I found this book most helpful, all communications not just with partner.
Brain On Fire–My month of madness-I haven’t read, it’s on top of list.
Shock: The Healing Power Electroconvulsive Therapy by Kitty Dukakis .
Bipolar Disorder-A Guide for patients and Families
The Gifts of Imperfection-Let go of who you think you’re supposed be, embrace who you are.
Seven Choices-The book helped me immensely, I began to grieve my grandparents. She inspired me to become a Minister.
“To me
EVERY HOUR
of the light and dark
IS A MIRACLE,
Every cubic inch of space is a miracle.”
Walt Whitman -Miracles –
Xx M
Background song in video of me Sky Diving from 12,000 feet. WOW!
Xx M
Years after my diagnoses with Bipolar Disease. I thought it was time to participate in my medical care. To understand layman’s terms, what to expect and when to call doctor. Getting on the same page as you learn doctor speak and how they hear.
A proficient Psychiatrist with a background helping Mentally Ill patients. Please save your time and money going to General Doctor. Most are not versed in how drugs work together or not. Psychiatrist understand drugs, spend more time to make diagnoses and discuss the drugs to help.
A Therapist, my foundation in healing. The key to healing is understanding yourself. They can help take the weight you’re carrying around.
Don’t stop taking your medication. Medications cause side effects, the drugs you buy at CVS have side effects. Every drug has side effects. It may take 6-8 weeks for the medicine to level off. If you want to change a drug in a week, please understand, there are no short cuts. Short cuts not only prolong the treatment and can be dangerous. If you’re determined to stop medicine, Call your doctor first! If you become delusional, psychotic or determined to hurt yourself go to local hospital.
Keep a journal to document the changes in mood. Keeping a log helped my doctor see my mood was cycling. A medication change was needed.
There are many ideas on how people were helped or not by medicine. I will admit a couple of times a new drug to current mix sent me reeling. I am always on the internet reading about each drug especially now with Lyme medications. I’m sharing my experiences in hopes of helping someone.
:)
M
Have a Blessed weekend Celebrating with family and friends.
ON THE THIRD DAY, JESUS AROSE FROM THE GRAVE
Church of the Spilled Blood St. Petersburg, Russia
Great presentation with several slides with demographics. Please watch to see how you can support an effort.
Xx M
Change.org
Melinda
There’s a new petition taking off on Change.org, and we think you might be interested in signing it.
Many domestic violence victims report staying in abusive and dangerous relationships out of fear of leaving their beloved pets behind. Their abusers often threaten to harm, maim, or even kill their pets if they attempt to leave. Studies have shown this is the case for one out of every four women trying to escape domestic violence.
Right now, there are very few domestic violence shelters that can accommodate pets, making the choice to leave even harder. But there is hope: the Pets and Women’s Safety Act, or PAWS Act, would supply funding to help shelters take in people and pets fleeing violence. This would alleviate abuse victims’ fears about their pets’ safety, and get them out of dangerous situations faster.
These funds are urgently needed by shelters across the country, and Congress should pass this legislation quickly. It would help save lives. By signing the petition, you will let Congress know that the time to pass the Paws is now.
To sign the petition or read more information on The Paws Act.
Hope you have a great tomorrow is ahead
Xx M
Perspective
Zika Virus in the Americas — Yet Another Arbovirus Threat
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., and David M. Morens, M.D.
N Engl J Med 2016; 374:601-604February 18, 2016DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1600297
The explosive pandemic of Zika virus infection occurring throughout South America, Central America, and the Caribbean (see map
Countries with Past or Current Evidence of Zika Virus Transmission (as of December 2015).and potentially threatening the United States is the most recent of four unexpected arrivals of important arthropod-borne viral diseases in the Western Hemisphere over the past 20 years.
It follows dengue, which entered this hemisphere stealthily over decades and then more aggressively in the 1990s; West Nile virus, which emerged in 1999; and chikungunya, which emerged in 2013. Are the successive migrations of these viruses unrelated, or do they reflect important new patterns of disease emergence? Furthermore, are their secondary health consequences of this arbovirus pandemic that set it apart from others?
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1600297?query=health-policy-and-reform&
The link above takes you to full article.mThe New England Journal of Medice is a great source for Heath related articles.
Xx M
The New England Journal comes thru with additional information on Zika.
Perspective
Zika Virus as a Cause of Neurologic Disorders
Nathalie Broutet, M.D., Ph.D., Fabienne Krauer, M.Sc., Maurane Riesen, M.Sc., Asheena Khalakdina, Ph.D., Maria Almiron, M.Sc., Sylvain Aldighieri, M.D., Marcos Espinal, M.D., Nicola Low, M.D., and Christopher Dye, D.Phil.
