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Why exercise matters.
I was most interested to read recently about a study on the value of exercise and possible increases in brainpower. That’s really a ‘duh’ moment! Not just because of the brainpower issue but because exercise seems to be the first line of defense for nearly every condition imaginable. Even paraplegics benefit from exercise. Obviously anyone […]
Life as I know it.
As ever, I am trying to sort out my life and my possessions. Tedious. Because each time I try to sort through my ‘stuff’ various ongoing relics of trauma cause me to relive those traumas even 7+ years later. I’m pooped. I have reached a very demanding stage of life, especially since I had my […]
The Three Primary Senses: Touch, Hearing and Sight (why they matter most)
(But not forgetting Smell and Taste) I had lunch today with my new friend M who has Alzheimer’s. She’s 101 years old and has little else wrong with her except her memory and hearing. She lives in an assisted living facility. She has wonderful eyesight (doesn’t wear glasses!) and obviously uses her eyes to take an […]
Things Your Mother Couldn’t Teach You
My disclaimer: I am neither a doctor nor a nurse, nor have I ever played one on TV! As I contemplate on life’s lessons I recall that day in mid-August 1999 when my sons and I brought my husband, M, home from the nursing home to which he’d been consigned for rehabilitation following a long hospital stay. […]
Three years and counting
This blog has been in the works for over 3 years. Finally I am encouraged to take the advice to make this big step, taken from the first quote I put in my book notes nearly 10 years ago: “Be Bold and Mighty Forces will Come to Your Aid” Goethe I now have a blog name, […]