Sympathy thread for Ariel Sharon

[Charlie Brown]

All my prayers for a speedy recovery and return to good health.

[Vanje]

1. Here Here!

A speedy recovery, a return to good health, and a restful and uneventful RETIREMENT.

[liberalpragmatist]

2. Best wishes for a safe recovery

I don't agree with him politically. Actually I really dislike him on many things. But I don't wish death upon my political opponents or anybody this side of Hitler or Stalin. He's still a human being and one who seems to have rethought some things. If his unilateral withdrawal schemes weren't quite what I had hoped for, they were still much closer to what most of us want than the Greater Israel crap.

[FreedomAngel82]

3. Same here

God speed and hope he's comfortable and getting good care.

[DanCa]

8. I agree

If I start wishing bad on people I didn't care for I would be no better than pat robertson and george w bush.

[bpilgrim]

4. as long as they don't let that TERRORIST take charge again

i hope all goes well.

but this topic belongs in the DUNGEON though :evilgrin:

peace

[Synnical]

5. Ditto that

Nicely stated, Bpilgrim

[havocmom]

11. Yes, may he get the mercy he has earned.

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[tatertop]

15. may he live long enough to stand trial for war crimes

I would like to see justice for the victims of
Sabra and Shatilla.

[havocmom]

16. Like I said: the mercy he has earned

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[Emperor_Norton_II]

6. "How will this thread end, Kosh?"

"in fire."

... on a more serious note, I hope he recovers. I may not be a fan of his, but nobody deserves to feel his brain dying on him like that.

[Kahuna]

7. Here here! I was taken by surprise by my own emotions in hearing

about his declining health.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

9. You just can't say enough good things about modern medicine...

the blood thinners have a "dual use" one to help, one to hurt.

Nitrogen monoxide (NO) has diverse physiological roles and also contributes to the immune defense against viruses, bacteria, and other parasites. However, excess production of NO is associated with various diseases such arthritis, diabetes, stroke, septic shock, autoimmune, chronic inflammatory diseases, and atheriosclerosis. Cells respond to activating or depressing stimuli by enhancing or inhibiting the expression of the enzymatic machinery that produce NO. Thus, maintenance of a tight regulation of NO production is important for human health. Phytochemicals have been traditionally utilized in ways to treat a family of pathologies that have in common the disregulation of NO production. Here we report the scavenging activity of Pycnogenol (the polyphenols containing extract of the bark from Pinus maritima) against reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, and its effects on NO metabolism in the murine macrophages cell line RAW 264.7. Macrophages were activated by the bacterial wall components lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interferon (IFN-gamma), which induces the expression of large amounts of the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Preincubation of cells with physiological concentrations of Pycnogenol significantly decreased NO generation. It was found that this effect was due to the combination of several different biological activities, i.e., its ROS and NO scavenging activity, inhibition of iNOS activity, and inhibition of iNOS-mRNA expression. These data begin to provide the basis for the conceptual understanding of the biological activity of Pycnogenol and possibly other polyphenolic compounds as therapeutic agents in various human disorders.

[roguevalley]

10. my dad had this. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Get well and recover,

Mr. Sharon. My sympathies to your family as well. They and you have a long road ahead.

[SPKrazy]

12. Can't Do It.

Have no sympathy for this terrorist leader.

[AspenRose]

13. You're a good man, "Charlie Brown"

I remember when you had the Merry Christmas Freepers thread.

You're a good guy.

[AlCzervik]

14. i hope he recovers, the thought of Netanyahu as PM is scary.