tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post2472379554054919722..comments2023-10-21T03:29:13.119-07:00Comments on Herbal Connection: A Wee Bit o' RealityMarionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-12729696742763037782011-06-09T19:13:40.471-07:002011-06-09T19:13:40.471-07:00hello sweetie friend!
just stopping by to drop of...hello sweetie friend!<br /><br />just stopping by to drop off a basket of love. can you feel it?<br /><br />♥<br />kjkjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-64139624925154181962011-06-06T00:29:22.305-07:002011-06-06T00:29:22.305-07:00i believe 'statistics' don't apply to ...i believe 'statistics' don't apply to the individual!<br />i SUCK at tests because the time restrictions STRESS me, Not because i can't count!<br />and 'age' i believe is a state of mind... We can remain young until the day we die...<br />Some doc's are wonderful but there is so much that they are not taught...<br />~Wisdom gained through Life experience~ and ~Laughter lines~ though, i Believe in xoxnollyposhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205974328143335552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-15748899357168499132011-06-03T18:53:47.861-07:002011-06-03T18:53:47.861-07:00Just this week I listened to an audio conference o...Just this week I listened to an audio conference on how to communicate with Alzheimer's or memory impaired people. The statistics are a bit alarming. If one lives to 85, there is a 50% chance of having Alzheimer's. Yet, here I am at nearly 59 and I see myself noticing minor lapses in how I process information. <br /><br />When I first took my new job last fall helping seniors, I was a bit overwhelmed by all of the information I needed to know about benefits, etc. Over time, and with some mistakes I will admit, I am getting a better handle on it. Mostly, I tell myself, and them, that let's just sit down and take a look at whatever problem or situation they present. Being calm and troubleshooting is always welcome to them. And I readily see why. Here in the U.S. so much of our time getting to the bottom of a problem is spent navigating a series of phone prompts, hardly ever reaching a real person until you are at your wit's end. You can imagine how hard that is for an older person with hearing that's going bad. Or one with early stages of memory impairment.<br /><br />I wonder if modern society has just given all of us too much to handle. Too many guidelines, rules, mental chores, and choices. Is that why Alzheimer's seems on the rise? I think it's because many of us are perpetually overwhelmed.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482567840321600439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-58619294809213099172011-06-02T01:47:50.708-07:002011-06-02T01:47:50.708-07:00We don't use the term senior all that much ove...We don't use the term senior all that much over here, if people think you're old they call you a pensioner even if you're not. You look fantastic, I only hope I look as good and can manage to type as well when I'm sixty. What am I talking about, I can't type as well as you now! Hahahaha I remember so little myself but have been coming to terms with that and not worrying so much. I didn't realize that Fibro may bring on alzheimer's and dementia so I hope I forget that soon! Hugs and pics soon xxxAll Consuminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089119991474852732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-16080483929435165572011-05-23T16:54:45.541-07:002011-05-23T16:54:45.541-07:00Marion, first let me thank you for your visit and ...Marion, first let me thank you for your visit and kind words...really apprteciated them!<br /><br />I loved all your gorgeous pictures throughout this post!<br />And your post was wonderful!<br />I think one of the secrets of not aging is keeping young at heart!<br />Oh, we age in our body but keeping a good attitude about aging can help so much!<br />You have a very good attitude, I like that!<br /><br />Margie xoMargiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433759763753850718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-15346090144571646032011-05-23T12:55:05.148-07:002011-05-23T12:55:05.148-07:00I think that I began to feel old at 45 . . .
-- m...I think that I began to feel old at 45 . . .<br /> -- mostly a matter of physical changes, aches and pains -- reduced endurance. <br />But mostly its mental now at 64. You have to look to the future.goatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317617928368945316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-55703114463511025442011-05-23T08:17:24.628-07:002011-05-23T08:17:24.628-07:00Hi Marion!
