There’s never a dull day at Samantha Porter’s home.

From the moment she wakes up, theJacksonvilleresident has the responsibility of walking, feeding and nurturing a family of pit bulls, Doberman pinschers,Chihuahuasand a parrot at her home.

“this is a full time job for me. I walk 10 miles a day with the dogs,” she said.

For Porter, it has become more than just a job. each day her mission grows to help erase the fear and misconceptions that the public often holds about Dobermans, pit bulls and other large breeds.

“When I take them for walks, people move to the other side of the street and it shouldn’t be that way,” Porter said. “I want people to see that they’re not as bad as portrayed.”

Porter has five years of experience as a dog psychologist and trainer. she opened her home to rehabilitate and provide love and support to dogs without families.

Through months of patience and determination, Porter has transformed her clan of “misfits” into mild mannered and loving animals through her rehabilitation and rescue organization, Manageable Misfits.

“it is primarily dedicated to pit bulls and Dobermans but I work with German Shepherds, mastiffs and other breeds that get a bad name,” Porter said.

Many of the dogs who come to her home have suffered from abuse and neglect, while others found themselves homeless due to owners moving or surrendering responsibility. with the help of volunteers, Porter evaluates each dog to determine temperament and compatibility with people and other animals before they are available for adoption. Porter says that although many pit bulls and other large breeds are perceived as aggressive, she feels dogs behave according to how they are trained by their owners.

“they get along great with people and kids, but if you put them in the wrong hands they will do whatever you train them to do,” she said. “because of the breed and stigma they are still trying to ban the dogs inOnslowCounty. there should be more laws in place to protect the dogs but I don’t think they should be banned.”

Originally fromMichigan, Porter grew up with a love for dogs, cats, reptiles and other creatures. she first started dog rescuing after moving toColumbus,Ohio, where she says dog fighting was a growing issue. it was also where she got her first Doberman and began providing professional and private training to other dog owners.

“Pit bulls and Dobermans have been my favorite for a long time,” Porter said. “I was never allowed to have big dogs growing up so when I got my first Doberman I was really excited.”

After moving toJacksonvillein 2008, she began networking with local rescue organizations and visiting animal shelters to train animals with behavioral issues and increase their adoption success.

“usually as far getting dogs, a lot of Dobermans come as surrenders and people can’t keep them because we live in a military town and they are not accepted as much,” Porter said. “Now I’m striving more to get dogs from shelters because around here a lot of the dogs don’t really get a chance.”

There are currently 12 dogs available for adoption. Potential owners must apply and agree to in home evaluations and recommendations from a vet if they have other animals. each dog receives required medical treatment from Manageable Misfits, including dhlpp, rabies and bordatella vaccines and are spayed, neutered and receive microchip implants.

“they can contact me on the website and I take them out to the park every Sunday so people can see them,” Porter said.

Porter says that like any other breed, Dobermans and pit bulls need love, attention and respect from owners during training.

They can also become excellent service dogs, detecting depression, anxiety, balance issues, symptoms of epilepsy and diabetes related illnesses. Onyx, a gentle 2- year-old Doberman is just one of her successful service dogs.

“We’ve had really good success as far as rehabilitation,” Porter said. “Our main goal is to look forward to providing more certified service dogs so that can be at apartments and deal with things like depression.”

In addition to training the dogs, Porter provides food, grooming and veterinary services for the dogs out of her own pocket and through donations until Manageable Misfits receives its 501 (c)(3) tax exempt status. Foster homes are also needed for the animals, and potential foster parents can apply and go through a home evaluation process to qualify.

“the thing I need most help with is foster homes if you can’t adopt a dog or you are thinking of adopting a dog but not sure one kind and that gives them an opportunity to test the dogs out without issues,” she said. “if anyone wants to come and take the dogs for a walk or bring their kids to play with them if they can’t have a dog, they are welcome to come anytime.”

To help raise funds for the rescue, she also provides services as a photographer and plans to host several fundraising events to keep the rescue in operation. she also compiled photos of her favorite dogs over the years to write her book titled “Manageable Misfits.” all proceeds from the book go directly to the rescue. Porter said she is willing to do what it takes to provide for the dogs and encourage the community to help give pit bulls, Dobermans and other rescued dogs another chance at life.

“I do as much as I can to help and now I need help from other people,” Porter said. “I don’t want people to have to cross the street when they see them anymore.”

