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This is the last podcast of this decade for TNFro Is Reading. I will reflect on why I created it, why there will or will not be a Living Single Reboot please share the hashtag #LivingSingleReboot if you also believe, TNFro’s writing retreat, the Kevin Hart Netflix Docuseries…Really, and the rise of intolerance of the past decade.

 

 

 

If you are searching for help and direction in your struggles with depression and addiction

Call 1-800-273-8255

Available 24 hours everyday

 

There is also an online chat feature https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/

 

And if Vodka is the problem, call  1-800-662-HELP (4357) for 24/7 help.

There are app like TalkSpace

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an Dr on Demand that are also available in the privacy of your car and at a fraction of the cost of conventional therapy, so check them out! This journey is hard, it’s ok to ask for help.

 

 

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Simple episode…I watched one of the series of films in Virginia with my niece and nephews, Star Wars -The Rise of Skywalker. It was ok, the ending was whacked.

 

I will continue my read and comment of A Christmas Carol by Dickens.

 

Seasonal Affective Disorder Is Treatable and please don’t suffer in silence. This is a joyous season and sometimes we have to make an concerted effort to find the joy. I find mine by reading writing and commenting on my favorite movies. Some need more help to get that focus. And it ok.

 

If you are searching for help and direction in your struggles with depression and addiction

Call 1-800-273-8255

Available 24 hours everyday

 

There is also an online chat feature https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/

 

And if Vodka is the problem, call  1-800-662-HELP (4357) for 24/7 help.

There are apps like  TalkSpace

and  Dr on Demand

that are also available in the privacy of your car and at a fraction of the cost of conventional therapy, so check them out! This journey is hard, it’s ok to ask for help.

 

 

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Happiness Is listening to amazing music, preparing to see the latest Star Wars Movie, feeling blessed because I am here…

 

I am still adding to Black Excellence in Christmas Music.

Add suggestions to the playlist in the comments, be careful you won’t be able to resist bopping’!

 

 

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/black-excellence-in-christmas-music/pl.u-Ymb00vgT6yKzj

 

Did you know Marvin Gaye released music?

All I want for Christmas Is you is streaming #1 25 years later…Listen and stream Whitney Houston’s  Deck The Halls/Silent Night Mash up from her One Wish-The Holiday Album from 2003 her voice…amazing! Let’s see if we can stream her to the top 25 for the season!

 

https://music.apple.com/us/album/deck-the-halls-silent-night/255944953?i=255945134

 

Part of another tradition I decided to watch her in the Preacher’s Wife, a role she turned down for 1 full year with  Denzel Washington asking!!  She infamously admitted in 2009 to Oprah because she didn’t feel she would be comfortable dressing as a middle class housewife and couldn’t relate to being in love with a “good boy”. But finally she drew on her character, Julia, love for her family and church.

 

 

The Preacher's Wife

 

       By her own admission her drug usage was out of control at this time.  I just have the feeling she never felt worthy and maybe she understood the hypocrisy of her own family. And if Robin Crawford’s Memoir a Song for You was any indication, this emulated her real life and the part hidden and maybe she didn't want to deal. I wish someone like Dudley could have told her how worthy she was. I didn’t know Loretta Devine was in this movie?!? Lionel Ritchie was the music director of the church choir….Gregory Hines Scrooge like penny pinching Scrooge character perfect dichotomy between the reverend and business reality.

 

Kind of apropos that I am reading A Christmas Carol…

 

Seasonal Affective Disorder Is Treatable

     Today, is such a bright and sunny day sit next to the window if still too cold listen to uplifting music, and watch your favorite movie or search for a new favorite…So much of the movie was prophetic for the life and tragic death of Whitney Houston. I can only wonder if she had truly sought help for her low self esteem and drug addiction how much further she could have gone.

If you are searching for help and direction in your struggles with depression and addiction

Call 1-800-273-8255

Available 24 hours everyday

There is also an online chat feature https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/

And if Vodka is the problem, call  1-800-662-HELP (4357) for 24/7 help.

And I will conclude with another reading from Dickens, A Christmas Carol. 

“God bless you merry gentleman! May nothing you dismay!”

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In this episode I continue to celebrate the holiday season and writing and reading about everything Prince.

 

Words to describe him, “tireless, driven, obsessed, manic.” seem well trite and inadequate.

