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	<title>Comments on: An inspirational needlepoint for those with&#160;cancer</title>
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		<title>By: GTMoogle</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1407894</link>
		<dc:creator>GTMoogle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Understanding something doesn&#039;t mean you have to be happy with it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Understanding something doesn&#8217;t mean you have to be happy with it.</p>
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		<title>By: MandoZink</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1405520</link>
		<dc:creator>MandoZink</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It works best if inhaled. This means either smoking it, or using some kind of vaporizer. I know nothing of vaporizers, but I know they were being developed as an alternative to smoking. The cannabinoids get into your system immediately if you inhale, but if you eat it in some form (brownies, cookies etc), it takes longer to onset and the feeling is different. It is also less effective, but some people may like that method. One advantage to inhaling is you can abate the nausea as soon as it occurs.

I really don&#039;t know much about what other people have experienced, but I am sure their methods and opinions on such would be interesting. For myself, I happened to have some extremely good plants at the time, and since I could, I smoked pure resin powder from the buds. The nausea, which was really awful, would diminish to nothing in one minute. Two tokes and it would disappear, but I was pretty stoned then, which is definitely preferable to being sick. I could eat, I stayed healthy and I gained 3 pounds over the course of my chemo.

Is it legal in Vancouver? If so, you may have better sources of information there. I only know what I did and it made all the difference (along with a good medical insurance plan).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It works best if inhaled. This means either smoking it, or using some kind of vaporizer. I know nothing of vaporizers, but I know they were being developed as an alternative to smoking. The cannabinoids get into your system immediately if you inhale, but if you eat it in some form (brownies, cookies etc), it takes longer to onset and the feeling is different. It is also less effective, but some people may like that method. One advantage to inhaling is you can abate the nausea as soon as it occurs.</p>
<p>I really don&#8217;t know much about what other people have experienced, but I am sure their methods and opinions on such would be interesting. For myself, I happened to have some extremely good plants at the time, and since I could, I smoked pure resin powder from the buds. The nausea, which was really awful, would diminish to nothing in one minute. Two tokes and it would disappear, but I was pretty stoned then, which is definitely preferable to being sick. I could eat, I stayed healthy and I gained 3 pounds over the course of my chemo.</p>
<p>Is it legal in Vancouver? If so, you may have better sources of information there. I only know what I did and it made all the difference (along with a good medical insurance plan).</p>
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		<title>By: Neuron</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1405500</link>
		<dc:creator>Neuron</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When you say &quot;fuck cancer&quot; I know you got a D in biology.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you say &#8220;fuck cancer&#8221; I know you got a D in biology.</p>
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		<title>By: That_Anonymous_Coward</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1405288</link>
		<dc:creator>That_Anonymous_Coward</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Very nicely done Heather, but still needs MOAR UNICORNS!

Obligatory Video Snippet...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4241643416757126734</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very nicely done Heather, but still needs MOAR UNICORNS!</p>
<p>Obligatory Video Snippet&#8230;<br />
<a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4241643416757126734" rel="nofollow">http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4241643416757126734</a></p>
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		<title>By: That_Anonymous_Coward</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1405285</link>
		<dc:creator>That_Anonymous_Coward</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description> Like replies 1, 3, 4 did?
Or maybe when Julie came and commented about it and thanked them for filling in those blanks 2 comments above yours?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Like replies 1, 3, 4 did?<br />
Or maybe when Julie came and commented about it and thanked them for filling in those blanks 2 comments above yours?</p>
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		<title>By: Holly Morgan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Holly Morgan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How &#039;bout the proper credit to the designer on this post? It&#039;s only fair to Subversive Cross Stitch.  </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How &#8217;bout the proper credit to the designer on this post? It&#8217;s only fair to Subversive Cross Stitch.  </p>
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		<title>By: Rosin Ffield</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1405200</link>
		<dc:creator>Rosin Ffield</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>:):):)
&lt;3&lt;3&lt;3Xeni&lt;3&lt;3&lt;3</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>:):):)<br />
&lt;3&lt;3&lt;3Xeni&lt;3&lt;3&lt;3</p>
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		<title>By: Sarah Brumfield</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1405181</link>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Brumfield</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A friend passed one along to me after I had a cancer scare, and when my dad&#039;s brain tumor came back. Again. He passed away in November, and I still have it hanging on my wall.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A friend passed one along to me after I had a cancer scare, and when my dad&#8217;s brain tumor came back. Again. He passed away in November, and I still have it hanging on my wall.</p>
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		<title>By: J Jackson</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1405148</link>
		<dc:creator>J Jackson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description> Yes, bunnies!</description>
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		<title>By: J Jackson</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1405125</link>
		<dc:creator>J Jackson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks, commenters, for filling in the blanks! 

