tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post2577537520689763684..comments2024-03-29T05:36:33.086-07:00Comments on DJan-ity: Facing the inevitableDJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-56661283350589183392010-01-26T21:07:44.111-08:002010-01-26T21:07:44.111-08:00I remember those interviews on NPR in 2000 and tho...I remember those interviews on NPR in 2000 and thought that the book would be great. I need to see if they have it at the library. One of my ex co-worker called me today – we had not talked in almost 2 years – and we chatted about what we had been doing. He told me that he took a cruise with his wife and mother not long ago – 3 weeks – and his mother is 90; she was not as tired as he was. I think blogging is a way to keep us alert – reading, thinking, writing, etc. There is a pediatrician in Roswell (near where I live) a Dr. Denmark, who was still practicing at 103 years old. She should be 112 on 1st February. Actually I just checked and there is a story on her in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leila_Denmark She is a “supercentenarian.”Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-51016823640970720122010-01-26T15:55:19.619-08:002010-01-26T15:55:19.619-08:00There is a flip side to being "all there"...There is a flip side to being "all there" and it's what we're experiencing in our family right now. Both my grandparents are still alive and living together in a nursing home. He is 94 and she is 93. They've been married for 73 years. Grandma is mentally all with it and that really is the bad news in her case. She is so frail, 53 pounds, can't talk, walk, chew, and sit up in a chair and the bad news is that she is aware of how bad she is and wishes to die and doesn't. Grandpa on the other hand is in his own little world and is as happy as can be. He sings out loud and reads the newspaper to anyone that will listen, over and over again because he can't remember what he just read. His goal used to be to see his great grandchildren graduate from high school. That was 10 years ago. Now his new goal is to make it to at least 100. We're pretty sure he'll make it. He has no disease and takes no medication. We are to the point now that we are praying for Grandma to now leave to meet God. She's too aware of how miserable she is here. <br />Anyway, I'll have to get this book. I would be very interested in it. <br />Didn't mean to go on and on, but as usual, DJ, we happened to be sort of on the same wave length today.Leave a Legacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736682143653420541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-65831563361054429522010-01-26T15:28:20.770-08:002010-01-26T15:28:20.770-08:00I've met folks in their nineties who could run...I've met folks in their nineties who could run circles around people much younger than they were. Their minds were quite sharp. With the advances in medicine and technology who knows? I think if we take care of our bodies and exercise our brains with new ideas we stand a pretty good chance of living longer than our parents and grandparents. <br /><br />The quote Jan left above is one of my favorites. I want to live for the moments that take my breath away.SquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-59222701952603161352010-01-26T15:13:37.294-08:002010-01-26T15:13:37.294-08:00Well, if there are blogs, I hope we're all abl...Well, if there are blogs, I hope we're all able to be blogging! I too fear Alzheimer's, but I embrace as many moments here and now as I can.<br /><br />About twenty years ago I remember thinking, "I'll be dead before my first book is published."<br /><br />Now I think, "I wonder how old I'll be when my last book is published?"<br /><br />One of my favorite quotes goes something like this: Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, rather by the moments that take your breath away."Jan Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15028376414981383091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-60693894957528917572010-01-26T13:57:47.188-08:002010-01-26T13:57:47.188-08:00Kate may be onto something...there have been so ma...Kate may be onto something...there have been so many changes in the past 40 years..who knows what the future will bring!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-39721664980000105482010-01-26T13:31:29.417-08:002010-01-26T13:31:29.417-08:00A bigger question is will there still be blogs whe...A bigger question is will there still be blogs when you're 100, or will we just communicate telepathically through chips in our brain? :)katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07177977094835269643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-14055492395986929942010-01-26T13:30:33.251-08:002010-01-26T13:30:33.251-08:00It's definitely Alzheimer's that frightens...It's definitely Alzheimer's that frightens me - it's conceivable to live with physical pain and discomfort, but the thought of someone having to take care of my physical shell makes me crazy. My mother died at age 43, and my father at 64, so the fact that my next birthday is #64 is encouraging. I liked the quote about the couple "standing still" - truly amazing! Great post and good addition to the 'ol reading list!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080418514689447091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-3212458404110986432010-01-26T13:19:43.919-08:002010-01-26T13:19:43.919-08:00I'm in agreement with you, the idea of Alzheim...I'm in agreement with you, the idea of Alzheimer's and dementia and such is the scariest part of the idea of aging. I happen to think that the human body is meant to last quite a bit longer than it does if it were properly maintained. Not that I have any room to comment on that considering how I've treated my body in the past. <br /><br />I read your blog and wonder at your vivacity now; I'm certain that you will remain active at everything, including blogging!Whitney Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766231420593480962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-59375906014713490492010-01-26T13:18:07.174-08:002010-01-26T13:18:07.174-08:00Wow... I guess I will take whatever I am given. M...Wow... I guess I will take whatever I am given. My grandmother lived until she was 98 and most of her sisters beat that. The oldest was 104 but she had dementia so I don't think she noticed.wendyytbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958628213008688022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-41934414539365307382010-01-26T13:03:28.180-08:002010-01-26T13:03:28.180-08:00I hope so!!!
I took care of a lot of folks in the...I hope so!!!<br /><br />I took care of a lot of folks in their 90's when I ran the Assisted Living facility...they were still with it and vibrant...it made me think of 70 year olds as youngsters...I want to make 106....wish me luck!!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-66305801661667962582010-01-26T13:01:37.712-08:002010-01-26T13:01:37.712-08:00I can't begin to imagine living until 100. No...I can't begin to imagine living until 100. Not because of any physical limitations, but because I am an opinionated old broad at the age of 58. I have a hard time now understanding the changes in society - the rudeness and crudeness. I hate to think of how things will be in another 40 years. It would send me over the edge trying to deal with it. I don't think I am capable of being like those centenarians and 'being truly happy'. Something would aggravate me.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858158707328118375noreply@blogger.com