Learning to Live Again
Wow! What an
inspirational story! Have you heard about this? A 52 year old woman has been
able to feed herself with the use of a robotic arm developed by researchers at
the University of Pittsburgh. Think about that for a moment. Think about the
struggle that life has been for this woman. She’s been a quadriplegic for nine
years! Nine years! Most of us can’t imagine nine hours without the use of our
limbs.
These really
are interesting times we live in. Every day we learn about new advances in technology
or medical science that are changing the way we live our lives. I for one am
excited to be alive right now. Sure, we here the negatives: runaway global
warming, an obesity epidemic, the spread of cancer and heart disease. But for every
one of these challenges we face there is an answer, and humanity is up for the
challenge.
Take cancer
for example. Swedish Professor Magnus Essand has been able to produce amazing
results in his laboratory in the war on cancer. What is so special about this man’s
research? He has discovered that a simple virus can attack cancer cells from
the inside – literally tearing them apart from the inside out! I want to
caution these results are a long way from providing a practical cure for cancer
in humans, but the results are promising. We live in exciting times!
The point is
this; we really have the capability within all of us to improve the lives of everyone.
What we lack is the motivation. Far too
many of us drudge through our daily lives with the opinion that there is
nothing we can do to change things. Bull! Get off your derrière and do
something about it. If we all contribute in our own little way, we really are
in for very exciting times indeed!
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