THEFIRSTRAVE?
One July day in 1518, a woman remembered on the pages of history only as Frau Troffea began to dance to music only she could hear. This was not a quiet and dreamy dance in the privacy of her home. No, she was dancing on the narrow cobbled street outside her house in Strasbourg (now France), and accounts of the day describe her dancing as wild and uncontrolled. And prolonged. She danced without stopping for days. Finally, she collapsed in exhaustion, but after resting, she started dancing again.
One might think Frau Troffea would have been given a wide berth until the day she was trundled off to an asylum or executed for witchcraft.
Instead, townspeople began to join her, dancing their hearts out. Sometimes almost literally. More about that in a moment.
Within about a week, Strasbourg was starting to look more and more like the set for a Jardiance commercial, with growing numbers of people filling the streets and squares to join in the festivities — except that the festivities were anything but festive. Rather than actually being Jardianesque, dancer’s movements were described as spastic, more like convulsions than dancing. The faces of dancers were said to be vacant and expressionless. It was July, and some danced to the point of exhaustion, drenched in sweat. Suspected strokes and heart attacks took the lives of many. Some histories record that blood would pool in the swollen lower extremities of dancers, who would eventually start to bleed into their shoes. Dancers were said to cry for help from bystanders not afflicted with the urge to dance. Hunger, thirst, heatstroke and exhaustion would eventually lead dancer to collapse.
Starting from Frau Troffea’s first moves in mid July, the Dancing Plague of 1518 lasted two months, subsiding in September as mysteriously as it began. All told, the plague is blamed for anywhere from 50 to 400 deaths.
What could have caused hundreds of people to “dance” violently and uncontrollably for weeks on end, to the point of exhaustion and death?
Ask the people of Strasbourg in 1518 and the answers were clear — several of them. There was the demon-possession explanation, of course. And also the need to appease St. Vitus. If you didn’t, St. Vitus’ dance could be your punishment
What do medical historians and researchers of today theorize happened in Strasbourg in 1518?
Bel ieve it or not, some go with St. Vitus’ dance, which is another name
for Sydenham’s chorea, an autoimmune disease related to Streptococcus that causes rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements. Other scientists theorize the cause could have been food poisoning from a common fungus in grains that is a close relative of lysergic acid (commonly known as LSD). Still others say the Dancing Plague was a textbook case of stress-induced mass hysteria.
The events of that Strasbourg summer are more than 500 years distant, so not every detail is crystal clear, and for every group of medical historians who endorse one possible cause, an equal number argue against it.
One fact is certain, however: events like the one described in Strasbourg are not relics solely of medieval times. They still happen and are still shrouded in as much mystery and uncertainty as they were in the 1500s.
Editor’s note: This occasional series will examine some of the strange and unexplained pages in medical history.
THE FIRST 40 YEARS ARE ALWAYS THE HARDEST
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PARENTHOOD
by Dr. Warren Umansky, PhD
You love your grandchildren, but you don’t enjoy them coming to your house. They don’t follow directions, are often disrespectful, and leave your house a wreck. You’re exhausted by them and disappointed with your daughter’s poor parenting skills. You know how difficult it must be for her, being divorced for four years, dad being involved with the children only when it is convenient for him, and mom working while having to care for her two children. You want to help and you want to enjoy seeing your grandchildren. What do you do?
A. Tell your daughter that you love her and you love her children, but she can’t bring the children to your house anymore.
B. Plan activities for the children when they visit. Let them help with baking, planting a garden, building something in the workshop, or landscaping. But attach rules to doing these, including following directions and being respectful to you and to each other.
C. Take each child aside and chastise him and her for their poor behavior.
D. Suggest to your daughter that she seek help to get her life together, including parenting skills.
If you answered:
A. You are giving up a lot by making this choice. You want to communicate your love, your knowledge and life experiences, and your values to your grandchildren. Cutting them and your daughter off would shatter this possibility.
B. Wouldn’t it be wonderful for your grandchildren to look forward to visiting your house so much that they learn to moderate their behavior to do it? You might give mom a break and suggest she use the opportunity to go shopping for herself. (It will let you see if the children act different with mom not present. If so, choice D will come into play.) Having activities that you might be doing anyway, like the ones suggested above, which now include the children can make each visit enjoyable and memory-making.
C. It’s likely that the children hear a lot at home about how poorly they behave. At your house, you want to focus on the good things they do and make them feel valued. The expectations you have for them and communicate to them will help bring about positive changes faster.
D. If the children do well in all settings when mom is not present, she might benefit from extra help. The children’s pediatrician might have suggestions for resources. Your offer to watch the children while she is getting help and to pay for it if possible might make it more likely to happen.
Single working moms have extra stress, single-handedly trying to be great caregivers, loyal and committed workers, and mentally healthy individuals. Grandparents can play an important role to relieve some of this stress and assure a better outcome for the grandchildren.
Dr. Umansky has a child behavioral health practice in Augusta.
Lessons from cancer
have hit her head.”
by Betty Rollins Busch, Aiken, South Carolina
“We need to take another look.” Those are words no woman wants to hear after she has just had her annual mammogram.
After the second look, Dr. Besson arranged for a sonogram, and when I asked who would perform it? She said “Dr. Toomer.”
I heard, “Dr. Tumor.”
It was a busy time of year, so I asked if we could postpone the next step. Not a problem, I was told Less than ten minutes after leaving her office, I got a call. “Dr. Frei will see you tomorrow.”
So much for waiting. I decided not to share this news with my family until I knew more about the situation myself. Instead, I c alled a best friend, Edna, and asked if she would be interested in a secret mission.
The next day, as we sat in Dr. Frei’s office, he confirmed it was cancer, but something that could be dealt with by performing a lumpectomy. Within a week, I was sent to Aiken Regional for a “drive-through” COVID test and pre-registration.
