now that i think about it, i haven’t seen Joesph Meehan post in awhile, either
@thesamemountainbike, I certainly hope it’s not the case but that disagreement was a bit tense and over that particular issue there’s not enough cash in the solar system to ever convince me my position was wrong.
Perhaps, but if my memory serves me oldschool was a regular and all of us know that we disagree at times, sometime vehemently and sometimes such that the parties will never agree no matter what. It’s all part of being human. I seriously doubt if you had anything at all to do with oldschool’s having moved on. There are countless reasons that we disappear for extended periods, and sometimes move on forever. It’s never due to a disagreement. Marriages, carriages, job loss, new jobs, old maladies, normal phase changes in lives, and even the occasional medical emergency… or in my case, OOABB (occasional old age body breakdown). These things have far more power over our destinies than disagreements.
I should add that when you disagree, even adamantly, you do so about the question at hand. I have never known you to personalize an issue. And that means a great deal.
Whatever Oldschool’s reason, I seriously doubt of you had anything whatsoever to do with it.
Wow, that reminded me of the old car talk and Rant and Rave. Holy cow there were some serious “discussions”. Sometimes a little out of control.
@vdcdriver oldschool still hangs around, multiple sclerosis is in remission due to getting off devastating meds, and a new holistic healthy lifestyle. He like me had to make a new persona on the board change, waterboy misses oldschool, hey dude, former oldschool how are things, AZ or SC?
MS,the crippler of young adults(or anyone for that matter) good luck and better health for you people that suffer from that awful malady-Kevin
Is fig leaf position a suggestion? Lobes up, “Come closer, Apple-of-my-Eye.”
Or, “Is it always going to be so cold since we dared to eat that peach? I’m all shriveled up.”
Eve, lobes down, “I’m eight months pregnant, my baby daddy, can’t I have a few nights off?”
Or Adam, lobes down, “I know I’m a tiger in the sack, but my herbal Viagra shipment is late.”
Eve, “A tiger? Is that one of those animals you keep naming? Is it the hairy one with a beak? That one does remind me of you.”
I like that OABBB. Mine is more MABBB, but the principle is the same. Been especially bad of late. I kept dropping my tablet in my face lying in bed, so I’m back to using my phone. Easier to hang onto.
A brain surgeon, I think in UK, was married to a woman who developed MS. He did some serious and desperate investigation, and concluded it is caused by drainage tubes from the brain becoming clogged which allegedly lets chemicals in the brain build up to destructive levels. He went in and somehow cleaned them out and she regained normal brain function.
I saw a show on Annette. I suppose there are people who don’t know who Annette was…
She got so bad before she died that she couldn’t even swallow at night, and her loving husband had to suck the saliva out of her mouth every so often all night. They had that tube surgery, and she was able to swallow again. No total cure, but the husband was pleased at the small change.
That surgeon now takes patients for the tube cleaning surgery. I am guessing it is not cheap.
You’re talking about Annette Funicello, right irlandes?
Altzheimers is just now beginning to be understood. I had a family member die from it, although he did live to age 83.
They have found a large concentration of aluminum in the brains of those sufferers. It’s not from aluminum cookware, as first suspected.
I believe that 10 years from now we will be a lot smarter about the disease.
Doc–Regarding the “aluminum factor”, nobody knows for sure whether the build-up of aluminum in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients is the cause or the effect of the disease.
The Alzheimer’s Association is of the opinion that it is not the cause, but…Quien sabe?
Aluminum cookware is implicated In a lady friend of mine condition, but the web does not return adequate results, I think it was colitis. Interestingly enough preservatives in foods prevent plaques in the brain that lead to Alzheimers, but I am loving my well seasoned cast iron skillet.
Aluminum is mobilized in the enviroment to an increasing degree by acid rain and is very toxic to trees.As there is apparently no use for aluminum in the body for a trace element who knows what large doses will do to a person,interestingly enough Aluminum cookware used to be touted as not destroying vitamins and important nutrients in food;
But lets hope that a cure for the insidious diseases of the brain and nervous system are right around the bend-Kevin
There is no evidence that aluminum in any way is responsible for or contributes to the brain lesions that are the physiology of Alzheimer’s. The cause of the disease is not yet well understood, the root cause not yet determined.
I believe it’s safe to say that anything in large concentrations will have an adverse effect on the body. But determining exact cause and effect is complex.
