Dakota Dow will play in PGA in Orlando.she's 13,Mom sick & dying of cancer. Sponsor's exception..Good Idea?
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I like the idea....it's good pub for the tour, good experience for the kid.....it's what you would call a "win win" situation....except of course for the mom....
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I will keep you and your family in my prayers. Any time one has a major surgery there is a chance of not making it through the surgery My mom,in 2003 went to her doctor(regular visit) and he sent her to the hospital they ran the usual tests and told her they would not release her,that she had no choice but to have a quadruple by-pass.So she did,she came through the surgery fine. It took a few months for her to regain her strength,she never seemed to recover from a deep depression.18 months later she died peacefully in her sleep.What concerns me,the quadruple was a fairly new venture in heart surgery at the time.Within 6 months of her surgery,her boyfriend was told he needed the same surgery.and one month later mom's younger brother was told he needed a quadruple by pass.at the same time  a friend of mine had the surgery then the doctor tells his wife she needed the same surgery a month or so later another friend of mine had to have the same surgery!These people live in different states But...they were all on social security and medicaid or medicare.There may not be any connection or anything.But it just strikes me as odd that all these people I know had to have the same surgery.I have even wondered"were these doctors using these people as guinea pigs for practice? My Mom was 70 when she died.There's no doubt that many people need this type surgery.Maybe I am just being paranoid!I guess I am still very upset at the fact the doctor said the surgery would add 10 to 15 years to her life.Her death was totally unexpected.She was not complaining of pain or feeling sick or anything. I pray your Grandpa will have a good out come on his surgery!
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I will pray for you.  You have my sympathy.  I have bone cancer, and it is terminal.  I focus on what I CAN do, each day.  Some days all I can do is lay in bed.  Other days, although rarely, I feel almost good. I believe we send messages to our bodies, subconsciously.  If we think the worst, the worst will happen.  I am a registered nurse, and even though I could easily look up every aspect of my disease, I choose not to.  Only God knows when our time is up.
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She is a perfect girl going through stages in life a tough way. Thank God she is being caught and hopefully it will eventually make her come to her senses and change her pitifull lifestyle. We all learn through mistakes and for sure she will learn thru hers too. Many of us have done this and are now responsible citizens & its only when you have been through it that you really get shaped in life. I for one started drinking (heavily) at 18, had a baby when i was 14, had a number of abortions. Was in and out of home as a teenager, cohabited several times as a teenager and did other more worse things and learnt alot from all these mistakes.  Went back to school, and now a chartered marketeer, doing well, raising my son wonderfully and a devout christian. What am saying is your daughter will get through all this, just be there for her no matter what she does. My Mom loved me though I was what others regarded a rotten girl. She loved me and kept telling me I could do it I wasnt all that bad, and I made it. So hang in there and keep encouraging her. She will change. Above all else pray for her, God wont fail you.
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No more of a problem than if they played soccer, tennis, swimming, volleyball, softball, baseball, track & field, bicycling, yoga, alpine skiing, horseback riding...see where I'm going with this?\n\nGrasping at straws - the only way this could even be a rational assumption is if she played *so* much football that she lost an exessive amount of weight, henceforth inducing amenorrhea, as sometimes occurs as a result of strenuous exercise and/or becoming underweight.  That is the only uterine problem one could even loosely correlate.\n\nUnless, of course, she gets tackled by an entire team and somehow they lacerate her uterus...!!!
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I have first hand experience in dealing with cancer.  What would be very helpful?  Offer to clean the house, offer to make dinner.  Help the wife so she can focus on her husband.  Also, visit him.  For my mom, I put together a "hospital kit".  I included a washcloth, bar of soap, shampoo, magazines, new pjs' etc... whatever they like.   And once grand-dad is able to, bring your daughter often so he can see her.  That will really cheer him up!
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I am a woman and may be the only one who agrees with you.  I think the gals like Michelle Wie are trying to challenge themselves at the ultimate level- against the men.  I am not happy that sponsors of the PGA and Nationwide events are giving them invites- this takes away from the men players that maybe have conditional status on either tour but have worked hard through Q school and such and really deserve the spot.  Men are not allowed on the LPGA (nor would they want to play on it- less money-etc...) but it is more the principal.  But the PGA ONLY cares about TV ratings... so they will pay whatever to have the crowds.  Anyway- sorry to my fellow sisters!
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No. If she wants to use the "You could die tomorrow so enjoy life" excuse, then how about this...\n\nShe is basically increasing the risk of her potentially dying at an early age due to possibly catching a disease and so forth. It may not seem possible at the moment, but who knows? If she does it now, more than likely she's going to end up becoming a whore (no offense, but nearly every single one of the girls I know that did this, did in fact become "whores"), at which point she'll easily contract AIDs or something. Or she could even get pregnant, which would take ALL that enjoyment away from her young life.\n\nIf you could die tomorrow, would you rather die and leave behind a child that someone else will have to take care of and that will never truly know their mother? Eh?\n\nYou can enjoy life without having sex, as I doubt that most of the people that waited until they were older or until marriage to have sex really had miserable lives before that point due to not having sex.\n\nBut whatever. If she wants to more than likely end up screwing up her life, then I say she should go for it.