What a great post that was lol
I don`t...Hi Marion!<br /><br />What a great post that was lol<br />I don`t consider you a senior at that age yet though!<br />My doctor has diagnosed me with that ugly word Fibro. Even tho I hurt more than I used to I`m not ready to accept that label. Oh well.<br />Glad I popped by!<br /><br />Tea<br />xoTeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-44840752269655128082011-05-21T21:37:56.890-07:002011-05-21T21:37:56.890-07:00dear friend, i don't know what to say. i am ol...dear friend, i don't know what to say. i am older than you and i do reluctantly acknowledge my age by thinking of the MOST number of gardening seasons i (probably...hopefully) will have left. BUT what's wrong with me? i don't see myself as old or senior or anything like that. i have just started working out--my muscles are rejoicing over it--and you know i still aspire to be a babe. <br /><br />your doctor sounds caring and sincere, all good, but i can see that his use of labels could have a harmful effect on some folks. <br /><br />our average life expectancy is 75? that leaves me 12 years. <br /><br />plus the extra 20 i hope to have....<br /><br />love always, marion ♥<br />kj<br /><br />i am delusional!!!!!kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-49686561219882995972011-05-21T11:11:03.052-07:002011-05-21T11:11:03.052-07:00Marion....now that I am in my 50's... I would ...Marion....now that I am in my 50's... I would be lying if I didn't think about "aging" and what that "little number" means. I never thought much about it before....but since losing my "career" job two years ago, I KNOW my "age" has been a deterrent in finding a new one. (And yet, I feel like I am 20....)<br /><br />As for all of those "tests" your doctor made you take....do you know...as a very non-political person...there are many times when I couldn't tell you who the USA President was....<br />but I like to think I do know what month/year I am in.... <br /><br />Mortality is inevitable....no matter how much plastic surgery one has...we all age...we all die... but...the key, I think, is to live well, love well, be honest, be true to yourself....<br /><br />You ARE young in all the right ways! Never forget that! I admire you so.<br /><br />Love from San Francisco,<br /><br />♥ Robin ♥Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247046205493711677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-46417076343702255712011-05-21T07:06:46.506-07:002011-05-21T07:06:46.506-07:00Bimbimbie,
I told him I blogged. I told him I was...Bimbimbie,<br /><br />I told him I blogged. I told him I was a member of Lumosity, a brain game site. I told him I worked hard in the garden, mowing and hoeing. I told him I walked the dog regularly. Nothing worked. I still had to take the damn test.<br /><br />On the other hand, the doctor said I beat him on the test, heh!!! xo<br /><br />Pauline.<br /><br />I know. When you break down the years like that, it seems like such a short time. I learned a bit taking this test...I learned what it feels like to go blank at an important time (it's happened before, but not quite as totally blank), I learned to take each day as a valuable one with no waste, and I learned not to be as cavalier as I was about my age. I want to make sure I am happy, now, no more wasting time finding it, if that makes any sense!<br /><br />Isn't it great when there is a whole group of older people sitting around a table and everyone is reminding the other about something, heh! xoMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-18829084344717021202011-05-21T06:55:59.030-07:002011-05-21T06:55:59.030-07:00Mim,
Your comment made me laugh. Since math seems...Mim,<br /><br />Your comment made me laugh. Since math seems to be a problem with a lot of folks, I wonder why the test includes math. Especially subtraction...taking away things never did sit well with me!! xo<br /><br />Linda, <br /><br />Welcome! I hope you will enjoy your new home and that you will meet lots of people soon. I agree with you...I'd rather be called senior than elderly, if I've got to be called anything! But I do hope I get respect from being aged, heh!<br /><br />Powell River Books,<br /><br />I agree with you on the one word answers. I've also been in the company of others who have failed this one word test. I have often thought there must be a better way...quite often I do not know what day it is and had to really think hard when I was asked.<br /><br />But again...according to my doctor, it is not so much the questions but the way the body reacts to them. I didn't know the name of the street the clinic was on, although I knew the name of the clinic. Turns out the clinic is named after the street...hahaha! <br /><br />Being a senior gets you a cheaper ticket??? I didn't know that! xo<br /><br />Nicole,<br /><br />For sure, I was taken aback when I received the call! Since when does a doctor take the time to do something like this...I was amazed, I can tell you! He looked so cute and earnest and young...goodness, he looks so young!! That fact alone tells me I'm getting older, heh! xoMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-74389365089459823832011-05-21T05:35:02.784-07:002011-05-21T05:35:02.784-07:00My neighbor (whose husband just passed away at the...My neighbor (whose husband just passed away at the age of 68) has often joked that she is on the 20 year plan. It seems such a short time, 20 years, so I say I'm opting for the 30 year plan with a rider. Even 30 years is not a long time! I have another friend who turned 103 in April. She sleeps a good deal of her day away and her eyesight and hearing are failing fast but she still smiles, still relishes conversation, still is happy to be alive. <br /><br />I had to laugh at your mental math block. I've been doing that since childhood - numbers are slippery little buggers! But often I find myself mid-sentence with no idea what I'd been about to say. It's very disconcerting. It's not so bad if I happen to be talking to someone my own age - they can't remember what I've just said ;)<br /><br />I agree with Bim above; your blog leaves no doubt that your mind is still nimble!