Yes, it&#039;s cross stitch and available on my site, Subversive Cross Stitch here: http://subversive.myshopify.com/collections/all-kits/products/fuck-cancer and also as a PDF here: http://subversive.myshopify.com/products/pdf-fuck-cancer 

I&#039;ve been following your story closely, Xeni, so I&#039;m glad to see this message made it to you. Stitching this sentiment seems to help a lot of people process their emotions...I hope seeing it helps you.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks, commenters, for filling in the blanks! </p>
<p>Yes, it&#8217;s cross stitch and available on my site, Subversive Cross Stitch here: <a href="http://subversive.myshopify.com/collections/all-kits/products/fuck-cancer" rel="nofollow">http://subversive.myshopify.com/collections/all-kits/products/fuck-cancer</a> and also as a PDF here: <a href="http://subversive.myshopify.com/products/pdf-fuck-cancer" rel="nofollow">http://subversive.myshopify.com/products/pdf-fuck-cancer</a> </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been following your story closely, Xeni, so I&#8217;m glad to see this message made it to you. Stitching this sentiment seems to help a lot of people process their emotions&#8230;I hope seeing it helps you.</p>
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		<title>By: vrplumber</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1405069</link>
		<dc:creator>vrplumber</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If you are going to fuck cancer, wear a condom.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are going to fuck cancer, wear a condom.</p>
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		<title>By: HeatherB</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1404920</link>
		<dc:creator>HeatherB</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description> Those are rabbits at the top. 

So glad you like it Xeni. **big hugs**</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Those are rabbits at the top. </p>
<p>So glad you like it Xeni. **big hugs**</p>
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		<title>By: haineux</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1404888</link>
		<dc:creator>haineux</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ps. Xeni: Thanks for writing about this. It&#039;s helping lots of people, and I&#039;m praying it will change the minds of a couple of &quot;war on drugs&quot; people.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ps. Xeni: Thanks for writing about this. It&#8217;s helping lots of people, and I&#8217;m praying it will change the minds of a couple of &#8220;war on drugs&#8221; people.</p>
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		<title>By: haineux</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1404885</link>
		<dc:creator>haineux</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>1) Vaporizer. Note: the Silver Surfer Vaporizer is awesome, worth all the moneys. Note also that it works so well that you might not notice the medicine you inhale. &quot;Is this thing working? Wait, oh, wow.&quot;

2) Many fine edibles are available at dispensaries.

3) Shout out to the FJLs at regretsy.com, which is full of people who make whimsicle[sic] cross stitch fuckery.

4) This recipe, a friend who has had her esophagus replaced assures me, is &quot;weight gain in a  bowl,&quot; and very palatable to people who can&#039;t seem to work up an appetite: http://www.food.com/recipe/paneras-cream-cheese-potato-soup-150863



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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1) Vaporizer. Note: the Silver Surfer Vaporizer is awesome, worth all the moneys. Note also that it works so well that you might not notice the medicine you inhale. &#8220;Is this thing working? Wait, oh, wow.&#8221;</p>
<p>2) Many fine edibles are available at dispensaries.</p>
<p>3) Shout out to the FJLs at regretsy.com, which is full of people who make whimsicle[sic] cross stitch fuckery.</p>
<p>4) This recipe, a friend who has had her esophagus replaced assures me, is &#8220;weight gain in a  bowl,&#8221; and very palatable to people who can&#8217;t seem to work up an appetite: http://www.food.com/recipe/paneras-cream-cheese-potato-soup-150863</p>
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		<title>By: Clifton</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1404809</link>
		<dc:creator>Clifton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love it.