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I'd pay off my moms home both my parents are in poor health-mom has cancer and dad has both a heart condition and diabetes. Then I'd help my sister(42) who had her first child and some medical issues due to a car accident . I'm sure she would love to take it easy and take some time with her son. As for the next thing I would help my fiance start a small non profit martial arts business- he was born with CP and is a SIFU (martial arts instructor) . His dream is to help others and I guess mine is to help him see it through.\n\nSorry I couldn't pick 1 thing!!
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yes..thee 13th of this month a Little girl born Feb.1st is having to go to Indianapolis for an evaluation on her neck, back and spine. The doctors say now here, not in Indianapolis, there is no cure for what is going on. by the time she is 8 yrs. old she will be i a lot of pain. she will not be able to play in sports...she will be limited in what she can do. She was born this way. so yes she needs all our prayers and hopefully another miracle will happen here as well.
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it is not unusual for the elderly of her age to slump...especially in female.  disk space narrows, muscles atrophy, etc.  the first suggestion i read here would apply to olympic athlete...much too vigorous.\nwith the agreement of her gerontologist, she ought to seek an organized program of supervized water exercise, such as given by local Arthritis Associations, YWCA's, etc.  by all means, the beginner's class in which many aged people are generally the bulk of the participants.slowly does it...and the social aspect will help as well.  your mother is not atypical for many people her age, male and female.  Medicare will not pay for such programs, but I checked with my local Arthritis Foundation which has classes in an inside swimming pool, and 3 classes per week costs $45.00...perhaps you could help defray the costs if your mother does not have sufficient income.....i have no idea what her personal circumstances are, but it might make a great birthday present......and if you pay for it, she will feel obligated to go, even if she does not want to....can she drive? if not, perhaps you can drive her?  perhaps your community has programs for the elderly that include picking them up for such activities?
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She will probably run, she will probably lose.\n\nBut the bigger question is what does a question like this have to do with golf and why is it posted in the sports--golf section?
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I know how you feel, but there is hope if it turns out to be cnacer. \n\nI am currently in the Bahamas with my Mother who has Terminal Lung Cancer. There is a clinic here that has been in operation for over 30 years. We have been here for 4 of our 8 week stay, everyday is really neat. A lot of the patients stick around in the meeting room/ waiting room to visit, and share stories and catch up. There were 40 people all talking and laughing, talking about cancer and life, the returning patients talk about how bad their cancer was 4, 8, 10 even 18 years ago when they started coming to the clinic, the cancer that has since disappeared. There is nothing dangerous or foreign to the treatment, just building up your immune system in a very effective manner. If you want to know more contact me or go to www.immunemedicine.com I cannot tell you how impressed I am with what I have seen and how my Mother has already improved. I know one man who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he skipped all US, conventional (poisonous, dangerous) options and went to the Bahamas and is doing great now. Another man who has been coming here for 18 years that had prostate cancer. People with just about every type of cancer. But, they are honest here, you send them your medical information and they will tell you whether they believe they can help you or not, and they will send you home if they don't think you are benefiting. \n\nMy mom has shown drastic improvements and is feeling so much better. and we are in the Bahamas so we are having a good Mother-Daughter vacation.\n\nI have also done a lot of research on the Cesium Chloride/DMSO treatment and think that it has merit and you can do it at home.\n\nThe clinic here believes that a supplement/liquid called VIBE works really well in addition to other treatments, I am going to look in to that some more.\n\nUS doctors push chemo and radiation, but when you look at the statistics and side effects it is not a good option for most people. My Mom had both before we came here and now that I know more about them and have researched them I feel horrible that I let her go through them. She was lucky (so far) the only long term side effect she has shown is short term memory loss. \n\nThe stories I have heard from the other patients here about how they were treated by US medicine astound me. One lady went home to have a shunt put in her liver so she would be ok to come here, but they refused to put it in unless she agreed to do chemotherapy, is that what our country is about? Denying helpful procedures unless we agree to dangerous, toxic ones? The drug companies run US medicine at least when it comes to cancer treatment and it is sad. Most doctors will tell you not to try alternative medicine and some will refuse to even see you again if you do. To some degree they are not to blame, they have not been taught anything about it other than that it is evil and wrong and they would be rejected by their colleagues if they suggested alternatives.\n\nI would also like to tell you about another lady staying at the house we are staying at, she is 86 years old and has breast cancer. She arrived at the clinic the same day we did and is doing very well. Her immune system continues to improve and she gained 2 pounds since last week. She is absolutely thrilled with this treatment and knows that it is helping her.\n\nThere is another elderly gentleman who just finished his 8-week treatment and is feeling better as he returns home. He has cancer around his optic nerve, but also had diabeties. His daughter said that while he was here on the treatment he needed a lot less insulin than usual. I am NOT claiming that the treatment also helps with diabeties, I am just saying that is what his experience was.\n\nPlease whatever you do, research first. \n\nOne very helpful website is www.cancertutor.com\n\nGood luck!!
