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PBS Documentary Airs Wednesday Dana Reeve would be alive only about three more months when she taped an introduction to the two-hour PBS documentary "The New Medicine." The widow of paralyzed "Superman" actor Christopher Reeve was battling lung cacner diagnosed last summer, but was upbeat that late November day of the taping. "She was very hopeful at that point that she would survive," director Muffie Myer recalled. "She was buying Christmas presents for her son that day and really had a tremendous amount of energy. She seemed wonderful, and very, very grounded and strong." In her introduction to the first segment of "The New Medicine," Reeve tells viewers: "Your emotional state has a tremendous amount to do with sickness, health and well-being. For years, my husband and I lived on- and because of - hope. Hope continues to give me the mental strength to carry on." The project was the last she is known to have completed before her March 6 death, and it was a fitting one: "The New Medicine" which debuts at 9 p.m. Wednesday on PBS, looks at how mainstream doctors are embracing treatment of the whole patient - not just the symptoms of the disease. Reeve's appearance after her death unintentionally underscores one of the central points of the documentary: Holistic medicine is a tool for fighting illness - not a cure-all. "Part of the challenge is we get patients all the time that are really looking for a magic cure," said Dr. Tracy Gaudet, an OB-GYN who heads the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine in Durham. "We're not in the business of magic cures: we're in the business of good medicine." The Duke Center uses any available technique - from alternative to mainstream - that might improve a patient's experience and outcome, Gaudet said. Accepted practices include herbal supplements, acupuncture, massage and meditation. In an off-camera interview with the film's producers on the day she taped her introductions, Reeve said she was doing "creative image work" - evoking images and sensations as a cue to the body to relax. With her doctor's blessing, she said, she was taking botanical supplements along with prescribed medicines. "The New Medicine" airs tonight at 9:00 on PBS www.thenewmedicine.org http://dukehealth1.org/health_services/ ... dicine.asp

For a couple of years now, I have been signed up to receive a message each day from www.tut.com These messages are really pick-er-uppers and have often given me something to really turn my day around. I think you guys should all register to get these free messages. Here's a sample of mine from today.... While a child attending kindergarten Ann, cannot fully comprehend all the priceless reasons they are there - to socialize, make friends, grow and prepare for ever higher realms of awareness - by that age they can, nevertheless, sense and grasp that their wise and doting parents have kept their very best interests in mind, and that is enough. Because with this awareness, they can at least stop trying to figure everything out and simply start enjoying their hand painting, alphabet lessons and cat-naps. Knowing that even if they break a crayon or some lad pulls a chair out from under them, they're still exactly where they should be, everything is going to turn out just grand, and everyone back home is as proud as can be. And oh my goodness, Ann, we are so proud of you. Do I "over-dote"? The Universe

I thought I'd steal this question from Oprah... How do you deal with disappointment? Do you bounce right back like a ball or do you land with a big thud?

OK...I love opera and played in a classical band all through high school and college. I wish I had the opportunity to see more opera. The person below me has a tattoo.

Mine would have to be when I saw a friend that I hadn't seen since she became pregnant. I knew it should have been time for her to have had the baby, so I said..."When are you going to have that baby?" She replied...."I did...two months ago." I don't think I will ever forget how embarrassed I was at that moment.

You go girl!!!!

I'm so very glad that you're home. Don and Lucie have been doing a really great job of keeping us up to date but it's so wonderful to hear from you directly! You have been very missed around here! Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers!

This is a neat site. Thanks for guiding us to this!

I've been to Alaska, Don. I went there fishing with Dennis twice. The person below me likes their eggs over easy.

Don...glad this brought back some memories. Here's a link to four pages of them.... http://www.fiftiesweb.com/burma1.htm

LOL....Does anyone besides me remember these? Burma Shave TRAINS DON'T WANDER ALL OVER THE MAP 'CAUSE NOBODY SITS IN THE ENGINEER'S LAP Burma Shave (before seatbelt laws, LOL) SHE KISSED THE HAIRBRUSH BY MISTAKE SHE THOUGHT IT WAS HER HUSBAND JAKE Burma Shave For those who never saw any of the Burma Shave signs, here is a quick lesson in our history of the 1930s and '40s. Before there were interstates, when everyone drove the old 2 lane roads, Burma Shave signs would be posted all over the countryside in farmers' fields. They were small red signs with white letters. Five signs, about 100 feet apart, each containing 1 line of a 4 line couplet......and the obligatory 5th sign advertising Burma Shave, a popular shaving cream. DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD TO GAIN A MINUTE YOU NEED YOUR HEAD YOUR BRAINS ARE IN IT Burma Shave DROVE TOO LONG DRIVER SNOOZING WHAT HAPPENED NEXT IS NOT AMUSING Burma Shave BROTHER SPEEDER LET'S REHEARSE ALL TOGETHER GOOD MORNING, NURSE Burma Shave SPEED WAS HIGH WEATHER WAS NOT TIRES WERE THIN X MARKS THE SPOT Burma Shave THE MIDNIGHT RIDE OF PAUL FOR BEER LED TO A WARMER HEMISPHERE Burma Shave AROUND THE CURVE LICKETY-SPLIT BEAUTIFUL CAR WASN'T IT? Burma Shave NO MATTER THE PRICE NO MATTER HOW NEW THE BEST SAFETY DEVICE IN THE CAR IS YOU Burma Shave A GUY WHO DRIVES A CAR WIDE OPEN IS NOT THINKIN' HE'S JUST HOPIN' Burma Shave AT INTERSECTIONS LOOK EACH WAY A HARP SOUNDS NICE BUT IT'S HARD TO PLAY Burma Shave BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL EYES ON THE ROAD THAT'S THE SKILLFUL DRIVER'S CODE Burma Shave THE ONE WHO DRIVES WHEN HE'S BEEN DRINKING DEPENDS ON YOU TO DO HIS THINKING Burma Shave CAR IN DITCH DRIVER IN TREE THE MOON WAS FULL AND SO WAS HE. Burma Shave PASSING SCHOOL ZONE TAKE IT SLOW LET OUR LITTLE SHAVERS GROW Burma Shave Don't stick your elbow Out so far It may go home In another car. BURMA SHAVE Hardly a driver is now alive who passed on hills at 75 Burma Shave __________________

