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Last Updated: 12/21/2009

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City: Austin
State: Texas
Country: US
Signup Date: 12/6/2004

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April 30, 2009 - Thursday 

Category: Music

Treat your mother to this special event honoring Mother's Day, featuring live music from Chris Holt, Camille Cortinas (Fishing For Comets), Johnny Lloyd Rollins, Chris Gonzalez (The Brushlanders), Iris Leu, Jacob Metcalf, Sam Arnold (Opposite Day), Mary Hestand (Merry & The Moodswings), Casey Shock, and Karen Naomi. Benefiting Delia King - quadruple amputee and septicemia survivor, hosted by her daughter Karen Naomi. Saturday May 9th at Opening Bell from 4pm - 12am, Suggested $10 Donation.

www.deliaking.org
www.myspace.com/openingbellcoffee

Opening Bell -South Side on Lamar, 1409 S. Lamar Suite #012, Dallas, TX

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February 12, 2009 - Thursday 

Reposted from www.deliaking.org

I might need to draw a diagram for this: My second cousin has a
boyfriend, who has a band... this band has agreed to play a benefit
show for my mother. I found out the name of this band last night, Opposite Day
- they are based out of Austin. I already know one of the band members
through a mutual friend and I've even played an acoustic show with him
in Austin.

...Is life not great?

I'd like to take this time to thank the band for their generosity in
donating the money they raise from this show to my mother's medical
expenses.

And now I'd like to ask you, the reader, to please attend this show if
you are available and would like to help. Show details are as follows:

Friday Feb. 20th, 9pm at Boiler Room - Benefit for Delia King
101 W Hickory, Denton, Texas 78201
Cost: $5

Opposite Day, Shaolin Death Squad
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January 22, 2009 - Thursday 

Category: Life

Reposted from www.deliaking.org

Jan 21, 2009

This is the first post regarding my mother's progress from her survival of meningococcemia, or Meningococcal septicemia, a deadly bacterial infection. We don't know how she caught the illness but it left a devastating trail of life-changing complications.

She is currently awake and alert, but still recovering in the Critical Care Unit. She is unable to speak as she required intubation when she was admitted to the hospital on Dec. 24th (she was unconscious) , then received a tracheotomy a few days after waking up. As far as I know, the tubing has been removed and she is breathing on her own. However, the doctors have not closed the opening from her tracheotomy because she is still undergoing regular surgical procedures. She receives dialysis regularly but after a little help from medication treatment last weekend, she was able to produce more urine. In fact, I visited her earlier this afternoon and her pee was bright yellow and clear (and there was lots of it!)

She had surgery on Tuesday Jan. 13th to amputate her fingers on both hands, and both legs below her calves. Fortunately, her thumbs were spared. My mother will require several months for her recovery, including potential skin grafts, then most likely will spend time in a rehabilitation center and learn to use prosthesis to walk.

[Edit] I set up a PayPal account to accept online donations.

Thank you for your time; your thoughts and prayers would be most appreciated.

Also, be sure to read the story [A Christmas Miracle- My Sister Dee at www.deliaking.org] written by my Aunt Esy.

-Karen

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September 7, 2008 - Sunday 

Current mood:  nostalgic
Category: Music
may I be so bold as to finally say, that after 5 years on rotation in my personal music collection, Ryan Adams' "Demolition" is my favorite album?

if you've never had the pleasure, my highly recommended tracks are:

01. nuclear
04. desire
05. cry on demand (holy shit)
09. dear chicago

I've covered three songs from this album, including nuclear and desire. while this album has always been near and dear to me, I think didn't notice until now that it was my one true love all along...
Currently listening:
Demolition
By Ryan Adams
Release date: 2002-09-24
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November 21, 2007 - Wednesday 

Current mood:  excited
Category: Music
I played at City Tavern in Dallas on Friday. A couple of friends showed up who hadn't seen me perform a live show, but have each claimed to be huge fans of my CD. Originally, I  wasn't going to play "Elusive Ways" simply because after 3 or so years (and newer material) I've felt it was a bit outdated. Since they both requested this song, I thought I should give it a go.

