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ORIGINAL: Arpig

OK, I have been thinking about this thread ever since it started, and I figured it would be a no brainer since I have learned lots of strange things over my half-century... but none of it really surprised me that much. The two things that really did surprise me are really pretty mundane.

1) People like me, in spite of myself.
and
2) My daughter tells all of her friends they should talk to me if they want good advice.

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ORIGINAL: Phoenixpower

That aromatherapy can work wonders

In 2008 I met a 76 year old woman at my workplace. She was paralysed neck down due to a spinal cord compression caused from the removal from a tumor in her back (if she would not have let removed it that tumor would have paralysed her she has been told). She got it removed and spinal cord compression sat in.

The NHS told her they cant do anything and she had to move in a nursing home as she was paralysed neck down. Needless to say she was depressed and had no idea that her situation was not meant to be forever. The Manager talked to her friends and asked them to talk her into trying out aromatherapy...they did sucessfully and it started....and there you go...after a while she could mover her fingers then after a few more sessions the hands and later the arms, followed by her legs...once she was fit enough to be taken serious again by the NHS she was referred to the OT who then worked with her for about 6-8 weeks afterwards then followed by the physiotherapist who worked with her for another 8-12 weeks and voila...when I left that employer she was able to walk with a stick.

Since then I learned not to dismiss aromatherapie and whilst in the past I considered folks who considered it great to be nuts, now I feel nuts when I try to convince folks who have family members who experienced a stroke to give it a go (if they are able to afford it).

A friend of mine had a stroke at home in the Caribean Islands, her treatment got delayed as airlines were reluctant to take her back to the UK. I paid for her 5 aromatherapy sessions and after her 4th or 5th session she texted me when I was in the cinema "newsflash, I can move my fingers" as on arm was affected a lot (in general she had a massive stroke). Therefore, something I never imagined to be possible, but I stand behind aromatherapy 100% Even when it has to be beared in mind that there is no guarantee that it will work as it doesn't work with everyone

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I hope some of her friends are boys because I need to know where you got that rockin' blue shirt.

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ORIGINAL: CreepyStalker

That you do not know where your body is.

You think you ought to because of all the nerves connecting everything to your brain, and because of this intuitive sense that you're inhabiting your flesh. But really your brain's just giving you it's best guess at the time, which in a lot of cases is based on pretty shoddy mechanisms and dodgy logic. You're never directly aware of your earthly vessel, it's all just your brain making shit up about what's happening to you. As long as it's fairly consistent you instinctively go 'yeah, fine, whatever' and take it's word for it. Could be completely bullshitting though. 

I find this pretty fucking awesome.