 

His longtime Road Manager  said it best in his tribute to Prince published right after his death,

“But nobody was like Prince. Yes, the young Prince once practiced and dedicated himself to developing a skill set, but once his foundation was intact, the music, the ideas — both creative and promotional — flowed out of him like a raging river. There was no industry that was equipped to process and digest his ceaseless flow. Radio couldn’t keep up, record companies couldn’t market and promote fast enough, fans couldn’t re-focus fast enough. His songs were like a daily newspaper and he wanted them to be read while the news was fresh.“ For the full tribute navigate to https://link.medium.com/Kpx3UVDUr2

 

Creation of the Love Symbol Strictly All Prince

My collection of prince’s music on Vinyl

     Not even touching the well of creativity this artist left behind. He was the 80s, Prince released Gold and Platinum Albums every year for almost a decade!

     -1978 Prince for You

     -1979 I wanna be you lover

     -1980 Dirty Mind

     -1981 Controversy

     -1982 1999, and 2 Maxi Singles on 12 inch        

            Vinyl

     -1984 Purple Rain

     

—Converted to Jehovah Witness—

     -2007 Planet Earth, 2019 Second Press

     -2016 Piano and Microphone Recording, 2018

 

Iconic Performance-Worse Rainstorm ever as he performed Purple Rain 2007 Half Time show

https://youtu.be/7NN3gsSf-Ys

 

 

I created a playlist on iTunes, please leave comments on any Prince additions. 

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/all-hail-his-royal-purpleness/pl.u-PDb44z6Cj63ZN

 

And I am still celebrating Black excellence in Christmas music. Did you know Prince recorded 2 Christmas songs? Mary Don’t you weep and another lonely Christmas? Check out my Black Excellence Playlist with Price, Mariah, Luther, and Mahalia headlining. https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/black-excellence-in-christmas-music/pl.u-Ymb00vgT6yKzj

 

Dreams, Spirituality, Holiday Season

    His conversion to Jehovah Witness in 2001 was just so Prince. And couldn’t Michael Jackson make it work. I think he would  embrace the love of the season but not the commercialization.

 

The day he died a rainbow appeared over Paisley Park with lots of purple.

Although he moved from this limited life in that Paisley Park elevator, let’s take his advice, let’s not let that elevator bring us down…Let’s GO CRAZY celebrating life, love, and the joy of this season!

 

Affirmation of the Season

   Live small and simply to keep you humble, so you can always dream big. Love Always and Love Intensely. TNFro, The UnPoet

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The concept for this episode spawned from my receiving Prince's book, The Beautiful Ones. Unlike the reviewer for the New York Times this book is not trite and can't be read in 20 minutes. It is in his words his perception of life and his feelings about his own music. There were so many iterations of this artist and he was yet re-inventing himself again at the tragic end of his life. The book is autobiographical but still adds to the mystique that was the enigma we all knew as the artist Prince. So much music to listen to and so much more to learn about this artist can't cover it all in 1 podcast. 

I created a playlist on iTunes, please leave comments on any Prince additions. 

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/all-hail-his-royal-purpleness/pl.u-PDb44z6Cj63ZN

And also created  a collaborative list on Spotify as well. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4qI9ojyL3Ad3Kz0dkF0wMB

 

This is the first in the series focusing on his Royal Purpleness and I focus on reading excerpts from the book and marrying it with snippets from his iconic work. I had way too much fun organizing and creating this episode!

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Welcome to another episode of TNFro Is Reading.

This is the second episode of my 12 Podcasts of Christmas. In this episode of I will continue to celebrate the Christmas season.

 

I continue to celebrate Black excellence with celebration of both Mahalia Jackson's whose music serves as background for this episode and Kehinde Wiley 

The black artist, Kehinde Wiley, created Rumors of War-Black man on a horse, the newest confederate statue on Monument in Richmond which will serve to change the narrative.

Mahalia Jackson    "I sing God's music because it makes me feel free", Jackson once said about her choice of gospel, adding, "It gives me hope. With the blues, when you finish, you still have the blues."

 

TNMed Minute

Juice WRLD Death suicide or overdose it is looking like it was an accidental overdose. He rapped about addiction because he wanted to shed light on his own struggles and make others feel they were not struggling on their own. 

National Helpline Number

1-844-289-0879

 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

 

Call 1-800-273-8255

Available 24 hours everyday

Random Ish-I viewed and review YENTL by Barbara Streisand..my personal protest since the Golden Globes refuse to recognize women this year. Auntie Mame because it was on TCM last night--Auntie Mame is a 1958 American Technicolor comedy film based on the 1955 novel of the same name by Patrick Dennis and its theatrical adaptation by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee. This film version stars Rosalind Russell and was directed by Morton DaCosta. Also I don't understand how the African American Film Critics Association gave Best Picture to US by Jordan Peele and I completely agree with my friend Janelle's assessment, "

I get mad every time I see the trailer for it on On Demand

This episode deviates only from my previous posts because it will have a decidedly Christmas or Holiday theme. I will endeavor to post 12 episodes in the next 2 weeks in celebration of the holiday season!