My friends were excited when I started playing a song they were familiar with. And in all honesty, I really fed off of their energy. It's been so long since I've had that much fun performing that song, it almost felt new again!

Thank you, Jason & Elliot for being there.

And speaking of new, I actually did debut a new song at City Tavern- "Finding Change." Hopefully I'll be able to record it soon and post it here as well. In the meantime, come to a show and you will get the live version. Maybe even a few oldies as well. ;)
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September 26, 2007 - Wednesday 

Current mood:  sick
i feel like poo
i feel like poo
oh yes i do
i feel like poo

but that's the way it goes
when stuff comes out yer' nose
burny throat, itchy sneeze
damn you yucky from a breeze!

i feel like poo
i feel like poo
oh yes i do
feel like poo
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September 25, 2007 - Tuesday 
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July 9, 2007 - Monday 

Current mood:  hopeful
My friend Tavo of Badanks posted this on his page; he recently won his battle with cancer. A little less than 2 years ago, my uncle was not so fortunate and passed while under treatment. Please take a moment to read... also please be aware, a vegan diet (strict vegetarian; no eggs, no dairy) promotes many tips included.

Best of luck to you, Tavo, and other cancer patients & survivors for continued health!

-k



CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL , US - PLEASE READ

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These
cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have
multiplied to a few billion.

When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more
cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests
are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the
detectable size

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.

3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be
destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumours.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has
multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic,
environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies,
changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune
system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing
cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone
marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like
liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation, while destroying cancer cells, also burns,
scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation
will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and
radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from
chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or
destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections
and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to
mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also
cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the
cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.


CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it
cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar
substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal,Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame
and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or
molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added
to make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.

b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in
the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk
and substituting with unsweetened soya milk cancer cells are being
starved.

c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A
meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little
chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock
antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful,
especially to people with cancer.

d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole
grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an
alkaline environment.

About 20% can be from cooked food including beans.

Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are
easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to
nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for
building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most
vegetables including bean sprouts)and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3
times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40
degrees C).

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high
caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting
properties.

Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to
avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is
acidic, avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a
lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines
become putrefied and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By
refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the
protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to
destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6,
Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to
enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other
supplements, like vitamin E, are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed
cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted,
or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A
proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a
survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a
stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving
spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated
environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more
oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means
employed to destroy cancer cells.

PLEASE FORWARD IT TO PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT

CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL , U S - PLEASE READ

1. No plastic containers in micro.

2. No water bottles in freezer.

3. No plastic wrap in microwave.

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its
newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center as well.

Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer.

Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies.

Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as
this releases dioxins from the plastic.

Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager
at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard.
He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.

He said that we should not be heating our food in the
microwave using plastic containers.

This especially applies to foods that contain fat.

He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and
plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of
the body.

Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning
Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same
results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant
in something else.

Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper.

It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.

He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food
restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper.

The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran,
is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the
microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins
to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food.

Cover food with a paper towel instead.
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June 23, 2007 - Saturday 
Go to pandora.com and create your own free custom online radio station! Type in "Karen Naomi" to hear songs from "Blind" as well as similar songs from other artists. If you haven't discovered pandora yet- go there now! It's great! 
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May 14, 2007 - Monday 

Current mood:  happy

Yadda, yadda, yadda.... Great news! here's what I've been posting on my website, emails, message boards, etc.

Check your local listings for HDNet! I'm going to appear on True Music with Katie Daryl on Sunday July 1st 8pm ET.

Check if HDNet is available through your cable/satellite provider- http://www.hd.net/subscribe.html

The current schedule for this program is available at http://www.hd.net/truemusic.html

******

FYI- this program was previously recorded (during sxsw)... oh, and thank you john solis, deck sachse, & chance wimberly.

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