WANT TO HELP? Manageable Misfits is in need of volunteers and foster homes for dogs. there are currently 12 dogs available for adoption. Monetary donations as well as food, toys and other supplies are always accepted. For more information, visit manageablemisfits.com, call 517-294-0366 or email sask9nc@gmail.com.

Couple from Burnley urgently plan dream wedding after groom’s cancer diagnosis

11:00am Thursday 8th March 2012 in News By Vanessa Cornall , Reporter

Tammy Dale and Tom Cooper are planning their dream wedding.

a COUPLE are urgently planning a dream wedding after the groom was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Dad of two 24-year-old Tom Cooper and his fiancee Tammy Dale have stepped up plans to get hitched after being told he had a rare form of advanced throat cancer.

the Burnley couple, who had previously put off wedding plans because of money worries, are now appealling for help in raising funds for their big day.

because of the rare nature of his illness doctors have told Tom that they do not know how long he has left.

And full-time carer Tammy said she hopes that the wedding will be a ‘legacy of love’ for her and their two children.

Friends have now rallied round to help organise the wedding and raise the cash needed so the couple can enjoy their last weeks together.

he was diagnosed with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in October and, despite the couple already being engaged, he presented her with a ring on Valentine’s Day and they are now desperate to make sure their big day can happen as soon as possible.

former nail technician Tammy, 23, has quit her job to be Tom’s full-time carer and he has given up his job as a maintenance worker for Accent Housing due to his ill health.

She said: “As a young family, who are out of work because of circumstances beyond our control, we can not afford to get married on our own.

“All we want to do is create precious memories and a legacy of love for us as a couple and our children.

“It would be absolutely fantastic and would mean so very much if there was anything at all that anybody could do to help us create our dream day.

“Tom is an all-round amazing, inspirational person. he is a perfect father and partner and always puts everyone else first no matter what.

“He is a selfless person who gives our children everything even when he is feeling poorly.”

Tom and Tammy hope the wedding will be in early April.

Close friend of the couple, Wesley Hall, is leading the dream wedding campaign.

he said: “Tammy is a good friend and I when I heard about her situation on Facebook I just wanted to help.

“My background is in sales and marketing and I thought I could help them get a really special day.

“What they’re going through is unimaginable and I want to help them have the best day possible.”

they met nearly 10 years ago when they were teenagers, have been together for four years.

they have two daughters, 19-month-old Ziani and Tienna, four, who is a Read Primary School pupil and live in Greenbrook Road, Burnley.

Tammy said: “Just before the summer last year Tom started complaining of a sore neck. We thought it was his glands so were not overly worried until a family member urged us to get it checked out.

“During the earlier doctors appointments Tom was told it was an infection and given antibiotics, but when the symptoms didn’t ease he was referred to a consultant who carried out a biopsy.

“Immediately after the biopsy the consultant told us he was almost certain there were white cancerous cells but we would have to wait for the test results to be 100 per cent sure.

“That wait was absolutely awful, our minds just worked overtime imagining the worst.

“When the results came back they confirmed our fears. Tom had cancer, a rare one at that, and doctors were not able to cure it.”

Doctors told the couple that Tom was in the advanced stages of terminal cancer and that he had had the disease for at least two years.

Further scans showed the former maintenance worker had cancer behind the nose, in the throat, in the lymph nodes of the neck, in the collar bone, under both arms and in his lungs.

Medics said his condition was so rare they were unsure how to treat him.

after several rounds of chemotherapy the former Accent Housing worker was rushed into hospital with an infection shortly before Christmas.

Tammy, of said: “After all the bad news we had received we wanted to have a really special family Christmas at home with our girls.

“But that was not to be, It was a very emotional, heartbreaking week. I spent every day in the hospital with Tom and the children had to spend every day and night with my parents.

“It was touch and go for a couple of days which made us realise the end may well be nearer than any of us think or expect. the doctors just don’t know how long he has got left because his condition is so rare.”

anyone who can help is asked to visit facebook.com/burnleysdreamwedding

I've searched this site on lock jaw but I'm not sure if that is the answer to my symptoms. Basically, I noticed yesterday that when I went to eat something I opened my mouth and the top of my jaw gave a sharp pain as if my jaw got dislocated. I was able to close it again and did so really quick. but now every time I open my mouth wide (like if I yawn) it really hurts at the top of my jaw, almost near my ear. I thought it might be an ear infection at first but the pain is definitely in the top of my jaw or at least the bone in front of my ear. I have a doctors appointment on Friday so hopefully will find out more then but to be honest I can't wait that long so if anyone has any clues I'd love to hear them. I hear lockjaw is something to do with getting a cut. I remember about a couple of months ago I stepped on a nail and it went right through my shoe but it didn't pierce my skin or at least I didn't think it did.
Pls help if you can.

