"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2013-04-07, Alan Holbrook > wrote:
>
>> your issues with you face to face, preferably with our feet on a
>> brass rail and our hands wrapped around a frosty alcoholic
>> beverage.....
>
> hear, hear!
>
>> I think we're all soldiers in the same army.
>
> Agree.
>
> Jes got Mom home and in bed. She's slid considerably in both mental
> and physical abilities. I'm ready for it, but it's disheartening to
> see her have declined so far in so short a time. Time will tell if
> she rebounds. :|

Hopefully! I know I have said this before but ... she is so lucky to have
you.
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On 07/04/2013 1:02 PM, notbob wrote:

>
> Jes got Mom home and in bed. She's slid considerably in both mental
> and physical abilities. I'm ready for it, but it's disheartening to
> see her have declined so far in so short a time. Time will tell if
> she rebounds. :|
>
>

You never know nb. The mother of a friend of my son's had a fall, hit
her head and finally went to the hospital a few days later with bleeding
on her brain. The friend was told to say good bye to his mother. She was
not expected to recover, not expected to survive. Two weeks later she
was home and in better shape than she had been before the fall.

My wife's aunt and uncle are in a home and kept apart due to his erratic
and bizarre behaviour. We went to visit them once and he was sound
asleep and we were unable to wake him up. A few months later we go up
to see them and he was alert and in good spirits. His nurse said it was
the best he had seen him in more than a year.

Good luck.

On 2013-04-05 17:50:22 +0000, sf said:

> On Fri, 5 Apr 2013 18:08:51 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> So, if she annoys you so much, and I can see she does, why do you read her
>> posts?
>
> As I said, without her posts - it's a pretty much dead ng.

Hi! Just dropped into what I assumed was a Bove or Brooklyn topic. On
my newsreader, for kill-filed user, all posts responding to them get
unthreaded. So when there is a preponderence of a separate topics with
the same title, it indicates that either or both of them are primary or
significant participants. If it doesn't die soon enough for me, I kill
the topic. Or address it around them.

So I descended to find which ng participants "processed food" was about.

Since I kf'd Julie "But I can't because€¦" Bove, I find that this ng is
totally manageable. Admittedly there are another 12 in the same cage,
but they aren't really as prolific. In any case I can review the
threads quite easily now, compared to last year when it was just
impossible.

In sum, it's not a dead group when JB isn't involved.

I say this with no malice to Julie, who I assume is a nice person. I
just can't handle the "but I can't because€¦" nature of every topic.

On 4/7/2013 12:02 PM, notbob wrote:

> Jes got Mom home and in bed. She's slid considerably in both mental
> and physical abilities. I'm ready for it, but it's disheartening to
> see her have declined so far in so short a time. Time will tell if
> she rebounds. :|
>
> nb

Wishing both you and your dear mother, the best of luck. I am sure she
appreciates everything you are doing for her.

Becca

On Sat, 6 Apr 2013 20:32:31 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Janet" > wrote in message
ET...
>> In article >, says...
>>>
>>
>>> Oh really? It's a FOOD newsgroup! I come here to discuss food! And
>>> then
>>> it would seem that any post that I make always veers off into something
>>> else.
>>
>> YOU do that; you are currently banging on about your bank, your
>> finances, your father, your mother, your husbands past present and
>> future jobs and pension, your daughter's pointe shoes, her feet, her
>> timetable, her diet, your car, weather, teenage years, on and on and
>> on.
>
>I am "banging"? I guess you don't know what that word means. And I'm not
>going on about these things. I responded to what people said.

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/bang-on-about.html

Bang on about
Meaning

Talk repetitively and boringly about something.

Hope this helps.

Doris
>

On 06/04/2013 8:36 PM, Jeßus wrote:
Or not reading?
>>
>> Indeed! But just reading wouldn't create his drama, would it? I am having
>> trouble believing a person like Jeßus could show himself so nice in the past
>> and end up posting like a vicious bully.
>
>
> I'm not going to bother debating this any further with you - no point
> in doing so - other than to say acusing me of being a 'vicious bully'
> towards Julie simply because of one or two comments in one thread is
> ridiculous. I could say the same about yourself if I applied your
> standards.
>

No one can be accused of bullying the Bovine. She lives for the
attention. She is such a narcissist that she would rather have been
screaming abuse at her than to have no attention at all. Her posts are
all about getting attention. She typically starts threads with what
might seem like a reasonable request for advice and then rejects every
suggestion made in response. I can't... I don't like.... My daughter
doesn't like.... Then there are the bizarre stories about how the
daughter is taking dances lessons... but she can't because she is
disabled.. broke her arm three time....

