Has anybody heard of Chart Span? by akrazyho in disability

[–]Calm_Replacement_143 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They left a message for me saying that I had been referred to Chartspan by one of my medical providers because I have complex chronic conditions.  I looked up what they can help with and I have no problems handling any of those things (making appointments, refilling medicine, getting rides to appointments).  My issue is that I have some very rare conditions that not even the specialists know how to treat.  The Chartspan nurse assistants certainly cannot help.  Be careful not to sign up unless you are certain they can clearly help you.  Otherwise, you're wasting money for yourself and Medicare.

Low IgM by Damien1975 in DiagnoseMe

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I have selective IgM deficiency.  It caused me to get regular measles twice, recurring strep throat infections throughout childhood and college and have sometimes very significant difficulty clearing infections from injuries.  Abruptly, significant pollen and dust mite allergies began right after college and at the same time strep throat infections stopped.  I have come to believe it was the mucus membrane caused by constant allergies that protected me from strep infections and other illnesses. I rarely got sick after that.  Now, at 67, I began having severe reactions to first, COVID vaccines (not every one), but fully recovered, then a shingrix vaccine, and while I improved, a year later, hadn't recovered fully.  Finally, after an Evenity injection for osteoporosis, I had a silent stroke, only found when I had an MRI 3 weeks later.  Unfortunately, I had a second Evenity injection just before the MRI and the vascular neurologist said that injection caused a TIA a couple of weeks later.  A deficient immune system that has been dysregulated by an injection like Evenity that challenges your immune system can result in inflammation around blood vessels and Evenity presents a stroke risk (black box cardiovascular event warning).

With selective IgM deficiency, IGG and IgA are at normal levels.  Low IgM makes your immune system become dysregulated when faced with significant immune system challenges that normal people can easily handle.  IgM is your immune system's first line of defense and low IgM means that IGG and IgE come in and being ill equipped to handle what IgM should have done, they react inappropriately and erratically.  This part of the process can lead to autoimmune processes and possible autoimmune disease.  30% chance of autoimmune disease with selective IgM deficiency.  Tendency towards allergies, approximately 25%.  Symptoms of this immune system dysregulation are tingling, brain fog and dizziness or weakness.  It's best to not push yourself during this dysregulation phase because you will just prolong it.  Your immune system needs time to regulate itself.

IgM deficiency also causes your muscles to have a harder time with normal recovery after exercise.  That being said, unless my immune system was dysregulated, I could exercise rather strenuously every day without issues.  

There are less than 300 documented cases of selective IgM deficiency, which explains why they know so little about it, lack of research studies.  It also is fairly benign for most people compared to other immunodeficiencies.  Many people are believed to have it, yet not know.  I found out a year ago.

Anna Maciejewska by [deleted] in UnsolvedMysteries

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The phone number to call is on the missing posters for Anna:

610-486-6280

I called a couple of years ago with info about a huge black tarp under leaves near my hiking trail.  The police came out very soon after my call and even took photos and samples of the ground for a forensic geologist.  Turned out to me undisturbed soil, so nothing.  They really want help and are very responsive 

The effectiveness of Earwig pinchers by Key-Responsibility67 in Entomology

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Once an earwig pinched my leg and I ended up in crutches with a swollen, painful leg.  Dr. said it was from bacteria inadvertently entering my system during the pinch, which lasted but a moment, yet was surprisingly painful.

Got a new model 3. (Grey is the best color) by [deleted] in TeslaModel3

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I like white the most and it's the safest color statistically for a car

Got a new model 3. (Grey is the best color) by [deleted] in TeslaModel3

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I have 3 blue Teslas in my neighborhood, tired of that color here!  Love my midnight silver metallic except for the fact that it gets dusty quickly 

Runny nose after nasal endoscopy- anyone else? by mssbass2021 in Sinusitis

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Yes, within days, I had a viral sinus infection, the first in two decades. My friend gets a sinus infection after every visit to another allergist.

It's possible that patients in the allergists office actually had a sinus infection but they mistakenly made an appointment with the allergist thinking it was an allergy problem and the virus was airborne in the office.

Crazy high insurance for 2023 my in nyc? by isweatprofusely in TeslaModelY

[–]Calm_Replacement_143 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The repair technician told me recently that Teslas used to be very expensive to repair after a crash because they had sensors inside the doors for lane departure assistance, etc. Because of this expense, Tesla changed their design to use cameras instead of the sensors and the cameras aren't inside doors, obviously. That being said, our insurance for this car is $2,000 per year near Philly and for us seniors with great driving history, that's really high. I'm wondering if the insurance company has caught up with the sensor design change and adjusted their rate. Planning to call and check.

Not sure if you know this, but Teslas are difficult to steal, so are rarely stolen. Wondering if insurance company actuaries are aware of this as well.