On the following Tuesday, I was in the little bed with my daughter, Allison, by my side, and soon wheeled into surgery. Most people know what follows all of that.
Within weeks, I had an appointment with Dr. Ezekiel who arranged for four and a half weeks of radiation. Then in a few weeks I was being seen by Dr. Flanders who prescribed Anastrozole, which I tried for a year, then Tamoxifen for a year. Both had really bad side effects, mostly affecting my hands.
As a side note, after retiring as a legal secretary, I chose to substitute teach with the Aiken County School District, which I had been doing up until the pandemic. During COVID, of course, I could not work at the school, but was able to assist an ailing sister and her husband. Mostly just keeping them company.
A couple of days in the hospital, many tests, and enough blood drawn to feed a vampire, they could find nothing wrong (except a hiatal hernia, but doesn’t everybody have one of those?).
During the radiation treatments, I would be at Dr. Ezekiel’s office at 8:00, usually out by 8:20 and with my sister and her husband before 9:00 a.m. After COVID, I was able to return to substitute teaching.
My story is not unique, but I want to share a few things that helped me during my five-year journey. Perhaps they can help others, but I’m
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not writing to suggest that my way is the only way
To begin with, I relied on my faith and turned my trust over to The Great Physician, and I truly relied on Him and His team (Dr. Cindy Besson, Dr. Toomer, Dr. Wayne Frei, Dr. Ezekiel, and Dr. Flanders. and, of course the folks at Aiken Regional).
I never felt pain, never felt a lump, never experienced nausea or extreme exhaustion (a little tired at times) or anger, worry or depression.
Here’s why. Not only did I have the best medical treatment one could ask for, I also had total support and love of my family and friends. I must add that the atmosphere at each doctor’s visit was one of cheerfulness and caring. People commented on my attitude. And why not, with all of the wonderful support I had. The only side effect came from the prescribed medicines.
After trying the anastrozole for about a year, then tamoxifen for another year, and dealing with some pretty harsh side effects, one morning about 1:30, I came to on the floor of the bathroom with my son on the phone, “Send somebody now, she’s fallen. She may
They decided my thyroid meds needed adjusting. They did not connect the passing out to the tamoxifen, but I immediately stopped using it, and within a couple of weeks, my hands returned to normal and side effects went away.
I’m a YouTuber, and I saw videos from the Biblical Nutritionist. I made a list of foods to avoid, just to try her suggestions, and immediately started my diet, (not to lose weight, although I did, one size down). I totally stopped sugar, and began eating only fruits, vegetables, berries and nuts. (I had stopped eating meat long before this, with the exception of fish).
I believe God has already decided when my life’s journey on earth will end, but we can somewhat control how we feel until that day comes. I was 80 when my cancer was discovered, and this is my fifth year. I don’t know what the future holds, but except for arthritis, so far so good.
What I learned is this. All of those greens that I didn’t care for was probably because of the way they were cooked, saturated in animal fat. With a little bit of salt and olive oil, I actually taste them now, and they are delicious, (even kale). A bowl of various fruits topped with a bit of nuts, berries and yogurt tastes better than greasy bacon. I still love my eggs, and they do provide extra protein.
There are several points to this story that continue to work for me. Trust in God, lean on Him and His team; eat right; exercise and get the rest you need; and keep active. Aiken has so much out there to enjoy. Yes, it may help you to live longer, but for sure, you will feel better.
We can all choose our friends, of course, but no one can choose their family.
But as for me, although some might say I don’t deserve them, He chose to give me the very best on both counts. I consider myself truly blessed.
THOUGHTS ABOUT THOUGHTS THOUGHTS
MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER
Editor’s note: Written by local mental healthcare professionals, this series shares thoughts on how people think and act when affected by common and not-so-common mental health conditions.
Maya is a 42-year-old high school teacher and mother of two. Lately, her colleagues have noticed she’s been missing more work. At home, her husband says she’s withdrawn—no longer interested in the things she used to love like gardening or watching her favorite mystery shows. Getting out of bed in the morning feels nearly impossible, and Maya often says she’s “just tired,” even after a full night’s rest.
She’s always been the dependable one—staying late to help students, organizing bake sales, and keeping everyone else on track. But now, Maya sleeps more, eats less, and often snaps at people. She recently admitted to her sister, “I don’t even recognize myself anymore.”
After encouragement from her family, Maya saw a mental health provider and was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
What Is Major Depressive Disorder?
Major depressive disorder is more than a period of feeling sad or “down.” It’s a serious mental health condition that affects how people think, feel, and function in daily life. It’s one of the most common mental disorders in the U.S., impacting millions each year.
To be diagnosed with MDD, a person must experience symptoms nearly every day for at least two weeks, and those symptoms must interfere with daily activities like work, relationships, or self-care.
What Triggers Depression?
In clinical experience, several common triggers contribute to the onset of MDD, including:
• Significant life transitions such as moving to a new area, starting a new job, or retiring
• History of trauma or abuse (physical, emotional, or sexual)
• Substance abuse
• Chronic health conditions that limit one’s independence or daily activities
• Loss or grief, including the death of a loved one, divorce, or losing a job
These life changes can deeply affect a person’s emotional resilience—especially without adequate support or coping strategies in place.
Symptoms: The Obvious and the Overlooked
While many people associate depression with persistent sadness or crying spells, the symptoms of MDD can present in subtle or unexpected ways. These include:
• Irritability, over even small issues
• Appetite changes (eating more or less than usual)
• Sleep disturbances (trouble falling or staying asleep)
• Fatigue and low energy
• Social withdrawal
• Negative self-talk and hopelessness
• Difficulty concentrating
• Loss of interest in activities once enjoyed (also called anhedonia)
It’s a common misconception that someone must be crying or bedridden to be depressed, or that depression only arises when a major bad event occurs. In truth, depression can develop gradually or without a clear external cause.
