February 3, 2011
Wild horses… well, not exactly. More like tame pets… A few images from our fall camping trip to Assateague…where ‘wild’ horses live on the beach, walking among the campers and even sharing our water and facilities…
And then, there was Oprah’s show today… [http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/The-Original-Foxy-Brown/4]
Pam Grier talked about her life–today and during the period of time when she had starring roles in such shows as Foxy Brown. She also talked about relationships she has had, including with Richard Pryor.
As the Oprah show revealed, “After a gynecologist visit, Pam says she discovered Richard’s vices were affecting her too. She writes candidly about the experience with the hope of informing women who may be at risk. “There was an epidemic of a lot of people doing cocaine,” she says. “And it accumulated in the body and often in the prostate gland. It would come out during your sexual activity and [end up] inside a woman.”
Pam’s doctor cautioned her about the dangers of having unprotected sex with Richard. “[The cocaine] could harm the woman’s internal organs,” she says. “So I had to tell Richard, ‘You’re going to have to wear a raincoat—a condom.’ And he had an issue with that, and I said, ‘Well, it’s my life. You have to understand.’ So I chose me.”
Oprah said, “I did not know that–” in response to the revelation about the drugs ending up inside the woman… We have discussed such matters before http://whyhealthcommunication.com/whc_blog/wp-admin/post.php?post=295&action=edit
We can’t talk about ‘women’s reproductive health without talking about men’s reproductive health… and we can’t talk about men’s health without talking about women’s health… 
This article is very interesting and Dr. Parrott’s last statement “We can’t talk about ‘women’s reproductive health without talking about men’s reproductive health… and we can’t talk about men’s health without talking about women’s health” is very true and intriguing. This idea can be explained by the Transtheoretical Model.
In the the precontemplation stage, Pam becomes aware that cocaine can accumulate in the prostate gland can be sexual transmitted and cause harm to her own body. Richard who did cocaine posed a threat to her health.
In the contemplation stage, Pam considers the information she learned from her doctor and incorporated her own values and knowledge to decide what action, if any, to take.
In the action stage, Pam decided that confront Richard about the issue and wants him to wear protection during sex to prevent transmission of cocaine that could harm her. Even though he fought her about it, she was dedicated that proper behavioral changes occur to prevent potentially deleterious health effects.
In the Maintenance stage, Pam rewards her choice by choosing to have only protected sex by preventing potentially harmful effects caused by cocaine transmission during sex. Even if Richard wasn’t supportive of the idea, Pam decided her health was most important.