Willamette Week "The Kyron Files"

[Emeralgem]

A quick note as to the kidney involvement and medication.

Often, it's not that the drug will damage the kidney; rather, it's that with reducted kidney function, a drug cannot clear the body in the same amount of time it would normally take; thus, the risk of overdosing (accidentally) is super high.

Yes, some drugs will damage the kidney just on it's own (or other organ - liver comes to mind). But some drugs just can't get clear of the system, and toxic levels build up in the blood, and OD'ing is definitely possible.
That's the reason that older folk cannot take the same dose as younger folk; over time, the kidneys do wear out, and lose function. In nursing, the adage for older folks is "start low, go slow" meaning decrease the starting dose, and only increase slowly. It's the same thing with known decreased kidney function.

Totally OT, I know, but hopefully it helps shed some understanding on how drugs are moderated (or should be) if there is existing kidney damage, and why some labels warn "use caution" if there is a kidney issue.

Best-
Herding Cats

O/T....I can relate.. I was diagnosed with PBC 3rd stage in 2006.. Never been a drinker and have never to my knowledge taken any drugs that weren't FDA approved...I'm now taking 1200 mg of Ursodiol daily to help my liver function..
And when it quits functioning.. I'm a goner...I was told never to take another Tylenol

 

[Tuffy]

What's with the insinuation that Kaine is shooting guns on his property? Is it legal to discharge firearms in that neighborhood? Is he known to own guns? Have there been any 911 calls about gunfire? (I don't think that neighbors hearing gunfire should just assume Kaine is doing target practice, especially as he is in the middle of high-profile situation.)

By the way, I think that Dede's prominent mention of having a fire extinguisher by her side while staying at the Hormans was to dispel the idea that they had firearms. Since it was specifically mentioned in the RO that TH should not have access to them, people had assumed/wondered if she might already have access to them, so I think Dede was trying to eliminate that idea.

But if there were not guns in the house, did KH take them with him when he left with baby K? Or is the implication that he bought a gun after that event? Wouldn't be too surprising if he did, for protection of himself and baby K, after all that has come to light and all the publicity. If that were the case, then it would make sense for him to be practicing shooting, to become competent.

I have no idea what the gun permit laws are in OR, whether there would be a long waiting period, etc. Or whether it would be legal to do any kind of shooting on that land.

All speculation and opinion by me.

Kimster's friend answered a lot of those questions in this post.

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[Etilema]

Kimster's friend answered a lot of those questions in this post.

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5484664&postcount=94

Thanks for that link!

It says:

I hadn't called my gun dealer friend in awhile so I just got off the phone with him.

First, you must sell your guns through a dealer unless they are not operational. Even if the gun belongs to you, you need the broker to do the background check which is required on all gun purchases.

You can't sell a gun on Craigslist and Craigslist doesn't allow it.

You can shoot on your own property in the counties. He doesn't know of any city that allows shooting within their city limits in Oregon.

You don't have to have a permit to own a gun unless you want to conceal it and then you need a concealed weapon permit.

So presumably shooting on the property would be allowed at the Horman address, since it is not inside city limits. But we still don't know whether it was a new purchase or whether TH might have had access to the gun(s) when she was in the home, or whether anyone called 911 at the sound of gun fire.

It just seemed a strange remark for the reporter to simply toss in with no explanation whatsoever. It leaves so many questions open for speculation and it might actually have nothing at all to do with Kaine. (Someone else may be target shooting or shooting at birds or animals on their property nearby.)

JMO

 

[M-pathetic]

O/T....I can relate.. I was diagnosed with PBC 3rd stage in 2006.. Never been a drinker and have never to my knowledge taken any drugs that weren't FDA approved...I'm now taking 1200 mg of Ursodiol daily to help my liver function..
And when it quits functioning.. I'm a goner...I was told never to take another Tylenol

OT reply to OT: My heart goes out to you, Gem!! I lost my husband in 2006 to Scleroderma and our 14 year old son last summer to liver cancer--both rare diseases wherein many problems/symptoms overlap with PBC. Never received any answers as to "WHY?!" The world has ceased to compute for so many reasons.

Where are you, sweet Kyron?

 

[liz b.]

I can even live with them not having his picture, but I just strongly feel that in a story about the 14 most important people and things in this case, they should have started it off with at least just one sentence saying the most important person in this case is Kyron, and the most important thing is finding out what happened to him.

We can never lose sight of that in any missing child case. If we value our children, we must act like we do, show that we do.

After reading the article, I * think * the ( very labored ) point being made is that the writer feels that the surrounding dramas of the adults have made Kyron fade into the background..... IMO

All JMO