Come on. It is amusing. It is almost cruel to indulge her.

"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 6 Apr 2013 20:32:31 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Janet" > wrote in message
. NET...
>>> In article >, says...
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Oh really? It's a FOOD newsgroup! I come here to discuss food! And
>>>> then
>>>> it would seem that any post that I make always veers off into something
>>>> else.
>>>
>>> YOU do that; you are currently banging on about your bank, your
>>> finances, your father, your mother, your husbands past present and
>>> future jobs and pension, your daughter's pointe shoes, her feet, her
>>> timetable, her diet, your car, weather, teenage years, on and on and
>>> on.
>>
>>I am "banging"? I guess you don't know what that word means. And I'm not
>>going on about these things. I responded to what people said.
>
> http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/bang-on-about.html
>
> Bang on about
> Meaning
>
> Talk repetitively and boringly about something.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Doris

Then it would seem to me that it is the others here who are doing that!

"Jeßus" > wrote in message
...

>>If you say so. I can only reiterate that I was badly bullied for over 10
>>years and it makes me feel sick to see others bullied too. Think first
>>how
>>you would feel in my situation before you throw out such condemnation.
>
> How do you know I haven't? How do you know I haven't been
> stalked/bullied/threatened by another Australian Usenet poster for
> years now? Because I have.

Then you ought to understand.
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"Ophelia" > wrote in
:

>
>
> "Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
> . 3.30...
>> notbob > wrote in
>> :
>>
>
> Well, I for one am very interested in the discussion. This is
> something that can hit any one of our families and I know
absolutely
> nothing about it. Given that 'cooking' isn't discussed in every
> thread, I don't see the harm in it if you wanted to continue.

OK, Ophelia, it isn't difficult to persuade me to keep discussing
the topic. Between the fact that my wife has the disease and that
I'm doing as much as I can as an advocate/volunteer, I'm obviously
quite passionate about it. Yes, Alzheimer's can hit any one of
our families, and because there is this little known variation
called Younger Onset AD, it can hit any one of us. Using US
numbers, about 1.75% of the population (5.5 million people out of
a population of 314,000,000) has the disease, and about 5% of that
1.75% (around 250,000 people) is under age 65 when diagnosed.
Huge numbers? No, but I still wouldn't want to play Russian
Roulette, even if the revolver had a very large number of
chambers. And because of how long AD sufferers can survive
physically and how much care they need during their lifetimes,
it's the most expensive disease per capita on the planet, with the
potential to absolutely crush healthcare systems worldwide as
populations age and live longer (one in every two people in the US
over 85 has the disease). It's the 6th leading cause of death in
the US, and it's the only one of the 6 whose death rate is
increasing. And it's also the least funded in terms of government
dollars for research of the top 6. And research into causes and
cures is still in the stage of eliminating blind alleys rather
than having 6-lane superhighways to continue down, so it's
probably going to be a while before there's much progress of the
kind that will be of immediate help.

There's a lot of information available on the web (surprise,
surprise!). A good place to start (sorry, notbob, but I believe
their basic information is quite good...) is the Alzheimer's
Association's web site, www.alz.org. Bless you for wanting to
learn more, but I warn you, when you start looking for
information, it's going to be like drinking from a fire hose.
Take small sips.

On 2013-04-08, Alan Holbrook > wrote:

> A good place to start (sorry, notbob, but I believe their basic
> information is quite good...)

I do not disagree with that, which gave me a chuckle when you claimed
AD is now diagnosable by means other than brain autopsy.

"There is no single clinical test that can be used to identify
Alzheimer's. ... absolute confirmation requires examination of brain tissue at
autopsy."

<http://www.alz.org/professionals_and_researchers_diagnosing_alzheimer s.asp>

Yes, we can surmise, evaluate, and speculate to almost 90% certainty,
but putting brain tissue under a microscope is the clincher. Their
info, not mine.

Besides, I don't think it really matters. Regardless of the name
tacked on, it is what it is and one must deal with it.