nemofazer: If your wife can&#039;t (or doesn&#039;t want to) smoke it, one good way is to boil the crumbled or ground up stuff in a small saucepan for a while with a small amount of water and a stick of butter.  Nearly all of the fat-soluble THC will end up dissolving in the butter.  Put it in the fridge so the butter separates from the water and congeals, dump the water, use the butter in anything you want - candy, cookies, brownies, or just spread on toast.  Be cautious - it will have whatever level of potency the original pot did, so a little bit goes a long way.  That helped me stick it out through my radiation therapy 15  years back.  Hang in there.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love it.</p>
<p>nemofazer: If your wife can&#8217;t (or doesn&#8217;t want to) smoke it, one good way is to boil the crumbled or ground up stuff in a small saucepan for a while with a small amount of water and a stick of butter.  Nearly all of the fat-soluble THC will end up dissolving in the butter.  Put it in the fridge so the butter separates from the water and congeals, dump the water, use the butter in anything you want &#8211; candy, cookies, brownies, or just spread on toast.  Be cautious &#8211; it will have whatever level of potency the original pot did, so a little bit goes a long way.  That helped me stick it out through my radiation therapy 15  years back.  Hang in there.</p>
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		<title>By: sarah shevett</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1404802</link>
		<dc:creator>sarah shevett</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>FYI that&#039;s not needlepoint, it&#039;s cross stitch embroidery... </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FYI that&#8217;s not needlepoint, it&#8217;s cross stitch embroidery&#8230; </p>
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		<title>By: mobobo</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1404790</link>
		<dc:creator>mobobo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>excellent sentiment, what a wonderful word &quot;Fuck&quot; is, I particularly like the (softer and more acceptable?) Irish version ( research = watching Father Ted) Feck...

are those Rabbits at the top?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>excellent sentiment, what a wonderful word &#8220;Fuck&#8221; is, I particularly like the (softer and more acceptable?) Irish version ( research = watching Father Ted) Feck&#8230;</p>
<p>are those Rabbits at the top?</p>
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		<title>By: nem0fazer</title>
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		<dc:creator>nem0fazer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>do you mind if I ask - what&#039;s the best way to take it? My wife starts chemo in a week or so, then there&#039;ll be a mastectomy but our first concern is getting through the next 24 weeks. We live in Vancouver, BC so getting it won&#039;t be a problem but do you have any tips for when and how to take it?

I&#039;m sorry to hear about your prison term. I remain baffled why such a mild drug is treated in such inappropriate way.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>do you mind if I ask &#8211; what&#8217;s the best way to take it? My wife starts chemo in a week or so, then there&#8217;ll be a mastectomy but our first concern is getting through the next 24 weeks. We live in Vancouver, BC so getting it won&#8217;t be a problem but do you have any tips for when and how to take it?</p>
<p>I&#8217;m sorry to hear about your prison term. I remain baffled why such a mild drug is treated in such inappropriate way.</p>
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		<title>By: That_Anonymous_Coward</title>
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		<dc:creator>That_Anonymous_Coward</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>NEEDS MOAR UNICORNS!
*Hugs Xeni* </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NEEDS MOAR UNICORNS!<br />
*Hugs Xeni* </p>
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		<title>By: Karen M</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1404740</link>
		<dc:creator>Karen M</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If you don&#039;t need the kit, I think Julie also has the pattern in a .pdf for sale separately.  

I&#039;ve made 3 myself for various people.  One died last year, one is very ill and one has been in remission for a couple of years now. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you don&#8217;t need the kit, I think Julie also has the pattern in a .pdf for sale separately.  </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve made 3 myself for various people.  One died last year, one is very ill and one has been in remission for a couple of years now. </p>
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		<title>By: MandoZink</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/an-inspirational-needlepoint-f.html#comment-1404741</link>
		<dc:creator>MandoZink</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Such a proper sentiment. I feel the same way about the narcs who visited me recently. My cancer revealed how damned well THC works for chemo nausea abatement. I continued to produce my medicine and even gave it away to a terminally ill young man. Next month I start a 180 day prison term because the narcs lied repeatedly about an illegal search.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Such a proper sentiment. I feel the same way about the narcs who visited me recently. My cancer revealed how damned well THC works for chemo nausea abatement. I continued to produce my medicine and even gave it away to a terminally ill young man. Next month I start a 180 day prison term because the narcs lied repeatedly about an illegal search.</p>
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		<title>By: Penny Ward</title>
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		<dc:creator>Penny Ward</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A kit of the design can also be ordered from the creator&#039;s website, http://www.subversivecrossstitch.com/. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A kit of the design can also be ordered from the creator&#8217;s website, <a href="http://www.subversivecrossstitch.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.subversivecrossstitch.com/</a>. </p>
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		<title>By: Steve White</title>
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		<dc:creator>Steve White</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Perfect.</description>
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		<title>By: Rob Beschizza</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rob Beschizza</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The pattern is in a book called &quot;subversive cross-stitch&quot; and may be found in all good bookstores!</description>
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