Both of my parents developed Alzheimer’s in their later years. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, that gives me a 40% chance of coming down with it. Statistically, there is a genetic predisposition. I can tell you that should I develop the signs, and I know them well, I hope I have the courage to not spend my last years that way.
Well, I’m still here from time to time, but I find that I get fed up with people asking a question and then disappearing, never answering a question from a responder. Why bother? Then something comes up that catches my attention, and here I am again.
As for Alzheimer’s, there’s a lot of research going on. I too have a lot of family history of it, but I am hopeful I will escape it. So far, so good. Part of the problem is we no longer die younger because of infections and communicable disease, or heart disease, so we get old enough to deteriorate with things like Alzheimer’s. Social Security set a retirement age of 65 because that was slightly older than the life expectancy of a white man in 1934. Today that life expectancy is 82. So we live longer, and then deteriorate in an ungraceful way. Neal Young wrote, “It’s better to burn out, than it is to rust…” but have you seen photos of him lately?
Death was never graceful. Contrary yo what most think, people now not only live longer, but they spend less time at the end of life seriously incapacitated. They spend less time in nursing homes than a generation ago. It used to be a broken hip usually left the person bedridden and slowly dying. Now we often replace the hips before they break, or after, if possible. Knee replacements are straightforward and often add years of active life. You’re also more likely to be able to see and hear at an advanced age. Chances of developing dementias have increased as we live longer, but fewer people develop them early. So enjoy your good health. I’m having enough bad health for all of you right now, so take a hike for me and tell me what you saw. I did see a blue jay out my bedroom window today, something I’ve never seen. I see hummingbirds regularly, always a pleasure.
Now I need to decide whether to go to the ER tomorrow or try to stick it out until Monday and try to see my regular doc. I really hate the ER and have spent too much time there the last few years. I think I’ll just watch and see if things get worse. I know, very off topic, just feeling depressed and reading you guys is good medicine.
Chelation therapy seems to help some people with brain disorders according to the info I have as a side benefit it cleans out your arteries.Mainstream medicine(I forget the term,) would sooner focus on prescriptions and surgery,rather then some reasonable alternatives-Kevin
Mark, I’m truly sorry to hear of your declining health. Having had two heart attacks, degenerative disc disease (for which I take daily pain killers), cataracts (I’ve had both lenses replaced), glaucoma, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea (there’s no way I’m sleeping with a damned CPAP machine!!!), and having arthritis so bad I have difficulty signing my name now, I hate to see others suffer. I’m also walking disabled, every step being painful due to my deteriorating spine.
But hey, I’m alive, I still have what’s left of my mind, I have a full head of gray hair, my beard is filling in beautifully, my sight has been restored (by the cataract surgery), the glaucoma is under control, the pain is well controlled, and every once in a while I talk a gorgeous blond with big, deep, crystal blue eves into joining me for dinner. Damn, she’s gorgeous! Life is GOOD!!!
And when my time comes to check out, I have a handmade 3’ long, carvel planked, fully seaworthy Friendship Sloop onto which my ashes are going to be set free outside the 12 mile limit. I’m going SAILING!
As far as a brain disorder, I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it. Um… is that a bridge I see behind me?
If you’re still bangin’ on the keyboard, still BSing with the rest of us ol’ farts, you probably have a lot of good livin’ in front of you. It won’t be the same as it was at 25, but it can be fun nonetheless. I’ll have a glass of wine in your honor tonight. See you here tomorrow.
Thank you kindly, mountsinbike. I’m only 51, but have been dealing with serious pain since my teens and was diagnosed with my first potentially fatal diseases in my early thirties, with another a few years later that nearly did kill me. I was lucky enough to be in the right place with the world’s best doctors available to me. Alas, all those meds have side effects that need treating, too. Between prescriptions and OTC meds I take about 25 different drugs every day. About 40 pills, nasal puffs, and squirts of goop to rub in. And a spinal cord stimulator implanted in my lower spine. I’m very organized about this stuff or I don’t know how I’d handle it. Oh, right, I would have died years ago.
Right now I’m dealing with some new problems that are making walking very painful, so I’m largely bedridden except for very short trips to the drugstore and doctor spots., most either very close or on the subway.
Anyhow, keep up the good work. I always enjoy reading your posts.