Mom is already showing a slight spark of rebound. She wanted to walk
up to the lodge (about 50 yds, slight uphill) as soon as returning
home and emerging from the our vehicle and she powered up our 5 steps
on the deck like she was born to it. This after they rarely had her
out of a wheelchair at the home and they practically wet themselves
when she climbed the 3 step stair thingie in PT. If it's warm enough,
today, I'll walk with her to the lodge. She definitely needs to get
some phyical strength back.

nb

"Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
. 3.30...
> "Ophelia" > wrote in
> :
>
>>
>>
>> "Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
>> . 3.30...
>>> notbob > wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>
>> Well, I for one am very interested in the discussion. This is
>> something that can hit any one of our families and I know
> absolutely
>> nothing about it. Given that 'cooking' isn't discussed in every
>> thread, I don't see the harm in it if you wanted to continue.
>
> OK, Ophelia, it isn't difficult to persuade me to keep discussing
> the topic. Between the fact that my wife has the disease and that
> I'm doing as much as I can as an advocate/volunteer, I'm obviously
> quite passionate about it. Yes, Alzheimer's can hit any one of
> our families, and because there is this little known variation
> called Younger Onset AD, it can hit any one of us. Using US
> numbers, about 1.75% of the population (5.5 million people out of
> a population of 314,000,000) has the disease, and about 5% of that
> 1.75% (around 250,000 people) is under age 65 when diagnosed.
> Huge numbers? No, but I still wouldn't want to play Russian
> Roulette, even if the revolver had a very large number of
> chambers. And because of how long AD sufferers can survive
> physically and how much care they need during their lifetimes,
> it's the most expensive disease per capita on the planet, with the
> potential to absolutely crush healthcare systems worldwide as
> populations age and live longer (one in every two people in the US
> over 85 has the disease). It's the 6th leading cause of death in
> the US, and it's the only one of the 6 whose death rate is
> increasing. And it's also the least funded in terms of government
> dollars for research of the top 6. And research into causes and
> cures is still in the stage of eliminating blind alleys rather
> than having 6-lane superhighways to continue down, so it's
> probably going to be a while before there's much progress of the
> kind that will be of immediate help.

Thank you for your explanation. It is much appreciated.

> There's a lot of information available on the web (surprise,
> surprise!). A good place to start (sorry, notbob, but I believe
> their basic information is quite good...) is the Alzheimer's
> Association's web site, www.alz.org. Bless you for wanting to
> learn more, but I warn you, when you start looking for
> information, it's going to be like drinking from a fire hose.
> Take small sips.

I will. I will have a look here too (UK) to see what there is and I will
(given your advice) take small sips! It is a very frightening condition.
God bless those families who take care of their folk themselves.

Best wishes to you and your family

O

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"Ophelia" > wrote in
:

>
>
> "Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
> . 3.30...
>> "Ophelia" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
>>> . 3.30...
>>>> notbob > wrote in
>>>> :
>>>>
>>>
>>> Well, I for one am very interested in the discussion. This is
>>> something that can hit any one of our families and I know
>> absolutely
>>> nothing about it. Given that 'cooking' isn't discussed in
every
>>> thread, I don't see the harm in it if you wanted to continue.
>>
>> OK, Ophelia, it isn't difficult to persuade me to keep
discussing
>> the topic. Between the fact that my wife has the disease and
that
>> I'm doing as much as I can as an advocate/volunteer, I'm
obviously
>> quite passionate about it. Yes, Alzheimer's can hit any one of
>> our families, and because there is this little known variation
>> called Younger Onset AD, it can hit any one of us. Using US
>> numbers, about 1.75% of the population (5.5 million people out
of
>> a population of 314,000,000) has the disease, and about 5% of
that
>> 1.75% (around 250,000 people) is under age 65 when diagnosed.
>> Huge numbers? No, but I still wouldn't want to play Russian
>> Roulette, even if the revolver had a very large number of
>> chambers. And because of how long AD sufferers can survive
>> physically and how much care they need during their lifetimes,
>> it's the most expensive disease per capita on the planet, with
the
>> potential to absolutely crush healthcare systems worldwide as
>> populations age and live longer (one in every two people in the
US
>> over 85 has the disease). It's the 6th leading cause of death
in
>> the US, and it's the only one of the 6 whose death rate is
>> increasing. And it's also the least funded in terms of
government
>> dollars for research of the top 6. And research into causes
and
>> cures is still in the stage of eliminating blind alleys rather
>> than having 6-lane superhighways to continue down, so it's
>> probably going to be a while before there's much progress of
the
>> kind that will be of immediate help.
>
> Thank you for your explanation. It is much appreciated.
>
>> There's a lot of information available on the web (surprise,
>> surprise!). A good place to start (sorry, notbob, but I
believe
>> their basic information is quite good...) is the Alzheimer's
>> Association's web site, www.alz.org. Bless you for wanting to
>> learn more, but I warn you, when you start looking for
>> information, it's going to be like drinking from a fire hose.
>> Take small sips.
>
> I will. I will have a look here too (UK) to see what there is
and I
> will (given your advice) take small sips! It is a very
frightening
> condition. God bless those families who take care of their folk
> themselves.
>
> Best wishes to you and your family
>
> O
>

