The document summarizes the author's experience trying out the Tushy bidet attachment, which attaches to existing toilet seats. The author describes their initial skepticism but finds that the bidet provides a cleaner experience compared to toilet paper alone. While the initial spray of water is shocking cold, the bidet uses less toilet paper and water over time than traditional wiping. It may also help with various health issues. Though the author is personally indifferent to the bidet, they feel it is better for the environment so they keep it installed.
I Will Try Tomorrow
Mona Ragab
I Will Try Tomorrow Mona Ragab Barefoot and on tiptoe, I steal away like a thief fleeing with his loot. My notebook, in which my pen has been suspended for ages, is under my arm. The idea has completely captured my imagination. It has become an obsession, and there is nothing left to do but commit it to paper. I’ve been trying to write for several nights, but my weariness and overexertion have prevented me. The pressure of time and innumerable obligations works against me, but I’ve grasped the idea, and it won’t elude me. I’m not going to let this golden opportunity slip through my fingers. No one has noticed me yet—everyone is still asleep. All I have to do is avail myself of this long-awaited opportunity to the utmost. I’ll write the idea quickly and release a waterfall that yearns to inundate the barren land! It’s useless to try to silence the hot hammer that is pounding on the gate of my fortress in order to liberate what is imprisoned behind it. I’ll let the words flow freely, and later I’ll polish them little by little. Nothing matters as much as this moment, which has presented itself to me, when no one asks anything of me, when the silence receives me with open arms, and the white sheets of paper invite me to write. The moment begins now and will continue for a while, but the important thing is to commence. The extremely humid air makes me retrace my steps to the bathroom to wash my face several times. I close the door quietly, afraid that I might awaken somebody, and it causes a squeak that startles me. I rush through the long hallway to snatch an hour before the precious minutes slip away. Finally I get to the study. I open the windows, and a moist dawn breeze brushes my face. The Nile sways to and fro with its silver rays, and green leaves dance on its surface, as yet undisturbed by the fishing boats and the irksome rounds of the river-bus. My imagination paints the picture of a young woman standing at the water’s edge, staring at nothing. I open my notebook and begin to write: “She met him, and he started speaking to her in a tone of voice that electrified her in the midst of the deep silence.” Here it is; the story is born. “She fell in love with him, not knowing how or when . . .” I hear a voice shattering the silence of the unfolding dawn, a cry that is rising higher and higher: “Mama!” I throw the pen away and run in alarm to the bedroom. My little son has awakened and wants his feeding bottle. I prepare it quickly for him, so that he will not make noise, though I know that he likes to drink it very slowly. I wait submissively while I cuddle him tenderly to lull him to sleep. When he finishes his bottle, I put him in his bed and hasten to leave on tiptoe. Then a scream pierces me from the other side of the room. “Mama, I want to drink.” My daughter, who is older, always complains of thirst and cannot bear the intense heat. “Mama, the mosquitoes bit me. Bring me something to soothe the itch.” I ...
I Will Try Tomorrow
Mona Ragab
I Will Try Tomorrow Mona Ragab Barefoot and on tiptoe, I steal away like a thief fleeing with his loot. My notebook, in which my pen has been suspended for ages, is under my arm. The idea has completely captured my imagination. It has become an obsession, and there is nothing left to do but commit it to paper. I’ve been trying to write for several nights, but my weariness and overexertion have prevented me. The pressure of time and innumerable obligations works against me, but I’ve grasped the idea, and it won’t elude me. I’m not going to let this golden opportunity slip through my fingers. No one has noticed me yet—everyone is still asleep. All I have to do is avail myself of this long-awaited opportunity to the utmost. I’ll write the idea quickly and release a waterfall that yearns to inundate the barren land! It’s useless to try to silence the hot hammer that is pounding on the gate of my fortress in order to liberate what is imprisoned behind it. I’ll let the words flow freely, and later I’ll polish them little by little. Nothing matters as much as this moment, which has presented itself to me, when no one asks anything of me, when the silence receives me with open arms, and the white sheets of paper invite me to write. The moment begins now and will continue for a while, but the important thing is to commence. The extremely humid air makes me retrace my steps to the bathroom to wash my face several times. I close the door quietly, afraid that I might awaken somebody, and it causes a squeak that startles me. I rush through the long hallway to snatch an hour before the precious minutes slip away. Finally I get to the study. I open the windows, and a moist dawn breeze brushes my face. The Nile sways to and fro with its silver rays, and green leaves dance on its surface, as yet undisturbed by the fishing boats and the irksome rounds of the river-bus. My imagination paints the picture of a young woman standing at the water’s edge, staring at nothing. I open my notebook and begin to write: “She met him, and he started speaking to her in a tone of voice that electrified her in the midst of the deep silence.” Here it is; the story is born. “She fell in love with him, not knowing how or when . . .” I hear a voice shattering the silence of the unfolding dawn, a cry that is rising higher and higher: “Mama!” I throw the pen away and run in alarm to the bedroom. My little son has awakened and wants his feeding bottle. I prepare it quickly for him, so that he will not make noise, though I know that he likes to drink it very slowly. I wait submissively while I cuddle him tenderly to lull him to sleep. When he finishes his bottle, I put him in his bed and hasten to leave on tiptoe. Then a scream pierces me from the other side of the room. “Mama, I want to drink.” My daughter, who is older, always complains of thirst and cannot bear the intense heat. “Mama, the mosquitoes bit me. Bring me something to soothe the itch.” I ...