How It Looks Across the Lifespan
Major depressive disorder can present differently depending on a person’s age or stage in life:
Adolescents may show increased irritability, loss of energy, low self-esteem, appetite or weight changes, and academic difficulties. Risky behaviors, self-harm, and substance use may also occur.
Adults often experience guilt, concentration issues, and a lack of interest or motivation in daily life.
Older adults may present with physical symptoms such as aches and pains, sleep problems, or memory difficulties. They may appear more apathetic or socially withdrawn than overtly sad.
Recognizing these variations is important to ensure that individuals receive the right kind of support and care.
Co-Occurring Conditions
In practice, MDD often coexists with other conditions, such as:
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Chronic pain
• Post-Traumatic Stress
Please see THOUGHTS page 5
WHAT CAUSES ULCERS?
This topic could have landed in our Medical Mythology column. There are as many ulcer myths as there are spicy pizza toppings.
Which brings up a key point. Rumor has it that spicy food causes ulcers. Stress is another commonly accused culprit.
Both causes have entered not guilty pleas, and the evidence exonerates them. It may be a fine point, but there is a difference between “not guilty” and “innocent.” Spicy foods and stress may be not guilty, but they are not exactly innocent. That’s because both can and will aggravate the symptoms of existing ulcers. The actual cause of ulcers are usually Helicobacter pylori bacteria or chronic use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (aka NSAIDs) like ibuprofen.
Simply put, NSAIDs inhibit the production of substances that protect the stomach lining, making the lining more vulnerable to acid damage. Stomach acid is impressively powerful, composed mainly of hydrochloric acid. It’s comparable to battery acid. It can dissolve a razor blade, so it’s a minor miracle that more of us don’t have ulcers.
As for Helicobacter pylori, any bacteria that can survive in the aforementioned hydrochloric acid environment is also pretty impressive. H. pylori does everything it can to make life comfortable for itself by producing an enzyme called urease which neutralizes stomach acid. Then it finds a spot to attach itself to the stomach lining and ulcer-wise it’s game on. While it’s at it, H. pylori interferes with the stomach’s natural ability to heal itself, furthering its chances for self-preservation.
What’s an ulcer owner to do? Folk wisdom would suggest drinking milk to neutralize acid and soothe the burn. That may indeed work on the short term, but it is not a permanent fix.
Treatment by a doctor holds the best chance for complete relief, but some people try OTC remedies first, using products like Pepsid AC, Zantac, or Prilosec OTC to reduce acid production and promote healing.
Doctors have many of the same classes of drugs at their disposal, but in more potent versions. They may also prescribe an antibiotic to put the crunch on H. pylori. To prevent recurrences, patients are often advised to avoid alcohol and NSAIDs. +
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Who is this?
This woman’s name is not Matilda, but she has an unfortunate connection with a phenomenon known as the Matilda effect, first described long before her birth by one Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826—1898), an activist focusing on women’s suffrage and the abolition of slavery.
The woman you see above, Marian Diamond, was born in 1926, and she is remembered as a pioneering neuroscientist who made groundbreaking discoveries about the human brain.
What is the connection between a phenomenon Gage described in 1870 and what this woman published almost a century later?
Before Marian Diamond began her research, the prevailing scientific dogma was that after infancy the brain was essentially fixed and unchangeable. It was believed that we had all the brain cells we would ever have on the day we’re born, and that the brain’s structure and function remained constant throughout life.
Diamond’s research proved the prevailing wisdom to be wrong, demonstrating an entirely new concept that came to be called neuroplasticity—the ability of the brain to change and adapt and improve based on experiences and environmental enrichment, or be diminished by impoverished environments. Her discovery revolutionized neuroscience and reshaped scientists’ fundamental understanding of brain development and lifelong learning.
One of the priviliges that came with her status in the field of neuroscience was the opportunity to examine Albert Einstein’s brain. The pathologist at Princeton Hospital who performed Einstein’s autopsy in 1955 removed the brain and had maintained it as his personal property. In 1984, Diamond was given four blocks of Einstein’s preserved brain tissue, and she and her associates were able to compare it to “average” brains. The biggest difference they discovered was significantly more glial cells per neuron in a prt of the left hemisphere of Einstein’s brain.
That is a nugget of information probably not particularly meaningful to those of us who are not brain surgeons, but perhaps the only reason it was ever discovered in the first place goes back to the aforementioned Matilda effect.
When Marian Diamond’s pioneering research about brain plasticity was about to be published in 1964, she discovered that the names of her two secondary co-authors (both men) had been placed before hers, suggesting they were the lead investigators. Furthermore, her name, already listed third, was placed in parentheses.
Yes, it was a full-blown example of the Matilda effect. First described in antebellum America to describe bias against women scientists, it goes back centuries. One pioneering female physician in 12th century Italy, for example, wrote books that were attributed to male authors in reprints after her death. The actual term, however, was just coined in 1993 by science historian Margaret W. Rossiter.
In Diamond’s case, she caught the error before the paper was published: her name was listed first, without parentheses. The incident is described in a 2016 documentary film, My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond. +
Middle Age
BY J.B. COLLUM
I’ve decided to lighten things up bit in this issue and share some anecdotes and observations about growing older. The reawaking that spring brings has me in a good mood.
Another perfect Masters Tournament has come and gone, with drama as riveting as the grounds are beautiful, and as you likely already know, that is really saying something.