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-70897336952909052802011-05-19T14:23:23.992-07:002011-05-19T14:23:23.992-07:00What a sneaky ambush but sounds like you have a go...What a sneaky ambush but sounds like you have a good doctor there Marion. Mental math has had me marked with an F or D since I was 5 so I intend to go all stroppy when my turn comes and tell them I don't do Math ;) You should have told him you blog which proves you're a master at mental gymnastics*!*Bimbimbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427788003822538655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-32440145150609239812011-05-18T07:14:10.361-07:002011-05-18T07:14:10.361-07:00Marion, You are so lucky to have such an excellent...Marion, You are so lucky to have such an excellent doctor. So many can barely even keep up with their appointments, and yours called you in because he was actually thinking about you when you weren't there. Amazing.<br /><br />As for the "senior" title, I believe it is a badge of honour. It signifies wisdom, tenacity, Life. And in you, love.Mama Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15637994754345257340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-40208065817912487352011-05-17T20:30:45.595-07:002011-05-17T20:30:45.595-07:00What a strange way for the doctor to bring up the ...What a strange way for the doctor to bring up the subject. When Mom was in the hospital after her back surgery (she's 95 now), a psychologist came to give her the test. Mom "failed." She didn't know the day, date or the name of the president. After a few more he gave up. He never asked her a question the involved experience, feelings or emotion. Just the clinical one word answer type. It made me feel so sad because Mom may be forgetful, but she still has a good mind and attitude toward life. What give them the right to pigeon-hole a person like that. It just drives me crazy. And I'm with you. I may be over 60 but I don't feel like a senior, unless I'm trying to get into a movie with a cheap ticket. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-79561832322849757322011-05-17T19:31:51.404-07:002011-05-17T19:31:51.404-07:00What a cute and sweet doctor. Right now the word s...What a cute and sweet doctor. Right now the word senior sounds good to me. I recently moved into Indian housing in Oklahoma and they call it "elderly" housing. Senior I can handle, but elderly sounds not so nice to me. Ah well...Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-82982158461418188912011-05-17T19:23:43.796-07:002011-05-17T19:23:43.796-07:00Annie Coe,
It gave me such a weird feeling...the ...Annie Coe,<br /><br />It gave me such a weird feeling...the realization I had about mortality. I thought I had accepted it; yet, this time it struck me differently. Aging suddenly became real.<br /><br />But I still haven't gone beyond the age of eighteen, I don't think...xo<br /><br />Sukipoet,<br /><br />What a great story...I love all the stories this<br /> post has brought forth. Isn't it so funny how the mind can fixate like that! And there is so much relief when one finally, finally understands!!<br /><br />You've shared such a great bit about yourself, I find myself laughing over and over about the heal drops! Hahahahaha! So funny!<br /><br />Oftentimes, I walk away from a salesperson or someone, wondering what I just said...heh.<br /><br />Great comment! xoMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-82245232180961856472011-05-17T19:01:18.435-07:002011-05-17T19:01:18.435-07:00Dave,
You're right...exercise does grow new b...Dave,<br /><br />You're right...exercise does grow new brain cells. I am trying to find an exercise regime which doesn't aggravate fibro. Yoga seems the best, so far...<br /><br />I'm happy to hear you sounding so well!! xo<br /><br />Annie,<br /><br />In hindsight, had he sent such a letter to me, I quite probably might have ignored it...or at the very least, put the whole thing off and worried about it forever. I'm glad it worked out the way it did, especially since I passed! Heh..xo<br /><br />Daisy,<br /><br />I love your story! For some reason, I can see why matches and stamps could be mixed up. Odd...our brains must be wired the same, dear Daisy!<br /><br />You know, when I first heard the three words, I thought I thought how easy the last one...pain...would be to remember! I actually thought he was trying some psychological testing on me, hahaha! It was too funny that I could not be dissuaded, no matter how many times he said penny, with his accent...xoMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-89418185329006297362011-05-17T09:49:54.372-07:002011-05-17T09:49:54.372-07:00rottrover,
Exactly.I've discovered there are ...rottrover,<br /><br />Exactly.I've discovered there are so many things that are just not worth worrying over, that I once obsessed over endlessly.<br /><br />I think I spent my fifties accepting bodily limitations; now that I know what they are and have largely accepted them...life seems so much easier! xo<br /><br />Snowbrush,<br /><br />You have been an inspiration to me since I began to read your blog. Your writing is exceptional and always interesting...<br /><br />I watch the repeat of stories in myself to others as well; I guess it'll happen, though. Stuff that bothers me the most usually does...heh!<br /><br />I've recently purchased a membership in Lumosity.com, a brain game site. It helped me enormously in gathering my focus and attention to what the doctor was asking me. I've only used the site for a couple of months; I find it so helpful. I take a number of medications as well...it definitely plays a part in my ability to remember.<br /><br />It takes a lot longer for me to write a post than it did six or seven years ago, though...playing brain games notwithstanding! xo<br /><br />Susanne Iles,<br /><br />I LOVE the roses...thank you so much! Heh, heh!<br /><br />That's the thing...I hadn't realized I had moved beyond the age of 18!<br /><br />YOU are incredible...I'm forever in awe of your incredible creativity in your paintings, along with bringing up a family of five, one a toddler!!<br /><br />Thank you for your postcards by the way...it's a wonderful way to promote your art and quite a few of them are on my bulletin board!<br /><br />I sympathize with your little one...xoMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-36607096412690136552011-05-17T09:12:35.534-07:002011-05-17T09:12:35.534-07:00Marion,