 

In this episode I will celebrate Black Excellence by talking about James Wormsley Jones the first Black FBI Agent , 

 John Glover 2nd graduate, led FBI response to the Atlanta Child Murders ,  

 

  and Hazel Scott Jazz Pianist

 

 

Respectful Obituaries Rest in Peace

Shelly Morrison, DC Fontana and Rene Auberjonois

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/arts/television/shelley-morrison-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

DC Fontana-creator of Spock passed https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/arts/dc-fontana-star-trek.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Odo https://nyti.ms/2YsX3Me

 

2020 Invites to the BBQ, Kamala is Out, Jo Jo calling audience member a damn liar and challenging him to push ups, Michael Bloomberg is in Socially liberal fiscal moderate candidate—apologized for stop and frisked and promises to take out NRA and funding his own campaign, quintessential New Yorker

 

Side Eye-People are going to do stupid shit all the time but my focus of this episodes side eye is on the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association —recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign for the Golden Globes. No women nominated for best director or writer? Really. Last winner was Barbara Streisand was for Yentl in the 80s.

My comments on...What I'm Watching Butterfield 8, Queen And Slim, Golden Globe Slights, and other Random Ish

TNFro Medical Minute

             Answer my Advisory Cloud Questions: What new technologies or products have you found helpful in your area of expertise? How should               growing companies think about leveraging your area of expertise? And who is going to have to come up off the cash in the Commercial               insurance payer world. 

 Literary Round Up Robin Crawford’s Book A Song For You-My Opinion without spoiler, My Read Made In TN the edited version I just published on Medium So Not On Walden Pond

Concluding with a Reading of Twas’ A night Before Christmas.

 

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I hope you will enjoy this episode just as much as I have enjoyed creating it!

In this week's segment we will  start the conversation and remove the stigma discussing mental illness. Its ok to get therapy and be on medications. Sometime you need more than a  prayer and a poem. Don't suffer in silence. 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

             Call 1-800-273-8255

 

We will also discuss News in Health Insurance, discuss Alerts in healthcare news, Update to the Legionnaire's Outbreak at the NC State Fair. I will riff on I Love Lucy's VitaMeataVegamin commercial in my Hannah's Homeopathic Corner. Discuss the health benefits of a Cucumber and Jalapeno infused drink. We will discuss advances in Breast Cancer Therapy and additions to Biotech Stock List. As well as Meaningful Application of Technology in Healthcare with this week's topic being Blockchain, Believe the hype. 

S.L.A.P. YA'LL? (Sounds like a plan, yes stolen from Deon Cole's Comedy Special)

We have to Find a Cure, research and real world application of all this technology will save lives! Navigate to Susan G. Komen to place a secure donation in memory of my mother Dale E. Baxter or a member of your own family. 

Don't forget to navigate to www.dalesangelsinc.com for all special offers and updates on nerd news. Drop me a line at [email protected]  or even leave a 2 minute voicemail at 423-463-0658...no trolly messages please. Your comments may actually be read or played during the podcast!

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 15% Off Sodastream Ends Tonight

In this week's segment we will discuss Updates and Alerts in Precision Medicine, Blockchain, and Biotechnology.

 

We will discuss Hype about Blockchain

I will also continue with my Best In Biotech Stocks. These are the stocks I wish I had bought.

         I started discussing this group of stocks as wins for the next rally, and they performed well as the market rebounded after the previous weeks of losses. I would have been over 150K richer if I had invested all of bonuses from the previous years.

Previous Week Discussion Update: 23 deaths, 1300 reported with Vape Associated Illness, Currently, the prevailing theory is that the lung ailments are being caused by ingredients present in cartridges containing THC, most (but not all) of which had been purchased off the black market. Last week, the CDC reported that 78% of the 514 cases it has analyzed thus far involved patients using products containing THC, while a separate study reported that 66% of patients had specifically used Dank Vapes, a black-market manufacturer of ambiguous origin that purports to contain 90% THC. 