micro teaching on communication m.sc nursing.pdfAnurag Sharma
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i3 Health is pleased to make the speaker slides from this activity available for use as a non-accredited self-study or teaching resource.
This slide deck presented by Dr. Kami Maddocks, Professor-Clinical in the Division of Hematology and
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The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, will provide insight into new directions in targeted therapeutic approaches for older adults with mantle cell lymphoma.
STATEMENT OF NEED
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare, aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) accounting for 5% to 7% of all lymphomas. Its prognosis ranges from indolent disease that does not require treatment for years to very aggressive disease, which is associated with poor survival (Silkenstedt et al, 2021). Typically, MCL is diagnosed at advanced stage and in older patients who cannot tolerate intensive therapy (NCCN, 2022). Although recent advances have slightly increased remission rates, recurrence and relapse remain very common, leading to a median overall survival between 3 and 6 years (LLS, 2021). Though there are several effective options, progress is still needed towards establishing an accepted frontline approach for MCL (Castellino et al, 2022). Treatment selection and management of MCL are complicated by the heterogeneity of prognosis, advanced age and comorbidities of patients, and lack of an established standard approach for treatment, making it vital that clinicians be familiar with the latest research and advances in this area. In this activity chaired by Michael Wang, MD, Professor in the Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma at MD Anderson Cancer Center, expert faculty will discuss prognostic factors informing treatment, the promising results of recent trials in new therapeutic approaches, and the implications of treatment resistance in therapeutic selection for MCL.
Target Audience
Hematology/oncology fellows, attending faculty, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).
Learning Objectives
1.) Identify clinical and biological prognostic factors that can guide treatment decision making for older adults with MCL
2.) Evaluate emerging data on targeted therapeutic approaches for treatment-naive and relapsed/refractory MCL and their applicability to older adults
3.) Assess mechanisms of resistance to targeted therapies for MCL and their implications for treatment selection
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Todays parent is a $79 bidet really better than toilet paper i tried it
1. Is a $79 bidet really better than toilet paper? I tried it
The Tushy, the latest toilet model, says it’s better for the environment (because it
minimizes toilet paper use)—and your butt.
By Leah Rumack on January 15, 2020, via Today’s Parent
I can’t speak for the rest of the world, but I haven’t spent that much time thinking about my bum hole. I
haven’t pondered its health, longed for its refreshment or wondered if my pooping experience has been
fully optimized. But I wasn’t one of the over 110,000 people in North America who own what is
essentially a strap-on bidet for your toilet—the Tushy.
But now, fair reader, I am, and I don’t think it’s bragging to say that ever since I have the shiniest
derrière in town. You can see this sparkly sphincter from space! And it’s all thanks to the magical day an
editor sent me a note asking me if I’d like to wash my ass for her and write about it—an impossible
request to deny.
The Tushy is the latest below-the-belt accoutrement dreamed up by Miki Agrawal, the controversial
founder of Thinx period underwear (which has been in the news recently due to reports, which the
company denies, that it may contain harmful chemicals). It’s an attempt to woo the majority of North
Americans from their stubborn love of toilet paper. Worldwide, we tend to be butt outliers—bidets or
bidet showers (basically a handheld jet used to spray water at your business after you do your business)
are de rigueur in many parts of Europe and Asia. Body cleanliness is also an aspect of faith in Islam—
many Muslim homes will keep a water vessel of some sort in the bathroom that’s used to wash your
bits. In Japan, three-quarters of homes have a washlet toilet (a toilet that sprays your bottom with
cleansing warm water.)
Agrawal launched Tushy in 2015, touting it as a fresher, more environmentally friendly way to clean your
booty that’s a special boon for everyone, especially preggos and other people who have trouble
reaching their bum, kids with less-than-primo wiping skills (ie: all of them), women with post-baby-
delivery carnage, and anyone who wants to help prevent “haemorrhoids, skid marks and dingleberries.”