I had a slightly older friend visit from Colombia. Not Columbia, South Carolina, but Colombia with two “O”s and no “U”. The country in South America. Now, before some of you suggest that perhaps my friend was bringing me some of their most famous agricultural products from his home country, I will go ahead and clear things up by confirming that, yes, indeed he did bring some as a gift. In fact, we had some this morning and it was amazing. It really pepped me up. Why are you looking at me that way? Oh, wait. Let me clear this up. He brought us Colombian coffee. What did you think I meant? I can’t imagine. Oh well. Since he and a couple of my other friends are a few years older than me, they shared some advice about dealing with certain things I am facing or will face in due season. For example, I got excellent (though frightening) advice on dealing with my wife’s menopause. Each woman is different, so I was happy that I did not experience some of the worst of the examples shared with me and, indeed, I even wonder about the veracity of some of the claims, because if true, I might take up heavy drinking or some other drastic coping mechanism like golf. Only time will tell.
editor or publisher problem now.
{ { I hate that I can remember that I used to be able to remember.
This used to embarrass me more, but I have become accustomed to it now. The thing is though, why can I remember that I used to remember? Isn’t that somewhat cruel? If I could pick what I had to forget, maybe I’d choose to forget that I used to have a full head of hair or get winks from attractive women. Maybe I’d choose to forget how I used to be able to walk up a few flights of stairs without being winded and needing to rest for a while. However, we don’t get to choose what we forget and what we remember, so we get to enjoy awkward moments like when a person walks up to you out of the blue and calls you by name and maybe even hugs you like you are long lost friends while you struggle internally to remember their name or even where you know them from. A former co-worker? A distant cousin? An old friend from school perhaps? You try to buy time by calling them buddy, or pal, or some other generic reference to an old friend and you smile and then try to think of ways to get them to reveal their name. If you have someone with you it can be a little easier. You could introduce them to your companion and then pause in the hopes they will provide their own name, and if you are lucky enough, maybe even some information about where you know them from.
One thing I find particularly difficult to deal with is my memory. I do remember that I once could recall things instantaneously. I was quick-witted and didn’t think of great responses in conversations hours later, but while I could still use them. I also recall that I could remember who I told what, so I didn’t often repeat myself. Now however, I either start to say something and then bring the conversation to an screeching halt while I try to remember the name of a person or place that is critical to what I am saying, but I stammer, use various “word whiskers” like uh, um, etc. while my listeners politely wait and throw knowing looks at each other. I imagine them thinking things like, “I guess we need to humor the old man.” Or perhaps they are tempted to finish the thought for me. At other times, usually when my recall is working well, I will be halfway through the account only for someone to say, “yes, you already told us this.”
Even when I am writing these articles, I often get a feeling of déjà vu and hope that I am not writing a story I already published or not substantively different. Oh well, that’s an
All that said, it isn’t always my fault for not recognizing people. I had a particularly embarrassing interaction once where, at a friend’s wedding, my wife brought someone up to me and announced, “Can you believe who is here!” She threw up her hands and presented a woman as if she was a Price Is Right model showing off a new car. I looked at the woman and didn’t just forget a name. I had no clue who this was. After a long silence, my wife said the woman’s name and I recalled her then, but I still thought it wasn’t possible this was the same person. The woman I remembered by that name was slim and very attractive. This woman, like myself, appeared to never say no to seconds (or even thirds) and bore no resemblance to the young beautiful woman I remembered by the name given. So I did what I usually do and made things even worse by saying, “no way!” To her credit, the woman smiled and rolled her eyes and said something to the effect that she understood since she had “gotten fat” (her words).
I sheepishly grinned while seeing the look on my wife’s face that said I was going to get it later when we were alone, and I don’t mean the good way of getting it. I leaned into the woman’s offered hug and we laughed it off the best we could. To be fair, I wonder how people recognize me. In fact, I think
Disorder (PTSD)
• Substance Use Disorders
These overlapping issues can complicate treatment, but they also reinforce the importance of a comprehensive, individualized care plan.
Treatment and What Helps
Fortunately, major depressive disorder is highly treatable. The most effective approach often combines multiple strategies:
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): This is a cornerstone of treatment. CBT helps individuals identify unhelpful thought patterns and reframe them in more constructive ways.
• Medication: Antidepressants like SSRIs or SNRIs can help regulate mood-related brain chemicals. Treatment often takes several weeks to show full effects.
• Lifestyle Adjustments: Nutrition, physical activity, and sleep hygiene are essential to recovery. Maintaining a consistent routine and staying physically active—even in small ways—can help ease symptoms and improve quality of life.
• Social Connection: Support groups, therapy, and maintaining close contact with loved ones are vital. Isolation can worsen depression, so even small interactions—like a text message or short walk with a friend—can be meaningful.
Supporting a Loved One
For family and friends, supporting someone with depression starts with empathy:
• Meet them where they are emotionally.
• Listen without judgment.
• Offer to help with specific tasks (e.g., errands, meals).
• Encourage professional support.
• Send a card, check in with a call, or remind them they’re not alone.
Small gestures of care can make a big impact.
Long-Term Outlook
Recovery from MDD is rarely a straight path. Symptoms can fluctuate over time, and many people experience periods of remission followed by recurrence. Rather than focusing on a “cure,” treatment aims to help individuals manage symptoms and build resilience for long-term well-being.
With appropriate care, most people with MDD can live full, connected, and meaningful lives.
by Caitlyn Cota Selph, LCSW, MSW,
GC-C, a clinical social worker with more than 12 years of experience in the field of social work who provides outpatient mental health services at Integrated Psych Solutions. To make an appointment, call 706-204-1366 or visit integratedpsych.care.
Who is this?
Not everyone in healthcare can be Florence Nightingale, right? Despite the long-running series on page 4, there are clunkers in medicine, and we will examine some of them in this brief series that should be briefer. Unfortunately, there’s enough material to keep this going for a while.
You must be a special kind of evil if your medical skills land you in the middle of an international scandal centered around rape and murder that lasts for more than 30 years. This man, Dieter Krombach, pulled it off.
