Shall We Digress...?

Aaron Bossig is the host of the Hungry Trilobyte and you can learn all about Aaron at his wonderful website! But after you listen to the show...

Andrew Buchanan is principal timpanist of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico, a post he has held since 2018. Prior to joining the OSPR, he served as principal timpanist of the Fox Valley Symphony in Illinois.

Dr. Buchanan has been a part of several symphony orchestras over the past twenty years. He was principal timpanist of Orchestra X in Houston, TX and the Prairie Ensemble in Champaign, IL. He also served as principal percussionist with the Prairie Ensemble and section percussionist with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony, the Peoria Symphony, and the Sugar Creek Festival of Symphony and Song in Watseka, IL. Dr. Buchanan has also performed as extra percussionist with the Houston Symphony and with the New World Symphony in Miami, FL.

Dr. Buchanan trained at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, and the University of Arizona. He completed his Doctorate of Musical Arts in Percussion at the University of Illinois in 2015 where he was a University Fellow. Dr. Buchanan has studied timpani with David Herbert and percussion with William Moersch and Richard Brown.

Imagine never knowing what your child’s favorite color is. Their favorite food? What is their favorite animal? Do they like sports? These are even the simplest of questions that most parents can answer about their child, because they have not only told them so, they have been able to show them. Alex has never been able to do any of these things. We ask him a question, and we don’t get an answer. We have had 7 years of constant guessing games. He has always struggled with communication and emotion regulation.

After a year of research about how Stem Cell Therapy can help those that are Autistic, and praying about what else can be done for Alex, it was brought to our attention that age 7 years is a crucial age for neurodevelopment. In general, most neurotypical children become more aware of the world around them during this age. Alex has struggled for a long time with this, particularly the last six months. As he has grown and developed, his neuro functions have essentially “misfired.” His neuro ticks, and behaviors have become extremely repetitive, and his ability to understand the world around him lessened more than even when he was first diagnosed as Autistic.

Alex has been in Speech Therapy for close to three years with minimal success. A recent evaluation performed by his Speech Pathologist has shown that he has plateaued in Speech over the last several months. We were introduced to a speech device to help him communicate over a year ago in which he has very little interest in learning to use.

Over the years we have attempted many forms of therapy, nutrition changes, supplements, and even some medications. Though neuro medications have helped his attention span while in school, the side effects have left him to be intensely angry, and he has retreated further into himself. Of all the things we have tried, there has always seemed to be something lost in the grey area of his success. Stem Cell Therapy is the next step to get him going. He has waited his entire seven long years. Now is the time.

We are asking for help to get the Stem Cell Therapy for Alex. The treatment would take place in Panama at the Stem Cell Institute. The therapy is not covered by insurance. The total cost is for the treatment, stay, and travel expenses. For more information on how the Stem Cell Treatment works, please visit the link below:

https://www.cellmedicine.com/stem-cell-therapy-for-autism/

Yours Truly, Runa, and Cicero dig into the family reunion that was Star Trek Mission: Chicago Both Cicero and Runa are returning guests to Digress! Join us for the inside deets on the recent Trek Con in the Windy City!

Guy English returns to the show to talk about Batman, and the new film The Batman. You can check out Guy on Twitter, check out The Biffcast, and learn all about Guy on his fancy website!

https://www.theincomparable.com/biff/

Martel Campbell is my oldest friend and brother. Going all the way back to 5 in kindergarten, we talk about our history growing up, and where we landed.

"I’m a corporate accountant with 20+ years experience, an entrepreneur, and an investor. Finance and numbers are “my thing.” If you have a viable project that needs to be managed or financed, contact me."

Part 2 of Deckers storm Europe, or National Danpoon's European Vacation

Let's call it Shall We Dangress...? - Your's Truly talks about the world's best detective, but worst vampire ever. Hear about the upcoming National Danpoon's European Vacation, and the metaphysical and spiritual need for pi(e).

This one's is for Bob, Pie and UKRAINE. Spoilers for The Batman!

Mike Mika has had his hand in the development of well over 100 games throughout his career, including many of the classic game compilations developed by Digital Eclipse. He is also the main force behind 2015's hit game #IDARB, an Xbox One game with over a million downloads.