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The Blue Butterfly (2004)

Every so often, I happen upon a book or a movie that transcends mere entertainment, that fills my soul, enlightens me, and makes me feel that I am a better person because of it. “The Blue Butterfly” did that for me. It stars Marc Donato as Pete Carlton, a ten-year-old boy who is dying from brain cancer. He has been given between six and eight months to live, and his mother Teresa (Pascale Bussières) wants to make those last months as special as possible. His passion is for butterflies, and he has collected hundreds of them, some mounted, some in … Continue reading →

Cancer and Cell Phones

A recently published study from the Danish Cancer Society is ready to put to rest the fear that cell phones cause cancer. Since 1982, the Danish Cancer Society has been watching and testing cell phone users. In twenty-one years of study, there was no rise in cancer among cell phone users. More than four hundred and twenty thousand Danish cell phone users participated in the study. On average, the participants used a cell phone for eight and a half years; some of the participants had their phones for the duration of the study, which started in 1982 and ran through … Continue reading →