Tag: illness

Socrates Drinks the Hemlock to Prove a Judicial Pont!

Email: “Who Owns Your Life – You or the State?” (25.6.2026)

The reality seems to be that as individuals we are the owners of our own existences. It is very difficult for the State to prevent the exercising of free-will in this instance. What is te point of charging a corps with a crime? In some countries, like Switzerland, people who are both “ill” and “rich” can access the voluntary dying system. This sees two doctors (or more) having to agree, social workers (having to agree) – and police officers present to support the rights of the patient. The right to “stop” exists right up to the ingestion of the State-administered drugs. I know this because a) I have read through the procedure, and b) YouTube used to host entire videos of the procedure. In one version, a billionaire walked into a lawyer’s office with his solicitor, sat on a comfy sofa and after a few minutes discussing and signing – ingested the drugs. He passed within seconds sat on the sofa – as if asleep. Of course, for minors (that is children aged beneath the age of consent within a certain country) – the decision will involve the parents, doctors, and other practitioners. I neither agree or disagree – but I do know that some human diseases are terrible to experience – particularly in the young.

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Cancer Medicine Defeats US Blockade!

Cuba: Anti-Cancer “Cytostatic Production” Reactivated in Defiance of US Blockade! (8.6.2026) 

For her part, Mayda Mauri Pérez underscored the current moment and highlighted the solid alliance between the biopharmaceutical and health sectors as an essential pillar to sustain the supply of cancer drugs to the Cuban population, despite the intensification of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States.

The visit was also attended by medical oncologists, who exchanged criteria with the managers on therapeutic priorities, thus ensuring that the production responds directly to the clinical needs of patients.

The reactivation of this plant is not an isolated event: it is an eloquent example of how the Cuban biotechnology industry and the Public Health System work in total alliance, under the same objective: to guarantee the coverage of essential medicines at the most pressing time. In a country that faces externally induced shortages, each drug produced in this plant represents sovereignty, hope and commitment to the right to health of all Cubans.

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Peter Wyles - 84 Today!

UK: My Father – Peter Wyles – is 84-Years Old Today! (28.5.2026)

My Dad was born on May 28th, 1941 to his Irish mother (Gladys Kllmurrey) – in an Army Barracks in Lincolnshire. His father was training at the time for D-Day. The thinking was that if the war went on for decades – my Dad would grow up, reproduce and become a soldier – and do on. Today, despite having to exist in an uncaring system – my father has made it to “84”- despite many set-backs and hurdles. At this age – every day is precious. Still, we look forward with strength and determination. We will face the arrows and slingshots of destiny – and we will not flinch.

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WHO Recognises Cuba's Contribution To World Health"

Cuba: WHO Award – Free of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV & Syphilis! (20.5.2026)

Cuba, which in 2015 became the first nation in the world to reach this milestone, continues to demonstrate that universal health coverage, firm political commitment, and robust primary care are fundamental pillars for protecting pregnant women and their children.

With this result, the country remains in the group of some twenty nations and territories that guarantee the elimination of these diseases in newborns, which is the result of decades of dedication by our health professionals, amid the worst economic blockade ever suffered by any nation.

I always wonder how much more we could do for our people and for the world, without the noose of the #GenocidalBlockade around our necks.

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"When I Grow Up - I Want to Be Like You" - Doctor & Mum Cut from the Same Cloth!

Cuba: “When I Grow Up – I Want to Be Like You” – Doctor & Mum Cut from the Same Cloth! (5.5.2026)

“There’s a lot of fear,” he admits. “Fear of not being able, of not being on time, losing more days… It scares us. The effectiveness of the treatment is lost.”
But Yohima does not stop at lamenting. His voice tightens, becomes precise.

“Regardless of all the difficult things we go through, like every good Cuban, we have the heartbeat, the knowledge. And emotions don’t need fuel, they don’t need oil to function.”

And then he shows with pride and relief the walls of his office. Equipped with what you need to spend the night. This small and warm space has something that no blockage can frustrate: a children’s gallery. “The children, when they arrived here, did not want to cross the threshold of the door,” he recalls. A colleague had the idea of distracting them with drawings. “They were accumulating and we were sticking the drawings on the wall, some that had no color, we colored them.” The children came back and saw his work, he motivated them and wanted to bring another one. “The idea is that they make this place a place for them, where everything is fine, where everything is safe.”

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Honeywood Museum - Changing Perspectives! Disabled People in the Workforce!

UK: Honeywood Museum – Changing Perspectives! Disabled People in the Workforce – Exhibition! (21.2/2026)

Of course, this might not be the case due to severity – but each human being should be granted dignity. Whatever the case, the able-bodied society at large should not “punish” those who happen to possess a disability – just because such an individual requires assistance here or there. Punishing the poor and needy derives from the Christian notion of “charity” – which suggests god is punishing the impoverished and the disabled for an imagined “sin” of some kind. This attitude has been taken on by modern capitalist society as disabled people, due to their enhanced needs, are not as efficient to exploit for naked profit as their able-bodied colleagues are. Given a chance and appropriate support, many disabled people are able to contribute to society. In the cases where they are not – such individuals should be cared for with compassion by society at large.

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