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Jerilyn Dufresne is a licensed clinical social worker and provides therapy at a mental health center. Her past work has been with crises and disasters. She’s also been a stand-up comic. Reach her at jerilynexaminer@ameritech.net.

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Fort Hood Texas Army Base mass shooting: Allahu akbar--the cry of a mentally ill man or a terrorist?

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Witnesses described the mass shooter as yelling, "Allahu akbar" as he fired. Was that the cry of a mentally ill individual or the cry of a...
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Was six-year-old boy in a balloon at 7,000 feet?

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As this was being written, many computers and televisions were tuned to news stations, watching in horror as a six-year-old boy was thought to be in a...
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Update: Parents agree to chemo treatment for son

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The judge asked Colleen Hauser if she believes now that chemotherapy is necessary to save her son's life and she answered, "Yes." Finally...
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Update: Arrest warrant lifted on cancer patient's mother

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Daniel Hauser and his mother returned to Minnesota today. The 13-year-old cancer patient was checked thoroughly, but there's no news whether he is...
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Is it okay to let your child die?

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Daniel Hauser doesn't think he's sick; but at 13 years of age, he can't read and doesn't seem to understand. Daniel has Hodgkin's lymphoma, which can...
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Panic attacks: They can be cured

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When we get frightened, whether from a real or imagined attack, our adrenaline can cause us to have unusual speed and strength. But if we don't need...
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Kids celebrate as schools close for swine flu outbreak

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"School's out, school's out, teachers let the monkeys out." That was one of our favorite rhymes whenever school was let out for summer...
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Murder-Suicide in Long Beach: What went wrong?

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We don't know the name of the man who shot and killed one employee and criticially injured another before turning the gun on himself. News reports say...
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New study results offer a different suggestion for parents: Let the kids see you fight

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As long as I can remember we've been told not to fight in front of the kids. It caused many "between the teeth" comments like, "Dear,...
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Screen all teens for depression

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Teens sit in my office and cry. These girls and boys appear confident and self-assured to onlookers at school, but inside there's so much going on....
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