This is a great way to end up the day. Hope you enjoy! Can People Really Be This Stupid? 1. A mother calls 911 very worried asking the dispatcher if she needs to take her kid to the emergency room, the kid was eating ants. The dispatcher tells her to give the kid some Benadryl and should be fine, the mother says, I just gave him some ant killer... Dispatcher: Rush him in to emergency. 2. Recently, when I went to McDonald's I saw on the menu that I could have an order of 6, 9 or 12 Chicken McNuggets. I asked for a half dozen nuggets. "We don't have half dozen nuggets," said the teenager at the counter. "You don't?" I replied. "We only have six, nine, or twelve," was the reply. "So I can't order a half dozen nuggets, but I can order six?" "That's right." So I shook my head and ordered six McNuggets. 3. I was checking out at the local Wal-Mart with just a few items and the lady behind me put her things on the belt close to mine. I picked up one of those "dividers" that they keep by the cash register and placed it between our things so they wouldn't get mixed. After the girl had scanned all of my items, she picked up the "divider", looking it all over for the bar code so she could scan it. Not finding the bar code she said to me, "Do you know how much this is?" I said to her "I've changed my mind, I don't think I'll buy that today." She said "OK," and I paid her for the things and left. She had no clue to what had just happened. 4. Several years ago, we had an Intern who was none too swift. One day she was typing and turned to a secretary and said, "I'm almost out of typing paper. What do I do?" "Just use copier machine paper," the secretary told her. With that, the intern took her last remaining blank piece of paper, put it on the photocopier and proceeded to make five "blank" copies. Can People Really Be This Stupid?

How precious!!! She could be good luck for anyone.

I've got a Golden Retriever and 2 Dashchunds...think that counts!!! The person below me has a pick up truck

See ya soon, Cindi. I'll have a White Russian, please. My God....It must be five o'clock somewhere!!! Rich...I definitely like the way you think!!!

ME....ME....ME....I have a hot date!!! At my age, almost anything qualifies as a "hot" date. Dick and I are going to dinner and then seeing Larry the Cable Guy - Health Inspector at the movies. Larry just cracks me up! I would definitely have to say he is my favorite stand up comedian right now! Now....the person below me is cooking something very good for dinner.

Cowboy and cowgirl >>> >>>> >>>One day, a young cowboy and a cowgirl decided to get married. He was a >>>man of the world and she was an innocent bride with no experience. >>> >>>On the first night of their honeymoon the couple washed up and started >>>to get ready for bed. When they get into bed, they start exploring each >>>other's bodies. >>> >>>Things are going fine until the bride discovers her husband's penis. >>> >>>"Oh my", she says, "What is that?" >>> >>>"Well, darlin", the cowboy says, "That's ma rope". >>> >>>She slides her hands further down and gasps. >>>"Oh my goodness. What's them?" she asks. >>> >>>"Honey, them's my knots", he answers. >>> >>>Finally, the couple begin to make love. >>>After several minutes, the bride says, "Stop honey. Wait a minute". >>> >>>Her husband, panting a little, asks, >>>"What's the matter honey? Am I hurting you?" >>> >>>*"No", the bride replies. >>>"Just undo them darn knots. I need more rope!"* >>>

OH Cindi.....I didn't watch this either but..... The person below me is wearing blue today.

Have coffee and brunch with Eric Clapton while he sings Layla!!!

Name something you've always wanted to do but never have.

Unusual...but interesting. http://www.upennmuseum.com/cgi-bin/hieroglyphsreal.cgi/

This is neat. http://www.joshhosler.biz/NumberOneInHi ... tMonth.htm

Like a couple of others here, I did the hitchiking thing many moons ago. That is really scary to think about now. Of course, people were much different then and life in general was safer. My college roomate and I left Knoxville once and hitchiked to Cincinatti, where her boyfriend lived. When my mom found out about that, it was good she was several hundred miles away from me!!!!

I just want to say Happy Thursday to everyone on this board and hope your day is going better than mine is. Last night, I heard Tanner, my 10 month old Golden Retriever, chewing on something. I stumbled out of bed, Ambien I had taken before bedtime having its full effects, to check on him. There he was, lying there like my little angel dog. I stumbled back to bed and was out like a light within minutes. I woke up this morning to find he had "eaten" the remote control from my Bose Ipod speakers....my favorite gift from Dick. I couldn't cry, as my mascara would run, so I just shamed him and went off to work. When I got to work, I found that another dog was about to spoil my day. Yesterday, I skipped my lunch but left my microwave sesame teriyaki noodles here to "nuke" for lunch today. Well, the "shop dog" managed to find them overnight and destroy them. So...it looks like my day today is being ruined by dogs. And...then there's my boss....who fits in the same category!!!!

What's the most dangerous thing you've ever done?