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January 2007, Vol. 17, No. 1
Table of Contents
• Are You Busy Selling Chiropractic or Correcting Subluxations
• BJ's House Needs Repairs • Another Look At Cell Phones
• Chiropractic R.I.P. • Colloca and CBP Nonprofit Study Wins Best Paper Award • Help Us Locate Allen Botnick • Letters to the Editor
• Michigan Chiropractic Society Sees Evidence of Growing Need For Chiropractic • Meeting With Success • A New Look At Mirror Image Exercise • Mourning The Loss Of Tony Keller • Past Present and Future In Chiropractic • Posture Study By UQTR Researchers and CBP® Published by JCO • PostureRay™, PosturePrint™ Helping Doctors Help Patients
• The Importance of A Clinically Relevant Presentation of Findings
• It's Pauls Opinion • Research Corner • Scoliosis: SpineCor Brace
• Triano and CCGPP's Will Give You Six Visits
• Clinical Indications for Videoflouroscopy
• Western States Chiropractic College Receives NIH Grant •
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BJ's House Needs Repairs
by John Grone, DC
Private Practice - Delphos, OH
I, like many D.C.’s and Chiropractic friends, have visited and stayed at B.J. Palmer’s Florida home in Sarasota. Last May, after a D.E. meeting, a small group of D.C.’s volunteered their time to go to B.J.’s home to attempt to fix the neglect it has had the last 4-5 years. As you know, Life University was in charge of its upkeep. I guess it nearly got sold when Dr. Sid was let go from Life University. My understanding is that Dr. Sid fought tooth and nail to save the home, which he did. It was then put into a non-profit foundation. (I’m not up on how that all works). Anyway, B.J.’s home will stay and be part of Chiropractic history.
There is so much that needs to be done to the home so it can again be available for fellow D.C.’s and friends to visit and stay. I personally stayed years ago and recently had the opportunity to sleep in B.J.’s death bed.
Last May, we took off the roof which was leaking causing the ceilings and carpet to be stained and the tile ruined. Because of low or barely no funding to keep the home in good condition, I understand Drs. Sid and Nell took out a second mortgage on their home next door to pay for the new roof (around $30,000). Dr. Sid just keeps giving and giving to our profession.
February and March of this year, I spent vacationing in Florida. I had the privilege and opportunity to stay at B.J.’s home for about ten days. Just my wife and I most of the time. I cleaned up the backyard, painted, tried to fix the sprinklers, and get the front gates to roll again. My wife cleaned some of the kitchen and B.J.’s hideaway. His hideaway is the only part that is somewhat okay to sleep in. All the windows need fixing, more paint on outside and inside, fences need repairing, inside water stains need fixing, new tile and carpet is needed, the kitchen appliances are junk, and on and on. As you realize, this will take money. Since the home is part of Chiropractic history and there is a non-profit foundation involved, I see no reason why fellow D.C.’s would not want to preserve this piece of history.
While I was there by myself on March 21st, I went through a sign-in book from 2000 and saw many names that visited the home. Their comments were very positive. I also purchased professional card booklet holders and inserted probably 50-60 business cards that were just stuck in a basket. Those along with 3-4 others already full of business card booklets are there. Many D.C.’s have been there, and many of them have no idea that the home is in disrepair. If at all possible, could you maybe put a column in the AJCC that let’s others know Chiropractic history needs their help with donations. Eventually there needs to be a curator at the home full time.
As I said before, I have not been prompted by Dr. Sid or anyone else to write this letter. Since your paper goes to our profession, I thought this is the place to begin.
For those who wish to donate, the address is:
The B.J. Palmer
Historic Home Foundation, Inc
1950 Old Concord Rd.
Smyrna, GA 30080
phone: 770-438-9577
All donations are tax deductible.
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