The incubation period is around 8-10 days. It starts out with jaw rigidity, followed by difficulty swallowing, stiffness in the neck, and rigidity of pectoral and calf muscles eventually leading to full body spasms. You also get fever, sweating, elevated blood pressure and heart rate. my mother is a doctor and has been for 35 years and she's never even seen a documented case of tetanus. You could have done something to your jaw but it's not tetanus. Especially if you have been vaccinated in the last ten years.

Try looking under Tetanus (lock jaw)

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You are not wrong. He sounds like he sucks, no offince, but even so, he should be doing every thing to kiss your familys ass, for you. do you understand what i am saying. He is bad mojo. Loss him. You are in the right.

I think you are right. Family is very important and you say it yourself, not only are your mother and sister family, they are also you best friends. they know you really well, and maybe you should listen to them.

As for your boyfriend, well he’s been cheating on you and doesn’t treat you right. do you really want to be in a relationship with him? I don’t think that what you describe is a good, fulfilling, lasting relationship between two persons that are in love with each other.

Now, whatever you decided, your boyfriend and your family do not have to get along (even if it’s better if they do), but you shouldn’t be stuck in between them or have to choose between them. I think your boyfriend is wrong in asking you to choose sides and to treat you the way he does when you talk to your mother and sister.He has to learn to take responsibility for his mistakes and stop blaming everything on others.

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Recently, a popular Hollywood movie, “Love and other Drugs,” examined some of the important social aspects of Parkinson’s. The subplot that caught the attention of Parkinson’s patients worldwide was summed up by one angry patient as “they found a cure for erectile dysfunction (Viagra), so why haven’t they found a cure for Parkinson’s?”

The simple answer, which is hinted at by this movie, is that the pharmaceutical industry is focused on discovering drugs that will sell the best. The real answer is that Parkinson’s disease is a terribly complicated, multi-organ, multi-system disease that has been investigated for more than 100 years on every level, yet we still do not understand the true cause.

Finding a cure requires understanding how and why the disease starts, yet this still eludes us, despite billions of research dollars spent in the best labs by some of the brightest minds on the planet.

New treatments explored

New treatments, on the other hand, continue to be investigated. some of these treat individual symptoms; for instance, Viagra is, in fact, a treatment for erectile dysfunction in Parkinson’s patients. other treatments, such as stem cells, are aimed at multiple systems.

In the best of all possible worlds, stem cells would halt and even reverse the symptoms of Parkinson’s, but the patient would still have the disease. this can be compared to certain chronic viral infections, such as herpes and HIV, in which medication can control the infection, but the cells still contain the basic flaw. however, the manifestations of these diseases can now be well controlled in most patients, perhaps for their entire lifetime.

Along these lines, on Saturday, Neuro Challenge Foundation and Sarasota Memorial Health Care System are co-sponsoring our 14th Annual Suncoast Parkinson Disease Symposium, featuring world-recognized experts in Parkinson’s research.

We will have the opportunity to hear about cutting-edge research into high-tech future treatments, including stem cells, from one of the world’s experts on the subject, Dr. Ole Isacson of Harvard University.

Although his lab is looking at Parkinson’s from a number of novel directions, the most newsworthy work has revolved around transforming a patient’s skin cells into “pluripotent” cells, which can then be trained to become brain cells and reimplanted in the brain of the same patient. Dr. Isacson will update us on the progress, as well as limitations, of this approach.

Dr. Jay Alberts, of the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, will be joining us as well. Dr. Alberts is also looking into novel treatments. He is a pioneer in the field of forced exercise treatments for Parkinson’s and has been featured on national television news programs, including “ABC News with Diane Sawyer” and “Good Morning America.” He will answer the question, “Is exercise medicine?”

Co-Founder of the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Debi Brooks, will speak about the importance of treatment trials. The Suncoast is in a unique position demographically, with thousands of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s in Sarasota alone.

As medical director for Sarasota’s Neuro Challenge Foundation, I can tell you that providing access to trial information and involving patients in our local community and throughout Florida will do much to get us closer to a cure.

Other speakers include myself as well as Sarasota Memorial Hospital Neurosurgeon and brain stimulation expert Dr. James Schumacher.

Anyone interested in the current and future state of Parkinson’s disease research, from treatments to potential cures, should attend this important symposium.

