I am presently recovering from my second, lifetime, case of Covid and the unpleasant experience warrants a cautionary blog. Last Wednesday night, after burning the candle at both ends for too long, I ventured into the city for our annual rooftop (thank you Sylvie) New York Health & Aging Summer meeting. I hitched a ride with Ben Geizhals alon …
One of my favorite mantras is "Up is down and down is up". You know, what was once bad for you is now "the cure" and so on and so on...Well, my granddaughter Maggie has taken the concept to a wonderful creative and positive extreme. She presently has a showing of her Art work at Roslyn's Bryant Library where she reveals:I am working to express th …
As I mature, I find that I have learned to restrain myself in the face of real or perceived provocation. While the blood is up, I tell myself "Don't let them get to you. Don't dignify it with a response." Oft times, silence is golden in the face and place of fury. Why say or do something that you may later be sorry for? Think before you act! …
Last week we were entering a local nursery when my car was rear ended by an old beat up pickup truck. Pow! It happened so fast!The air bags did not deploy and my neck snapped back and Joanne felt her spine readjust. After exchanging info and gathering ourselves, I called our doctor who recommended we go to the Emergency Room to be checked out a …
I’ve had a cold for too long. Complication is that my doctor is a thousand miles away. After exchanging a number of texts he suggested we have a “Telehealth visit”, so he could see me “face to face and make a plan of action.” And Telehealth visit we did and after a variety of questions and answers he even asked me to cough. It was an amazing virt …
I was once a long distance runner and am proud to reveal that I finished 33 (my lucky number) marathons (26.2 miles). I kept track and I ran over 55,000 miles (more than twice around the world), but sad to say, if I was a car I would trade me in (pictured) :)When the inevitable time came, I switched to biking, but eventually I suffered a bad fall …
I tested positive for COVID less than 2 weeks ago. Since the inception of the COVID 19 Pandemic I had been unscathed. As time passed, I think subconsciously, I felt immune. Afterall, I had been vaccinated with 3 added boosters. Eventually, despite constant cautionary advice, I let my guard down. For instance, I wore a mask less and less and regu …
I admit it, I’m so tired of wearing a mask!Forget about forgetting to carry one. Forget about breathing mask residue into your eyes. Forget about not being able to read lips or see a smile. Forget about the hypocrisy of taking it off while eating in close proximity to others. Forget about smelling your own breath. Forget about the guilt.Forget a …
There are thoughts I think which I would never say out loud for fear of Bad Luck or jinxing myself. Where does superstition and the above type of fear spring from?I think it was my mother and all her “Do Nots”, eg, never leave a hat on a bed or walk under a ladder. Thanks for the advice mom!Whatever the root cause, I am it’s captive. You would b …
Up is down and down is up and negative is positive!Say what?2 weeks ago I went to a favorite restaurant with a bunch of friends (see last week’s blog for details) and we had a wonderful time!However, the next day the bloom was off when the owner called to inform me that the order taker, who briefly sat at the table with us, had subsequently tested …
Last week we had the unfortunate need to visit an Urgent Care Facility in Middle America and it was both eye opening and heart breaking. As we sat, not so patiently, waiting our turn to be seen we observed poor, wretched, desperate people without healthcare insurance stream in hoping for a haven. We had heard, but not seen. It was sad. It was …
I go to the gym twice a week and in doing so I have observed a number of those you might call gym rats. A gym rat is someone who spends much leisure time working out in the gymnasium. While at the gym I concentrate on my work out and try to stay away from the gym rats who are always there. I can’t help noticing them and that they seem to have a fe …
A nurse is defined as a person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital and although they have always been important, albeit underappreciated, they are becoming recognized as more and more important as our population ages and healthcare system totters. The following was written by my good friend (Tow Pro) Chuck Schmidt in re …
When I was young I did not drink coffee. I started mid life when I heard that elite runners and other athletes would load up on cups of coffee pre event or game to garner the supposed benefit of the interaction of caffeine upon glycogen. I truly believe it is a legal performance enhancer and continue such use to this day. Along the way I develop …
Could it be that in the case of climate change our twittering President may be right? I don't know, but based on our recent unseasonable weather he just may be on to something. Do the melting glaciers cool the air? I don't know, but I do know the air is unseasonably cool. They say that Memorial Day marks the unofficial first day of Summer, but n …
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