Got Turkey?

Wanted to interrupt my own post here and ask for some assistance. A woman wrote a very poignant comment upon one of my MS posts for Health Central today. Her husband has Primary Progressive MS and his disease is very aggressive. I would like to offer her some emotional support. She doesn't know anyone else going through this. She is anonymous and has the third comment under my article. If you can...I am sure she would appreciate knowing that others care. And if you know of any on-line support groups or others who have Primary Progressive MS she can talk to...please leave a comment under hers. Here is the link.

Thank you so much.

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Have you had your fill yet of turkey and sweet potatoes with the yummy gooey marshmallows on top, and the green bean casserole with the crunchy onion thingies, and the cranberry sauce froma can? Hmmm...have ya?

Now I'm hungry again. I am well on my way to developing a Buddha belly.

Speaking of food, I have been reading an interesting book about this very topic. It is a big 'ol fancy photo book called, "What the World Eats" and was photographed bt Peter Menzel and written by Faith D'Alusio

It is quite fascinating really. The authors show families from 21 countries and what they eat in one week. They have photos of the families with their week's worth of food before them and how much it would all cost in US dollars.

If you live in an East African country like Chad...you aren't eating a whole heck of a lot:

"If...you wake up in a village in the east African country of Chad, like Amna Moustapha...your meall is always the same--puddinglike porridge called "aiysh" and a thin okra soup with maybe a bit of dried goat meat for added flavor."

The one thing I am grateful for this Thanksgiving is that my family and I do have food to eat. I have been so poor as to have gone hungry. But even then it wasn't like what some kids in this world endure.

This book has cool facts too like...did you know that Greenland, Mongolia, Chad, and Mali have no McDonald's restaurants? Ecuador has ten and Egypt has 40. Japan has 3,891 and the US? We have 13,491 of them. That's a lotta Big Macs.

Goes without saying...the US has the most obese population with 37% of males and 42% of females are obese. France has some skinny bitches with only 6.8 percent of the female population suffering from obesity.

Anyways...the book is fascinating and lots of great photos and recipes. You too can find out how to hunt porcupine in the outback of Australia!

And now for The Great Proclamation of Links!

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Sadness anyone? Have you experienced the many subtle variations of sadness and depression? I dare say I have experienced many. Please share your experience with melancholy here after reading my post, The Many Flavors of Sadness.

Want to hear a heartwarming mushy gushy Thanksgiving story? Well go read one of those darn Chicken Soup for the Sould books then! Okay seriously...I did write something with Thanksgiving in mind. I do hope you come and read it. You may find my story of "Faith and a Drumstick" here.

Ever wonder why I write about Multiple Sclerosis? Yeah I am wondering too at times. Writing and talking about illness can be depressing. But there is a reason I write about it and you can find my reason right here.

Have you ever wondered what the first year of having MS is like? Or if you have MS care to share your story about your first year? You could help a lot of people, especially those who are newly diagnosed. You can share your story in a comment here.

As always I am trying to promote community and you guys have been so wonderful. I feel so supported here. The comments on my writing on the Health Central site really help a ton. So thank you for reading and sharing there. We bloggers are a special group and we need to stick together! I will be by to visit your sites...very soon! Hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving.

So whadja eat? Tell me all the yummy details...