While working as a doctor at the German consulate in Casablanca in the early 1970s, he met a young French man, André Bamberski, along with his wife Danielle and their two children. Danielle and Krombach began a secret affair, which ultimately led to two divorces. The pair married in 1977, moved to Lindau, Germany, and eventually Bamberski’s children moved in with them.
On the evening of July 9, 1982, as evidence would later reveal, Krombach injected his 14-year-old stepdaughter, Kalinka Bamberski, with a sedative and raped her. Krombach claimed he went to wake her up the next morning and found her dead, but Kalinka’s autopsy discovered undigested food in her stomach, suggesting she had died shortly after dinner. Vaginal tears identified in her autopsy were determined to be postmortem. No charges were filed against Krombach, however.
André Bamberski launched a legal and publicity campaign against Krombach, distributing leaflets throughout Lindau accusing the doctor of rape and murder. Krombach sued Bamberski for defamation. Bamberski was fined $300,000 but refused to pay, and instead hired a lawyer to try to bring Krombach to trial. In 1987 a German regional court ruled there was insufficient evidence to prove that Krombach’s injection “negligently or intentionally” caused his stepdaughter’s death.
Bamberski then sought a trial in France since his daughter was a French citizen, and his efforts resulted in a 1995 conviction of Krombach in absentia. The verdict was overturned in 2001 because Krombach wasn’t present to defend himself (he refused to travel to France for the trial).
Over time, Krombach was accused of rape by dozens of teen victims. In a 1997 case, he admitted drugging and raping a 16-year-old patient in his office. He received a 2-year suspended sentence and lost his medical license, but was again in court in 2006, convicted of practicing medicine without a license. He was out after 11 months of a 28-month sentence.
Bamberski never stopped the pursuit of justice for his daughter. Germany refused to extradite Krombach to France to face charges, so Bamberski hired three men to kidnap Krombach in Bavaria and bring him to France, where Bamberski notified the police they could find him conveniently chained to a fence near a police station
With additional evidence provided by numerous women who had been assaulted by Krombach as teens, in 2011 at age 76 he was found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
After 29 years, André Bamberski finally got justice for his daughter. Germany demanded to try him on kidnapping charges. France said, “We’ll handle this.” And they did, finding him guilty and giving him a one-year suspended jail sentence.
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utter without
repeat commonly used phrases that
somewhat confusing. Here are a few that tickle my sensibilities.
Open secret
Seriously funny
Found missing
WORDS WE SHOULD NOT SAY BASED ON A TRUE STORY
Pretty ugly
Original copies
Liquid gas (not referring to gasoline)
Small crowd
Clearly misunderstood
Tragic comedy
Fully empty
Jumbo shrimp. (Shrimp are small.)
Downright mistaken
Woke up dead
(most of the time)
Mild heart attack (if it’s yours, it’s major)
Minor surgery (There may be minor surgeons, but if you are under the knife, it is not minor. Ask anyone that has had a hemorrhoidectomy.)
True politician.
Trans woman (If God gave him testicles and XX chromosomes, he’s a man. Regardless of his mental disorder or how much he pays his psychologist. Why are there no trans men in NFL? NBA? Olympic weight lifting? Could it be genetics?)
Ugly women on Fox News (There aren’t any.)
Student athlete football players (They are paid college football players.)
Any country with “Democratic” in its name is not a democracy.
Safe bet (If it involves money and risk, it is not safe.)
Cheap Divorce (No such thing.)
Ugly baby
Raising children from afar (If you are “afar,” you are not raising, even if you pay child support.)
Absentee father (If you are not there, you might be the sperm donor, but you aren’t “fathering.”)
Worn out (If you recover with rest, you are not worn out. You are just tired. And probably out of shape.)
False Positive
Icy Hot
Deafening silence
Unbiased Opinion
Sanitary landfill
Slight exaggeration
Servant of the people (when referring to anyone in Washington, DC)
If you pay attention to conversations, you will come across many more. It is fun to do.
A series by Bad Billy Laveau
TRYTHISDISH
by Kim Beavers, MS, RDN, CDCES
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Chef Coach, Author Follow Kim on Facebook: facebook.com/eatingwellwithkimb
SLOW COOKER SALMON
A slow cooker is a perfect solution to “poaching” salmon in a no-fail sort of way.
This is not your typical slow cooker recipe since it only needs to cook 2 hours or less, but the slow cooker does the work while you do whatever else you want to do. Note the leftovers are excellent on salads the following day.
Ingredients
• 4 slices medium onion (about 1/3-inch thick)
• 2 large stalks celery, each stalk cut into 4 pieces
• 1 pound salmon (skin on), cut into 4 equal pieces
• 2 teaspoon Jane’s Krazy Mixed-Up salt
• 1 lemon, sliced thin
• 1-½ cups unsalted vegetables broth
• 3 tablespoons dry sherry (optional; alternatively use 1/4 to 1/3 cup of white wine)
• Water as needed to reach the top of the salmon
Directions
Begin by lining the slow cooker with aluminum foil.
This will make it easier to lift the delicate fish out of the slow cooker later. First, place half of the onion and celery into the slow cooker on top of the aluminum foil. Then season the salmon with salt blend and layer two salmon pieces onto the veggies, and top with 2 lemon slices. Repeat the layers once more (onion and celery on top of the lemon, then seasoned salmon, and lemon slices).
Next add the broth and sherry. Add water until the liquid reaches almost to the top of the top salmon fillet (not over the fish but just to the top).
Turn the slow cooker on low for 1 ½ to 2 hours. Check the salmon at the 1 ½ hour mark until you know how your slow cooker cooks this fish, the goal is to gently cook but not overcook the salmon. The fish is done when it is no longer translucent, but has turned opaque or has reached 145 degrees on a food thermometer.
