Brittany Maynard chose to end her own life today. The 29-year old has made headlines over the past few months for taking advantage of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act, which allows one to take a fatal dose of barbiturates (prescribed by a doctor) in the case of a life-threatening disease. Maynard was told by physicians last spring that she had Stage 4 glioblastoma and would likely pass away within six months. Wrote Maynard in a Facebook post today before making her fatal decision: “Goodbye to all my dear friends and family that I love. Today is the day I have chosen to pass away with dignity in the face of my terminal illness, this terrible brain cancer that has taken so much from me … but would have taken so much more. “The world is a beautiful place, travel has been my greatest teacher, my close friends and folks are the greatest givers. I even have a ring of support around my bed as I type … Goodbye world. Spread good energy. Pay it forward!” On October 6, Maynard launched an online video campaign with Compassion & Choices, an end-of-life choice advocacy organization, to fight for expanding death with dignity laws around the country. Maynard spent the final months traveling to Alaska, British Colombia and Yellowstone National Park with her loved ones. “For me what matters most is the way I’m remembered by my family and my husband as a good woman who did my best to be a good wife and a good daughter,” Maynard told People last month, adding: “Beyond that, getting involved with this campaign, I hope to be making a difference here. If I’m leaving a legacy, it’s to change this health-care policy or be a part of this change of this health care policy so it becomes available to all Americans. That would be an enormous contribution to make, even if I’m just a piece of it.” May Emily Maynard rest in peace. Celebrities We Lost in 2014 1. Philip Seymour Hoffman R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014). He will forever be missed!
Brittany Maynard chose to end her own life today. The 29-year old has made headlines over the past few months for taking advantage of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act, which allows one to take a fatal dose of barbiturates (prescribed by a doctor) in the case of a life-threatening disease. Maynard was told by physicians last spring that she had Stage 4 glioblastoma and would likely pass away within six months. Wrote Maynard in a Facebook post today before making her fatal decision: “Goodbye to all my dear friends and family that I love. Today is the day I have chosen to pass away with dignity in the face of my terminal illness, this terrible brain cancer that has taken so much from me … but would have taken so much more. “The world is a beautiful place, travel has been my greatest teacher, my close friends and folks are the greatest givers. I even have a ring of support around my bed as I type … Goodbye world. Spread good energy. Pay it forward!” On October 6, Maynard launched an online video campaign with Compassion & Choices, an end-of-life choice advocacy organization, to fight for expanding death with dignity laws around the country. Maynard spent the final months traveling to Alaska, British Colombia and Yellowstone National Park with her loved ones. “For me what matters most is the way I’m remembered by my family and my husband as a good woman who did my best to be a good wife and a good daughter,” Maynard told People last month, adding: “Beyond that, getting involved with this campaign, I hope to be making a difference here. If I’m leaving a legacy, it’s to change this health-care policy or be a part of this change of this health care policy so it becomes available to all Americans. That would be an enormous contribution to make, even if I’m just a piece of it.” May Emily Maynard rest in peace. Celebrities We Lost in 2014 1. Philip Seymour Hoffman R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014). He will forever be missed!
See how that works ? Students Object To African-American Label So Teacher Calls Them N***** Guess that’s just the natural progression from one identification to another…smh Via HuffingtonPost Last week, an Illinois substitute teacher reportedly called a group of four middle school girls the N-word after they asked not to be called African-American. The incident occurred at Jay Stream Middle School in the town of Carol Stream during an eighth-grade social studies class. When interviewed by local news outlet WMAQ, student Mea Thompson, who is of Jamaican descent, said they asked the teacher not to call them African-American since none of them are from Africa. “She said, ‘It’s the politically correct term.’ Then she said, ‘Well, back then you guys would be considered the N-word,’” Thompson said, recalling the exchange. “We were so shocked and we were like, ‘What? Excuse me? That’s not correct to call us that.’ She was like, ‘Well, back then that’s what African-Americans were called.’” The teacher allegedly used the N-word several times over the 80-minute class period. “After the shock and hurt, I’m angry,” Thompson’s mother, Shayna, said. “It’s a new world, and the people of the past that still hang onto hatred and bigotry don’t belong in this world anymore.” When reached for comment, the District Superintendent William Shields said the events in the classroom are still unclear, but said the teacher would not be returning to the school. While the teacher has been removed from her post at the school, there seem to be some who are attempting to defend her “We’re finding that an awful lot of the accounts on the specific words and actions are extremely inconsistent, so it’s very hard to judge this situation,” Shields told The Huffington Post. “We’re proud of the kids. We want them to be able to come to administrators and teachers to speak about issues of not feeling safe or secure. That being said … we’re not having the substitute back because the substitute attempted to teach a lesson outside the curriculum, which we didn’t authorize.” Inconsistencies be damned! Bye, beyotch! Image via Shutterstock
