Eunice Kennedy Shriver: A Strong Advocate For The Mentally Impaired!

Eunice Kennedy Shriver has left the world at the age of 88.And I am sure there is a special place in heaven for a woman who has done so much to help improve the lives of the mentally disabled.

She founded the Special Olympics & helped to establish numerous health-care facilities.Her work on behalf of those suffering from mental retardation led to her receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984.As you can see,her life was filled with showing compassion for her fellow human beings.She was truly an admirable woman.

Here's the statement that the Shriver family released after her death:

"It's hard for us to believe: the amazing Eunice Kennedy Shriver went home to God this morning at 2 a.m. She was the light of our lives, a mother, wife, grandmother, sister and aunt who taught us by example and with passion what it means to live a faith-driven life of love and service to others. For each of us, she often seemed to stop time itself - to run another Special Olympics games, to visit us in our homes, to attend to her own mother, her sisters and brothers, and to sail, tell stories, and laugh and serve her friends. How did she do it all?

Inspired by her love of God, her devotion to her family, and her relentless belief in the dignity and worth of every human life, she worked without ceasing - searching, pushing, demanding, hoping for change. She was a living prayer, a living advocate, a living center of power. She set out to change the world and to change us, and she did that and more. She founded the movement that became Special Olympics, the largest movement for acceptance and inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities in the history of the world. Her work transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of people across the globe, and they in turn are her living legacy.

We have always been honored to share our mother with people of good will the world over who believe, as she did, that there is no limit to the human spirit. At this time of loss, we feel overwhelmed by the gifts of prayer and support poured out to us from so many who loved her. We are together in our belief that she is now in heaven, rejoicing with her family, enjoying the fruits of her faith, and still urging us onward to the challenges ahead. Her love will inspire us to faith and service always.

She was forever devoted to the Blessed Mother. May she be welcomed now by Mary to the joy and love of life everlasting, in the certain truth that her love and spirit will live forever."

May she rest in peace.

Glenn Beck Needs To Lose More Than Just Advertisers!

Glenn Beck is the ultimate far right propagandist who has made an art out of presenting paranoia as actual information that people can use.He called President Obama a racist because he is quite knowledgeable in that area,being that Beck actually is a bigot!

That's why I'm glad that Glenn Beck has lost some advertisers because of his insane rhetoric.Kudos to them!It's just too bad that he hasn't lost his show yet.But since he is over at Fox News,they won't pull his show until the ratings sink.

Here's more on this story from Reuters:

"Some of the nation's biggest advertisers are distancing themselves from Fox News host Glenn Beck after he called President Obama a racist during a July 28 broadcast.

Geico has pulled its ads from Fox News Channel's "The Glenn Beck Program." Lawyers.com, which is owned by LexisNexis, also has vowed not to advertise during the program, according to Color of Change, an African-American online political organization that has been urging advertisers to stop supporting the show.

Additionally, Procter & Gamble, Progressive Insurance and SC Johnson all said their ad placements during the broadcast were made in error and that they would correct the mistake.

The controversy stems from Beck's comment that President Obama is a "racist" with "a deep-seated hatred for white people."

Geico spent more than a half-billion dollars on ads last year, according to the Nielsen Co. It spent more than a quarter-billion dollars in the first half of 2009.

A Fox representative noted that Geico is dropping its ads from the show but was quick to note that it was shifting dollars to other programs. "The advertisers referenced have all moved their spots from Beck to other programs on the network, so there has been no revenue lost," the rep said.

Beck's show pulled in an average of slightly more than 2 million viewers for each of its 19 telecasts in July, according to Nielsen."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Children Suffering From Swine Flu Should Not Be Given Tamiflu!

British researchers have conducted a study on the effectiveness of Tamiflu & its side effects.They reached the conclusion that giving Tamiflu to children who are stricken with the swine flu can actually do more harm than good.Because it leaves them sick to their stomach.

Why would anyone want to give their child a drug that will make them feel even worse? So,those researchers shared the results of their study with health officials so that they can come up with a better way to treat the swine flu.Here's more from The Telegraph:

"Children should not be given the anti-viral drug Tamiflu for swine flu because its harms outweigh any benefits, Oxford researchers have said.

They called on the Department of Health to have an urgent rethink of its current policy in the swine flu pandemic.

Their study found that Tamiflu caused vomiting in some children, which can lead to dehydration and complications.

And the drug had little or no effect on asthma flare-ups, ear infections or the likelihood of a youngster needing antibiotics.

Dr Carl Henegan, a GP and expert from the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, said the current policy of giving Tamiflu for mild illness was an "inappropriate strategy".

He added: "The downside of the harms outweigh the one-day reduction in symptomatic benefits."

The study comes little over a week after other research found that children given Tamiflu preventatively reported side-effects including nausea and nightmares.

Researchers analysed four studies involving children aged one to 12 taking Tamiflu or another anti-viral, Relenza.

The children were being treated for normal seasonal flu but the experts behind the research said their findings would extend to the current swine flu pandemic.

Dr Matthew Thompson, a GP and researcher at Oxford University, said: "I don't think we have got any reason to think our results would be any different."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.