Ãanisty
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Well, there is nothing in this forum, but I can't imagine where else I should start this thread, so hopefully some Adventists will actually see this...lol. If this should be posted someplace a little more public, then feel free to move it.
I am not a Seventh Day Adventist myself. In fact, I'm not even a Christian. My father though was SDA and he was part of Operation White Coat, which I am understanding was comprised of Adventists because of their health practices (no alcohol, no drugs, no smoking, etc.) I find it very interesting and I've never actually met someone else who either was a White Coat or even knew one. It may seem silly to some, but I'm really proud that my father was involved. I haven't researched it deeply, but I have heard that every single White Coat earned an honorable discharge, which I think is awesome and really says something about the integrity of those involved. If anyone has any stories to share, I'd love to hear them.
I have a somewhat interesting story in which my father inadvertently saved my mom (and myself by default) before they even met. Tularemia (rabbit fever) is among the illnesses that the White Coats studied. A few years before I was born, my mom was cutting up a chicken for dinner and accidentally cut herself. She became sick although the rest of the family was fine. It turns out that the chicken had Tularemia and because it went straight into her bloodstream, she got it as well. The cooked chicken didn't affect everyone else. She ended up having to go to the hospital and had a 104 degree fever for over a week. It took the doctors awhile to figure out what was wrong, but once they figured it out, they had a treatment for her. I attribute the treatment, at least in part, to the research done by the White Coats. I think it's awesome that my dad had something to do with that.
I am not a Seventh Day Adventist myself. In fact, I'm not even a Christian. My father though was SDA and he was part of Operation White Coat, which I am understanding was comprised of Adventists because of their health practices (no alcohol, no drugs, no smoking, etc.) I find it very interesting and I've never actually met someone else who either was a White Coat or even knew one. It may seem silly to some, but I'm really proud that my father was involved. I haven't researched it deeply, but I have heard that every single White Coat earned an honorable discharge, which I think is awesome and really says something about the integrity of those involved. If anyone has any stories to share, I'd love to hear them.
I have a somewhat interesting story in which my father inadvertently saved my mom (and myself by default) before they even met. Tularemia (rabbit fever) is among the illnesses that the White Coats studied. A few years before I was born, my mom was cutting up a chicken for dinner and accidentally cut herself. She became sick although the rest of the family was fine. It turns out that the chicken had Tularemia and because it went straight into her bloodstream, she got it as well. The cooked chicken didn't affect everyone else. She ended up having to go to the hospital and had a 104 degree fever for over a week. It took the doctors awhile to figure out what was wrong, but once they figured it out, they had a treatment for her. I attribute the treatment, at least in part, to the research done by the White Coats. I think it's awesome that my dad had something to do with that.