u/Scary_Pay_4247 — reddlx

In 1995, Mr. T was diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoma. His response when he found out the name of his cancer was typically Mr. T: "Can you imagine that? Cancer with my name on it, personalised cancer."

The cancer initially responded well, five radiation treatments over four weeks and it dissolved. Eleven months later it came back, and he underwent six weeks of high-dose chemotherapy.

He described the experience as the great leveller of his life: "My fame couldn't save me. My gold, my money couldn't stop cancer from appearing on my body. If they can't save me, then I don't need them."

He was declared in remission in 2001. T-Cell Lymphoma is incurable but treatable, remission is the realistic best outcome rather than a cure, which makes his sustained recovery genuinely remarkable.

His advice on the experience became one of his most quoted lines outside of The A-Team: "I pity the fool who just gives up. We're all gonna die eventually from something or other, but don't be a wimp. Put up a good fight."

u/Scary_Pay_4247 — 13 days ago

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In 1995, Mr. T was diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoma. His response when he found out the name of his cancer was typically Mr. T: "Can you imagine that? Cancer with my name on it, personalised cancer."

u/Scary_Pay_4247 — 13 days ago

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A 16-year-old collapsed and died after drinking two energy drinks, a latte, and a Mountain Dew in under 2 hours.

Davis Allen Cripe was a healthy 16-year-old with no heart condition.

He collapsed and died at school in South Carolina in April 2017. The coroner didn't blame a pre-existing problem. He blamed a large Mountain Dew, a café latte, and an energy drink consumed in under two hours.

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts held a press conference specifically to clarify that Davis had no underlying heart condition and that caffeine toxicity caused a fatal cardiac arrhythmia.

"This is not a caffeine overdose," Watts said. "We're not saying that. What we're saying is that this is a caffeine-induced cardiac event."

The total caffeine across the three drinks was estimated at between 400 and 470 milligrams, consumed rapidly within approximately two hours.

The FDA's general guidance puts 400mg per day as the threshold above which cardiovascular risks increase in healthy adults.

Davis hit that threshold in a single sitting with no time for his body to process it between drinks.

Davis had been at school for a robotics competition. He collapsed after a break and could not be revived.

He was 16 years old and had done nothing most teenagers don't do every day. The speed and volume of consumption were what killed him.

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u/Scary_Pay_4247 — 13 days ago

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how are people surviving long flights with active toddlers

My son just turned 3. We keep screens pretty minimal at home, maybe a short show a few evenings a week. He is super active and honestly not the type of kid who sits with toys very long. Mostly just wants to run, climb, dig in dirt, throw rocks into water, whatever.

We did a 4 hour flight a couple months ago and it was rough. Downloaded shows thinking that would save us and he lasted maybe 90 seconds before deciding the window shade was more interesting. Snacks bought us maybe 20 minutes total. New toys barely mattered. Sticker books lasted like 3 minutes. We survived but it definitely was not one of those peaceful toddler flight experiences people post online.

The issue is we want to do a much longer trip next year to visit family overseas. Probably somewhere around 14 to 16 hours total in the air.

I see a lot of advice that basically says just do unlimited screens on travel days which i am honestly not against. But i also do not really know how that works for a kid who normally cannot sit and watch something for more than 20 minutes anyway.

I also do not want to spend the next year intentionally making him more dependent on screens just so we can survive one flight. Feels kind of dumb when i type it out like that.

Mostly curious what actually worked for other parents with active low screen kids on long flights. Not even looking for perfect behavior honestly. Just things that bought you time without relying entirely on a tablet.

Or if the real answer is just embrace the chaos and survive i can accept that too.

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u/Scary_Pay_4247 — 1 month ago

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We fell for the magnetic tile hype when my daughter was 3 because they are on every gift guide. we got a cheaper off-brand set first to see if she even liked them. It turns out she just isn't into building. she would pick up a piece, look at it, and go do something else. we tried building stuff with her, but she just wasn't interested. she doesn't want to construct things. she wants to sort and move stuff around. the tiles didn't give her a way to do that. we got a magnetic wall board a few months later and it clicked. she stands there and moves pieces around and then changes her mind. no pressure to build anything or worry about it falling apart. the tiles are in a box now and the wall board is still on the wall. just sharing because play style matters as much as the quality of the toy.

u/Scary_Pay_4247 — 2 months ago