Dancing with the Stars Finale

YAY!! JUST YAY!!!

Okay, so my mom is super upset that Gilles didn't win. To the point where she said she isn't going to watch it anymore. But you know, it comes down to the freestyles, sometimes, and I really think that Cheryl lost it for Gilles much the same way Tony lost it for Melissa and Stacy Keibler. If your partner is good at a certain kind of dance, then you choreograph it for them, don't do something to drastically deviate away from what they're good at.

Shawn may not have been the best performer, but she was praised for having the best technique and was the best at nailing every step. Gilles was a hot steamy performer and you would think that if the man made 10s throughout the season on Latin dances that she would give him Latin. But no. It was some weird...Flashdance homage, and they used a chair, and it was just awkward! Mark, however, choreographed to Shawn's strengths! She's good at the acrobat stuff, because, duh, she's a gymnast and has no problem letting her feet go over her head. But then the dancing and synchronicity was there. They even spun on the floor at the same speed! Derek, Julianne, and Mark are the best at choreographing to their partners abilities. (i.e. Julianne/Helio freestyle, Mark/Kristi, Derek/Jenni)

So, do I think there is a consipiracy to give the Ballas-Hough's the best partners? No. Julianne had Adam Carolla. Mark had Kim Kardashian. KIM KARDASHIAN! She was a train-wreck to watch. Derek has evaded the curse, but I bet he gets it soon. I'm sure people figured that Brooke would be his achilles heal, but no one expected her to be so good.

Anyway, just found the whole conversation irritating. Shawn came in with a pretty large fanbase because of her gymnastics. Gilles was a relatively unknown, and Melissa rode her Bachelor fiasco to the finals. It truly was anyone's game, last night.

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Minn. Boy Refuses Life-Saving Treatment

I find myself in a really difficult state on this story. First, for those of you that don't know, let me fill you in on it. He has hodgkin's lymphoma, which is treatable and over 90% of those who receive chemo survive to live long healthy lives. He received one chemo treatment, which cancer patients will tell you is the worst because you're not used to how it will effect your body, and his parents pulled him out of the hospital and are seeking out "other" medical treatment. They said that there is like a 98% chance that this boy will die without the chemo.

But more about this is coming out. Apparently, the parents were trying to get him into a special school and for the entrance to the school he was given a test and at the age of 13 he can't read the worth "the". He'd been homeschooled by his parents. So, he really is sheltered beyond all belief.

So, when his parents pulled him out of the chemo treatments, the doctors saw this as medical neglect of the child and filed a court order to order them to allow the child to undergo a chest x-ray to see if it's spread to the point where they can't do anything by chemo or to check and see if they can. If they can, then the judge ordered that the boy should undergo chemotherapy to save his life, because at the age of 13 they don't believe he has a true handle on what it means to die. I'm 27 and I'm not sure I have a handle on it. I just realize that it's permanent.

The boy has said that he will hit or kick anyone that tries to come at him with a needle. Anyway, the x-ray came in yesterday only for the mom and boy to have skipped out of town. The x-ray shows that it is treatable and they are going to charge this woman for evading a court order.

ETA: The family is seeking treatment, but the way they're doing it is their using Native American methods from this guy who has been arrested for fraud.

Now, here's where my problem comes in. If a person has made their peace, then they shouldn't be ordered to undergo treatment they don't want. However, I know my parents would have done anything to help me live and would have made me take the treatments. There's some sick sort of cult understanding going on here and it's incredibly confusing. I just can't understand how these parents can be so willing to see their child die.

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Word to the wise:

Don't listen to Dane Cook: Harmful if Swallowed while at work! Laughing out loud draws attention!

Writer's Block: Apology Not Accepted

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Yes, I have and years later I wonder why. It was such a petty argument, I lost my best friend because of it, but looking back now I'm wondering why I even cared!?! It was STUPID!