The Alzheimer's Society, www.alzheimers.org.uk

"Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
. 3.30...

> The Alzheimer's Society, www.alzheimers.org.uk


Thank you One thing that has been most reassuring is the part about
knowing the signs. It tells the difference between alzheimers and just
aging Phew.

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"Ophelia" > wrote in news:kk0k0m
:

>
>
> "Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
> . 3.30...
>
>> The Alzheimer's Society, www.alzheimers.org.uk
>
>
> Thank you One thing that has been most reassuring is the part
about
> knowing the signs. It tells the difference between alzheimers
and just
> aging Phew.
>

We have a saying at the Association: If you can remember that
you're forgetting, it isn't Alzheimer's...

"Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
. 3.30...
> "Ophelia" > wrote in news:kk0k0m
> :
>
>>
>>
>> "Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
>> . 3.30...
>>
>>> The Alzheimer's Society, www.alzheimers.org.uk
>>
>>
>> Thank you One thing that has been most reassuring is the part
> about
>> knowing the signs. It tells the difference between alzheimers
> and just
>> aging Phew.
>>
>
> We have a saying at the Association: If you can remember that
> you're forgetting, it isn't Alzheimer's...

<g> I'll try not to forget that ...

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"Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
. 3.30...
> "Ophelia" > wrote in news:kk0k0m
> :
>
>>
>>
>> "Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
>> . 3.30...
>>
>>> The Alzheimer's Society, www.alzheimers.org.uk
>>
>>
>> Thank you One thing that has been most reassuring is the part
> about
>> knowing the signs. It tells the difference between alzheimers
> and just
>> aging Phew.
>>
>
> We have a saying at the Association: If you can remember that
> you're forgetting, it isn't Alzheimer's...

Maybe I'm safe then! My worst memory loss came about when I was taking a
statin (cholesterol med). I refuse to take those ever again. I didn't even
know that I was forgetting things. Until my daughter told me that I had
just said the same thing 7 times to her! Then my elderly parents said I was
repeating things.

My memory started to come back after I stopped the statin but how it did was
rather odd. I would realize that I was having trouble remembering something
and then I would visualize whatever this was in my mind. It was as though
the missing thought was like a puddle in my brain. And my thought processes
were like a hand with a sponge, reaching for the puddle. I would think to
myself... I am at the edge of it now. It's...it's... And then the letters
of the word I was searching for would come to me. Or something that was
similar. For instance, if I meant to write "tomatoes" on my grocery list,
my mind would tell me that it was something like salad. Kind of salad but
not quite. And then I would think of the produce department. And then
tomatoes.

It was a very long, drawn out and painful process as I began to regain my
memory. Not something I would wish on anyone.

These days my memory is not perfect. But I am 53. I do realize that I am
forgetting things but I can force myself to use the above procedure and most
of the time it does work for me.

When I was younger, I had a very good memory. But now sometimes I have to
stop and think of what day it is! Things just don't come as easily to me as
they once did. Getting older sucks!

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...

> When I was younger, I had a very good memory. But now sometimes I have to
> stop and think of what day it is! Things just don't come as easily to me
> as they once did. Getting older sucks!

You heard the saying 'Old age ain't for wimps!' ?