Dean P. Sutherland, M.D., Ph.D, is founder of the Southeastern Center for Parkinson Disease and medical director of the Neuro Challenge Foundation, both headquartered in Sarasota.

my biggest fear in life, other than vomit and small clowns, is getting herpes. getting any STD, for that matter, but mainly herpes. just look at the statistics – it’s everywhere.

they manage to warn you about the dangers of date-rape drugs and smoking cigarettes in middle school, but one thing that was severely overlooked in my youthful days of health and sex ed was the horror that is herpes and all of its friends in the STD gang.

although 80 percent of Americans have the commonly found oral form of this incurable love disease, the only person I’ve known to have it is Mr. Rosso, the balding, long-haired, hippie guidance counselor from the television show “Freaks and Geeks.” he says to his students, “I met this girl; she seemed really nice. We danced a bit, I kissed her, one thing let to another, and now I get sores on my lip once a month. I. have. Herpes.”

If Mr. Rosso can have it, anyone can.

though we could barely hear them over the giggles induced by the words “penis” and “vagina,” (I always found the word ‘coital’ to be much more laugh-worthy) our middle-school sex educators actually enlightened us about every variety of STD out there. but back in seventh grade, our biggest sexual concern was getting to second base in the back row at the movies, and all this chatter of crabs and the clap seemed like crazy talk that would never apply to us. Little did we know that one day our lives would be littered with one-night stands, walks of shame and those unfortunate moments when we’re too drunk to notice that our special friend has some red dots on his junk or suspicious sores on her mouth.

Instead of boring us with the monotony of the classical sex positions (which I had discovered by third grade, thanks to a curiosity beyond my years and the flexibility of Ken and Barbie dolls) what they should have focused on was what to do when you get an STD — particularly how to tell the sucker who infected you.

Lucky for you, I have a little anecdote to catch you up on what you missed.

last year, I was seeing this douchebag. and for one reason or another, I was fond of him. but, unsurprisingly, he pulled the classic “I’m too scared to get tied down” and left me high and dry at the mark II Lounge with a face covered in pizza and running mascara. Equally unsurprisingly, we reunited one drunken night a few weeks later and fornicated.

A few days later, I received a very memorable phone call. it went something like this:

Douche: You may want to sit down for this.

me: are you pregnant? Congrats!

Douche: Close, but you actually gave me chlamydia.

me: What? That’s impossible. have you been tested?

Douche: Well, no. it hurts when I pee. and since I’m a guy, it’s mostly likely not a UTI. so you gave me chlamydia. I’m positive. You should get yourself checked out. and, uh, don’t tell anyone about this.

me: Oh, I was actually planning on making my Facebook status “Just got chlamydia! Come ‘n’ get me!”

A few days later, I received a voicemail from the very same douchebag:

“So, um, just got the test results back. It’s a UTI. weird, huh?! (Long pause). Oh, and … it still hurts when I pee.”

The douchebag was one of about 5 people per 10,000 to get a male UTI. I had never seen the power of karma work so strongly in my favor. I still have the voicemail saved, and replay it when in need of a good chuckle.

A word of advice for all you guys (and gals) who will be the bearer of such wonderful news in the future: Stop procrasturbating and get tested. Don’t go pointing your smelly fingers at the last person you boned ­— unless she is a lady of the night, in which case she most likely did give you something.

If it turns out that you are indeed a new member of the clap crew, don’t be selfish. We’re college kids trying to get our nut once in a while, not a bunch of idiots playing hot potato with syphilis. so take some meds, brush your sperm-encrusted teeth and get back on that horse. just make sure Jim and the twins are wearing a helmet.

Holly Houston is The Current’s sex columnist. she can be reached at .

This was originally published in The Current, a weekly supplement to The Daily Northwestern.

Does anyone know how these two inherited diseases start, show and can be cured?

CF is hereditory – there is no cure as of yet. Drugs and organ replacement can prolong life. Life expectancy is 31 years – 40 years depending on the article you read. you need 2 carrier parents and a pinch of bad luck to produce a child with the disease.

Edit – CF makes your lungs go crazy with over production of phlegm. you cannot digest food properly and require drugs to assist with the breakdown of food. Gas produced by the body can smell foul. When you get a regualr cold its ten fold as worse, imagine the worst cold you had, and mutltply it, thats what its like. To watch people you love in pain with this is heartbreaking. it requires a mass amount of time in hospital, and extreme cases, ports directly into the veins of the heart are necessary so drugs get to where they are needed quicker.

This really isnt a nice thing to have, however, it is quite manageable.

On a sad note, the parents will usually outlive the children.

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