Jeanette Hundley of Nashville, Tennessee, was devastated when she learnt she had barin tumor, she was fighter and came out of the treatment well. However, she slowly lost vision in her right eye and was at a loss as to what to do. There seemed to be no available treatment to help her.

She was then referred to the Durham Center for Vision Replacement. After evaluation she was told that her vision could not improve, but they could make special glasses for her which would help her see. A pair of prismatic glasses were made for her to enable her to see and lead a normal life.

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Jim

Jim had glaucoma and suffered from vision loss from his sides. He had to learn to live with low vision. He went to a vision rehabilitation specialist to help him. He had to adapt in his workplace – for example his computer now ‘talks’ to him so he can do his work better.

He had to use brighter lights to be able to write. He also joined a support group to give voice to his frustrations and fears and to share in the stories.

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Todd Goings worked as a travel agent for six years but was not happy sitting behind a desk. He was not doing well either as the business was going down. He learnt that electricians made good money and decided to enroll for a course of nine months.

He also completed his apprenticeship program of four years and while he started small, earning $17 an hour, he now runs his own business. In the first year he made $50,000 after expenses and enjoys the freedom and total control his work gives him.

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Jim Patterson

Jim Patterson was working at a manufacturing company for 20 years when he was laid off. He did not know what to do. He decided to try his hand and went back to learn computer repair. He studied hard and did well, but then decided that is not what he wanted to do.

He then took a course in customer service. After successful completion of the course he was able to get a job at the Office of Personnel Management for the State of Oklahoma. He is happy with his job change and his employers are happy with his work and attitude.

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Jessica H found a great deal of difference when she went from school to college. While in school she often used to do her assignments and study for tests at the last minute, but this did not work in college. She just had to stop doing things at the last minute.

She has used time management skills and prioritizes are study and work schedule. She prepares thoroughly and tries to study over several days. She also breaks up her study schedule so that she is studying different things at different times, instead of concentrating on one subject at a time, which works for her. She is now a Grade A student.

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Patrick B

Patrick B had to also adjust between high school and college. He reads much more and also has to read outside sources for references. He uses different methods of study, including power point presentations on the computer or CDs.

While he actively participates in many activities, he knows better than to stretch his limits. There are too many activities which can cut into study time and a good GPA is important. He also ensures that he get enough sleep. He feels that a happier student will do better than a stressed out one.

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Jay Kelley has been a bush pilot in Alaska for many years. For 13 years he was flying all through the year and then seasonally for another 20 years. He has flown an air taxi, worked for flyout fishing lodges, for registered guides and for salmon and herring spotting.

He has a website flyalaska.com where he details many of his adventures and lists jobs in Alaska.

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Mort Mason

Mort Mason has also flown as an Alaska bush pilot for 35 years. His advice is that one should get a commercial pilot’s license and must own one’s own plane. Alternatively one can work for an air taxi service, registered guides or a hunting/fishing lodge.

He has written two books, ‘Flying the Alaska Wild’ and ‘The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles’ and has also been a registered Alaska guide for the 35 years that he was flying.

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In 1988 Lawrence Panza suffered a horrible accident just across his house because of a drunk driver. His skull was crushed on the right side. He was in a coma for two weeks and suffered from a degree of paralysis. He had to learn how to walk again and function again.

A plate had to be put in his skull and the right side of his brain was affected. Though the accident happened more than 21 years ago, he still has problems with short term memory, decision making and ordinary stress.

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Kerry Curtin

Kerry Curtin was driving when he was in an accident and the right side of his car got hit. As a result, he became unconscious and has no memory of what happened. He was intubated at the scene and was transported to the Bayfront medical center.

He had many hemorrhages and the doctors had to put in a chest tube for a pneumothorax. He was coma for some time. It took him a long time in rehab to get over his brain injury and relearned to walk, talk and move.

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When Kim Miller went with her husband and 5 year old son, Trace, for a skiing holiday in Colorado in January 2004, little did she know that it would become a life changing experience. Her son went off with a ski instructor and fell, hitting his head against a metal control panel box.

Unconscious and barely breathing he was airlifted to the Denver Children’s Hospital. At the hospital, the parents learnt that his skull was shattered, eyes, brain, liver and lungs were damaged. Post surgery, he was in coma for 10 days. He underwent 26 days of rehab training at the hospital and later Houston he underwent intense physical, speech and occupational therapy for months.

He has suffered from a personality change; however, his IQ has not changed and he is a bright child. Kim wishes she had been told that he should have been wearing a helmet when he was skiing.

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Kristina

Kay-Cee Lloyd will never forget the day when her 12 year old daughter, Kristina, who had slept over at a friend’s house in the condo where they lived, fell from a tree while playing. She suffered head injuries and for six days was in a coma in the University Of Alberta Hospital.

Fortunately, she did not need surgery. Post her injuries, and extensive rehab, she suffers from balance problems, memory loss, lack of confidence, mood swings, anger management issues and other personality changes. Kristina lives with her father.

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For people who love children but for any given reason are unable to conceive naturally know the heartbreak that they go through. While adoption may be an answer for some people, there are long waiting lists for adoption as well. Then there are many other requirements that adoption agencies require to be fulfilled. Adoption also means that the child is not naturally or genetically the parents.

Options for surrogacy

Thanks to advancements in the medical field, there are many options open for assisted reproduction techniques. If the man is infertile, donor sperm is available. If the woman has any problems in conceiving, donor eggs are available. Surrogacy is an option when the woman has any trouble in carrying a baby to term. She may have uterine problems, hormonal problems or any kind of medical problems which prevent her from having a baby.