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On 4/10/2013 6:08 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
> . 3.30...
>> "Ophelia" > wrote in news:kk0k0m
>> :
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
>>> . 3.30...
>>>
>>>> The Alzheimer's Society, www.alzheimers.org.uk
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you One thing that has been most reassuring is the part
>> about
>>> knowing the signs. It tells the difference between alzheimers
>> and just
>>> aging Phew.
>>>
>>
>> We have a saying at the Association: If you can remember that
>> you're forgetting, it isn't Alzheimer's...
>
> Maybe I'm safe then! My worst memory loss came about when I was taking a
> statin (cholesterol med). I refuse to take those ever again. I didn't even
> know that I was forgetting things.
(snippage)

This isn't about *you*, Julie. Here you go hijacking a thread to make
it all about you. (sigh)

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 4/10/2013 6:08 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
>> . 3.30...
>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in news:kk0k0m
>>> :
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
>>>> . 3.30...
>>>>
>>>>> The Alzheimer's Society, www.alzheimers.org.uk
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank you One thing that has been most reassuring is the part
>>> about
>>>> knowing the signs. It tells the difference between alzheimers
>>> and just
>>>> aging Phew.
>>>>
>>>
>>> We have a saying at the Association: If you can remember that
>>> you're forgetting, it isn't Alzheimer's...
>>
>> Maybe I'm safe then! My worst memory loss came about when I was taking a
>> statin (cholesterol med). I refuse to take those ever again. I didn't
>> even
>> know that I was forgetting things.
> (snippage)
>
> This isn't about *you*, Julie. Here you go hijacking a thread to make it
> all about you. (sigh)

Actually it's about us all. Hearing of different experiences could help if
we have a problem. At least it might give is some idea of what is
happening.

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Ophelia wrote:
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> When I was younger, I had a very good memory. But now sometimes I
>> have to stop and think of what day it is! Things just don't come as
>> easily to me as they once did. Getting older sucks!
>
> You heard the saying 'Old age ain't for wimps!' ?

Yep!

jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/10/2013 6:08 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
>> . 3.30...
>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in news:kk0k0m
>>> :
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
>>>> . 3.30...
>>>>
>>>>> The Alzheimer's Society, www.alzheimers.org.uk
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank you One thing that has been most reassuring is the part
>>> about
>>>> knowing the signs. It tells the difference between alzheimers
>>> and just
>>>> aging Phew.
>>>>
>>>
>>> We have a saying at the Association: If you can remember that
>>> you're forgetting, it isn't Alzheimer's...
>>
>> Maybe I'm safe then! My worst memory loss came about when I was
>> taking a statin (cholesterol med). I refuse to take those ever
>> again. I didn't even know that I was forgetting things.
> (snippage)
>
> This isn't about *you*, Julie. Here you go hijacking a thread to make
> it all about you. (sigh)

How is that hijacking a thread? So... You can respond...but I can't?

On 4/10/2013 5:24 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:

> We have a saying at the Association: If you can remember that
> you're forgetting, it isn't Alzheimer's...

I think you're okay if you forget what you needed at the
store, but in trouble if you forget how to get to the
store.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 4/10/2013 5:24 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:
>
>> We have a saying at the Association: If you can remember that
>> you're forgetting, it isn't Alzheimer's...
>
> I think you're okay if you forget what you needed at the
> store, but in trouble if you forget how to get to the
> store.

Oooooooooh yes!
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On 2013-04-10, Ophelia > wrote:

> You heard the saying 'Old age ain't for wimps!' ?

Boy howdy!

I find myself saying that a lot, lately, and it's dawning on me I gotta
get back into some sorta shape. I'm carrying waaay too much weight
and this caregiver/watcher lifestyle is preventing me from EASILy getting any
kinda basic exercise. I need to take some drastic steps, this spring/summer,
or I'll find myself in need a caregiver. Too soon!

Oooh, oooh! ....it has snowed for the last 36hrs and the sun is jes
peaking over the peaks and a sunbeam jes hit a lil' bluebird hunched down on
snow covered limb outside my window. Maybe today will be a good day,
after all. Life ain't ALL bad.

nb

On 4/10/2013 9:31 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-04-10, Ophelia > wrote:
>
>> You heard the saying 'Old age ain't for wimps!' ?
>
> Boy howdy!
>
> I find myself saying that a lot, lately, and it's dawning on me I gotta
> get back into some sorta shape. I'm carrying waaay too much weight
> and this caregiver/watcher lifestyle is preventing me from EASILy getting any
> kinda basic exercise. I need to take some drastic steps, this spring/summer,
> or I'll find myself in need a caregiver. Too soon!
>
> Oooh, oooh! ....it has snowed for the last 36hrs and the sun is jes
> peaking over the peaks and a sunbeam jes hit a lil' bluebird hunched down on
> snow covered limb outside my window. Maybe today will be a good day,
> after all. Life ain't ALL bad.
>
> nb
>
I saw the weather about that snowstorm, nb. Bundle up!

