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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Thankful Thursday…

Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Private Charles Higby (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Campaign, Virginia. His citation reads:

Capture of flag.

Sergeant Thomas J. Higgins (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads:

When his regiment fell back in the assault, repulsed, this soldier continued to advance and planted the flag on the parapet, where he was captured by the enemy.

Private Thomas P. Higgins (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions from August to October 1868, in Arizona. His citation reads:

Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians.


Thankful Thursday

Today I am thankful for all of the research being done at my place of employment and at other universities and hospitals. Some of it is being paid for by the government… some by foundations and non-profits… and some by drug companies and other corporate entities. There is a ton of research being done for all kinds of diseases. I focus mainly on Alzheimer’s, but research is also being done for heart diseases, all types of cancers, MS, ALS, AIDS… everything. There are some “wins”… some drugs are found that help. But more times than not, the trials that are done “fail”. I put fail in quotation marks because I believe that all results are good in that they at least help researchers cross an idea off the list. It’s not easy, and I doubt it’s fun… but thousands of people (really millions of people, I’d guess) agree to be part of these trials. Without them, we wouldn’t have the drugs that we do have… and without them I dare say we wouldn’t ever find a cure to the diseases that cause families so much pain. So today I am thankful that there are people at all levels who see the need for research. And I look forward to the day when it is no longer needed (at least for the really bad stuff).
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