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Health for both of my kids.\n\nMy daughter has an agonizing, painful disease and has had 3 surgeries.  There is no cure...she's 17\n\nMy son is 15 with an undiagnosed abdominal pain and has had 2 surgeries (now they think it's an abnormality in his heart)  \n\nBoth of my kids just want to be able to go to school and be healthy enough to enjoy their teen years.\n\nI'd give anything for them to be healthy....
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what else do you want to do? Go to www.playgolfamerica.com  This search engine is all about that type of stuff.  There is a women's association I think it's EWAG check it out.  Last week was woman's golf week.  Everyone had programs to promote that.  Take your daughter to golf course week is coming soon.
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June 5, 2006 - Michelle Wie fails in bid to make US Open.\n\nYes this is long, but it will give you the answer your looking for.\n\nCANOE BROOK COUNTRY CLUB, SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY -- Michelle Wie tugged her cap over her face when a 3-foot par putt skimmed over the right edge of the cup, and the 3,500 fans who thought they might witness history gasped and groaned.For nearly 10 hours Monday at Canoe Brook, in an electric atmosphere that at times felt like a U.S. Open, Wie tantalized an overflow crowd, raising their hopes that a 16-year-old girl could join Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson at Winged Foot in two weeks for the toughest test in golf.But it won't be this year.That putt was the start of three straight bogeys, sending Wie to a 3-over 75 in her second round of U.S. Open qualifying. She tied for 59th at 1-over 143, five shots short of even having a chance for the 18th and final spot in the 153-player field."Obviously, I'm disappointed I didn't make it," she said. "I'm satisfied with the way I tried. I played my hardest out there."She won over the crowd, and even the two men with whom she played."She's very, very good. And she's only bloody 16," said Long Island club pro Rick Hartmann, who finished at 4-over 146. "You guys are going to be writing about her for a long time."Wie played well enough to make the cut, but that wasn't what she was playing for.That required more than she had.She missed six birdie putts inside 12 feet in the morning on the easier South course and still shot 2-under 68, holing a 60-foot chip for birdie on her final hole that set off a frenzy for those lucky enough to watch. Interest was so high that Canoe Brook closed the gates shortly before lunch because club officials didn't think it could handle so many people.When she saved par with a tricky, 5-foot putt on her ninth hole in the afternoon, Wie still was at 2 under and needed two birdies to have a shot at going to Winged Foot. But the cheers that carried her along the tree-lined fairways soon turned into sympathetic applause.The next stop for Wie is a major — against women.She headed south to Bulle Rock near Baltimore for the LPGA Championship, where she was runner-up a year ago and will be one of the favorites. Her parents said she will throw out the first pitch Tuesday night when the Baltimore Orioles play Toronto. The fans at Camden Yards won't see the first woman in the U.S. Open, only one who tried."I'm very proud of her," said her father, B.J. Wie. "A little disappointed, but very proud. I think Michelle demonstrated that it's possible for a woman to play in a men's major."Replied his only child, "I think finally my dad said something right.""Hopefully, this just shows or motivates people to do what they want to do," Wie said. "I feel a lot more motivated after today."The putts that kept her from a low round in the morning doomed her chances in the afternoon.After hitting a fan in the leg with her tee shot on the fourth, she was 25 feet away for birdie and ran the putt 3 feet by. Wie missed the par putt for only her second bogey of the day. She three-putted the next hole for bogey, too, a slippery 25-foot putt that she ran a few feet by and missed coming back. Then on the 442-yard sixth hole, she again missed the fairway, chipped across into more rough, and when she finally reached the green, Wie had to make a 5-foot putt to escape with bogey."I felt like I was playing very well, but my score didn't show it as much as I wanted to," she said. "I was hitting my putts very solid. I guess the ball was afraid of heights or something."  The string of bogeys ended her hopes, and a crowd that had been so electric under mostly gray skies turned somber as the sun broke through the clouds, casting long shadows across the fairway.Mark Brooks wondered if it was just as well. Winged Foot is one of
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I've played discgolf for YEARS.\nIt willnever go main line but it will never pass.\n\nJust enjoy it for what it is and be thankful it isn't a main line sport.\nThink of the crowds!