In 2018, Michael Che waxed rhapsodic about bidets in a Weekend Update monologue on Saturday Night
Live after Tushy’s cheeky ads were rejected by New York City transit authorities: “People need to know
about bidets! I just got one and it changed my life. It’s glorious. Food tastes better. I can jump higher. I
want children now. I’m a better person. You know, the first time I used it, I cried. And not even because I
was emotional, because the water went so far up, it came out my eyes.” (The company then sent Tushys
to everyone at SNL because they aren’t dumb.) Ever since, everyone is talking about Tushy. Not a bad
resume for a mail-order device that hooks up to your existing water supply and costs $79.
“Aaaaaaaaah!!!!!” a crescendo-ing squeal is coming from my upstairs bathroom. It starts as a tenor, but
then rises to a perfect castrato soprano. It’s our Tushy’s inaugural day on the job*, and my husband,
intrepid soldier, is the first to experience Tushy’s tender touch, which is not so much tender as an
extremely pointed missile of cold water right up your butt.
“Do you like it?” I ask him eagerly through the bathroom door, notebook in hand. “What do you like
about it exactly?”
2. Photo of a pack of family cloth wipes from Etsy seller, Creekside KidFamily cloth is a thing and we have
questions“I’m not in your story.”
“I’m trying to science!”
“I will divorce you.”
To his credit, he is the brave soul who installed the Tushy. It took him about 10 minutes. He
disconnected the water that goes into the toilet tank by unscrewing the hose, and then put the Tushy—
which basically looks like a small radio—between the toilet and the water supply, sort of similar to the
way you would use a power bar to plug in multiple devices at once. The Tushy control panel, which has
knobs to adjust the pressure or angle of the spray, sits next to the toilet seat and you activate when
necessary. You still need to pat dry afterwards, but you use considerably less toilet paper than you
would if it were the full cleanup crew.
My 8-year-old—perhaps better known as the only human who can use an entire roll of toilet paper in
one sitting in the Drain Destroy Extravaganza of 2016—is a fan of Tushy, but unless he positions himself
just so, his little arse doesn’t take up enough space, so the spray (the nozzle is nestled under the lip of
the toilet seat) just parkours off his backside and coats the bathroom in a tsunami of icy cold good
intentions.
“I feel violated,” my friend whimpers after a test drive. “It’s like a burst of terror—I’m never going to
recover. It’s so cold!”(We’re testing the Tushy Classic. If you upgrade to the Tushy Spa, which retails for
US$119, you can attach it to your hot water supply, which I think would be infinitely more relaxing.)
“It’s really strong and goes right in my butthole!” says another friend’s eight-year old. His mother’s
review is simply: “Disturbingly accurate.”
Personally, I find it underwhelming. Maybe I don’t take impressive enough poops? Maybe my poops are
too beautifully formed, and just neatly rocket out of their gloriously perfect exit hatch leaving a
minimum of debris in their wake? Surely so many fans can’t be wrong. I decide to ask a friend who
struggles with bowel issues if this would be useful to her. She lives too far away for an in-person tuchus
touchup, but I send her an email with all the relevant info (plus helpful Youtube videos because I’m a
very good friend.)
Dear Leah
I’ll be honest, this is not the direction I thought our correspondence would take. That said, the issue you
mention of “wiping oneself raw” is a situation I face regularly, so I wouldn’t rule it out. There have
definitely been times when I thought a bidet would be just the thing.”
Jen Gunter, Twitter’s unofficial resident gynaecologist and the author of The Vagina Bible, does think
that bidets are just the thing.
“I’m totally pro bidet,” she says. “Doctors see all kinds of skin issues related to over-wiping and
irritation. The skin there is quite fragile, and digging around in all the nooks and crannies with toilet
paper stimulates your sphincter muscle and will make you leak more stool. It’s not uncommon that it
takes eight wipes to feel satisfied. Bidets are a great alternative—then you just blot ’n’ go.”
3. Consuming less toilet paper is part of Tushy’s pitch—they say their bidets only consume 1.3 gallons of
water per use, which is a lot less than the 37 gallons (no, really!) it takes to make one roll of toilet paper.
Agrawal’s father emigrated from India, and a portion of the proceeds from each sale also goes to fund
an organization there that builds clean latrines for the poor.
In the end I decide I’m indifferent to the Tushy, but it’s better for the planet, so it wins a permanent
throne-adjacent spot in our home. So hey, if you’re still struggling for the perfect Valentine’s gift for that
special person in your life, maybe you can send them a Tushy! It just may give them a hole new life.
*Note: Tushy provided a free Tushy Classic for review purposes.