March 9, 2016DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1602708
Zika virus infections have been known in Africa and Asia since the 1940s, but the virus’s geographic range has expanded dramatically since 2007. Between January 1, 2007, and March 1, 2016, local transmission was reported in an additional 52 countries and territories, mainly in the
Americas and the western Pacific, but also in Africa and southeast Asia. Zika virus infections acquired by travelers visiting those countries have been discovered at sites worldwide. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are the principal vectors, though other mosquito species may contribute to transmission. The virus was found to be neurotropic in animals in experiments conducted in the 1950s, and recent experiments have shown how it can cause neural-cell death. A rise in the incidence of Guillain–Barré syndrome, an immune-mediated flaccid paralysis often triggered by infection, was first reported in 2013 during a Zika outbreak in French Polynesia.
An increase in the incidence of microcephaly, a clinical sign that can be caused by underdevelopment of the fetal brain, was first reported in northeastern Brazil in 2015, after Zika virus transmission had been confirmed there. These reports of excess cases of Guillain–Barré syndrome and microcephaly led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on February 1, 2016, and to recommend accelerated research into possible causal links between Zika virus and neurologic disorders.
If you want like to read the full article at the link before. It’s serious yet I’m not sure what the protocol is if you suspect you or a family, be on safe side and go to hospital. I would call ahead since not hospitals have containment rooms.
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1602708
Xx M
Sharing Data in a Public Health Emergency
The case for sharing data, and the consequences of not doing so, have been brought into stark relief by the Ebola and Zika outbreaks. In response, the New England Journal of Medicine has become a journal signatory to the following statement.
“In the context of a public health emergency of international concern, it is imperative that all parties make available any information that might have value in combatting the crisis. As research funders and journals, we are committed to working in partnership to ensure that the global response to public health emergencies is informed by the best available research evidence and data.
Journal signatories will make all content concerning the Zika virus free access. Any data or preprint deposited for unrestricted dissemination ahead of submission of any paper will not preempt later publication in these journals.
Funder signatories will require researchers undertaking work relevant to public health emergencies to establish mechanisms to share quality-assured interim and final data as rapidly and widely as possible, including with public health and research communities and the World Health Organization.
We urge other journals and research funders to make the same commitments.”
The New England Journal of Medicine has substantial files available at the link below.
http://www.nejm.org/page/zika-virus?emp=marcom&query=NEW
I have additional information to verify, once completed a new post will share new information. I urge you to visit The New England Journal of Medicine for extensive data on the Zika Virus.
Xx M
More than intelligence or persistent or connections,
Curiosity has allow me to live the life I wanted.
Brian Grazer
XxM
03/14/2016
The FDA MedWatch-February 2016 Safety Labeling Changes includes 21 products with safety labeling changes to the following sections: CONTRAINDICATIONS, WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS, ADVERSE REACTIONS, or PATIENT PACKAGE INSERT/MEDICATION GUIDE.
The “Summary Page” table provides a listing of product names and safety labeling sections revised:
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/ucm489329.htm
The following drugs had modifications to the CONTRAINDICATIONS, WARNINGS, and PRECAUTIONS sections:
Atacand (candesartan cilexetil) Tablets
Atacand HCT (candesartan cilexetil/hydrochlorothiazide)
Atripla (efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) Tablets
Avalide (irbesartan/hydrochlorothiazide) Tablets
Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) Lyophilized Powder and Solution for Subcutaneous Use
Complera (emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) Tablets
Depacon (valproate sodium) Injection
Depakene (valproic acid) Capsules
Depakene (valproic acid) Oral Solution
Depakote (divalproex sodium) Delayed Release Tablets
Depakote ER (divalproex sodium) Extended Release Tablets
Depakote Sprinkle Capsules
Fluorescite (fluorescein injection)
Fosrenol (lanthanum carbonate) Chewable Tablets and Oral Powder
Gilenya (fingolimod) Capsules
Invirase (saquinavir mesylate) Capsules and Tablets
Stribild (elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) Tablets
Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate)
Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) Tablets
Vistaril (hydroxyzine pamoate) Capsules and Oral Suspension
Complete and submit the report Online: http://www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.
Download form or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form. Then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178
FDA MedWatch – Eye Drops: FDA Statement – Potential Risk of Loose Safety Seals
03/15/2016
Eye Drops: FDA Statement – Potential Risk of Loose Safety Seals
AUDIENCE: Consumer, Eye Care
ISSUE: FDA is warning the public about eye drop bottles that have loose plastic safety seals or tamper evident rings below the bottle cap that may fall onto the eye when the product is used. See Safety Statement for example photo.
FDA has received reports of six adverse events associated with loose safety seals on eye drop bottles. FDA is in the process of identifying all relevant products and will require a change in the packaging design.
