tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.comments2024-03-17T05:26:49.590-04:00The Misadventures of WidowhoodMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger33626125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-83600337122561376082024-03-15T16:05:05.156-04:002024-03-15T16:05:05.156-04:00The lecturer said in the 1920s when it became the ...The lecturer said in the 1920s when it became the norm for doctors in hospitals to deliver babies the death rates when up because a lot of doctors didn't believe in washing their hands.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-78872399867882135842024-03-15T16:03:16.803-04:002024-03-15T16:03:16.803-04:00Mandatory DNA testing sounds good on the surface b...Mandatory DNA testing sounds good on the surface but like reversing Roe vs Wade it would have some unexpected consequences that might or might not be acceptable. Think of how easy law enforcement could solve cases if everyone was DNA tested, not just rape cases and murder cases. And what if someone wanted to start a business of buying or force us to 'donate' our genes to cure certain Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-43127861684191093992024-03-15T13:35:44.694-04:002024-03-15T13:35:44.694-04:00The back story of midwives was interesting. I dat...The back story of midwives was interesting. I dated a male midwife (one of only two in the state of PA at the time) for 10-15 years. He was so beloved by his patients and they were devastated when he left PA to work at Vanderbilt training midwives. <br /><br />Good luck with your upcoming procedures. I need to schedule a colonoscopy (which my doc says can be the last one I need to do if I pass) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-67701235092592654642024-03-15T00:27:57.136-04:002024-03-15T00:27:57.136-04:00I hope your procedures go smoothly. No Politician ...I hope your procedures go smoothly. No Politician needs to be making Medical decisions for anyone. No one Religious view should dictate Health decisions either. It should be between a Patient and their Medical Professional what care is recommended and received. In Mom's Country they had Midwives doing all birthing and often in the Home...Dawn the Bohemian Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-32761833220404839112024-03-14T16:25:11.285-04:002024-03-14T16:25:11.285-04:00I'm so out of touch with "birthing babies...I'm so out of touch with "birthing babies" that I don't even know if they use midwives here. Glad you have indoor plumbing. heheheMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-40062301747365965862024-03-14T11:45:16.332-04:002024-03-14T11:45:16.332-04:00Deb, I wonder the same thing. And that's not g...Deb, I wonder the same thing. And that's not good. Ally Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017098395188176477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-59388456202723411042024-03-14T11:32:27.257-04:002024-03-14T11:32:27.257-04:00I agree with your rant. I live in a state that has...I agree with your rant. I live in a state that has lost so many OBs that thre hospital delivery rooms have closed, and half the high risk OBs have left. Women have to be life flighted out because the only exception is imminent death, not health, of the mother. <br /><br />I used a midwife for the at home births of my two kids. One was English so it was like Call the Midwives, but not in a Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478168910784651433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-39911513820778986762024-03-14T10:08:52.289-04:002024-03-14T10:08:52.289-04:00Thanks for the comment on the Rant. I always visua...Thanks for the comment on the Rant. I always visualize that I lose a few readers when I do one. But sometimes I just can't talk myself out of them.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-15760116608716598842024-03-13T22:23:48.490-04:002024-03-13T22:23:48.490-04:00Jean, I agree with your "rant". After 7...Jean, I agree with your "rant". After 74 years of believing that half of the wars I lived through were going to end it all, I'm just tired and wish that we could call a time out. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894294588507668479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-25252849725632899932024-03-13T18:09:26.616-04:002024-03-13T18:09:26.616-04:00You'd cause quite a stir if you seriously sugg...You'd cause quite a stir if you seriously suggested mandatory vasectomies. Hehehehe. It ticks me off that when the issue of abortion comes up it's always the woman who takes the blame for wanting and/or needing one. She didn't get pregnant all by herself.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-20802959286863539972024-03-13T17:57:36.148-04:002024-03-13T17:57:36.148-04:00That shocked me too, about the need for training.That shocked me too, about the need for training.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-72827226973705887172024-03-13T17:56:56.063-04:002024-03-13T17:56:56.063-04:00Love your tooth pulling analogy and it's 100% ...Love your tooth pulling analogy and it's 100% true. The only person I knew in high school was pregnant died from a back street abortion that her father---and also the baby's father---took her to.