It was a beautiful day in Seattle. Take that Boston! I am in my front yard and fall over
my feet. I broke off a branch of a beautiful red maple. I try and get up and can't. I crawl
to my car grab the door and try and use my legs to push. This time, there was no feeling
in them. I pull myself up with my arms. I was grunting. Just when I made it up, my diapers were full.
Of course my friend pulls up and asks what I'm doing. "I am playing so hard I shit my pants." He says "you are one crazy son-of- a bitxh."
I have him wait for me and I clean myself up. I came out with a cane. My friend was stunned. "I'm bring this in case I have to hit you!" He laughed and off we went to his court date. He now needs oxygen and can barely walk. He drinks with a bad liver.
He has a suspended license and has to explain this to a judge because he ran into
someone. He assured me he has it and I'm his proof he didn't drive. He lights a cigarette. He has oxygen tanks in the back seat. I yell to pull over, 'If your going
to blow yourself up, I'll just watch." He stops, puts it out, and a way we go.
He gets a warning from the judge and he takes me home. I think this is the last time
I'll see him again.
I tell you this story and then talk about the monsters that cut off the heads of 21 men
in Egypt. Monsters do walk on this earth and it will take boots on the ground to
fight them. I still feel this is a Middle East problem and we should not be involved.
Please keep reading under the fold. I might even say something worth reading.
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Doctors say attitude plays a large role in fighting Dementia and Parkinson's. You can
"will yourself to die." I choose to hang around for as long as possible.
If you have Dementia in early or even moderate stages, you simply need to write things
down. Luminosity, cross word's, who anything to exercise your brain you should do. Exercise
for a half hour a day AFTER your doctor has given you an EKG and a stress test. I knew
a healthy man age 35 who died jogging. My step-father smoked and drank and died when he was 86. You never know when something can happen.
Use trigger words to help you remember things. A person can weigh 1,000 lbs and be named mike. Your brain will open up the memory vault in your brain. I write frequently
to exercise my brain.
Watch your posture, stand straight and take large steps. Don't mumble. Speak normally
and slowly. Drink lot's of water. Swallowing can be hard for some. Get help from friends
if you need it.
I have enough information to fill many diaries. E-mail me if you have questions.
Please keep your sense of humor.
-The more serious the illness, the more important it is for you to fight back, mobilizing all your resources-spiritual, emotional, intellectual, physical.
— Norman Cousins