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Daily Mail
a day ago
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- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Woman diagnosed with cancer has her womb and ovaries removed... then came even an more devastating discovery
J.B. felt like she 'died' on the spot when doctors told her she had cancer. At the request of her husband, the then 50-year-old had gone to doctors in her home state of Idaho with heavy menstrual bleeding - assuming it was caused by stress from the death of her brother. Your browser does not support iframes.
The Guardian
2 days ago
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- The Guardian
As the first born, am I the smartest? Maybe – but siblings shape us in far more interesting ways
A new book about sibling relationships, The Family Dynamic by Susan Dominus, examines how things like birth order and the specific achievements of your siblings affect a person's life trajectory. As such, some of my favourite research is back in the public eye: the studies that suggest that I, as the eldest of three children, am the cleverest. I'm kidding. I don't actually think this is true in my own sibling group, but sure, I'll take it, and say so in the national press: I'm smarter than you guys, science confirms. I am very interested in siblings and their influences, though. So much so that I wrote my first novel about a brother-sister relationship. Siblings shape you in ways that are less deliberate than parents, which means their influence is less discussed, though just as important. That said, birth order has remained a public fascination, with parents agonising over whether a middle child is overlooked or eldest is overburdened. I definitely have classic 'eldest daughter syndrome': the tendency for the oldest girl in a family to take on roles of responsibility. Planning of family matters has generally fallen to me in the past, and I remain a planner. I like control to the freakish degree that I eat the same breakfast and lunch every single weekday and run my to-do list with the iron fist of a navy Seal commander. Still, I have often thought that some of the well-worn sibling birth order archetypes – the type-A eldest daughter, the laid-back middle sibling, the rebellious youngest child – must be too simple. They sat in my mind alongside things like star signs: fun but ultimately baseless ways to parse the eternal puzzle of why people are the way that they are. But it seems, as Dominus found, that the studies do bear this stuff out. Eldest children apparently outstrip their younger counterparts in cognitive tests by as early as their first birthday, probably due to the increased parental attention they receive during the however-brief period they are an only child. And sibling influence can be incredibly powerful. Dominus interviews families in which each child went on to achieve success in very different fields, and were spurred to do so specifically by what their siblings were doing. My brother was a quiet little boy, either naturally or because I did all his talking for him. We were very close as children – I would get my hair cut short like his, and enjoyed it if people mistook us for twins. But we grew into quite different people, and that is probably no accident. For instance, he went on to pursue Stem subjects, and I pursued the humanities: the boy whose sister spoke for him went for numbers and concepts, and I went for words. Age gaps between siblings can also complicate the effect of birth order. My sister is nearly 10 years younger than me, whereas my brother is only 18 months my junior. She told me: 'I feel like being the youngest, with two siblings quite a bit older than me, meant that I sculpted my perception of what is 'cool' on a pretty much even mix of your respective interests.' She's very into music (my brother) and also video games (me). I think she's also more emotionally robust than I am. We both wonder whether this is partly the result of getting a front-row seat to all of mine and our brother's chaotic decisions and teenage crises, and being able to take notes. By now, my siblings and I are, roughly, who we're going to be. We're all adults. Perhaps it is less that we are now honing ourselves consciously or subconsciously to resemble or differ from one another, but that we act as vivid mirrors for each other to really see ourselves in. Sometimes, in the company of my brother and sister, I have an ambient sense of something similar to not liking myself very much. Partly, it's that near-universal experience of regression in the family home: we start to occupy childish roles to befit the dynamics first built in childhood. But it's also that these are people who have seen every side of me. And they have not been afraid to challenge my less lovable attributes. That feeling of not liking myself is maybe more accurately a feeling of being truly, wholly known for my best and worst traits. My irritability, my belief that I know better than others, my melodrama. I see their flaws too, and they know that I see them. Not unexpectedly, some of these flaws are shared. I asked my brother about this, and he said: 'Seeing characteristics of yourself in people you love is quite helpful. Like, oh maybe I'm not that bad: I don't hate them for the way they are, but the opposite.' And for all that we bicker, it's a beautiful thing to be loved by people who, unlike your parents, are not hard-wired to love you unconditionally, but who know you just as well as your parents do, and for almost as long. Imogen West-Knights is a writer and journalist
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Mass. man killed in accidental shooting remembered as ‘accomplished cook'
