You can sign up for suspension therapy. It’s copay but by aunt did it for years to treat her back problems. It’s not like this where you’re upright, but you’re held up on your side (EDIT: any prone-oriented position) by slings that raise and lower your hip, lumbar, shoulders, and legs at different angles to get your spine to lean into the “straight” orientation in the lateral direction.
P.S. never go to Chiropractors. Look for certified physical therapists.
After one of those missions, while waiting for his aircraft to be reloaded, Col (Retd) Halvorsen saw 30 German children by the wire fence. He spoke with them for a while and was astounded by how grateful they were for something as simple as a bag of flour.
Speaking with BFBS in 1998, Gail described the children he met, saying: "The children of Berlin didn't have any gum and candy, hadn't had any for months.
"And the ones I met didn't beg for any, I couldn't believe that these kids would not ask for it.
"They were so grateful, thankful to have flour, to be free. They wouldn't lower themselves to be beggars."
The moment moved Col (Retd) Halvorsen so much that he broke the two pieces of chewing gum he had on him in half and was able to hand out four pieces to the children, but 26 others went empty-handed. He said: "They just wanted a piece of the wrapper to smell and then once they got a half a stick, tore off the wrapper and let them smell it.
"And I couldn't believe it for a smell, the reaction."
This chance encounter inspired Col (Retd) Halvorsen to return with more chewing gum plus sweets and chocolates for the children of Berlin.
Following his first encounter with the children of Berlin, Col (Retd) Halvorsen was determined to return as soon as possible with more treats, so that those who missed out the first time could enjoy some 'candy'. He said: "I told the other kids they could come back the next day and ... I'd drop enough gum for all of them to have some.
"Well, we couldn't buy very much gum and candy in the American military, so I'd have to wait a week.
"All week the kids were out there still waving, so I dropped it again and the crowd got bigger and bigger."
A few weeks later, one of the miniature parachutes containing sweet treats almost hit someone who worked at a German newspaper, prompting him to take a photo of Col (Retd) Halvorsen's aircraft and the parachutes.
This was a turning point in the story of the Candy Bomber as the veteran explained to BFBS, saying: "He got a picture of my airplane and the parachutes and my Colonel saw it and he got angry with me.
"He said, 'Why didn't you ask permission?' And I said, 'I didn't think you'd approve it' and he said 'you're right but the General saw it and he likes it so keep doing it'.
Kids: It’s your fault for not performing grueling manual labor 14 hours a day, 7 days a week, with no worker protections, in the Mojave fuckin Desert, whilst contending with food scarcity, during the Great Depression.
I’m Gen X. It’s amazing when I go back and watch shows and movies from my childhood that had a token fat character in them, because that character looks like an average person today. Look at Chunk from the Goonies. He was considered fat enough to have a nickname like Chunk, but he looks like the majority of kids I see now.
Yes but more importantly they don’t have to contribute anything to the other eu nations! Cutting the nose off to spite the face always works out for the owner of said face after all
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