Word: painfulness
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...driver who received a light prison sentence. Now in Jigsaw's lair, Jeff must go through several torture tests to prove he can forgive those who wronged him. In an apparently unrelated "B" story, Jigsaw has kidnaped Lynn (Bahar Soomekh), a doctor, to see if she can relieve the pain of his brain tumor. For those who think horror movies aren't brain surgery, they're wrong. This one is. The goriest of the film's ewww scenes has Lynn power-drilling into Jigsaw's cranium and removing...
...Mystery of Pain Why does the same joint problem make one person suffer terribly while another has no pain at all? There are a few clues that might solve this puzzle
...believe in mysticism, and that he wasn’t going to “reach into our brains.” Having satisfied our skepticism, he went around the room and asked each of us if we suffered from depression or anxiety and whether we were feeling any pain. If someone said they did—all the old women had achy joints—he moved his hand around like a magician and flapped his fingers in their direction. All of them said their pain was gone. After that, he started lecturing. During...
...Surviving Loss, Regaining Life I was riveted by Weisskopf's story of horrific pain and soul searching [Oct. 2]. It made me think of the soldiers who have died in Iraq and the more than 20,000 Americans who have suffered terrible physical and mental wounds there. Weisskopf's story brought attention to thousands of soldiers who left their youth, limbs and peace of mind overseas. They will never forget their government's deception in leading them into an unnecessary war. Florence Graff Wappingers Falls, New York...
...spreading toxic bacteria through his body. His condition should be treated in a sterilized location, but Ali lies on a bed near an open window, a dirty towel suspended over his chest. His nurse says the boy is quiet when he's alone and never cries out in pain. "He just wants to go outside Iraq to get treatment," she says. "And he just wants to see his sisters." [A few days after Time published his story, Ali was evacuated to Kuwait and then to London where he was treated in hospital and where he now lives.] Los Angeles...