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Basically, I never thought I’d be writing one of these. I…

Basically, I never thought I’d be writing one of these. I can’t believe my dream came true after trying for so long. I’m not lucky at all, but @steffiramos gave me a M&G and I can’t be anymore thankful for her. I met Justin on July 3rd, 2013 in Dallas, Texas . Let’s fast forward to when I got to the arena. I had no sleep or food in my system and we were so late. I ran around the entire arena and @thebieberfredo was calling me saying, “Hurry, hurry. I’m gonna give it away if you don’t hurry up,” since they were about to close the doors. I was so lost, scared and I ran as if my life depended on it. I couldn’t let my dream go to waste, I fought for it. I was in tears and I felt like my legs were about to fall apart. I made it and we went inside and she quickly put the wristband on me. I was so happy, I’ve never been so happy to wear a bracelet in my entire life. I couldn’t believe I was in that line, and he would be right there. I was shaking, not to mention I was already tired from running until I almost nearly passed out. The line finally started moving and they checked my wristband, and I went into the waiting room. I met some beliebers from Twitter and Kathya and I were talking about moving to the back to be next to him. She was asking everyone if we could be next to Justin in the picture and they said no, so I kept telling her, “Bro let’s just wait, I’m gonna wait.” She was like, “I don’t know” and she asked the two guys at the front if we could have individual pictures and they said, “No, only groups of 4 or 6.” We just stood waiting and thinking. Then an amazing thing happened. The guy said, “Alright, this is what’s going to happen! You can go into groups of two, four or six.” Kathya and I freaked out and we grabbed each other and then the guy unexpectedly told us to go next. We went in and I saw Kenny, he smiled at me and said hi back. I saw Justin and my heart dropped. He was so small and skinny, and I knew it was him, but at the same time I couldn’t believe it. We went up to him, hugged him, and he was talking to Mike and said something about a letter. His voice was heaven, I melted. I was still holding him, we both were, and we both told him everything we had to. I said, “I love you, thank you for everything” and then he looked down and smiled at us. A real smile, I’ll never forget it. The smile I live for. Mike unexpectedly took the picture and I felt the flash so I smiled real quick, and then before we left we asked for another hug and his facial expression screamed “Of course.” Kathya and I went through the wrong exit, so we went back through the curtain and we saw Justin again. It was the best moment of my entire life. I walked out and I was shocked and hyperventilating. Then I saw Scrappy and me and Kathya took a picture with him. He was the absolute sweetest. We then went down to the concert, and my seats were perfect. During the concert Mike was next to me taking pictures, and I saw Scooter walking around. I met Codi (@ bieberstunts ) and tons of others. I was so happy, it was the best night of my entire life. Don’t ever give up on your dreams. You don’t have to be lucky, just work hard and believe. Anything’s possible. -Monica (@Musicalkidrauhl)  Read more here: Basically, I never thought I’d be writing one of these. I…

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Americans get most radiation from medical scans

We fret about airport scanners, power lines, cell phones and even microwaves. It's true that we get too much radiation. But it's not from those sources — it's from too many medical tests. Americans get the most medical radiation in the world, even more than folks in other rich countries. The U.S. accounts for half of the most advanced procedures that use radiation, and the average American's dose has grown sixfold over the last couple of decades. Too much radiation raises the risk of cancer. That risk is growing because people in everyday situations are getting imaging tests far too often. Like the New Hampshire teen who was about to get a CT scan to check for kidney stones until a radiologist, Dr. Steven Birnbaum, discovered he'd already had 14 of these powerful X-rays for previous episodes. Adding up the total dose, “I was horrified” at the cancer risk it posed, Birnbaum said. After his own daughter, Molly, was given too many scans following a car accident, Birnbaum took action: He asked the two hospitals where he works to watch for any patients who had had 10 or more CT scans, or patients under 40 who had had five — clearly dangerous amounts. They found 50 people over a three-year period, including a young woman with 31 abdominal scans. When other radiologists tell him they've never found such a case, Birnbaum replies: “That tells me you haven't looked.” Of the many ways Americans are overtested and overtreated, imaging is one of the most common and insidious. CT scans — “super X-rays” that give fast, extremely detailed images — have soared in use over the last decade, often replacing tests that don't require radiation, such as ultrasound and MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging. Radiation is a hidden danger — you don't feel it when you get it, and any damage usually doesn't show up for years. Taken individually, tests that use radiation pose little risk. Over time, though, the dose accumulates. Doctors don't keep track of radiation given their patients — they order a test, not a dose. Except for mammograms, there are no federal rules on radiation dose. Children and young women, who are most vulnerable to radiation harm, sometimes get too much at busy imaging centers that don't adjust doses for each patient's size. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100614/ap_on_he_me/us_med_overtreated_radiation added by: MotherForTruth