EVERY NAME HAS VALUE
What's In A Name?
What does value mean to a name, to a person, to an illness, to a disease, to an unknow? Does the value of the name give way to an understanding? To a changed behavior? To resolution?
Every person and every illness have the desire to be known. One could expect to be known by their place of birth or region they grew up in, one’ profession, whom they know, who their parents or siblings are, or their birth order. But do we truly take the time to know whom one is? Their true desire, purpose and destiny as a human being. Or maybe just their day of complications or frustrations. No one likes a complainer but there are some days. Do you have the capacity when talking to someone to extract this information? Do you give enough value or time to a conversation? Do you find a way to take an ordinary moment and turn it into an extraordinary one? Do you have conversation and blitz out or do you invest in every encounter?
The Commodity of a Name
Time is a commodity. Do you allow for investing time in human kindness, the most valuable commodity? Each individual should be valued, loved, an appreciated. Are we exemplifying love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, goodness, self-control, and perseverance to a relationship? Do we have to create time and value, in order to grow, change, or improve a relationship? Every person has a story, from the deli clerk to an Superstar, and everyone in between; they should be heard and believed that time is of value to sit and listen. Elevate human kindness
Measurements of a name
American statistics of mental decline looks like 5 million sufferers from Alzheimer’s, 1 million Parkinson’s, 400,000 Multiple Sclerosis, 30,000 ALS or Lou Gehrig’s, 30,000 Huntington’s, 8 million suffer from Post -Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), 350 million Depression, 40 million anxiety, 3.2 million Schizophrenia and additionally 1.5 million more diagnosis every year, 121 suicides every single day, 5 lonely people die at their own hands every hour every day, and although the exact numbers are unknown it is estimated that half of all persons have experienced mental or emotional abuse of some kind. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have experienced severe physical abuse.
It is not uncommon for a diagnosis to come after more than five years of seemingly unrelated and random symptoms, many of which don’t add up to any one of the particular diagnosis listed above. Over time as the symptoms or behaviors of symptoms accumulate and one or more takes dominance, it becomes easier to see where they are headed. Unfortunately, years have passed and there are fewer choices for prevention, leaving a long road to reversal. Yes reversal is possible and available now, but it takes a collective effort from the people, industry and institution. Communication, innovation, and action pave the pathway to freedom from fear, pain, anxiety, sweating, phobias, moods, hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, eating, addictions, unbalanced relationships, obsessive-compulsiveness, post-traumatic stress disorder and many more.
There’s a country song by a popular artist who writes about killing a word. It is not about forgetting the person, but the word. Making a disease extinct instead of fighting it. A gentle reminder that some have a personal relationship with their own or a loved one’s diagnosis that prevents them from being free because it has led to a cause that continues the progress of the ailment by continuing to give it a name.
Confusion over names
Mental illness or neurological disorder, what is the difference? Discussion of the origin of who’s field of study it belongs has been difficult. Metanalysis from British Journal of Psychiatry says it is a bit of both. Saying “Overall, it was difficult for the authors to come up with a coherent “theme” to summarize the nature of psychiatric versus neurological disorders with regard to brain anatomy, other than to say “some differences were found.” They additionally stated, there is discussion of Neurology and Psychiatry collapsing into one field as both specialties lay claim to the “same organ”. Each specialty has a distinct area of research for its particular discipline, but shouldn’t they be interconnected since they lay claim to the same organ? Shouldn’t all roads lead home? Working collectively in each of our areas to get to the root cause could significantly reduce the time it takes for a person to regain their life vs being shuffled from specialists to specialist with no interconnection.
Perception
One’s perception determines one’s actions. A symptom could be revealed initially by behavior, or a persistent ailment that over time reveals a greater concern, or an injury could occur. One chooses the method of treatment based on feelings, perception, and experience of the situation. The road to wellness is not winding and difficult to navigate if you understand and head all the road signs. The number of persons in the industry of wellness is a great multitude. You must find those whose style works for you and what you value will be your motivator. Remember: Understanding leads to successful navigation to wellness. Genetic Snps reduce the body’s ability to read and uptake nutrients properly, leading to overall nutritional deficiency; coupled with unreleased emotional distress, leads to disease. A traumatic injury that does not include nutrients that help the body heal coupled with genetic snps and unreleased emotional distress (from a traumatic injury) leads to nutritional deficiency and over time leads to disease. Perception is one’s personal or influenced belief system. If you believe there must be a way and you are desperate enough for an answer it will be revealed. Sometimes time is the answer, a friend of mine passed 5 years ago. Last year, the genetic snp was found that matched her ailment. As I continued life, I never stopped listening for an answer. For her sake, now I am able to help others with that similar situation. Never quit listening and looking for answers. If you feel it is your duty and you have the capacity to contribute. Don’t give up, a way will be revealed.
A Tribute: Because All Names Have Value
Below are the names of sports persons I could find who have passed or been afflicted with a neurodegenerative disease and have not been healed. Please add your list of names to honour those who will be released of their pain or freed to live a life of purpose once again by extinction of ailment. I have hand typed all these names and said each one aloud to honour what they have given to us not because of what has been taken away. Please add names to honour our family members, friends, and colleagues, and on behalf of all the unknown, a moment of silence.
Aaron Hernandez, Adrian Robinson, Andre Waters, Andrew Glover (age 50), Antwaan Randle El, (age 38), Art DeCarlo, Bernie Kosar (age 54), Bill Bryant, Bob Meeks (age 48), Brent Boyd (age 60), Brett Favre (age 48), Bubba Smith, Charlie Garner (age 46), Chris Henry, Cookie Gilchrist, Curtis Brown, Daniel Colchico, Darryl Talley (age 57), Dave Duerson, Dorsey Levens (age 47), Doug Kotar, Dwight Clark, Dwight Harrison (age 61), Earl Morrall, Eric Pelly, Forrest Blue, Frank Gifford, Frank Orgel, Frank Wycheck (age 46), Fulton Kuykendall, Gene Hickerson, George Rogers (age 59), Gerry Huth, Jamal Lewis (age 38), Jim Hudson, Jim McMahon (age 58), Jim Ringo, Joe DeLamilelleure (age 66), Joe O’Malley, Joe Perry, John Grimsley, John Mackey, John Wilbur, Jovan Belcher, Junior Seau, Justin Strzelczyk, Ken Stabler, Kevin Turner, Kyle Turley (age 42), Lance Briggs (age 37), Larry Morris, Leonard Marshall, Lew Carpenter, Lou Creekmur, Mark Duper (age 59), Matthew Monger (age 56), Mike Adamle (age 68), Mike Pyle, Mike Webster, Mitch White (age 39), Mosi Tatupu, O.J. Brigance (age 48), Ollie Matson, Paul Bright Jr., Paul Oliver, Pete Duranko, Ralph Wenzel, Ray Easterling, Ricardo McDonald (age 48), Rob Lytle, Robert Sowell, Ryan Stewart (age 44), Sean Morey (age 42), Shane Dronett, Steve Gleason (age 40), Steve Smith (age 53), Ted Johnson (age 45), Terry Long, Tim Shaw (age 33), Tom Keating, Tom McHale, Tony Dorsett (age 63) Tyler Sash, Wally Hilgenberg, Wayne Clark (age 70), Willie Wood (age 81), Zac Easter.
Kasondra McCormick (age 43).