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   From: matta00@comcast.net   
      
   Heinrich wrote:   
   > "Michael C. Shultz" schreef in bericht   
   > news:qbhJb.5094$6B.4772@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...   
   >> On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 03:22:18 -0500, Matt A.00 01 is Matthew Ackerman   
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Michael C. Shultz wrote:   
   >>>> On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 14:31:44 +1300, Tilly wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> Michael C. Shultz wrote:   
   >>>>>> On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:50:27 +1300, Tilly wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Michael C. Shultz wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:26:04 +1300, Tilly wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Michael C. Shultz wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>> I understand, I hate when it drops below 80 (Fahrenheit)   
   >>>>>>>>>> being from Southern California. Your job is to keep her   
   >>>>>>>>>> warm at night, try and do it properly will ya...   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> -Mike   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> It has been a lot colder than that lately hasn't it?   
   >>>>>>>>> Aren't the desert nights cold?   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Tilly   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Some mornings the dog's water bowl is iced over,   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Wow, that has never happened here.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> and others its nearly   
   >>>>>>>> short pants weather, most of my trees still have leaves on   
   >>>>>>>> them. In February is when it normally gets really cold here   
   >>>>>>>> and spring usually arrives by late March, the proper length   
   >>>>>>>> for winter.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Sounds nice. I hate cold weather too!   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> How does your little town celebrate NY's Eve?   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Tilly   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> About five people go to the local bars and fifty police hang out   
   >>>>>> nearby to arrest them for DUI's when they leave.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> People have BBQ's,parties, go to restaurants,clubs and bars.The   
   >>>>> police hang out for drunk drivers and troublemakers.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> There is also a   
   >>>>>> fire works show   
   >>>>>> at the local high school, the rest of the town watches it from   
   >>>>>> their back yard.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> There is a fireworks show from the Skytower (the tallest building   
   >>>>> in the Southern Hemisphere) nearby volcanic cones and over the   
   >>>>> harbour which can be seen in most suburbs..   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I live in a fairly boring area, how is it celebrated in   
   >>>>>> New Zealand?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Depends where you are, but it's usually fun, if you can get   
   >>>>> around. :-)   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Tilly   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Bright1_3@hotmail.com   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Tonight some idiot down the road decided to fire his gun, now my   
   >>>> dogs are howling, so its a noisy New Years this year. I hope you   
   >>>> made the best of yours with the injury and all. Looks like all   
   >>>> the same people will be around next year in the newsgroups, even   
   >>>> Matt with his nasty disease didn't die this year.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> -Mike   
   >>>   
   >>> Nor will I, I am now number 2 for my blood type on that list. That   
   > could be   
   >>> 1 year or 6 months from now. Funnything is I was in a test group   
   >>> for a   
   > new   
   >>> medical treatement to slow damage down to the liver. It is not   
   >>> pleasant   
   > to   
   >>> take it, a Hepatologist or GI Specialist must once every 28 days   
   >>> inject   
   > your   
   >>> liver directly. They are hoping to come up with a Liver Imunizor   
   > against   
   >>> all Viral Hepatitic Infections. That would be Hep-C and Hep-E (and   
   >>> if   
   > they   
   >>> ever have an accident and let out the airborn Hep-F genetically   
   > engineered   
   >>> virus, that the US admitted to having created in violation of the   
   >>> ban on development of Biological weapons. This would be the only   
   >>> hope for Billions that would eventually all be infected).   
   >>>   
   >>> Right now it only stays effective for a couple of weeks and thus the   
   > next   
   >>> repeated injections.   
   >>>   
   >>> So far of 80 percent showed slight retardation of the diseases   
   > destruction   
   >>> of liver tissue, 11 percent showed total stablization, and 6 percent   
   >>> actually showed slight improvment in the liver functions. The last   
   >>> 3 percent had no or worsening effect due to the injections.   
   >>> Control group went as projected. I fell in the 11 percent range.   
   >>> My liver function   
   > tests   
   >>> taken every 3 to 4 weeks shows the same numbers as they did two   
   >>> weeks   
   > after   
   >>> that second injection. Phase III testing is now complete. Phase   
   >>> IV,   
   > the   
   >>> final phase will be on transplant recipients, tranplant candidates   
   >>> as   
   > well   
   >>> as non-responders from the current treatment that still are too   
   >>> healthy   
   > to   
   >>> be on the transplant list (stage 0 - 2 Liver condition). I have   
   >>> already   
   > due   
   >>> to being in the 11 percent, approved to participate in this final   
   >>> phase   
   > of   
   >>> Testing.   
   >>>   
   >>> UMDNJ at Newark NJ has been doing liver transplants since the first   
   >>> year   
   > one   
   >>> was done. Their operative survival rate is as close to perfect as   
   >>> any surger can be. I am hopefull this new injection works with the   
   >>> test   
   > cases   
   >>> that had a liver transplant. If so then I can instead of expecting   
   > 20 - 30   
   >>> years with that new liver (which could put me in my mid 80s) an   
   >>> amount   
   > of   
   >>> time like my father who the doctors say, other than slower on his   
   >>> feet   
   > and   
   >>> an old shoulder injury acting up make it well into his 90s. His   
   >>> Cousin   
   > is   
   >>> 101 and still out walking a couple of miles a day in Florida. And   
   >>> the doctors today say life span is based mostly more on Genetics   
   >>> than diet or exersize.   
   >>>   
   >>> So picture this, I get the new liver (and I will), I survive the   
   >>> surgery   
   > and   
   >>> the liver is accepted by my body because of the two anti-rejection   
   >>> medications I will be on. And in addition to that They once every 4   
   > weeks   
   >>> inject that *healthy* liver with that new treatement. It stays   
   > impervious   
   >>> to the virus so It stays perfect and healthy. They then say the   
   >>> other damage may not be perminent at all, but do to the toxins that   
   >>> buid up interfering not destroying or damaging functions. The new   
   >>> liver I am   
   > told   
   >>> will slowly do the job of clearing those toxins from my system as   
   >>> the   
   > old   
   >>> one was supposed to do. What that means I could outlive you   
   >>> Asshole.   
   > In   
   >>> fact I think I will be there even if you get the maximum for that   
   > Criminal   
   >>> Act of the Death threat they are going to arrest you for in NJ   
   >>> which as   
   > soon   
   >>> as we have the court date and get the papers to serve you sigbned   
   >>> by a Judge, (Two Court Orders for you to show up in NJ), we will   
   >>> decide how   
   > to   
      
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