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-23271726931568547672024-03-13T16:49:53.371-04:002024-03-13T16:49:53.371-04:00I'd go to that lecture! I find most aspects of...I'd go to that lecture! I find most aspects of medical history fascinating. Midwifery is yet another part of Women's Work and Women's History that is grossly underappreciated and unknown. <br /><br />As far as March Madness, I am always surprised at how anyone can get jazzed about a college team if they didn't go to school there themselves. I suppose that's how far removed Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-33232599306774660712024-03-13T16:09:26.199-04:002024-03-13T16:09:26.199-04:00I know what basketball is and that is about all I ...I know what basketball is and that is about all I know about it, never heard of March Madness before. Since I love history I would attemnd such a lecture, had no idea midwives needed training back in the 16 & 17 centuries Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-49828159559018207602024-03-13T14:20:44.714-04:002024-03-13T14:20:44.714-04:00I almost decided to have my first child at home wi...I almost decided to have my first child at home with a midwife. I had watched a movie at the hospital "birth classes" taught by the head OB nurse who was my aunt. I told her I did not want to have a baby in front of all those people in the delivery room. She explained that in our small town hospital you got a doctor and a nurse. If you were lucky and they were slow, there was a secondMiss Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691152819794851137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-18752028834150900412024-03-13T12:00:37.792-04:002024-03-13T12:00:37.792-04:00God, I hate spelling! I can never seem to find all...God, I hate spelling! I can never seem to find all my mistakes no matter how many times I proof-read. They also remind me of how I miss the days when my husband proof-read every word I wrote. He was good at finding them but also like my mom, he was annoyed that I could write so much but STILL not spell.Thanks for saving me before too many people read this. LOL <br /><br />I can always eat in my Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-40812646068537005662024-03-13T11:46:12.875-04:002024-03-13T11:46:12.875-04:00You're getting your plumbing cleaned out from ...You're getting your plumbing cleaned out from mouth to rectum in a couple of weeks? (I assume you meant plumbing, not "plumping." And if you meant plumping, what is that?!) I hope it's just routine. As for your two subjects, I'd find the midwife thing fascinating and I have no direct kids nor plan to help deliver! I like the basketball stuff -- to a degree. (You live in EL, Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-31314000330760675192024-03-13T11:02:26.922-04:002024-03-13T11:02:26.922-04:00There is something about the college teams being i...There is something about the college teams being in the sports news---as opposed to the professional teams---that seems to spare old memories of the glory days when my neighbors were all in college. And they all wear the gear to support their favorites. Never heard the term 'Cinderella teams' but I love it.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-78515714210845629342024-03-13T09:36:07.952-04:002024-03-13T09:36:07.952-04:00I'm rather fond of March Madness, although I s...I'm rather fond of March Madness, although I still pay casual attention because of the role it played in our lives when I was in high school. The "March Madness blizzard" was a common weather event in those years. It showed up so regularly that it became a joke; we expected it, and it always arrived. Apart from that, I do get a kick out the so-called 'Cinderella teams' that shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-63594256709960617202024-03-13T09:31:51.839-04:002024-03-13T09:31:51.839-04:00I've seen some episodes of the Midwives but it...I've seen some episodes of the Midwives but it's been awhile.<br /><br />March Madness sure does give some people a nice diversion. Not for me but it's better than living around a bunch of sourpusses who are not interested in anything.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-7001325375690616682024-03-13T09:27:37.363-04:002024-03-13T09:27:37.363-04:00The lecturer said when the medical community start...The lecturer said when the medical community started pushing women to have their babies in hospitals the death rate when up because at that point in history they didn't believe it was necessary to wash their hands between seeing patients!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-59502819017565607542024-03-13T09:24:03.053-04:002024-03-13T09:24:03.053-04:00Just last night at dinner I said it feels like we&...Just last night at dinner I said it feels like we're living in the Handmaidens Tale. It sure seems like the lawmakers are taking their ques from the book, doesn't it.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-53259874308517077522024-03-13T09:21:20.330-04:002024-03-13T09:21:20.330-04:00I have some minor swallowing issues that I think a...I have some minor swallowing issues that I think are the results of a TIA a long time ago, but the doctor threw the test in because its a good time to do one while I'm under from the colonoscopy. The colonoscopy is the end of the line test trying to figure out why one of my legs swells up that started last July 4th. If they find anything I'll be shocked. I wish I hadn't let them talk Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-69182323799474389862024-03-13T08:58:05.327-04:002024-03-13T08:58:05.327-04:00It's fun for some to get into March Madness an...It's fun for some to get into March Madness and follow their favorite team to see how far they can go in the NCAA tournament. Just a nice diversion for some. I don't follow it but I don't mind those that do.<br />I think the PBS show "Call the Midwives" might have prompted that talk on midwives of the past. It's a popular show and it explores women's issues and the Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-50566868707391038092024-03-13T06:01:28.414-04:002024-03-13T06:01:28.414-04:00I know very little about sports, but we have famil...I know very little about sports, but we have family members who are huge enthusiasts. It seems to be a common bond for many, and I guess that's a good thing.<br /><br />When it comes to midwives, I have to confess the sum of my knowledge has come from BBC's Call the Midwife. Gosh, I've watched that program for a dozen years--at least. I had no idea about the historical facts you Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495841077527091378noreply@blogger.com