Thread:61Storm/@comment-29709319-20181110010804/@comment-29709319-20190116022648

January 16: National Without a Scalpel Day, National Nothing Day, National Religious Freedom Day, and National Fig Newton Day.

👨‍⚕️National Without a Scalpel Day! The first angioplasty, a ground-breaking procedure to open a blocked blood vessel, was performed on this day in 1964 in Portland, Oregon, by pioneer physician Charles Dotter. This angioplasty allowed the patient to avoid leg amputation surgery. The patient left the hospital days later with only a Band-Aid. In doing so, Dr. Dotter created the cutting-edge medical specialty called Interventional Radiology, where doctors treat disease through a tiny pinhole instead of open surgery. These doctors use x-rays and other medical imaging to see inside the body while they treat disease. These advances changed all of medicine. Today, minimally invasive, image-guided procedures (MIIP) can treat a broad range of diseases throughout the body, in adults and children: cancer, heart disease, stroke, aneurysms, life-threatening bleeding, infertility, fibroids, kidney stones, back pain, infections, blocked blood vessels and many other conditions. Even though trained specialists perform MIIP throughout the world, many people do not know about MIIP or if they could benefit from these life-changing treatments. The Interventional Initiative was established to raise awareness and educate the public about MIIP. The Interventional Initiative in 2016 completed an episode of the documentary series Without a Scalpel, it was to be aired on a national network. Without a Scalpel features real patient stories and their doctors who treat them with life-changing MIIP. National Without a Scalpel Day was submitted by The Interventional Initiative.

🍁National Nothing Day was created as a day to provide Americans with one National day when they can just sit without celebrating, observing or honoring anything. (sometimes days may contradict themselves. ) National Nothing Day is sponsored by Coffin’s National Nothing Foundation, registered in Capitola, California. National Nothing Day was proposed in 1972 by columnist Harold Pullman Coffin.

✝️National Religious Freedom Day! Each year, by Presidential Proclamation, January 16 is declared Religious Freedom Day. The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was signed January 16, 1786, and is commemorated each year on National Religious Freedom Day. Thomas Jefferson’s landmark statute became the basis for Congressman Fisher Ames’ establishment clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Consitution. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” The First Freedom Center in Richmond Virginia commemorates this day by holding an annual First Freedom Award banquet. Since 1993, the President of the United States has proclaimed January 16 National Religious Freedom Day.

🍪National Fig Newton Day! A Nabisco trademarked version of the fig roll, Newtons are a pastry filled with fig paste. Fig Newton’s have an unusual shape that is a characteristic which has been adopted by many competitors including generic fig bars. It was up until the 19th century that many physicians believed that most illnesses were related to digestion problems and they recommended a daily intake of biscuits and fruit. The ideal solution to this advice was fig rolls, which remained a locally produced and handmade product. In 1891, Philadelphia baker and fig-lover, Charles Roser, invented and patented the machine which inserted fig paste into a thick pastry dough. Roser’s recipe was then purchased by Cambridgeport, Massachusetts-based Kennedy Biscuit Company and mass production began. In 1891, the first Fig Newtons were baked at the F.A. Kennedy Steam Bakery. The pastries are named after the town of Newton, Massachusetts. After recently becoming associated, the Kennedy Biscuit Company and the New York Biscuit company merged to form Nabisco and the fig rolls were then trademarked as “Fig Newtons.”

Technology in medicine has came even further since 1964. I seen a new Band-Aid with very small zip-ties on it to pull a cut close. I have no problem celebrating nothing day. Everyone has the right to Their Own religion. I'll pass on the fig newton!

I'm slowly playing the game! So if Storms WL does change it's because I'm trying to get so many of that particular CE.

I bet you made a cute Laura Engalls. Nope, my hats not for hiding, it's so I can be found.😂

Sending warm hugs!🐶💕❄️☃️💕 We may be it for another snow storm. Right now it's sprinkling rain and it's partly freezing.

P.S. This is a pic of Oakley in her homemade sled. I snapshot it off the video I have.