October is Breast Health Awareness Month and this week my long read is all about Breast MRIs for cancer detection

Breast MRIs can be performed of one or both breasts. These studies always require the use of contrast, which is a dye that is administered through an intravenous injection. The cancers are well visualized because they “take up” the dye, therefore the cancer cells become more enhanced and visible for the radiologist to review.

The most common reasons physicians order a breast MRI include:

Screening for cancer in high risk patients who have a —

genetic predisposition

strong family history

history of breast carcinoma

history of Atypia demonstrated on biopsy

Resolve an indeterminate (unclear) mammogram finding or if you are high risk and negative MRI it shows what the mammogram doesn't...Yikes!

 

Define the extent of the carcinoma prior to therapy

Evaluate breast implant integrity

Decision Support with AI helpful in recommendation of when to get MRI

Triple negative breast cancer

The biology of breast tumors varies by race and ethnicity.

Triple negative breast cancers are more common among Black/African-American women than among women of other ethnicities [267,272-274].

Triple negative breast cancers are:

               Estrogen receptor-negative (ER-negative)  

              Progesterone receptor-negative (PR-negative)  

              HER2-negative .Triple negative tumors have a poorer prognosis

But then again there is hope. What's cool in Breast Cancer Treatment?     Veliparib (Still considered experimental, PARP inhibitor, can't fix DNA, therefore the cancer can't grow) in combination with chemotherapy significantly prolongs survival without disease progression in women with metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer with BRCA mutations, compared with women on chemotherapy alone, a Phase 3 trial shows. 

           We have to Find a Cure, research and real world application will save lives! Navigate to Susan G. Komen to place a secure donation in memory of my mother Dale E. Baxter or a member of your own family. 

S.L.A.P. YA'LL? (Sounds like a plan, yes stolen from Deon Cole's Comedy Special)

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My Daily Affirmation

 

I'm supposed to do better

 

I deserve to be successful

 

Because I will and have done the work.

Thank you for joining me in another episode of TNFro Medical Minute.

This week's episode is the first in this month's series Breast Cancer Awareness.

   Please leave comments on this episode Breast Health checklist: 

Are you over 40 or what is your family history?

When was your last mammogram?

Consider 3D Mammography or even Breast MRI for high risk 

List of FDA Approved Mammography units in TN

 I will also discuss the use of AI to predict the development of breast cancer in suspicious mammogram, at least that is what MIT thinks. MIT News AI usage to predict breast cancer.

Hepatitis C Elimination 

With a review of the types of virus

 

Pathology of Hepatitis-A little Histology and Anatomy for Ya'll

Necro-Inflammation Inflammatory Cells Bum Rush liver cells, secrete cytokines and other chemicals to break down or liquify the cells en masse. The body replaces it with essentially a scar. But not before possible oncologic transformation then BOOM the BIG C!

 

 

 

And the Advancement of Treatment available with cure a reality. The current treatments have advanced further than old school Ribivarin and TNF inhibitors current which are pretty nonspecific and full of side effects. Now, there are specific Hepatitis C antivirals that are specific and have a narrow profile of side effects they stop the spread of the disease. And in cool but only partially understood mechanism of action drugs like Harvoni, may keep the virus from copying itself and prevent the errors in replications that contribute to viral resistance. Best chance of cure is using medications like Epclusa which is a combination therapy itself,Sofosbuvir-velpatasvir , with Ribivarin. I am wondering if we have an algorithm to predict response base on genetic markers and several other factors... Now  that's pretty baller!!

Biotechnology Financial Performance and Precision health growth Market-The start of October the markets seem to be taking a pounding with all the Biotech trading down but with a 1 year positive result. Cup and handle with a pending rally pending. 

 

Hannah's Home Remedies.

Felicia Tonic-Ginger, Lemon, Apple Cider Vinegar, Cucumber, Jalapenos

Mention registering for PSATs and SATs and filling out FAFSA.

I haven't forgotten and will include what is hot in tech news and but I will be updating everyone on

We will discuss what is going on in Vaping associated illnesses, the Sackler Family of Purdue Pharma Hiding Cash and evidence. 

Operation Double Helix-30 arrested in the 2.1 billion dollar scheme to defraud the government

What does the assault on the ACA and rolling back EPA protection mean for us.

 

 

 

Please Navigate to SusanKomen.org to donate or please donate via my Facebook Page in memory of my mother Dale Baxter

Don't forgot to navigate to www.dalesangelsinc.com for all special offers and updates on nerd news. Drop me a line at [email protected]  or even leave a 2 minute voicemail at 423-463-0658...no trolly messages please. Your comments may actually be read or played during the podcast!

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