A 36-year-old man who police say was accidentally killed by his brother in a shooting at a Northbridge home last month is being remembered as 'an accomplished cook.' Northbridge resident Jonathan Lacour was killed by his brother, 33-year-old Northbridge resident Christopher Lacour, on May 21, according to court documents. Christopher Lacour is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in connection with the shooting. Police were called to 63 Legion Way in Northbridge around 11 p.m. on May 21 and found Jonathan Lacour with a gunshot wound in his lower chest, according to the police report in the case. His brother, Christopher Lacour, admitted to pulling the trigger on him, but said the shooting was an accident. Read more: Man killed brother in what appears to be accidental shooting in Northbridge home Jonathan 'Jon' Scott Lacour was born to 'his loving mother and father,' Darlene Perreault and Roger Lacour, on Jan. 7, 1989, according to his obituary. He studied culinary arts at Blackstone Valley Regional Technical High School and was working at Kapi's Pub in Uxbridge when he died. 'Jon was a gentle, unassuming man with an old soul. He was a homebody who truly enjoyed and appreciated the simple things in life,' his obituary reads. Jonathan Lacour was also an animal lover who enjoyed petsitting his family members' pets, according to his obituary. Read more: Man faces assault charge in Northbridge fatal shooting 'A good week for Jon would include working, fishing, reading and listening to music, especially his favorite band, Pink Floyd. But more than anything, he enjoyed time at home socializing with family and friends,' his obituary reads. Jonathan Lacour leaves behind his parents, three brothers, stepparents, step siblings and many other beloved friends and relatives, according to his obituary. Calling hours for Jonathan Lacour are scheduled for Thursday, June 5, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Roney Funeral Home in North Grafton, according to his obituary. In lieu of flowers, his family asks that his memory be honored through donations to the Worcester Animal Rescue League. Holyoke police to cite driver who heavily damaged JFK memorial while driving under the influence Man charged with murder after woman's body is discovered near Northeastern University Rockport fire captain who died unexpectedly remembered for his service to the town 2nd victim in Boston double shooting from last weekend dies, both men identified Gov. Healey demands answers after ICE arrests Mass. high school student Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Man Says He Was Disinvited from Group Trip He Planned After He Refused to Split This One Cost
A man says he was disinvited from a trip he planned after he refused to split one of the costs The man initially arranged a trip with his brother that soon turned into a group outing, he wrote on Reddit. When the group expanded beyond who would fit in his car, he says, he was unwilling to pay an extra $1000 to rent a car He then discovered he'd been removed from the group chatA man says he carefully crafted a travel itinerary for his brother and friends, then one big expense got him disinvited from his own trip. The traveler shared his frustration in a post on Reddit's "Am I the A------" forum, claiming the unexpected drama left him questioning whether or not he did the right thing. He opens the post by noting that the trip to an unnamed big city for the weekend was originally going to be for just him and his brother, but quickly expanded to include several of his brother's friends. Related: Loose Pigeons Wreak Havoc on Delta Flight as Passengers Are Seen Screaming in Viral Video They chose dates and hotels, the original poster (OP) explains. For transportation, he planned to drive everyone in his car. After the details were hashed out, a friend of a friend, Adam, who "wasn't part of the plan at all" said he wanted to join, not for vacation, but because he had a business trip in the same city and wanted a lift, the OP claims. Including Adam would push the number of people over the limit that could fit in his car. Instead of finding another driver and splitting up the group into two cars, the OP says they decided to rent a larger vehicle. The added cost would be $1000 for five days, he claims, 'Just to make room for Adam, who wasn't even vacationing with us.' The OP put his foot down, telling the group he wouldn't spend the extra money. 'I didn't think it was fair to take on that extra cost just to accommodate someone who wasn't part of our group,' he wrote. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Related: She Called Off Her Wedding. Then She Took Her Honeymoon with a Different Man Instead (Exclusive) The next day, the OP says, he found out that the other guys had started a new group chat — and he wasn't part of it. Soon he received a text from his brother asking if he would be 'okay with not going' on the trip. "I didn't back out — I got pushed out of the trip I planned,' the OP wrote. 'I'm pretty upset, especially since my own brother was part of it,' he confessed. 'I didn't make it about money or control — I just didn't want to foot the bill for someone else's business trip.' In the comments, fellow Reddit users offered up their opinions on the man's story. 'Your brother and his friends then acted like entitled children, created drama, and excluded you,' wrote one person. 'Good riddance to that trip with them, honestly. Let them deal with Adam and the rental. You did nothing wrong by standing your ground.' While another user offered some advice: 'Take a nice trip somewhere by yourself if you can afford it." Read the original article on People
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Tuttle community gathers for rodeo tribute to Ryder Lewis
Hundreds gathered in Tuttle to honor Ryder Lewis, a 16-year-old cowboy fatally stabbed in Oklahoma City, with a rodeo event organized by his brother.