I was convinced I couldn't pass this ...Marion,<br /><br />I was convinced I couldn't pass this test, either. But if my meds or condition can cause dementia or Alzheimer's,then I told myself I should find out if I at least test negative. And I did! I think the procedure should not be called a "test", though...I went blank at the thought in my teens!! Heh!<br /><br />I know many people in their 80's who are as sharp as your mother is. I'd love to meet her!<br /><br />Take care in the floods, dear Marion...we are in a Snow Storm this morning. Can't believe it!! xo<br /><br />Jan,<br /><br />Oh, Jan, thanks so much for the lovely story.<br /><br />I took Lucky for a walk when I came home...same idea. Petting a beloved pet stimulates one of the power points in the body, in the middle of the hand, and it soothes stress...animals always help. xo<br /><br />aka Penelope,<br /><br />I agree. I even have the Alzheimer Report banner on my blog. It was a great wake-up call for me!<br /><br />I think it's way past time to regard the word "senior" in a really positive light. I intend to embrace it...somehow, to me, it sounds better than middle-aged, which I was labelled as just last year! Heh.<br /><br />I hear the sixties are a lot of fun! xoMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-8316509358397563902011-05-17T08:19:57.061-07:002011-05-17T08:19:57.061-07:00oh my goodness - SENIOR??? I don't think so......oh my goodness - SENIOR??? I don't think so...<br /><br />As for a test under pressure? I have always blanked out - since I was in 1st grade. So, according to your doc I would have had dementia at age 6. <br />nothing wrong with being aware, but the set up sounds crazy to me.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409455543895086283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-86291843467070502572011-05-17T04:38:11.670-07:002011-05-17T04:38:11.670-07:00excellent post. i agree with whomever suggested t...excellent post. i agree with whomever suggested the Dr send out letters explaining what he has to offer and then one chooses or not to undergo the test with time for reflection.<br /><br />I have always thought such questions esp about date and who is president as ridiculous. We had some of those when I worked for the Dept of Mental Health to supposedly help us assess the state of someone's mind/consciousness at the moment.<br /><br />I also do not always know the date or day and certainly couldnt do the subtraction thing.<br /><br />At least 15 years ago I was having my eyes examined and the examiner exclaimed at something i had said, well but you have to expect this you are old! Ah. <br /><br />And recently I consulted a Naturopath re: hernias and she suggested heal drops. Or that was how I interpreted the words. And even though she demonstrated standing on one's toes and thumping down onto one's heels, and I thought oh that kind of heel, later on in our discussion when she mentioned heal drops again I said, "Do I get those at the health food store?" I was fixated on a little bottle of drops like Echinecea. Then I laughed and immediately thought oh goodness she will note me down as pre-demential. LOL Or at least I hope LOL.<br /><br />great post. glad you are well.sukipoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351851210507048174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-30469705394900749302011-05-16T18:39:20.706-07:002011-05-16T18:39:20.706-07:00You had me scared at frist and then left me laughi...You had me scared at frist and then left me laughing. I have been counting how many years I may have left for about a year now, I don't recommend it, but I agree that we have to accept aging, as we all are, and it is best to accept and not resist. I am 55, but still think inside like I am 20. xoxoAnnie Coehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980814479525038344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-22953412946970313872011-05-16T16:11:28.826-07:002011-05-16T16:11:28.826-07:00Great post! I don't consider any of us with B...Great post! I don't consider any of us with BLOGS (she sniffed in a superior fashion) to be suffering from any of THAT... I mean, we know big words and everything! :) <br /><br />It's funny, but for most of my life, I have mixed up two unrelated words: matches and stamps. I have no idea why... but I realized once that when I am very old, I won't know the difference between the two. You know? It was just this realization that if I mix them up NOW, and have to stop and think about it, that it will only get worse, like so much else. <br /><br />So while you were saying Pain pain pain (and what would Freud say about *that* Marion?) -- I was thinking, matches and stamps... I hope neither one is on MY test, when it comes time for me to take it!<br /><br />Love ya, xoxoxoxo.Daisy Deadheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17993200276152025235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18435846.post-54080196613163810742011-05-16T12:39:34.347-07:002011-05-16T12:39:34.347-07:00I was coming unglued as I read this post. I kept ...I was coming unglued as I read this post. I kept thinking throughout the post, "For crying outloud, get a another doctor!" Then I thought about it. The meeting isn't such a bad idea, but the set up was terrible. Next time he needs to send a letter to his sixty and older patients, tell them what he is doing as a preventive measure for his older patients, and tell them to expect a call. Much better. MUCH less stressful.Annie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.com