Renegade Moms, & Kristen Johnston
Monday, July 30, 2012
Have you ever felt helpless? Meet renegade moms whose efforts are making a worldwide difference. One mom's "pink slime" meat exposé has gone viral and is getting the attention of the FDA, and another mom who helped advance research for HIV while trying to help her own child.
Then, comedic actress Kristen Johnston, best known for her role in "3rd Rock from the Sun," discusses her harrowing addiction to prescription pills and alcohol, her rehab and recovery -- which she details in her new memoir, "Guts."
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My niece was telling me about the sugar compound that helped the child with a rare condition and also killed the HIV virus. I tried to find out more information about it and have been unsuccessful. Is there an article I can read? There does not seem to be anything on your web site about. I was hoping to read an article or short blog about it and what it does.
Aloha Anderson:
It has been a couple of days since the introduction of this amazing story-from the mother advacates to addiction. I have to say, how cool it was to hear that their is some kind of high school that works with addiction. Or atleast that is what I was getting out of it-hope so! Because both my man and I are addicts, and our son has gone through the ringer with us. We all are doing well, sober, and plan on staying that way,but also have come to understand how cool this is! It really takes a lot of the pressure off! Not to include how that would be such a COOL JOB! I hope to working with the challenged, in a legal aspect, obviously still attending school, anyway, just had to reach out and say thanks, that is AWESOME!
There is a big difference raising cattle than what happens in the slaughter house you just can't blame the cattle industry
Thank you David Janice Howell
Hi, I would really like to know where you can get the non-toxic sugar compound. Thank-you.
Mr. Cooper, I watched your show today about these wonderful Moms making a difference. I myself have an issue but don't know how to go about trying to get things changed. I went thru a very messy seperation/divorce 4yrs ago. To make a long story short in the end I was able to get the house by giving up other things like his 401K retirement plan.... even after being married for 14 yrs. I thought my lawyer was taking care of me, but when i sold the house just under a year ago all the trouble started. Because his name was still on the loan whatever checks that were to come back after selling were written to BOTH of us. He refused to sign a couple of them and I found out from the bank they were liable to have both names on the checks. I wanna know how to make that change when you get divorced, and you pay a lawyer thousands of dollars and do what all you think you have to do to be taken care of with the divorce decree... then you still get screwed by the bank. I found out it's ALL companies who loan money to folks to buy a home, I leagully had the rights to my house but couldn't get the money out of it without a fight from him to sign the check. WHY is that and how can that be changed to where it doesn't seem like we spend our hard earned cash to these lawyers when it didn't matter...? I had $32 dollars to my name and two boys to support when he left, [the week before Christmas] that year. It has been a real struggle and at times I wanted to give up- but I knew I had to keep going for the boys! Can you help me find a voice to change the way these loan companies handle divorce cases, so no one else has to go thru what I did?
Thanks
Traci Noel-Smith
What was the name of the web site Kristen mentioned on the show I would like to check it out.
good afternoon your show gave me so much inspiration.I would like to talk to the moms on show. my son pass away one
year ago with a rare condition call Prader Willi Syndrome.I"m trying to get though this as best as i can. but what caught my attention on your show is the lady who loss both of her daughters from a recall rental car. my story is my son would still be alive today if the Institution of prader willi medical ct would have help me.they just gave me the run arounds for about one year. can u help me to share my story
i luved kristen being on! prolly a repeat but 1st time i saw it. soooo right about everything. u just dont wanna feel detox pain so u get worse n worse. great show!
Its a shame that you showed a Chevy HHR in a expose about Chrysler Pt Cruisers.The vehicle shown in your preview before your interview is in fact a Chevy HHR not a Chrysler PT Cruser.Now owners of the HHR are going to think they too are driving unsafe vehicles because this vehicle was shown.
Please, I am interested to know of the compound that killed the hiv virus.
I would like to know more about the sugar compound,and where to get it. This was on thursdays show. Thanks Jane
I am recovering addict ... I have 3 years 4 months and 4 days sober and she kept it so real about addiction! I put myself in rehab and it was the best decision of my life the most life changing ever experience!
I have been fighting with Veteran Administration for over 8 years to get my daughter benefits that she deserves under the spina bifida Agent Orange claim. The children who were born to Mothers in Vietnam get more benefits than the men because the Women in Vietnam (most nurses) got oraganized and got there children benefits. Most men do not like to even talk about there time in Vietnam or like my husband are already deceased from there exposure. I am a Real Estate Agent and I donate money for every transaction to bithdefects.org who is a wonderful organization who help track numerous birth defects to help parents match with other parents with similar problems.
You were talking about women and what we can accomplish. You should really talk with Karen Teegarden, who started Organizing Against the War on Women. We are rolling and we are strong.
Linda
I would appreciate information on the sugar compound talked about on the show today by the parents of twins. Thank you. I enjoy your program every day. We are very interested in the name of the drug thaty they got FDA approval to use....thanks
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