Yield: 4 Servings
Nutrition Breakdown: Calories 120, Fat 4g (0.5g saturated fat, 2g monounsaturated fat, 300mg Omega-3 fatty acids), Cholesterol 55mg, Sodium 190mg, Carbohydrate 1g, Fiber 0g, Protein 21g, Potassium 421mg, Phosphorus 209mg.
Percent Daily Value: 10% Vitamin C, 2% Iron, 2% Calcium, 0% Vitamin A
Carbohydrate Choice: 0 Carbohydrates
Diabetes Exchange Values: 3 Lean Meats
Omega-3 in 3.5 ounces salmon: about 2100mg
Kim’s note: This type of slow cooker recipe serves each of us differently depending on the “season” of your life. For me as a busy mom of active children it means I can load the slow cooker --- drop kiddo 1 off at practice, help kiddo 2 with homework, pick up kiddo 1 and dinner is mostly ready—hurray!
Inspired by: Sharon Palmer, RD at www.sharonpalmer.com
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NO MAN IS AN ISLAND, RIGHT?
by Ken Wilson Steppingstones to Recovery
John Donne wrote a meditation 300 years ago that included the famous line, “No man is an island…” He should know. Donne’s special niche of poetry was writing love poems. He was imprisoned for awhile after eloping with his boss’s daughter, for starters! Some of his poems would certainly be banned from the library these days! He had a rocky road on his way to becoming the Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral. He’s my kind of guy…I really identify with him. Enough said. He wrote the poem when he fell severely ill a few years before he died to illustrate the interconnectedness of humanity and how much he needed others to help him, that we are better together than in isolation. He was truly a scalawag turned
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preacher.
There is no more poignant exhibit of this idea than in the family of an alcoholic. You see, an alcoholic can’t be a successful one all by himself. He needs help. Lots of it. Left to his own behavior he will certainly self-destruct, like a rocket gone awry, if left to his own doings. In time, he will go to jail for a DUI if he lives through it, lose his job after calling in sick one too many times, or not making it to the hospital for that last detox attempt.So he needs a cast of friends around him to drive him around when he’s drinking, to call in to work for him on Monday mornings, and someone to call 911 when he drinks to oblivion. That’s where his family comes in handy. Professionals call it “the family disease.”
What one does affects the whole family. Often the
some don’t. I know that sometimes people actually think I’m my dearly departed father, because I look more like him today than twenty years or more ago. In a recent case, the person who thought this was suffering from dementia himself, so it was understandable.
Now that I think about it though, maybe I’m glad I can remember that I used to be in better shape, had lots of female suitors, and had a use for a comb besides my mustache and beard. After all, once we’ve lost it, what would we do without our “glory days” to help us accept our present circumstances.
To paraphrase Bruce Springsteen, who said it best, I hope when I get old, I don’t sit around thinking about it (Glory Days). But I probably will.
J.B. Collum is a local novelist, humorist and columnist who wants to be Mark Twain when he grows up. He may be reached at johnbcollum@gmail.com +
wife becomes an Enabler, one who helps him to keep drinking – maybe by measuring out his drinks for him, tolerating his drunken choices, or keeping the secret from anybody and everybody.
I could probably buy a Starbucks cup of coffee if I had a nickel for every time I’ve invited a family member to our Family Workshop (free to the community) who replied, “It’s his problem – not mine, so I won’t be inconveniencing myself to attend your meeting to learn about his illness.”
Really now! Interesting how family will visit members in the hospital for heart disease, cancer, or broken bones but not for alcoholism! Aren’t we a pieca work! Most certainly, one family member being sick affects the entire family – the schedule, the finances, the food, the noise level, sleeplessness,
and appetite. I am so proud of one CSRA family doctor who periodically sends his patient back to our workshop and other self-help groups such as AlAnon and NarAnon when she de-rails over her addicted love ones behavior at home! It’s interesting how the physical condition of the alcoholic is mirrored in the life of his or her most significant other, especially in final stages of the illness –ulcers, hospitalizations, anxiety out the proverbial yazoo, and weight loss. Or gain. If not yourself, many of you probably know someone whose portrait belongs in this column! Either the afflicted, or the affected. Do know this one thing with certainty: they are not an island. They have lots of company. They just need enough pain to ask and then follow the direction of those who have been there, done
that. The best teachers in the whole wide world.
I recently saw a heartwarming photo of a barn being moved. Not with trucks and tractors but by Amish men – scores of them. They literally grabbed temporarily installed handrails inside and outside the barn and walked the barn to its new resting place! Did I say, WALKED?!!! Yes, I did! I guess the owner figured he couldn’t do it by himself. I like islands. But I can’t live on one for long by myself. I can’t even swim to shore without help.
CRASH COURSE
More Americans have died on US roads since 2009 than in World Wars I & II combined
Safe driving might seem like a simple formula headlined by ingredient #1: obey the law.
The reality is there is nothing simple about safe driving. It’s safe to say that everyone knows that speeding and tailgating are dangerous, and that it’s illegal to run red lights and roll through stop signs.
Of course, not every driver bends or breaks traffic laws. There are plenty of safe drivers. But it’s also safe to say that all the ones who aren’t following the rules of the road know they aren’t.
What makes some people drive like the rules don’t apply to them?
There are many factors, enough that it would take a psychiatric evaluation of each driver to sort them all out.
In general, however, a handful of culprits lead the way in unsafe driving.
Perhaps aggression would appear first on many lists of bad habits behind the wheel. Aggressive driving displays itself in habits like speeding and tailgating.
What is puzzling is that an aggressive driver might be calm and laid-back — until he gets behind the wheel. Then, for reasons that vary from one person to the next, a completely different person emerges. Extremely competitive instincts erupt. Minor inconveniences turn into major frustrations. Stress takes over. Impatience rules. They realize this, but their driving habits don’t change.
