Text 38781, 103 rader
Skriven 2010-06-07 20:55:26 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 38646 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Growing kids
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Hi Ruth,

>> I wish they were closer - If we lived in Ithaca, it would be great to
>> have them stop by after school, etc. (G)

> Break out the milk & cookies times?

Yes, or have an excuse to make lots of cookies haha

>> > girls have befriended us; some of them were "adpoted" kids for us &
>> our > girls were for their parents. (G)

>> That's neat :)

> Most of them were other military families so it was like having extended
> family in an area where there was no biological family nearby.

I can see how that would be important to everyone, and much appreciated by the
kids.

>> No, he hasn't had me take any additional drugs like those.  I guess
>> the tests are ok for bone density.

> OK, just wondering.  I presume you've had bone density tests then.  Just
> make sure your doctor has them done every couple of years or so.

I think that's the norm.  The doctor who first wanted me to go for them was the
fellow who prescibed LDN for me, Dr. Bihari.  I'll miss him now that he's gone.
 We've only spoken over the phone (that's how he conducted his treatments when
people couldn't make it in to the city), but you could tell from talking to him
that he was a caring and wonderful doctor.

>> > some research tho, that long term Fosamax may be a contributer
>> towards > DCIS.  We were wondering what caused it for me & saw that as
>> a potential > smoking gun.

>> That's terrible, but no, I didn't know that :(

> We didn't either; I talked with my current doctor & we decided to
> discontinue use of anything like that, but have a bone density test in
> November (2 years since the last one).  If I'm still good, I'll stay off
> the drugs; if not.....................I do try to get a good amount of
> calcium & vitamin thru things like yogurt, soy milk, cheese, some ice
> cream..........

Understand.  My daughter has to depend on vegetables and beans and brown rice
for hers since she does not ingest any dairy ever.

>> Understand :(  When Mom comes, she helps out when she's up to it, but
>> I'm always right there to make sure things like that don't happen.. it
>> helps her feel somewhat useful so I don't mind her helping.

> If my mom were living with us, she'd have to do a major change in the
> way she eats. (G)  I'd probably ask for her help in some easy kitchen
> jobs but sort of keep an eye out for her safety.  Nothing with a knife
> sharper than a table knife because ours are quite a bit sharper than
> hers.

Sometimes it's the dull knives that cause the problems.  She'd probably be ok
with a sharp one.

>> Yes, I would think so.  Did you see those recipes that Lee Lofaso
>> posted.. Vinegar pie, etc.  I thought those were such neat recipes ..
>> want to try them :)

> I saw some of them--some looked like ones in my PA Dutch cook book. I
> think there's a vinegar pie in that one.

Haven't looked in the Joy of Cooking, but I'll bet there is one in there as
well.

>> > Extra money, something to keep hismind challenged & out of his
>> wife's > hair...........(G)

>> haha.. That may be true :)  Right now they have an alpaca farm in
>> Virginia. That must be very interesting also.


> Depending on the size of it, possibly quite a lot of time needed to take
> care of it.  How many animals & what do they do with the wool?

They really enjoy it :)  They limit the herd size to about a dozen Accoyo Suri
Alpacas. With a herd this size it is easy to insure that each alpaca gets
proper nutrition and health care.  They recently had a new baby alpaca, and my
uncle was calling all of us to brag about her :)  They show them and they also
sell the wool from what I understand.


>> That's good, that really helps.  Some of the older doctors were
>> irreplacable I think.


> We need more like that.  I've a feeling, if she sees children at all (I
> don't think she does.) our doctor would be of the same mind set as the
> older GPs, even tho she's young.

That's really neat.

Take care,
Janis

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