Guest guest Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 Hi, I'm sorry to hijack your normal discussions, but I'm looking for some help. I'm writing an article about calorie restriction for a newspaper supplement here in the UK (the Sunday Express) and am looking for a case study. To match the profile of our reasers, the case study needs to be female, based in the UK, and in their late 40s or 50s. If anyone fits this description and is happy to be interviewed on their CR lifestyle (why you started it, how easy it is to follow, what sort of difference it has made to your life etc), please contact me at hughawilson@... for more details. Many thanks for your time. Kind regards, Hugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 In a message dated 9/23/04 11:25:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, perspect1111@... writes: who decides to take him up on it requires, upfront, as a condition of cooperation, a written guarantee (by email is fine) that they will see the final text before it is published, and will be able to delete passages they believe do not represent what was said, or are not an accurate reflection of caloric restriction? just thought: in general, a guarantee posted to this list would be archived, and therefore be more verifiable than a private email. (Some ISPs would only keep a copy of the To, From, Date and Subject - not any contents.) Call me prudent, or paranoid -- Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 I take a dimmer view than you Rodney. Experience in the other group shows they will either promote the "info/news" to excite or they will reinforce the "letters" (HA-HA) from respondents. No one should do this period, IMO. Regards. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rodney Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 10:22 AM Subject: [ ] Re: newspaper article Hi folks:Regarding Hugh 's kind request for interview input, might I suggest that anyone who decides to take him up on it requires, upfront, as a condition of cooperation, a written guarantee (by email is fine) that they will see the final text before it is published, and will be able to delete passages they believe do not represent what was said, or are not an accurate reflection of caloric restriction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Great article! For a couple months now I have thought about contacting our local newspaper to see if they would be an article on Kaitlyn and your article inspired me to go ahead and make that phone call, thanks! I figured lots of people read the newspaper and that would probably be the best way to "get the word out" about torticollis and plagiocephaly since not a lot of people are familiar with these conditions. If they do decide to do an article on Kaitlyn and it helps another mother out then I'll be happy. Docs, hospitals, etc push for the laying on the back to help prevent SIDS but yet they don't ever mention repositioning so the babies don't end up with a flat spot that ends up being severe and needing a helmet. What also makes me upset is and I"m sure it's not ALL but with my ped at both of my girls' well baby checks, they weigh them, check their ears, eyes, bend their legs, is the baby doing this and that, ok out the door you go, both peds have NEVER checked the baby neck for tort, have NEVER checked either of my girls' heads for flatness or any abnormalities, these peds NEED to be educated on these conditions and start looking out for them so maybe getting Kaitlyns story "out there" to the public can help others. Sorry if I took your post and went on a soap box LOL but it just upsets me! Once again great article and your son is adorable!!!! Bobbi, mommy to Kaitlyn Tort, plag-banded on 12-15-05 Michiganbonniewarriner <bgkw@...> wrote: Hi. I haven't posted very much, but I read everybody else's posts. I saw the article about Nolan's Doc band a while back and I also contacted our local newspaper. They just printed an article about my son and his Starband. I wanted to know what you all thought about it. Here is the address www.mechlocal.com He is on the cover. I couldn't believe it. Thanks.Bonnie Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Great article! For a couple months now I have thought about contacting our local newspaper to see if they would be an article on Kaitlyn and your article inspired me to go ahead and make that phone call, thanks! I figured lots of people read the newspaper and that would probably be the best way to "get the word out" about torticollis and plagiocephaly since not a lot of people are familiar with these conditions. If they do decide to do an article on Kaitlyn and it helps another mother out then I'll be happy. Docs, hospitals, etc push for the laying on the back to help prevent SIDS but yet they don't ever mention repositioning so the babies don't end up with a flat spot that ends up being severe and needing a helmet. What also makes me upset is and I"m sure it's not ALL but with my ped at both of my girls' well baby checks, they weigh them, check their ears, eyes, bend their legs, is the baby doing this and that, ok out the door you go, both peds have NEVER checked the baby neck for tort, have NEVER checked either of my girls' heads for flatness or any abnormalities, these peds NEED to be educated on these conditions and start looking out for them so maybe getting Kaitlyns story "out there" to the public can help others. Sorry if I took your post and went on a soap box LOL but it just upsets me! Once again great article and your son is adorable!!!! Bobbi, mommy to Kaitlyn Tort, plag-banded on 12-15-05 Michiganbonniewarriner <bgkw@...