Jill

On 10/04/2013 9:31 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-04-10, Ophelia > wrote:
>
>> You heard the saying 'Old age ain't for wimps!' ?
>
> Boy howdy!
>
> I find myself saying that a lot, lately, and it's dawning on me I gotta
> get back into some sorta shape. I'm carrying waaay too much weight
> and this caregiver/watcher lifestyle is preventing me from EASILy getting any
> kinda basic exercise. I need to take some drastic steps, this spring/summer,
> or I'll find myself in need a caregiver. Too soon!
>
> Oooh, oooh! ....it has snowed for the last 36hrs and the sun is jes
> peaking over the peaks and a sunbeam jes hit a lil' bluebird hunched down on
> snow covered limb outside my window. Maybe today will be a good day,
> after all. Life ain't ALL bad.
>

The weight piles on a lot easier than it comes off. I found myself
accumulating a few pounds a year and not worrying about it... it was
only a few pounds eh. It adds up. When I retired I planned to get a lot
more exercise and aimed to lose 5 pounds a year. I was on track until
I suddenly found myself with a cardiac problem. After my surgery I went
on a diet and. despite having been knocked on my ass for several months,
I quickly dropped 25 pounds. I stopped snacking, other than the
occasional grape or two, stopped eating baked goods. I started eating a
lot more fruit and vegetables. It was painless.

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2013-04-10, Ophelia > wrote:
>
>> You heard the saying 'Old age ain't for wimps!' ?
>
> Boy howdy!
>
> I find myself saying that a lot, lately, and it's dawning on me I gotta
> get back into some sorta shape. I'm carrying waaay too much weight
> and this caregiver/watcher lifestyle is preventing me from EASILy getting
> any
> kinda basic exercise. I need to take some drastic steps, this
> spring/summer,
> or I'll find myself in need a caregiver. Too soon!

Good luck, Bob. Do what you need to take good care of yourself, there is
not only your Mum to take care of you know!


> Oooh, oooh! ....it has snowed for the last 36hrs and the sun is jes
> peaking over the peaks and a sunbeam jes hit a lil' bluebird hunched down
> on
> snow covered limb outside my window. Maybe today will be a good day,
> after all. Life ain't ALL bad.

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Ophelia wrote:
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > When I was younger, I had a very good memory. But now sometimes I have to
> > stop and think of what day it is! Things just don't come as easily to me
> > as they once did. Getting older sucks!
>
> You heard the saying 'Old age ain't for wimps!' ?


And as my dad (age84) always says, "It's better than the alternate, son."

G.

Gary wrote:

> > You heard the saying 'Old age ain't for wimps!' ?

> And as my dad (age84) always says, "It's better than the alternate, son."

Of course, that should be "alternative".

He talks as goodish as you cook.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> > When I was younger, I had a very good memory. But now sometimes I have
>> > to
>> > stop and think of what day it is! Things just don't come as easily to
>> > me
>> > as they once did. Getting older sucks!
>>
>> You heard the saying 'Old age ain't for wimps!' ?
>
>
> And as my dad (age84) always says, "It's better than the alternate, son."

lol it is indeed) We have that saying too

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On 10/04/2013 4:37 PM, Gary wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> When I was younger, I had a very good memory. But now sometimes I have to
>>> stop and think of what day it is! Things just don't come as easily to me
>>> as they once did. Getting older sucks!
>>
>> You heard the saying 'Old age ain't for wimps!' ?
>
>
> And as my dad (age84) always says, "It's better than the alternate, son."
>

My father in law was very fit, active, mentally alert and an excellent
conversationalist right into his mid 90's. He did his morning exercises,
went for walks everyday and used public transit because he provided him
with extra exercise. His motto was "Everything in moderation ......
including moderation"

On 4/10/2013 6:20 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> This isn't about *you*, Julie. Here you go hijacking a thread to
> make it all about you. (sigh)
>
> Jill

This surprises you? lol


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On 4/10/2013 9:31 AM, notbob wrote:

> On 2013-04-10, Ophelia > wrote:
>
>> You heard the saying 'Old age ain't for wimps!' ?
>
> Boy howdy!
>
> I find myself saying that a lot, lately, and it's dawning on me I gotta
> get back into some sorta shape. I'm carrying waaay too much weight
> and this caregiver/watcher lifestyle is preventing me from EASILy getting any
> kinda basic exercise. I need to take some drastic steps, this spring/summer,
> or I'll find myself in need a caregiver. Too soon!
>
> Oooh, oooh! ....it has snowed for the last 36hrs and the sun is jes
> peaking over the peaks and a sunbeam jes hit a lil' bluebird hunched down on
> snow covered limb outside my window. Maybe today will be a good day,
> after all. Life ain't ALL bad.
>
> nb
>
Snow?! We had temps near 90 today. Crazy weather.

