The accused lawyers got into trouble for posting comments regarding the case on their Facebook pages.

Sweettooth:

I didn’t “buy him on Craig’s list”. The woman who had listed him was looking for a new home for him. She was a mid-wife &, as she had recently divorced, was not able to take proper care of Milo due to the fact that she never knew how long she’d be gone, from a few hours to overnight or longer.

If you go back through my posts, you will see that I said he was never trained to detect low blood sugar – he did it on his own. It is just an innate skill he was born with and I am thankful everyday that HaShem saw fit to bring him into my life. He can also tell when someone isn’t feeling well (physically or emotionally) and will go sit with them. He’s just a very special little dog.

He is extremely bonded to me to the point where he will typically stay in whatever room I am in. Even when it’s boiling hot and I’m in a non air conditioned room, yet right next to a room that is air conditioned, he will stay with me & just pant his little tongue off to try to stay cool. I found it interesting that if someone else is with me, then he will sometimes go into the cooler room.

When I was visiting family, I was upstairs talking with my mom when my dad and brother went downstairs. Milo went to the top of the stairs & then looked at me. I noticed him and told him it was ok, he could go downstairs and only then did he run down the stairs after my dad and brother. It was the first time my mom met him and she was very impressed, she now refers to him as her “grand-doggie”. <G>.

I could give you dozens of similar examples.

As far as the ADA is concerned, he is a Service Animal. He is registered with two different national registries for Service Animals and even has an ID card that states he is a Medical Alert Service Dog (plus his picture, breeds, name, and my name, etc.). It’s very handy when I’m flying, however the first time he flew with me, he just had his vest on & no one even questioned it when we went through security.

Hope that answered your questions.

I decided a while ago that I would not allow the behavior of others to negatively affect how I behave.

Personally, I feel sad for those who live like that so when dealing with someone who appears to be negative about everything, I’ll typically try to point out something positive.

Thanks for the welcome!

cofeefan: Mine does that every once in a while, too. I’ll just be doing my normal routine and BAM, it drops like crazy!

Might I suggest that you keep a tester with you at all times? I have two testers, both of which are One Touch. The “nice” one is kept at home. I like the feature where I can plug it into my computer & it keeps a record of my levels, which I can then easily print out for my doctor visits. The other is small & goes with me whenever I’m away from home for a while or doing anything strenuous. You can put it in your locker & test between cardio & swimming.

I’d also suggest that you let your doctor know what happened – especially if it’s never happened to you before.

BH that you are ok & made it home without incident.

I must start this by saying that as a Baal Teshuva, probably everyone here has more knowledge than I, but if it wasn’t for the internet I wouldn’t have a lot of the knowledge that I now hold dear, nor would I be able to learn from sites such as this one, especially as I need to look up quite a number of things people refer to or use. It’s the old, “The more I learn, then more I realize I don’t know.” <G>.

I think that just about every media source has both positives and negatives, all depending upon how it is used.

Do I think a lot of what is on TV or in movies these days is trash? Yes, but I chose which TV shows or movies to see. On TV, I watch news broadcasts. I will also say that I watch some History or Discovery channel shows, etc. but certainly do not watch shows that have people in scantily dress, promote immoral behavior as fun, etc.

It is the same when I pick a movie to enjoy (although my favorite is still the same as when I was 5, The Music Man – which I also understand some may object to because of the male/female dancing, etc).

Do I slip up sometimes and get caught up in a silly sci-fi or such? Of course I do, but, as a rabbi once said to me, that’s why it’s called an avaria. I realize it and look for something else that is entertaining and, at the same time, healthier for my neshama.

One could also apply the same to books. There are plenty of trashy novels out there, but I chose not to read those, preferring instead to read books that will help me learn and/or strengthen my emunah.

There is a reason HaShem gave us free will, it is what we chose to do (or watch) that makes us who we are. The questions are simple: Who do we chose to be and what do we chose to allow to influence our lives.

Please note that I am speaking only of adults, children are another matter entirely.

Listen, I use to work in Law Enforcement. One day I realized that I was cursing a lot more than was typical for me. I made the decision that I didn’t like that and began to set goals for myself. OK, I will go a shift today without cursing, then a week, then it just became a part of who I was and I stopped cursing at all. And this was before I started to become more observant. I was able to do that because I was given free will and was able to chose to change what I felt was a negative behavior.