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Bridget's avatar

Amazing. My goal is always to learn something new every day of the week. You have provided enough for me to learn every day for a month. I write this as the mum of a son who was diagnosed with a rare type of lung cancer when he was 10 years old. These many years later he is 38 years old and healthy for which I thank the stars and oncologists.

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Johnny Rochat - NorCal's avatar

Thank you Bridget, and I’m so very pleased to hear that your son is well!

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Bridget's avatar

You are most welcome. There is not a day going by that I don’t revere people like you.

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Phil Balla's avatar

Thank you, Johnny.

Amazing to see the numbers here -- throughout history -- as if such simple failures of imagination could occasion such losses then, as our failures more recently to check billionaire greed may incur yet even higher costs in our near future.

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Johnny Rochat - NorCal's avatar

Precisely.

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Graciewilde's avatar

Fascinating article - Thanks! And yes, politics ruins a lot (my own mental health, at the moment but I'm finding strategies 🤣

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Dr. Connie Kellogg's avatar

I really really enjoyed this article. And I am really, really afraid of what will happen when RFK Jr destroys our healthcare system! I believe there will be a pandemic of bird flu and I do not trust any of Trump‘s incompetents to help us out. But I enjoyed the article a lot Thanks, Johnny!

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Maggie's avatar

Dam - lost my whole comment!

Anyhow, the gist was - as you said - Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone, as with RFK Jr.

And have to add (what I lost) learned so much from this post - who knew scurvy still existed! And pirates.

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Absolutely fascinating! I have the pleasure of reading all your posts this coming week. What a treat!

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Johnny Rochat - NorCal's avatar

Thank you Gloria. I appreciate your writing immensely. You are fearless!

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Redhead

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Barb's avatar

I knew it. You are a pirate..I’ve been trying to reach you about your ship’s extended warranty! Fascinating read + that JAM!!

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Happy Valley No More's avatar

Thank you for this informative, and perfectly sarcastic article! Enjoyed the learning opportunity!

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