Thursday, January 14, 2010

Best day


This is the best day that I've had in a loooooooong time. I called the Assisted Living facility in Eureka this morning. The nurse there told me that dad is doing, "Just great." It's been a looong time since I've heard those words in relation to my dad, so I was glad that my friend had prepared me for this possability with her email.

The nurse went on to say that my dad has been doing so well in lots of ways. His walking is more stable; their exercise program is decreasing the pain in his shoulders; he eats well; and is well liked. THIS LAST PART IS THE SHOCK OF THE DECADE.

Then Lettie said, "In fact, we nurses were talking yesterday that Harvey has adjusted to his new home better than ANYBODY WE HAVE EVER SEEN!" How could I resist? I told her that I've been doing BT on dad for several months now. I said that he didn't seem to be doing all that great, even with his sessions, but now that he has a more positive home envioronment, he's taking off. She said that he had just told her that he was going to the bank this morning. WOW--after all of the concern for dad this past year, to think that the worst could be over made this day the best day that I've had in a looooong time.

Then I got a call around supper time that a family needs sessions for their 10 year old son. I just finished that first session and was so encouraged when the mom said, "Wow--that is so neat. Now I want to try it to see what would come up for me!" :) Do you suppose I can find some time to work her in????????????
Just now, though, the day got EVEN sweeter. Robert likes to read at the Organic Consumer's Assocition's site. I noticed the title to this post and just HAD to share it. Ever since hearing Percy Schmiser's story at the organic convention years ago, we've dreamed of the day when Monsanto will have to close it's doors from bankruptcy. I'll have to share that later, but for now I'd like to share this bit of good news from France.

Keep smiling,

Dawn

GMO Giant Monsanto Loses Another Day in Court
By Aaron Turpen Natural News, Oct 29, 2009 Straight to the Source
France's highest court has ruled that Monsanto lied about the safety of its weed killing herbicide Roundup. The decision came just days ago and confirms an earlier court judgment in France finding that Monsanto had falsely advertised Roundup as being "biodegradable" and that it "left the soil clean."The original case was brought to court in 2001 by several French environmental groups alleging that Roundup's main ingredient, glyphosate, has a classification as "dangerous to the environment" by the European Union. That case drug on for years and finally ended in a ruling against Monsanto in 2007. 1The GMO giant quickly appealed and that appeal was heard in 2008 in the Lyon court. Monsanto lost that case as well. They appealed again. This time it went to France's Supreme Court; it lost that hearing and now faces fines and nowhere else to go for further appeals.The court levied a 13,800 Euro fine against the company (about $22,400USD). Monsanto is also looking at continued losses with fourth quarter losses of $233 million (US), mostly due to plummeting sales of the Roundup brand.2 So far, Monsanto has made no public statement about the court`s ruling, but it is also possible that the ruling could mean civil cases from farmers and communities harmed by the false advertising. That could mean millions of dollars more in losses.Roundup is the world's best-selling herbicide and is marketed as a weed-killer to both commercial farmers and home owners. Monsanto is also the world`s largest purveyor of genetically modified seeds (GMO seeds). Often, the seeds are sold in conjunction with Roundup, the seeds being modified to be "herbicide tolerant" (HT-ready).Some have argued that these GM crops and seeds are worse for the environment and could be a real problem. Crop failures of GMO seeds in Africa have highlighted the lack of a crop diversity issue while other studies have found that GM versus non-GM seeds have little or no bearing on higher yields, as seed companies like Monsanto have claimed.
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1 comment:

Kimberly said...

Great news on your dad!! Who'd have thought? God is good.

Wish more people would be organic like you guys.

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