BACKGROUND: The plastic safety seal or tamper-evident ring, also known as a collar, or band, should stay connected to the bottle neck. However, some eye drop bottles are losing the safety seals or rings when consumers tilt or squeeze the bottle to place eye drops into their eyes. A loose safety seal or ring presents a safety risk as it may cause eye injuries.
RECOMMENDATION: Consumers and health care providers who have these products should not attempt to remove the ring or seal because there is a potential to contaminate the tip of the dropper.
FDA strongly recommends when using tamper-evident rings, the bottle/cap design include a positive-retention mechanism similar to those on disposable plastic beverage bottles to prevent the rings from coming off while using the product.
FDA is continuing to investigate this issue and will provide more information when it is available.
Healthcare professionals and patients are encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of these products to the FDA’s MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program:
Complete and submit the report Online: http://www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report
Download form or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178
Read the MedWatch Safety Alert, including links to the FDA Safety Statement, at:
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Xx M
The willingness to show up changes us.
It makes us a little braver each time.
By Brene Brown
I enjoyed picking the videos this week, so many great tunes to choose from. The songs have memories attached in my head. The passion of an artist has to shine brightly. Xx M
Remember to leave a comment or suggestion for next week.
My fantasy about life with High School boyfriend started the day we met. Our relationship was on and off until my late 30’s. He had to marry me, then go back to wife. The last time we talked, he was moving out, filed for divorce, leased an apartment, later started to move in with me. I should include, I bought the ring $12,500, he would repay. HA!
He gave new meaning to word jealous. I went to FL for business, had several presentations to finish. I stayed over a Saturday for the discount. The baby man said “I stayed over Saturday instead of paying more to be with him” I watched the Stars go for second Stanley Cup.
One afternoon his wife wanted to talk. Be gone a hour or two. At 11:00PM, I called asking when coming home? Reply, later! I had to restrain from hurling my favorite pissed off words. He laid key on table, said he was going back to wife. After he left, I bursted in tears and threw his stuff on the porch.
He emailed me the secret years later. His view, if you accuse someone of cheating, you get free pass. He didn’t go back to wife, the free pass got pregnant. She worked for him at Police Department. He would lie before tell the truth. Fantasy over! My choice last words, fuck off.
We fell “love at first sight” in 9th grade, his mask melted many years later. I’m blessed a detour changed my path.
Xx M
I’m a die-hard James Bay fan, every release captures my music heart. James loves to make funny faces in photos off stage.
Withdraw was not as lonely with James replying to several twitter messages. I’m still picking up the scattered pieces of my brain. Laughter is helping me find a way out. If one person enjoys this post, you’ve given me something I’ve lost. I will get it back. Xx M
I was born with healthy lungs and strong personality
My parents chose Melinda Melody 1963. Melody was my fathers idea. To this day, my mother calls me Melody. I thought it was emotional abuse. In truth, She hated my father and used the name he chose.
Emotionally broken down to unconditional love of my grandparents. God Blessed me with my grandparents, I can’t repay you with words. What I can do is support others. I became a Minister and started a charity. God give me the strength to mentor children.
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Living in a household with child abuse and domestic violence, the days without violence can disappear. The memories, faded memories can trigger deep pain if the door is open. My trigger thru me in the abysses from listening to a song listened to hundreds of times.
I felt like a bomb landed in my lap, the arrival created complete chaos. The memories were part of the chaos in my life. Shortly after the divorce from my father, my mother married shortly and my father married later. My brother and I called him the Nazi. He was an alcoholic, possessive and we marched to his beat. The verbal abuse started and shortly escalated to domestic abuse. We walked on eggshells constantly.
A couple years into marriage my mother finds out he was married before with two children. We starting going to Houston regularly without knowing why. He was fighting the mother for custody of the kids. Sure! My brother and I were told our step brother’s were moving in. It was a shock trying to figure out what would change? Would we like them?
Mony Mony by Billy Idol brings back memories of my step-brother Paul. Paul and his brother came to live with us because of neglect. Their mother was a drug addict and would leave them at home for weeks at a time. Paul the youngest, regressed to a baby, learning to talk again was difficult. My mother has called me Melody, my middle name all my life. He called me Mody. Paul died in a tragic accident to young. His older brother Keith was abandoned at age 14 yrs old.
My step brothers lived in fear, years later we find out step father had several wife and more kids.
Xx M
International Womens Day celebrate Empowered women, mentors, great leaders. I chose women who are empowered in the tough music business. Great songs I like to dance to. When Lyme lets me go, no problems losing weight, dance off.