> wrote: Hi. I haven't posted very much, but I read everybody else's posts. I saw the article about Nolan's Doc band a while back and I also contacted our local newspaper. They just printed an article about my son and his Starband. I wanted to know what you all thought about it. Here is the address www.mechlocal.com He is on the cover. I couldn't believe it. Thanks.Bonnie Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 I know the newspaper reporter was trying to be helpful and well intended, but they gave misinformation. My four-month-old son Malcolm was born breech with tort and plagio. His head was against my right ribcage during the pregnancy. In fact, I never felt his body on the left side of abdomen after about week 25. Moreover I had a uterine fibroid during the pregnancy which may have caused space constraints for Malcolm and contributed to the tort and plagio. Like many concerned parents, when our pediatrician told us that our son had tort and plagio five days after he was born, we tried repositioning. We avoid swings, bouncers, and other baby contraptions. We use the stroller judiciously and only put him in his Baby Tenda feeding chair when we're making dinner or eating it. We constantly turn his head and ensure tummy time. Despite our best and diligent efforts, Malcolm's head remains flattened. More significantly, it's not getting any better and appears worse even though we've been repositioning religiously. When we visited Cranial Technologies a week ago about Malcolm's head, we talked about our repositioning efforts. With repositioning, I said that we're led to believe that it's within our son's plagio is within our control to fix. You've made to feel a failure if repositioning doesn't work. CT said that sometimes repositioning works and sometimes it doesn't. CT said that Malcolm's plagio is out of my control to correct since he was born breech with plagio and tort and I never felt him on the left side of my abdomen after week 25 of the pregnancy. So from what CT says, plagio can occur inutero and once it that happens, only a band or helmet will rectify the head and facial asymmetry because the underlying causes for it are more entrenched and difficult to resolve without direct pressure or intervention. Reading this article makes me want to write a letter to the editor of the paper to point out their dissemination of misinformation. Let's not pin the blame on parents (too often mothers) for their baby's plagiocephaly. Let's also try to eliminate our mother's guilt for leading us to believe we either caused it or can correct it. Carolyn Fox Mum to Malcolm - 4 mos - plagio and tort Newspaper article Hi. I haven't posted very much, but I read everybody else's posts. I saw the article about Nolan's Doc band a while back and I also contacted our local newspaper. They just printed an article about my son and his Starband. I wanted to know what you all thought about it. Here is the address www.mechlocal.com He is on the cover. I couldn't believe it. Thanks. Bonnie For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 I know the newspaper reporter was trying to be helpful and well intended, but they gave misinformation. My four-month-old son Malcolm was born breech with tort and plagio. His head was against my right ribcage during the pregnancy. In fact, I never felt his body on the left side of abdomen after about week 25. Moreover I had a uterine fibroid during the pregnancy which may have caused space constraints for Malcolm and contributed to the tort and plagio. Like many concerned parents, when our pediatrician told us that our son had tort and plagio five days after he was born, we tried repositioning. We avoid swings, bouncers, and other baby contraptions. We use the stroller judiciously and only put him in his Baby Tenda feeding chair when we're making dinner or eating it. We constantly turn his head and ensure tummy time. Despite our best and diligent efforts, Malcolm's head remains flattened. More significantly, it's not getting any better and appears worse even though we've been repositioning religiously. When we visited Cranial Technologies a week ago about Malcolm's head, we talked about our repositioning efforts. With repositioning, I said that we're led to believe that it's within our son's plagio is within our control to fix. You've made to feel a failure if repositioning doesn't work. CT said that sometimes repositioning works and sometimes it doesn't. CT said that Malcolm's plagio is out of my control to correct since he was born breech with plagio and tort and I never felt him on the left side of my abdomen after week 25 of the pregnancy. So from what CT says, plagio can occur inutero and once it that happens, only a band or helmet will rectify the head and facial asymmetry because the underlying causes for it are more entrenched and difficult to resolve without direct pressure or intervention. Reading this article makes me want to write a letter to the editor of the paper to point out their dissemination of misinformation. Let's not pin the blame on parents (too often mothers) for their baby's plagiocephaly. Let's also try to eliminate our mother's guilt for leading us to believe we either caused it or can correct it. Carolyn Fox Mum to Malcolm - 4 mos - plagio and tort Newspaper article Hi. I haven't posted very much, but I read everybody else's posts. I saw the article about Nolan's Doc band a while back and I also contacted our local newspaper. They just printed an article about my son and his Starband. I wanted to know what you all thought about it. Here is the address www.mechlocal.com He is on the cover. I couldn't believe it. Thanks. Bonnie For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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