Another puzzling aspect of aggressive drivers is that they are intelligent people. On some level, therefore, they know that driving like a maniac might only get them to their destination a few seconds earlier than if they had driven like a
Want to be a better driver? See a psychiatrist.
civilized human being. But that doesn’t curtail their aggression. They may also have been raised right, and they display good manners in social settings. If pressed, they would admit that their driving behaviors are rude, inconsiderate, and show a callous disregard for the safety of others. But those behaviors continue.
They know that they usually break one or more traffic laws almost every time they drive, but that awareness is pushed to the background and the bad habits become ingrained, even though the driver otherwise considers himself to be a law & order kind of person.
These self-contradictions, which are present in many drivers, demonstrate why making roads safer is such a complex issue. All of the improvements in cars and roadway design can easily be defeated by individual
drivers.
What are some effective strategies to minimize aggressive driving? It takes work and continuous conscious effort by drivers afflicted by impatience and aggression. Here are a few suggestions:
Watch the time Being late is a perfect catalyst for speeding, running reds, weaving through traffic, and tailgating. Leaving just a few minutes early, even a mere five or ten minutes, can reduce stress and effectively absorb the time crunch caused by a traffic jam. You may be amazed by the calm feeling.
Change lanes Certain areas are well known for heavy traffic at regular times each day. These are predictable situations. Alternate routes can alleviate stress. Which would you prefer: spending an extra ten minutes serenely commuting on side roads with almost a guarantee of zero snags, or taking the chance of getting bogged down in the traffic tie-ups of main arteries?
Fight for serenity Put forth a concerted effort to resist the usual triggers. Take a deep breath and remember that whatever some other driver did is completely insignificant. Relax.
Get help Sure, there are safe driving courses and the help available from counselors. There are also calming music stations and engaging podcasts that will have you hoping to be stopped by a train for ten minutes or so.
Stay calm. Stay safe. +
MEDICAL MYTHOLOGY ELECTROLYTES
Electrolytes are the magic bullet of athletic performance and energy. Or so it would seem from advertising for sports drinks.
In truth, a list of common electrolytes sounds pretty ordinary: sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and bicarbonate.
Advertising has convinced many that these essential minerals — and they are that: essential — can best be obtained from sports or energy drinks. Actually, electrolytes are provided by a wide variety of ordinary foods: oranges, potatoes, bananas, cheese, milk, fish, meats, nuts (like almonds and cashews), tomatoes, spinach, yogurt, and more.
As you can see, sports drinks are far from the sole (or even the best) source. In fact, although they may contain electrolytes as advertised, sports drinks are often loaded with sugar. Electrolytes can be supplied by just about any typical diet.
Why should most of us even care? Because the belief that electrolytes are only needed by athletes and those engaged in intense physical activities is a myth. In truth, everyone needs electrolytes in proper balance for things like basic hydration and ordinary and effective muscle functioning.
Therein lies another aspect of the electrolyte myth, that they are some magical energy storehouse. In themselves, electrolytes don’t provide any energy, but they do support
processes that make energy production possible.
Think of them like electricity, which by itself can do nothing. The current has to be channeled through a tool, a motor or a TV or a computer in order to accomplish anything useful. Similarly, this article is about minerals that carry an electric charge. That’s why they’re called electrolytes. As mentioned earlier, part of their role in the body is helping muscles function as they should. They also play key roles in maintaining proper fluid balance and even regulating proper blood pressure.
So how does a body owner make sure he (or she) has sufficient electrolytes? Just keep breathing. Any living, reasonably healthy person who consumes a balanced diet is going to automatically maintain the optimal balance of electrolytes, a delicate and complex mix for sure. Various hormones are designed to monitor and regulate proper levels, and kidneys flush out excess electrolytes. There are rare occasions when we should take deliberate action to replenish electrolytes: being seriously dehydrated from vomiting or diarrhea can result in a medical emergency if not corrected. Conversely, drinking a lot of water without replacing electrolytes dilutes their ability to do their job.
Electrolytes are essential minerals, and they are best supplied from healthful foodbased sources. +
The blog spot
Scarlett Saitta on April 27, 2025 (edited for space)
I grew up in Pickens, South Carolina—a small, poor Appalachian town burdened by health struggles.
In school, I saw food insecurity long before I had the vocabulary for it. Classmates ate honey buns and chips for breakfast, and lunch trays held processed food, pre-packaged meat, and syrupy fruit. For many, it was their only meal of the day.
Years later, while shadowing physicians in nursing homes and hospitals, I began to hear a troubling but familiar refrain: “We’re seeing strokes earlier and earlier—now in people in their late 40s.” Quietly, one lunch tray at a time, children are set on a path toward chronic illness.
It is not just statistics—it’s personal.
In middle school, a friend of mine lost his father to a heart attack in his late 30s. A few days later, I was at their house. His mother, still grieving, handed us bowls of boxed mac and cheese. “I bought it because it said ‘low sugar,’” she said. “I don’t want to leave him an orphan due to an illness.”
However, like many processed foods, it was packed with sodium, saturated fat, and refined carbohydrates. She was trying, but she had been misled.
Labels like “low sugar” and “low fat” are slapped on ultraprocessed, nutrient-poor products. Many chronic conditions— like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and stroke—are deeply tied to diet. When they strike, people don’t just get sick; they’re often consumed by faceless, profit-driven corporations that dictate every aspect of care, turning prescriptions into lifelong dependencies and reducing patients to mere billing codes.
Taxpayers pay for it at both ends: First, through subsidies that prop up unhealthy food systems, and later, through higher medical costs, longer wait times, and overburdened public hospitals.
That’s why I wrote The American Farm and School Nutrition Support Act—a federal policy amendment I drafted in my first year of medical school. It proposes a zero-cost expansion of Farm-to-School programs by reallocating existing funds, like those from the National School Lunch Program, to support locally sourced foods in schools. The goal is to strengthen farmers and give children a life-long nutritional foundation.
