Hi, everyone!
It's a beautiful day outside this morning--not too warm or humid and just breezy enough to keep things pleasant.
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. The words of encouragement and the sharing of your stories have lifted up my spirit. In short, your kindness makes me feel better.
Today I begin my second week of radiation and chemo. For those who have asked, I take the chemotherapy in a pill form right before I go to bed. An additional anti-nausea pill allows me to sleep through any side effects the chemo might cause. So far I haven't experienced any unpleasant side effects from either treatment.
The weekend allowed the other "therapy" I eluded to in a previous blog. On Saturday Carla and I were able to spend the afternoon with Connor (age 4 1/2) and Grant (10 months) and then yesterday we went to Bay Beach with Shannon and her children where we met up with my brother and his family. We are so grateful that our kids and our extended families are nearby.
Thanks again for being interested in what we are going through and for reading my blog. Please leave a comment as I love hearing from you.
Until next time,
Denny
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14 comments:
Hi Mr. O!
Thanks for sharing your blog. It's great to read about the progress you've made thus far, and I love reading about your other "therapies" with your kids and grandkids. You and your entire family are constantly in my thoughts. I can't wait to see Shannon, Keira and Mrs. O this weekend in Appleton.
Keep on bloggin',
Emmy
If you guys are so inclined to come down for a Brewer game or perhaps a trip to the Zoo, let us know...Lis and I would love to help out any way we can.
Coach O
It's great that you are able to share your progress on your blog. We're glad to hear that you have been tolerating the treatments so well. We're keeping you and your family in our prayers.
Jim & Linda
Mr O,
I heard about your blog through the Xavier grapevine. We are keeping you and your family in our thoughts and prayers.
Steve Van Nuland '96
Hi Dennis and Carla - it is so good to read that you are doing well and that there have not been unpleasant side effects from the chemo & radiation - I have been praying for that in particular. You are in my thoughts every day, and I pray throughout my day for you as He brings different things to mind. I look forward to seeing you back at school in the fall!
Keeping you in my heart and in prayer,
Kim Hammen
Hi Denny and Carla
Can't tell you how much everyone is thinking and praying for you guys! Anyway... two tickets, as usual, to a Badger game this fall if you are so inclined. Being retired, I'm missing that yearly back to school urge. Miss you guys!
Stay well Denny.
Love
Jane Jamison
Hi Den and Carla,
Just wanted to thank you for sharing your blog. I'll pass the word on to Marnie ... being that she isn't the most technical :)
Much love and prayers are being sent your way.
I'm looking forward to walking on the Denny O highway in the fall to get to the next hallway.
Stay strong,
Monica, Joe and Cameron Jones
Hi Dennis and Carla,
Many thanks to Shannon for setting up this blog. I have passed it on to many people that are praying for you every day. I am so glad to read that the chemo and radiation treatments are going okay so far. I'm sure there is a lot of great science to be learned from this - ask a lot of questions! Maybe you can be a guest speaker in my classes when we discuss nuclear radiation.
Keep the positive attitude and we will keep praying!
Donna Dumke
Hi, Dennis,
It's so good to hear from you and to follow your progress through the treatments. Thanks to Shannon for creating the blog.
Know that you are in my thoughts and prayers many times daily. We know the power of prayer and will continue to storm the heavens for you.
Donna Paltzer
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That said, these facts raise an important questions: when does localization cross the line of censorship? Should gamers accept this?
As a recent example, I'll use the newest installment in the Yakuza series. Yakuza 3 - an imported Japanese PlayStation game - was recently released in the US. Almost immediately, it came under fire for the huge cuts it suffered at the hands of Western localizers. Apparently, a significant chunk of the cut scenes, minigames, and events were removed from the US release, deemed "inappropriate" for American audiences.
Now the question is: do all of these elements actually required to be changed? Isn't that just based on a stereotype that American gamers tend to be more religious and concerned about nudity and violence? It was certainly a disappointment for gamers who expected to have the same game as the Japanese one after reading reviews and news in video game magazines or forums.
Now if you look at it, most gamers actually are adult and will absolutely not care to find certain elements. In fact, their absence may come as a huge disappointment for them and alter their gaming experience. So should developers think a little more about what public they are targetting, or just assume anyone may buy the game by accident, and thus edit it?.
Game localization is not censorship and should be adapted to players in a certain territory.
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