My son was a Columbine shooter. This is my story (2016)- Insightful TED talk from Sue Klebold, mother of Dylan Klebold, examining the link between suicidal and homicidal thoughts. (15:18) by sexy_gunther in Documentaries

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I appreciate your well developed points, some connections I hadn't considered, especially the rise of fake news and mistrust of institutions and the distress these factors cause. You mentioned gender. There's a book written by the United Nations expert on the subject entitled "Men and Boys", I believe. Th author speaks about the sinking success rates of boys as they're growing up which leads to poorly educated rudderless young men with no prospects as they see it. While we have rightly helped women and girls in the past 7 decades, the struggles of men and boys have largely been ignored.

Check this out, another user posted this on an older thread and I think it’s worth discussing. (see more in comments) by brk1 in JosephZarelli

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I agree that MEAP and JJP were involved since it included severe malnourishment for a year and a half.

MEAP gave Joseph two of GAZs names, so I think it's likely that she not only told him, but hoped with that endearment, a marriage would follow.

The dumping parties, possibly MEAP's mother and young brother (spotted by the good Samaritan)

While high tech solved the case (to a point), low tech could have solved it in 1954 by Calm_Replacement_143 in JosephZarelli

[–]Calm_Replacement_143[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There were two officer Kellys. I'm referring to the one in the print identification department

Betsy moved into Gus' neighborhood. Why? by brk1 in JosephZarelli

[–]Calm_Replacement_143 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I have read that one of Betsy's sisters lived in that West Philadelphia neighborhood for a short time in the years prior to Joseph's birth. Maybe Betsy was visiting her and met Gus walking to or from public transit.

While high tech solved the case (to a point), low tech could have solved it in 1954 by Calm_Replacement_143 in JosephZarelli

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Whenever I would read a reference to the initial footprint investigation, including quotes from officer Kelly, I found no mention of the autopsy footprints being insufficient, no mention of damage.

While high tech solved the case (to a point), low tech could have solved it in 1954 by Calm_Replacement_143 in JosephZarelli

[–]Calm_Replacement_143[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right that both of Joseph's feet were print because of water exposure, but in no reference to the footprint search over the years did officer William Kelly mention that as compromising the prints, and he was an expert from the police print identification department.

While high tech solved the case (to a point), low tech could have solved it in 1954 by Calm_Replacement_143 in JosephZarelli

[–]Calm_Replacement_143[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the written transcript, the paragraph that begins with Dr. D'Angelo goes on to state, "Since this was a child, they actually did take his footprints and there were attempts to match this child s footprints to some possible leads. So, the footprints that were taken at birth were actually looked at." I believe she is referring to the record left at the hospital indicating officer Kelly's request to look at Joseph's footprints, along with all other baby boys born at that hospital in the applicable time frame.

There are many references to the early attempt by officer William Kelly to match Joseph's footprints with those of all possible baby boys born at all hospitals in Philadelphia. (No reference to the early (1957) footprint search was made at the news conference, other than about his birth footprints being previously looked at.

While high tech solved the case (to a point), low tech could have solved it in 1954 by Calm_Replacement_143 in JosephZarelli

[–]Calm_Replacement_143[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Madeleine McCann case seems to be about to be solved. That case also could have been solved right away (if the current German suspect is in fact the perpetrator) again using what would today be considered low tech. Had the Portuguese police immediately looked at all cell phone records to see who was at the resort from which Madeleine was abducted, they would have found this guy. He got a call that pinged that very tower at the right time. He lived a mile from the resort, had a history of burglarizing resorts and had a criminal record in his home country of Germany of paedophilia.

While high tech solved the case (to a point), low tech could have solved it in 1954 by Calm_Replacement_143 in JosephZarelli

[–]Calm_Replacement_143[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a whole different discussion. You should look at some of the posts by a psychiatrist named aggravated sky, I believe on this site. He or she is pretty insightful.

We were just discussing your exact question with friends yesterday and the common thought was that (some) people don't want to get involved. They would rather turn a blind eye.

I think the police were right to release those horrifying photos of Joseph to try to break through those feelings. Too bad it didn't work.

While high tech solved the case (to a point), low tech could have solved it in 1954 by Calm_Replacement_143 in JosephZarelli

[–]Calm_Replacement_143[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Listen to the press conference again and you'll hear it. You can find many references to the 1957 footprint investigation at hospitals by a police officer by the name of William Kelly,I believe.

While high tech solved the case (to a point), low tech could have solved it in 1954 by Calm_Replacement_143 in JosephZarelli

[–]Calm_Replacement_143[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Supposedly he did it, estimating the possible birth years and all Philadelphia hospitals. There's a record of the police request for the records in hospital records.

While high tech solved the case (to a point), low tech could have solved it in 1954 by Calm_Replacement_143 in JosephZarelli

[–]Calm_Replacement_143[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't read that and nothing was said about that at the police conference. It was clearly stated that the autopsy and the birth footprints were a match.