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		<title>&#8220;Is a pain in the ass worse than a pain in the neck?”</title>
		<description><![CDATA["Is a pain in the ass worse than a pain in the neck?”

That seemed to be the question of the minute, hour, day and week as Dr. Jung dug her elbow deeper into my nervy-hypersensitive bum for the umpteenth time while Dr. Choe pressed hard on two points at the back of my neck. Tears flooded my eyes and trickled down into the pillow as I lay face down on the floor. Last week my tears were a steady flow like a dripping faucet. Despite his remarkably youthful appearance Dr Choe celebrated his 79th birthday on Sunday, August 17th. He is agile and strong, and is well respected around the world. On the morning of our first day of treatment, Dr. Choe was confirming dates to work on Nelson Mandela within the next month in South Africa. I felt very privileged to have a doctor of his caliber work on me in my little condo on the river in Basalt.]]></description>
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		<title>Snowmass Club Greens It Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SNOWMASS, COLORADO (Post Time News)--The Snowmass Club has achieved designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary" through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program. The Snowmass Club is the 30th course in Colorado and the 665th in the world to receive the honor.

“Our golf course was redesigned in 2003 to enhance its connection to the natural surroundings,” says course superintendent Alan Ogren. “The changes include development of a nature trail along Brush Creek, rehabilitation and building of wetlands and the significant increase in the use of natural roughs. Combine these improvements with the LEED-Silver certified golf clubhouse and we’ve created a course that strives to operate sustainably.” Ogren has led the effort to obtain sanctuary status on this course and is also being recognized for Environmental Stewardship by Audubon International.]]></description>
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		<title>An Injection Of Hope</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shortly after 12 noon I am rolled on a gurney from my hospital room into the operating theater.  The operating theater assistants line the trolley side-by-side to a narrow operating table and I roll over on to the skinny surface face down on my tummy.  The table is tilted six inches or so with my head pointing downhill.  I feel instant pressure in my sinus cavities and my head thumps with fresh blood.  A finger pulse oximeter to monitor my blood saturation levels and my heart pulse rate is positioned on to the tip of my index finger.  A steady bleep bleep bleep bleep beeps in the background while the Blue Angels (assistants festooned in blue scrubs) hold my body face-down in position.]]></description>
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		<title>Amanda Back In India For Stem Cells</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As hard as it might be for some of you to believe, I am awake and typing away on my computer at 5:30 am.  I have a fresh cup o’ Peet’s French Roast by my side, a candle burns casting a soft golden glow on my keyboard, jasmine incense fill the air, and as much as I’d like to describe a lovely pink hue on the horizon, Delhi is displaying its best gray!  Upon a second look, there are different shades of gray, and if I really use my imagination with my watercolorist’s eye, there might even be a touch of lavender here and there.  If my memory serves me correctly, Delhi can actually produce some quite spectacular sunrises and sunsets because (yes, you guessed it) smog has the propensity to bring out gorgeous dusty oranges and crimson reds (but not this morning!).]]></description>
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		<title>It is Morning in America Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all want to matter. We all want to have meaning in our lives. We all want to be relevant to something, and a lot of these people don't feel that about themselves. They feel empty, and they're trying to fill the emptiness, fill the void. And Obama does. Obama gives them hope that they're going to be something…]]></description>
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		<title>Just Plain Crazy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Being deep in debt with poor credit has only one solution –– raise revenues and cut spending. Around my household some sacrifices would have to be made. Steak would be replaced with hamburger. The Range Rover in the driveway would be traded for a used Subaru. Most importantly, I would get a second job. I would never think of spending my way out of a fiscal crisis.]]></description>
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		<title>Amanda Feeling Strong Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Human Embryonic Stem Cells are alive and growing in my body, infusing me with life and awakening my legs. As I near the end of my second treatment at Nutech Mediworld, I continue to regain strength. I have three days before I board my flight bound for the US. This time around, I am discovering that my body is so much more sensitive to the treatment, and I am more in tune with my bodily sensations.
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		<title>Goodbye Mum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mum, I will promise to stick to my chosen path and proceed with the strength you and the Universe have bequeathed upon me…I will aspire to walk for you and for me.  That is my goal.  That is my dream.  I will keep the faith, meditate, pray, and fill my being with light and courage.  I will chant “Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo…Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo…Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo…Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo”  as you chant in unison from across the oceans.  The Lion King of Sutras--The Lotus Sutra—will help us remain in the ever present now, satiating our souls with love, compassion, and good karma from our mystical univer se.  Believe Mum, as I will hold the belief that anything is possible.  I am healing.  I am creating every moment right now.  My future is now.  I try to move forward without expectation.  I am not attached to an outcome and I accept my body as it is—right now!  While I have physical imperfections, I believe I am perfect as I am.  This is my path.  Perfection is ever expanding.  I embody perfection.  Perfection is growing every moment through me and is a dynamic state of being.  It is not an end.  I will tap into my higher potential—my God Self—knowing that I am capable of achieving more, and visualizing every pure embryonic cell gestating from a perfect state manifesting the Divine throughout my physical body.  Mum, hold this belief as I do.  I am changed.  Through this journey I have matured.  I am wiser.  I am Amanda.]]></description>
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		<title>A Promise Kept</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Four months at home of hard work and intense physical therapy with Tami, Gabrielle, Dale, and Zander; a weekly yoga session with Emily Hightower; and a weekly massage with CP; walking regularly in my leg braces and parallel bars; and cycling on my electrical stimulation bicycle three times a week has ALL PAID OFF!!!!!  I am pleased to report that Chavi (my adorable physical therapist in India), Dr. Shroff, Dr. Ashish Verma, and Mum are absolutely thrilled with my progress.  Having been gone for four months, they clearly see my strength and improvements.  It has been tough to monitor my own progress at home.   My trunk mobility and lower abdominal strength is remarkable.  

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		<title>Challenge Aspen Challenges Six Newly Injured Soldiers With “First Annual Wilderness Hut Experience” Into Backcountry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SNOWMASS, COLORADO (January 29, 2008)--Six newly injured soldiers from across the U.S., will join Challenge Aspen and Aspen Alpine Guides in traveling some of the most beautiful back country in Colorado, while participating in the First Annual Wilderness Hut Experience on February 2-9.  “This camp is a direct result of witnessing the powerful results of our summer overnight outdoor experiences and their remarkable therapeutic value,” explains Sarah W. Volf, REC Director, Challenge Aspen.  “Most of these Soldiers received their injuries in 2003 or 2004 and have been working and living in their own communities for several years. This is a big commitment for Challenge Aspen and for each of the participants, as all have different disabilities, including amputations, 3rd degree burns, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), nerve damage and fragment wounds.  Careful preparation in advance is just as important as the trip itself,” she adds.]]></description>
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