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A small health care system. . ll f h lf ' process sometimes meg“, but it was investment â€"â€" a huge return. lam also disgusted with a city qmfiwfnooi; 9];st in] ed w , is wall a bit ofa mis» out in the open {of all u“) see * that cares more about soccer fields e . n er on eg be] (“nag“) hac dyth th t Applicants could make aIbrief Carol Moogk-Soulla and CMC squares than they do {tormeraslnce 0m onetp {H1 0218ng H er, anM Ell) er 58 presentation explain what they Waterloo about the people Who use them. 0 let lggrb' lifts eat 6 Si 6 6 “man 37“? S-Com- proposed to give to the community Enough talk. 5:32:11in rare. 11h: ($311,313; â€"__ in (rjeturn for the requested grant Do something about twin was only fully developed from \ l \ | {\l l \j | an answer councr or s questions. the doctor Sho e Scott] ll | the waisth and even then it was (.ounc1|lors could iut face 0 1 tag ' â€" ' ' ' those serving the conlmuiflitv. could . Waterloo gfifghrmmthnggi‘fgosfissmg \ I ‘ I \ » ask questions mi ht offer thanks Idon't believe the Chamber ofCom» go ‘ Li I Co 'l' for , , 4 f v S , ‘ merce has any business being in ‘ 'rn m nco n unty, ennessee, past sum“ gm n. Corbin was a popular attraction With “ ‘ P.T. Barnum and Ringling Bros “Myr- . . . do was so popular that she was able to i a Gomg in for my 50th tuneup “a â€" lithonus Pednaud. ofTheHuman- Marvelscom, a fascinatin site dedi- Sure. now you care. For 50 years it seems, no one in the larly convenient to get all the work done. Between cated to "presenting mug“ peerless . medical mmnltmity seemed to have much of an blood tests. X-rays, bone density and other such prodigies of physical phenomena." ‘ interest in [nu items. l have a long list ofappointments to put He writes of Corbin: "A; the age of Now that l have passed that magic moment . . . together. 19' Myrtle married a doctor named MARSHALL everyone wants a piece of me. It W011“! he SO much simpler to have some oneâ€" Clinton Bicknell. It was then that WARD Once every 15 years or so I figure it's the fight time StOp Shopping when it comes to appointments. l other aspects of her bizarre anatomy ' ‘ ' 7 f ' ' ‘ “ ‘ to go and have a complete physical (most . helm“ that is “he Ofthe big barriers ft" became evident. It seems that her twin sister was also fully sex- 5 medical practitioners. including my ovm. l ) . people, especially men, when it comes llally formed ~ thus Myrtle possessed two pelvises, Perhaps suggest we should go more frequently. l l l I l . I ll IO getting this stuffdone. even more amazinglyfshe bore five children: two from one set Results are not typical. Your mileage may I“ ) U R K 1.” We have to make (00 many phone oflegs. three from the other. “if“. if] I d f l ' (Bills and 1118819 too many different (Zorbin's remarkable life was examined in the book Mon- So 0 went on >ri ay or a comp etc - t mes. sters: Human Freaks in America's Gilded A e hv Michael check up ofall my systems. It's really Then, ofcourse. there is the emhar~ Mitchell. g ' ridiculous that I would wait that long. l & rassment factor. I know all these people ln a phone interview I did with Mitchell back in 2003 for have the oil ill my car changed more reg- : ‘ are professionals. bUt there's always lichoWeekly, l was intrigued to learn nude photographs of ularly and It's-1 pretty good bet I've done ti! that queasy little fear. (lorhin taken by Charles Eisenmann are in existence: “I could» . a lot more damage to myself over the . ’ . . chclflllylaflt Year When I dropped n't believe it when (i saw) nude pictures of Myrtle." said vears than that car. 0th sample of something and had the Mitchell"! saw these photos with my own eyes and still could- llowever. I am, for the most pan, a f ; nice girl at the desk asked. “Aren't you n't figure out how (anatomically) it all worked out." man. Because of that them is nothing . the SUV 0" the radtO?" Mitchell, a Toronto~based photographer. said people like ever wrong with me unless I am gushing k ,‘, NO- "0 lam "0t- I really IUSt popped Myrtle Corbin are an inspiration: “i find it fascinating that blood. Even that kind of horrendous in here to drop 0” this apple lUiCfi (people like Corbin) could just be themselves. have a career physical wound will probably feel better BglileN fDeShgtte all thalt. and mthh to my f and be famotls ~ and not have to undergo ‘the knife.‘ and. in in a day or so. RKE Wt 65 Wine“ am in t e Process 0 most cases. have a ret reasonable life. I'm not so sure that If you haven't had a physical in a long booking all the tests. our current approagh isrya more civilized one." time. the world has really changed. Most (Enathlyi pan Of“ was my donor's Pednaud agreed in an email. “Myrtle was by all accounts an of the concern seems to be about screening tests- we“ (“New message 0" “menink ”Other Pa" interesting subject and remarkable person." On his site he "7710795 nothing WTOHS With me,” I say. "I feel was our desire t“ “W a more healthy lifestyle. states: “You may call them oddities. freaks or monstrosities ~ great . . . better lharl l have in years, so why do I need l have my M9005 for that. I Still have plenty Of whatever you will â€" but I call them incredible. persevering. to go through all these thinp' people left to annoy. some Of whom spent most Of resourceful and marvellous human beings.” * Apparently. the medical world has changed a lot their lives doing the same thing to me» i agree. Myrtle (Iorbin's story is one of triumph as she since my last tune up. For one thing. they are awfully Md l want to hang around enough to enjoy all my accepted and lived with what nature dealt her. Despite her dis- conoemed about preventing problems ThiOT'S dtSCOUDtS- I PUt my money in - - » I want some ability, she had a career. traveled theworld. and raised a family. And as my doctor let me know, in her very best Of 't 53C” More than 70 years after her death. she is still teaching us school marm way. this is all very much in my best that we can make strength out of our greatest weakness interest. Sometimes. she says. there's not a lot that m can be done to solve problems when they become Brian Bourke. a "tomb" afthe 105-3 KOOL FM Marshall Ward a a Visual artist and independemfilmmakez too evident. Farly detection is the key. morning "Vt”- can b¢ WW by email at Email Lt welcome at marshaleardOhotmaiL com. Sadly though. the system doesn't make it particut hbourkeOthJIfinmm.