This is not just an idea—data backs it:
• Schools that strengthened nutrition standards saw a 47 percent drop in childhood obesity, especially among lowincome students.
• Every $1 invested in better school meals yields up to $16 in long-term health and productivity benefits.
• Reducing childhood obesity by just 5 percent could save over $1.5 billion annually in medical costs.
• Children with obesity visit emergency departments 34 percent more often and have 11 percent more outpatient visits compared to their peers.
• Excess weight is now the leading cause of military ineligibility, prompting a national call to action in the report Too Fat to Fight.
This is not just about lunch trays. This is the future of medicine—where we are trained to treat the whole person. Healing does not always start with a prescription pad—it starts with food and addressing root causes.
When I imagine the kind of doctor I want to be, I don’t just see patients in gowns. I see them in grocery aisles, classrooms, and around kitchen tables—guided by science, compassion, and common sense.
School lunches taught me that health doesn’t begin in the clinic. It begins in the cafeteria.
Scarlett Saitta is an osteopathic medical student
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5. Former occupant of 15th St at Walton Way
10. Job
14. Jessye Normal highlight
15. Travel around the earth
16. Division word
17. Clothes
18. Magna cum _______
19. Sharp twinge of pain
20. County in central England
23. Heavy book
24. Belonging to us
25. Biblical land of promise
28. Energetic; enthusiastic
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34. Shoulder bone, familiarly
35. Before, to a poet
36. Common office intro
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38. Ink stain
39. Stinging insect
40. Takes home
41. Monetary unit of India
42. Young bird
44. Mitsubishi model launched in 1973
45. Pale
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56. Hawaiian honeycreeper
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2. European mountain range
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4. Resident
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6. Remove
7. Adjoin
8. Sit on
9. Body builders?
10. First month of the Jewish calendar
11. Bacterial beginning sometimes
12. Taylor Swift or Brad Pitt
13. 6th-largest city in Japan
21. Painter’s addition 22. Certain
25. Washington channel
26. Make amends
27. Fits together, like bowls
28. Toss
29. Enact, as a law
30. Tending to a definite end
31. Uneven
32. Remove the black goo from
34. Capital of Switzerland
37. Wooden panel on the lower half of a wall
38. Bank note
40. Braselton’s Chateau ____
41. Sonic starter?
43. Charmin, for example
44. Sharp baseball hits
46. Strength
47. Reverse, as your last computer action
48. Tetra in many aquariums
49. ____ center
50. Shank (anat.)
51. Very small quantity 52. Stead 53. Pitcher 57. Anger
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Moe: Why did the cannibal eat the tightrope walker?
Joe: To get a well-balanced meal?
Moe: I was trying to look up Caesarean in the dictionary, but I couldn’t find it.
Joe: How come?
Moe: I thought it started with S, but I finally found it in the C section.
Moe: If you lost an eye and the only way to replace it was making it from a piece of oak, would you do it?
Joe: I would.
Moe: What is small, red, and whispers?
Joe: A hoarse radish.
Moe: If Muhammad Ali walked down a long row of people and hit every one of them, what would that row be called?
Joe: A punchline.
Moe: For some people, exercise is a drug.
Joe: Well, I don’t do drugs.
Moe: What do you call the mirror aisle at Walmart?
Joe: Self-checkout.
Moe: The doctor says I may have to have my finger amputated. I asked him if I would ever be able to write with that hand again.
Joe: Oh no! What did he say?
Moe: His exact words were, “Maybe. But I wouldn’t count on it.”
Joe: Haha! Good one! High four!
Moe: Hey, but seriously, what is the most dependable part of the human body?
Joe: I don’t know, what?
Moe: Fingers. You can always count on them.
Moe: Words are fascinating.
Joe: I agree!
Moe: For example, did you know that of all the words in the English language, nothing starts with the letter N and ends with G?
Joe: I did know that, yes.
Moe: I read the expiration date on a milk carton today.
Joe: And?
Moe: I thought, “spoiler alert!”
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Thank you for bringing up this important topic. I’m going to say right off the bat that you need professional medical help. I think there are aspects of what you’ve written that, frankly, are quite disturbing.
For starters, no one should ever ignore heart irregularities. Life depends on a functioning heart, and anything which compromises that is grounds for legitimate concern.
Having said that, not every heart irregularity (arrhythmia is the official medical term) is necessarily a serious matter. Some are harmless, but others can be life-threatening. So can you see why a professional medical evaluation is warranted? Nothing that is heart-related should be ignored or left to chance.
Some arrhythmias are chronic, like a person whose heart is always racing (called tachycardia, generally considered at greater than 100 beats per minute), or is always abnormally slow (called bradycardia, often defined as lower than 60 beats per minute). But others are not constant, like a person whose heart occasionally races for no reason. The person is sitting quietly, not under stress, and they can feel their heart pounding.
Arrythmias can be caused by a variety of factors, some of them simple. Maybe someone just guzzled three or four Red Bulls and they are juiced on caffeine. Perhaps there is something going on in their family or career that is causing tremendous stress. They might be taking a medication that is affecting their heartbeat.
Whatever the cause, it can in most cases be identified by a doctor and treated, and it doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. For example, there are simple exercises (among them, vagal or valsalva maneuvers) that doctors sometimes use to help patients control their heart rate.
Beyond those simple steps, various medicines can be prescribed to control irregular heart rhythms. And beyond those, doctor have many heart health tools at their disposal.
After I read your romance advice in the previous issue, I decided to send you my question. There is this guy at work who... well, all I can say is every time I see him my heart skips a beat. There’s just one problem: he‘s my boss. Legally that complicates things, right? I could quit. Or I could try to get something started, and then if he tries to break up with me the law could be a very handy tool to help me. What do you suggest? — Which Way To Go? +
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