Enjoy this weeks tunes, be sure to leave your feedback in comments section. Thanks for dropping by! Let’s get our groove on. Xx M
NO MORE Excuses: The Male Survivors Series
We recognize that male survivors are met with persistent and harmful responses: That sexual abuse can’t happen to guys. That they just need to get over it. That guys wouldn’t “let” that happen to them.
In 2016, Joyful Heart partnered with Viacom and 1in6, a leading organization that provides support and information to adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse, released a new series of video and print ads—adding to a suite of print ads released in 2014—specifically addressing the myths and excuses that male survivors hear. They invite men who have experienced unwanted or abusive sexual abuse in childhood, and those who care for them, to visit 1in6.org for help.
In case you missed it, I wanted to share our new series in Joyful Heart’s groundbreaking, celebrity-driven NO MORE PSA campaign developed in partnership with 1in6, a leading organization providing support and information to male survivors of childhood sexual abuse, produced by Viacom and created by Rachel Howald and Young & Rubicam. The PSAs are already airing across Viacom’s networks, and tomorrow, you’ll be able to see them during the eighth #NOMOREexcuses marathon of Law & Order: SVU on USA Network, starting at 1pm/12c.
WATCH THE NEW VIDEO
Today, I wrote on our blog about why we’ve been partnering with USA for these marathons since 2014. We already know that television and media have the power to shape and change attitudes. And SVU is one of the few far-reaching platforms that has, for so long, brought sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse into the light. Recent studies have confirmed that watching it promotes healthy ideas around sexual assault: less victim-blaming, an increased understanding that anyone can be a survivor, that there is no “perfect victim.” And the show’s platform to reach survivors is something we have long known. It’s why Joyful Heart is here today—because when our Founder & President, Mariska Hargitay, first started playing Olivia Benson, she heard from thousands and thousands of survivors, sharing their stories, many for the first time.
Through this partnership with USA, we’ve leveraged SVU ‘s 17 seasons of episodes to drive a conversation forward online and on social media—reducing isolation and stigma and connecting individuals to support, information and community. The video messages that air throughout each marathon share information with viewers on topics like consent, expressing healthy masculinity, assault and abuse in the military, campus sexual assault—connecting them with organizations like Joyful Heart, that have deep and clinically-sound content, that are service providers or first responders.
We are very proud to host tomorrow’s marathon in honor of NO MORE Week, following on the heels of the release of our new Male Survivors PSA series. So please join us tomorrow. Watch out for the videos during the day. Join us on Twitter to follow the conversation at #NOMOREexcuses. Share the new series in the PSA campaign on social media to help deliver a message to the 21 million men who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse—to all survivors of violence and abuse—you are not alone.
With gratitude,
Maile Zambuto
Chief Executive Officer
Joyful Heart Foundation
Throw Back Thursday started over two years ago. Thank you for following me and leaving comments. I enjoy the comments, it’s also an education as I look for tunes each week. The 24 hour request line is open. I’m dedicating “Don’t Let Me Down” to Tangled Up In Music (by Ovidio Boar). We met today and his blog is awesome, most everything you want to know about music. Check him out.
Time to get down and loud! Xx M
Para obtener información sobre la Sala de Ayuda en espanol, haga clic aquí. Xx M
Dear Friend,
Today I’m proud to announce a new and very critical service for Spanish-speaking survivors: a confidential peer-support chatroom. La Sala de Ayuda (Helproom) is now open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7 to 9 pm ET. This service provides the kind of help that can make such a difference in a survivor’s healing process-the knowledge that they are not alone and the opportunity for survivors to support one another.
Last year, the National Sexual Assault Hotline expanded to serve Spanish-speaking individuals. Today, Spanish-speaking survivors and loved ones are able to:
*Read RAINN’s top content in Spanish
*Chat one-on-one with a trained support specialist
*Access peer support with fellow survivors
Rosie Juarez, moderator
In the words of Rosie Juarez, who moderates La Sala de Ayuda, “Often in the Spanish-speaking community, there is a fear of sharing your story-a fear that you won’t be believed or find the right support. On La Sala de Ayuda there is only support. There are other survivors who let you know that you’re not alone.” Rosie Juarez and Josue Melendez will moderate the service and ensure confidentiality.
Josue Melendez, moderator
Learn more from La Sala de Ayuda staff about how this new service works, and why it’s so critical for Spanish-speaking survivors and their loved ones.
Con gratitud,
Candice Lopez,
Director of the National Sexual Assault Hotline
PS -Tweet about this service to connect even more with help:
Check out #LaSalaDeAyuda, RAINN01’s new peer support service: http://ow.ly/Y8NL7. #RAINNayuda
Mande un Tweet acerca de este servicio para conectar a muchos más con ayuda:
Mira #LaSalaDeAyuda, @RAINN01’s servicio nuevo de apoyo en español: http://ow.ly/Y8NxD. #RAINNayuda
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