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On 4/10/2013 9:46 AM, Dave Smith wrote:

> The weight piles on a lot easier than it comes off. I found myself
> accumulating a few pounds a year and not worrying about it... it was
> only a few pounds eh. It adds up. When I retired I planned to get a lot
> more exercise and aimed to lose 5 pounds a year. I was on track until
> I suddenly found myself with a cardiac problem. After my surgery I went
> on a diet and. despite having been knocked on my ass for several months,
> I quickly dropped 25 pounds. I stopped snacking, other than the
> occasional grape or two, stopped eating baked goods. I started eating a
> lot more fruit and vegetables. It was painless.

That's pretty great Dave. I can relate to the sedentary lifestyle after
a surgery making it too easy to put on weight. You make it sound easy to
have dropped it. Good going!

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"Ophelia" > wrote in
:

>
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> When I was younger, I had a very good memory. But now
sometimes I
>> have to stop and think of what day it is! Things just don't
come as
>> easily to me as they once did. Getting older sucks!
>
> You heard the saying 'Old age ain't for wimps!' ?
>

Actually, I prefer, as I remind my kids quite often, "Old age and
experience will trump youth and enthusiasm anytime".

notbob > wrote in
:

> On 2013-04-10, Ophelia > wrote:
>
>> You heard the saying 'Old age ain't for wimps!' ?
>
> Boy howdy!
>
> I find myself saying that a lot, lately, and it's dawning on me
I
> gotta get back into some sorta shape. I'm carrying waaay too
much
> weight and this caregiver/watcher lifestyle is preventing me
from
> EASILy getting any kinda basic exercise. I need to take some
drastic
> steps, this spring/summer, or I'll find myself in need a
caregiver.
> Too soon!
>
> Oooh, oooh! ....it has snowed for the last 36hrs and the sun is
jes
> peaking over the peaks and a sunbeam jes hit a lil' bluebird
hunched
> down on snow covered limb outside my window. Maybe today will
be a
> good day, after all. Life ain't ALL bad.
>
> nb

We must be long lost brothers. But at least here in The People's
Republic of Massachusetts, the snow is all gone off the rail
trails and I can get back to walking...

Nancy Young > wrote in news:51654bf7$0
:

> On 4/10/2013 5:24 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:
>
>> We have a saying at the Association: If you can remember that
>> you're forgetting, it isn't Alzheimer's...
>
> I think you're okay if you forget what you needed at the
> store, but in trouble if you forget how to get to the
> store.
>
> nancy
>

Ouch! THAT line is going into my stock speech!

"Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
. 3.30...
> "Ophelia" > wrote in
> :
>
>>
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> When I was younger, I had a very good memory. But now
> sometimes I
>>> have to stop and think of what day it is! Things just don't
> come as
>>> easily to me as they once did. Getting older sucks!
>>
>> You heard the saying 'Old age ain't for wimps!' ?
>>
>
> Actually, I prefer, as I remind my kids quite often, "Old age and
> experience will trump youth and enthusiasm anytime".

True enough) Yes we have that one too

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On 10/04/2013 6:20 AM, jmcquown wrote:

>> Maybe I'm safe then! My worst memory loss came about when I was taking a
>> statin (cholesterol med). I refuse to take those ever again. I
>> didn't even
>> know that I was forgetting things.
> (snippage)
>
> This isn't about *you*, Julie. Here you go hijacking a thread to make
> it all about you. (sigh)
>
>
Not so fast there Jill. Alzheimers is a form of mental deterioration.
This is one case where it may indeed be about her.

On 4/10/2013 11:06 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> On 4/10/2013 6:20 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> This isn't about *you*, Julie. Here you go hijacking a thread to
>> make it all about you. (sigh)
>>
>> Jill
>
> This surprises you? lol
>
>
Not really We're all a little guilty of hijacking threads and
creating thread drift, but she really does take the cake.

Jill