I’m glad, because I think this melanoma vaccine has promise.
I really hope so. And I'm very glad they were cautious and made sure that Rob's death wasn't related to the vax, but even more so that they're going on with it now.
a cardiologist who specializes in congenital heart defects. This is really important when he reaches adulthood, because that’s when you think the risk has diminished.
I have a friend who does something closely related to this -- or rather, he's not a cardio, but an internist who specializes in the medical (not surgical) side of treating people born with various congenital issues as they grow past their initial round of repairs and into adulthood. Just tonight, he was talking about how new it is to really treat post-congenital-defect stuff as its own specialty, because (a) it's gotten to be a much more common & expected thing for their patients to live that long and (b) as they do so, they've gotten to understand the lifelong issues so much better.
So, for sj's nephew, there will be docs who are trained to really know his issues, and not just as an exception. But the hell if I can remember the name of the specialty, or if it even has one yet. Also, my friend might even be out of residency by the time the wee one is grown!
Just tonight, he was talking about how new it is to really treat post-congenital-defect stuff as its own specialty, because (a) it's gotten to be a much more common & expected thing for their patients to live that long and (b) as they do so, they've gotten to understand the lifelong issues so much better.
Yeah, my friend Chris has outlived all his prognoses from his congenital heart disease. He's in uncharted water and gets written up in journals, and his cardiologist has been treating him for free for years because it's an important case.
or rather, he's not a cardio, but an internist who specializes in the medical (not surgical) side of treating people born with various congenital issues as they grow past their initial round of repairs and into adulthood. Just tonight, he was talking about how new it is to really treat post-congenital-defect stuff as its own specialty, because (a) it's gotten to be a much more common & expected thing for their patients to live that long and (b) as they do so, they've gotten to understand the lifelong issues so much better.
Because a lot of what we've learned is amazing and people can have issues treated that would have ended their life very young and instead they are getting much longer lives. It's pretty amazing and a good thing that we have a way to give people this time to live their life.
Maria, I’m glad you have a little closure but very sorry about the continued grief. I wish I could give you a big hug.
Sorry you’re hurting, Tep. Quick relief to you!
He's one of those celebrities I always want to think well of and then see him in an interview and realize I can't.
VK can BITE ME. I won’t tell stories because it isn’t my place to do so, but my secondhand experience suggests that he is the total stereotype of the self-centered, entitled Hollywood former star. I can’t believe the way he’s treated the people who work for him. Briefly, before they run away, screaming.
VW, HAPPY WEDDING TOMORROW! So happy for you!
Now, I only use 3-day at the very least. Those 1-day things are like a pox on my house.
I've noticed that, too. (Of course, I totally spaced tonight. We were at Walgreen's to buy lube without glycerin in it [priorities, dontchaknow], and I managed to not buy anything for the stupid yeast infection. Well done. Well done indeed.)
Would folks mind changing his full name down to VK. Now that we are mentioning it a lot I don't want it to turn up on a search as easily.
Thank you!
Congrats VW. And I also miss ita ! I hope she gets the treatment she needs soon and that it takes.
Now that we are mentioning it a lot I don't want it to turn up on a search as easily.
I don't think the board turns up in searches like that.
Like, you couldn't google his name and get a hit here. We don't index it that way. (As I recall.)
But honestly, it's the internet. It's probably wise to abbreviate anyway.
We have stuff that tells well behaved search engines not index our posts. But any search engine that chooses can ignore that and index them anyway. Or, since our content is dynamic, it would probably be possible for an honest error to cause our stuff to be captured. I can't imagine how offhand, but the bug creation process can be amazingly creative.
