Although, 'Jon and Kate plus 8 ' aired' it's final episode on Monday. Kate Gosselin admits it could have been avoided.I feel like it was taken away from us----me and the kids , she said about the TV series that ended this week after five seasons due to the disagreement her and estranged husband Jon Gosselin..The hour aired direct-to-camera, separate interviews with both parties. Kate called the series 'end' needless, it's useless, it's totally avoidable. This is a very bittersweet goodbye for me because the kids are already missing the show.My take on this : Kate and Jon, you both are a couple of nut balls, you had a good thing going and you both chose to ingnore the oblivious, your children, you both are such selfish idiots. Kate the network is thinking about giving you a new show this spring, if you are lucky the second time around,take it and be good to your kids, stop blaming them for what go wrong in your life. The kids miss the show because thats the only place they was happy. Stay tuned: the saga continues.Kicking back and keeping it real:
BRUSSELS, Belgium - For 23 torturous years, Rom Houben says he lay trapped in his paralyzed body, aware of what was going on around him but unable to tell anyone or even cry out. The car-crash victim had been diagnosed as being in a vegetative state but appears to have been conscious the whole time. An expert using a specialized type of brain scan that was not available in the 1980s finally realized it, and unlocked Houben's mind again.
The 46-year-old Houben is now communicating with one finger and a special touchscreen on his wheelchair.
"Powerlessness. Utter powerlessness. At first I was angry, then I learned to live with it," he said, punching the message into the screen during an interview with the Belgian RTBF network, aired Monday. He has called his rescue his "renaissance."
Over the years, Houben's family refused to accept the word of his doctors, firmly believing their son knew what was happening around him, and gave no thought to letting him die, said his mother, Fina. She was vindicated when the breakthrough came.
"At that moment, you think, 'Oh, my God. See, now you know.' I was always convinced," she said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.
The discovery took place three years ago but only recently came to light, after publication of a study on the misdiagnosis of people with consciousness disorders. While a 23-year error is highly unusual, the wrong diagnosis of patients with consciousness disorders is far too common, according to the study, led by Steven Laureys of Belgium's Coma Science Group. Up to 43 per cent of patients with disorders of consciousness are erroneously assigned a diagnosis of vegetative state. Patients diagnosed as being in a vegetative state with no hope of recovery are sometimes allowed to die, as was done in 2005 with Terri Schiavo, the severely brain-damaged Florida woman at the centre of the biggest right-to-die case in U.S. history. Her feeding tube was removed.
Houben was injured in an auto accident in 1983 when he was 20. Doctors said he fell into a coma at first, then went into a vegetative state. A coma is a state of unconsciousness in which the eyes are closed and the patient cannot be roused. A vegetative state is a condition in which the eyes are open and can move, and the patient has periods of sleep and periods of wakefulness, but remains unconscious and cannot reason or respond.
During Houben's two lost decades, his eyesight was poor, but the experts say he could hear doctors, nurses and visitors to his bedside, and feel the touch of a relative. He says that during that time, he heard his father had died, but he was unable to show any emotion. Over the years, Houben's skeptical mother took him to the United States five times for tests. More searching got her in touch with Laureys, who put Houben through a PET scan.
"We saw his brain was almost normal," said neuropsychologist Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, who has worked with Houben for three years. The family and doctors then began trying to establish communication. A breakthrough came when he was able to indicate yes or no by slightly moving his foot to push a computer device placed there by Laureys' team. Then came the spelling of words using the touchscreen.
Houben's condition has since been diagnosed as a form of "locked-in syndrome," in which people are unable to speak or move but can think and reason. It was extremely difficult for him and he showed a lot of anger, which is normal since he was very frustrated. With so much to say after suffering for so long in silence, Houben has started writing a book.
"He lives from day to day," his 73-year-old mother said. "He can be funny and happy," but is also given to black humour. There is little hope that Houben's physical condition will get better, but his mother said she refuses to give up: "We continue to search and search. For 26 years already."There is no way to make up 23 years to this poor man. His life must have been one of unimaginable torture and frustration, hearing people discuss him as if he were not there and argue over whether he should live or die. Never settle for one diagnosis. Get many opinions,and after some time has passed get re-diagnosed. New developments occur all the time.
The King of Pop is still winning awards and setting records doing it. But while Michael Jackson won a record four posthumous awards, he couldn't beat Taylor Swift for top honors. At Sunday night's American Music Awards . The nineteen year old was named the year's favorite artist, giving Jackson his only loss for the night, and giving Swift five trophies in all. "Music" has never been ultimately about competition, Taylor said as she accepted the top prize via satellite from London. To even be mentioned in a category with Michael Jackson, who we will miss, and love forever, is an "unimaginable" honor.My take on this: Taylor Swift , the awards you receive were well deserved, you are and up and coming young star, please keep a level head: I hope all monies from Michael will go toward raising his children. Jermaine Jackson (brother) accepted Michael's awards...the brothers and beady-eyed dad are riding Michael's coat-tails for all it's worth ..A reality show named...The Jack5on's: A family Dynasty, on A&E. Stay tuned : the saga continues.Kicking back and keeping it real.
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Although, 'Jon and Kate plus 8 ' aired' it's final episode on Monday. Kate Gosselin admits it could have been avoided.
