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Has anyone ever heard of magnetic dog collars? I recently bought a magnetic bracelet for myself and was researching them online and I found a pet collar. Has anyone tried this or heard of the benefits for dogs with IVDD? I would greatly appreciate any feedback. Thanks.

I have been sooooo out of touch as Hansel gets older...dealing with cushings and a scary time with pancreatitis, all the more reasons to be here, for support etc, but I guess after a tiring day, I check emails, etc and flop down on the lazy boy...the chair that is, not the Hans lol.

My dear mother also suffered a debilitating stroke last fall so I have been very preoccupied with my family, so 09 was challenging but nonetheless am not worse for the wear. Glad to be back and touch base ...

We all have stories to tell, some more harrowing than others. What, for me, is even more important, is how each of us has grown from them.

An event from my traumatic childhood, which remained repressed until my mother's last 2 weeks of life, in 1995, left me unknowingly stuck for over half of my life. Once my sole surviving parent was able to confirm, from her hospital bed, that it had indeed happened (and wasn't just a re-occurring nightmare that I was having), my life was unknowingly, ...

In instances where traumas or fears are still occurring, the method is to "be fully present" during whatever is occurring, versus letting the hateful events eat away at you. Although it doesn't mask, negate, or even try to remove the pain you are feeling in the moment, "being" is a way to keep you centered throughout it ALL. Whether at peace, in turmoil, or in healing mode, this works.

I truly believe that anything is possible when it comes to healing, but it needs ...

Did I just read that the Obama administration approved airstrikes in Pakistan last night? Oh, Heaven forbid! Isn't that against what his campaign speeches claimed they would do - to sit and talk with the leaders of this country? What, tea and crumpets didn't work in establishing the peace that Obama said would make him different than Bush? Don't get me wrong. I am all for national security taking precedence over campaign rhetoric. What I am shaking my head at is the fact that many Obama lovers ...