Dispensary Corner 28 Nov 11
November 28, 2011
GOOD exercise.
A British animal lover dragged a piano up the side of a mountain to play Beethoven for a group of blind elephants munching on grass. The man, Paul Barton, told media that he did the stunt to raise money for the endangered animals, as well as to fulfill a life long dream, and because he thought the elephants might like a bit of Beethoven. “It was a 50th birthday present to myself,” he said. “I have a really bad back, but I wanted to make the effort so I could feel like I had undergone a personal challenge,” he added. There is no word yet on whether the elephants actually enjoyed the slow movement 2 from Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata, but they certainly didn’t rush to stomp the piano or its player during the tune.
FAMILY transplants.
An 18 year old US teenager,
Melody Nesbit, has given her
mother an unusual early
Christmas present, a kidney.
The teen, whose mother had
been on dialysis since she gave
birth to her youngest son, waited
to turn 18 to secretly get tested
for compatibility, and when she
found out she was a match, did
not hesitate to sign up.
The only problem was then
having to inform her mother,
Sarah, who did not receive the
news well.
“I was mad,” she told reporters.
“That’s my baby girl and
nobody wants to have surgery
when they don’t have to.
“[Melody is] Just a typical
teenager and the sacrifice - I
can’t believe,” she added.
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