SMH. Victims of HIV already have enough stigma to deal with without trash like this acting up. Via NY Daily News reports : A woman tried to swipe a stack of frozen dinners from a Texas Walmart by threatening a store clerk with HIV, police said. Dallas police arrested 25-year-old Diamond Lawrence Thursday after she allegedly attacked an employee in a bid to give him the virus and make off with $11 worth of stolen food. Lawrence made it outside the store with her tiny plunder when an employee asked her to come back, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth reported. That’s when she told the worker she had HIV and said “I can infect whomever I please,” police said. She struck the worker and scratched his neck, attempting to draw blood and expose him to HIV, police said. Then, she told him, “You’re welcome.” Medics said the worker had no bloodily fluid exchange with Lawrence, meaning he’s safe from the virus. While Wal-Mart doesn’t prosecute for stealing such a small amount of goods, Lawrence was arrested on two outstanding warrants: one for public intoxication and a second for an invalid driver’s license. She’s being held in the Dallas County Jail on $1,500 bail. If she’s stealing food, it seems likely she was hungry and in need — BUT that’s no excuse for trying to infect someone else with HIV. Police Handout
Forget Kylie Jenner’s lips . VH1 reality star Tiny just underwent the wildest cosmetic procedure you’ve ever heard of, changing her eye color from brown to gray. For good. Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, best known as T.I.’s wife and co-star on their VH1 reality show, revealed her new eye-popping (sort of literally) new look this week. Along with a close-up of her new ice-gray eyes, she wrote on Instagram: “I permanently changed my eye color with Brightocular and lovin it!! Huge thanks to the incredible doctor for the amazing experience and for making my dream come true!” Brightocular is essentially a permanent colored contact that is applied over one’s actual iris, a controversial concept that has sparked lots of debate. Is that even safe? Not enough to have it done in the U.S., at least not yet. As for why she decided to have this done, and if its something she’ll regret? “I had been wearing colored contacts for a couple of years and they were making my vision blurry,” said Tiny to People, looking to quiet some of the critics. “A friend of mine mentioned that she had heard of a procedure where you could permanently change your eye color and we looked into it.” “We researched it for a bit but I was nervous because … it’s your eyes! But two years later it came up again. I spoke to the doctors and to patients who’d had it.” 25 Heinous Celebrity Plastic Surgery Fails 1. Heidi Montag Boob Job! The queen of plastic surgery. It’s shocking how different Heidi Montag used to look and how badly this obsession turned out for her. “I learned that there was no downtime, that it only took about 15 minutes … plus it’s reversible. When I found out that your could reverse it, I was sold.” “The implant that they use to cover your natural eye color is a medical implant usually used on patients with eye illnesses like glaucoma,” Tiny explained. It costs around $10,000 … not including your plane ticket to Tunisia, one of the few places you can legally have it done. The only other price she paid? Not being able to wear makeup for weeks. It’s rough. We can only hope to see this when we watch T.I. and the Family Hustle online in the future. As for the “haters” she faces? Tiny has a parting shot: “Do what makes you happy. As long as you’re being healthy and safe, just do what makes you feel good.” “People are saying I must have low self-esteem, but if you really know me, I have no problems in the self esteem department!” Cottle says emphatically. “[T.I.] always thinks I’m crazy. But when I told him I researched it he didn’t have a problem with it. He loved my eyes before and he loves them now too.” “He just loves me.” Aww. 19 Celebrities With Amazing Eyes 1. Ian Somerhalder Ian Somerhalder doesn’t get the nickname Smolderhalder for nothing! It’s his eyes, y’all.
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Awwww poor thang … Hank Baskett Goes To FBI To Defend Himself Against Alleged Extortion From Transexual According to TMZ reports : Kendra Wilkinson’s husband Hank Baskett has gone to the FBI, claiming the transsexual who has blabbed to the media she had an affair with him illegally recorded and extorted him. Hank’s camp tells TMZ … he now acknowledges he “hung out with her.” His people say Ava London secretly recorded the conversation in which he begs her not to talk about their relationship because he’s married. That audio made its way to several tabloids. We’ve learned Hank’s lawyer went to the FBI this week, complaining not only was the recording illegal … she tried shaking him down to the tune of $5K in return for silence. We’re told Hank’s lawyer will go to court next week in an attempt to get her iPhone records, which his people believe will fully document an extortion attempt. We now also know what Hank claims happened between him and Ava. He says he met her and one of her friends in a grocery store and they invited him to go to their apartment to hang out. They began partying, which somehow led to Ava taking her clothes off, and the deal breaker was when Ava revealed her basket. LMAO SMH @ “which somehow led to Ava taking her clothes off” GTFOHWTBS. Image via Instagram/WENN/Splash
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