Two kinds of surrogacy

There are basically two kinds of surrogacy. In the genetically linked one, the woman will use her own eggs and her husband’s sperm, which will be fertilized outside and then implanted in another woman to carry the pregnancy to term. This type of procedure is colloquially called ‘rent-a-womb’. It is a commercial transaction, because the woman gets paid for using her womb.

In another kind of surrogacy, the woman does not produce eggs due to ovarian failure, or she has had an oopherectomy (removal of ovaries) for any number of reasons or she is menopausal. In this kind of surrogacy, the sperm may be her husband’s but the donor eggs will be of somebody else.

This kind of surrogacy may also be used by people who are gay in order to have a baby which is genetically linked to at least one partner (either donor eggs or donor sperm).

What kind of surrogacy to opt for

If you are opting for simple surrogacy in which you are providing the eggs and sperm the baby is going to be genetically yours. However, if you are opting for donor eggs, you may want to get donor eggs locally, otherwise if you go abroad for donor eggs, you are going to have mixed race baby. For that you need to be psychologically prepared.

The legal issues

You have to sort out the legal issues before hand, particularly if the baby is going to be born in another country. In order to leave the country, the baby will need a passport and have to be legally and genetically yours. Different countries have different laws regarding surrogacy and this is a really important issue.

When you do your research you need to be very clear about his. You don’t want to invest emotionally and financially if you are going to have problems bringing your baby home.

The costs

In the US, where surrogacy is also a commercial transaction, the cost can be around $40,000. However, in India, which is a commercial hub of surrogacy the cost can be in the range of $2,500 to $6,500. Prices vary from country to country.

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Vishal Mirpuri is in the family business of custom tailoring in Hong Kong for the past 40 years. In 2007, he founded V.M. Clothiers to expand his business and make it more affordable. From Hong Kong he travels to Washington DC and New York to offer his services to a select clientele. These cities have large numbers of clients who prefer to get custom made suits rather than buy them off the rack.

All clothes are made to measure. In fact many clothes can be ordered from their website, but for custom suits, Mirpuri prefers a more hands-on approach. He goes to client’s homes, shows them fabric swatches, finds out their exact requirements and takes their measurements.

For a cutom made suit as many as 27 measurements are taken to ensure a good cut and fit. The suits (and other garments) are eventually made in Hong Kong and sent to the clients.

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Tailors have been around since times immemorial; only, before the advent of the sewing machine, garments and other sewing work were always hand-stitched. Tailors are usually male and seamstresses female, though the work and the job descriptions may be somewhat different.

The Work

There are many kinds of work different tailors do and most specialize in one thing or the other. There are men’s, women’s and children’s garments which may be custom made. Or tailors may work in establishments or factories, churning out ready-mades, in which case their work will be even more niche. For instance, in a factory, one person may be stitching sleeves, another one doing buttonholes and so on.

When the tailor is doing custom work, he may be handling everything right from taking measurements, to making the pattern, cutting, stitching and doing the finishing as well. In large establishments, he may have assistants to help him. Sometimes the cutter is different from the tailor. And then there are tailors who only do alterations or mending work.

All tailors do not work with clothes. There are people who sew other things whether they are towels, duvet covers, shoes, sift toys, bags, upholstery and curtain work or what have you. Wherever there is any stitching involved, a tailor is also involved.

Personal Qualities

The person who wants to become a tailor must have a good eye, a keen sense of fabric and attention to detail. He or she must be interested in sewing. If he is working as an assistant, he should be able to take orders and execute them.

He should want to work with his hands and with machines. A tailor may be called upon to attend to customers in boutiques or shops and so he needs good communication skills and be able to understand what the customer wants and translate that into the garment.

Academic Qualifications

In school, sewing or stitching classes or workshops will be of help. After school there is the vocational training institute which will have courses ranging from sewing, pattern making, pattern making, learning how to use different machines and more.

Depending on what you want to learn and how many modules or semesters you want to do, courses range from six months to two-three years. Apart from that some establishments may offer apprenticeships and these will be helpful in understand all the intricacies of tailoring.

Jobs

Jobs will be available in large commercial tailoring or made-to-order establishments, garment factories, couturiers, production houses, boutiques, milliners, etc. There are also people who teach stitching. You can also start work on your own taking orders for custom made clothes. In fact work can even be done via the internet.

Usually all establishments which need uniforms also outsource the work and get it made from factories. Then there are export oriented units, though these are usually in countries where labor is cheaper.

Earnings

Earnings depend a great deal on the kind of work which you do. In the main, salaries range from $24,000 to $36,000 a year. However, if you work from home or do niche work and set your own working hours, you can make more or less, depending on the hours of work you put in.

Master craftsmen always make more money. You can even start your own establishment after analyzing the requirements and demand in your area. Unfortunately, ready-mades have made a dent in the custom wear market, but then more tailoring jobs have also opened up.

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Teddy L of Kitts Hill, OH had a clavicle fracture. When he went to an orthopedic doctor in the US he did not agree with what the doctor told him. He as told he would have to live with his pain.  He also did not have medical insurance to pay for treatment.

Accordingly he decided to go to Costa Rica for treatment after getting in touch with the doctor and emailing his reports. He was happy with the assessment and the line of treatment. At the Clinica Biblica Hospital in Costa Rica he received personal care and attention. He had the surgery and now had normal use of his arm and his pain free. It cost him a fraction of the cost in the US.

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