Author: Codrin PO

Some guy who writes about what comes to mind, but mostly about epilepsy and his private life.
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A short Harry Potter post

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I watched last week the entire Harry Potter series and this week I started reading the books. I don`t know why, but I just did it.

Reading the books and watching the movies remembered me, again, why I should just read the books without watching the movies before.

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Reading gives you more details and thrills you more than the movie, although the special effects of a movie makes all these vivid.

One of the details that the first movie missed is how Harry ended up at the Dursley`s and what happened between that moment and when he got the invitation to Hogwarts. It`s an interesting read. Some other details escaped the writers and director of the movies, although you could expect that as even a feature movie is pretty short in comparison with a book.

And you shouldn`t choose the easy way out :).

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Update to Misconception #1: the things which people with chronic illnesses hate

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I wrote two days ago the article on what people with chronic illnesses hate the most (besides the illness itself). See the article HERE.

The main purpose of the article was not to tell people thatĀ I have epilepsy or to take something off my soul. The idea was to explain to people what they do (around someone with chronic illnesses) and why they shouldn’t do anymore.

It`s funny: after people found out about my epilepsy, the first thing they did was to behave as they shouldn’t have done it. They sent me sympathy emails, Skype and Facebook messagesĀ in which they explained that they support me and that they are right behind me. As I said, it`s funny :). The real thing to read about

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Is God dead?

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A few days ago, I watched ā€œGod is deadā€, a movie from 2014 with a good story, but crappy directing. The story is around a debate between a college student and his philosophy professor on whether God exists or not.

As always, the main argument of an atheist (or agnostic) is that, if God would exist, he wouldn`t allow for natural disasters, illnesses, crimes to exist. We would all live in a perfect world. The main argument of a believer is that ā€œGod works in mysterious waysā€ and we should never question it.

Both are valid arguments if you think about it.

Another argument that I`ve heard from non-believers is that God doesn`t answers when you ask him for help. The counter argument is that, sometimes, the answer is no, but we don`t want to hear it. Once in a while, the story of a vengeful God appears (see the stories of Noah and Moses in the Bible for this). My opinion is that…

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Misconception #1: the things which people with chronic illnesses hate

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Every person whoĀ suffers from a chronic illness (be it Parkinson, cancer, a heart disease or brain dysfunction) is faced with tough choices thatĀ regards their life.

You have to be careful when to get your treatment, what doctor might help you the best and so on. You have to choose what to do with your life, looking from the perspective of their illness.

Can you do that or should you do that? Can you work in that field or should you settle for less? Can you get married and have kids when you can guess what effects your illness might have on those close to you?

Can you have a normal life and tell people you suffer from illness X? The answer is yes..only if…

From my point of view, the worst part of having a chronic illness is not the limitations, nor the pain or the treatment you must go through for every day of your life. The worst part is the inter-human relations. Why the answer is YES

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Goodbye YPARD!

Codrin PO

In November 2011, I joined YPARD and the YPARD Steering Committee. It was something new, something intriguing, and something challenging to be a part of. Since then, I traveled the world, attended meetings and met a lot of interesting members being either YPARD members of its supporters.opportunities in agriculture

The spirit of YPARD lived in me for the past 3 years and will continue to do so for many years to come.

I sadly announce that, starting today (December 15th), I will no longer be a member of the YPARD Steering Committee.