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     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
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Hiya Ruth!

-> -> And avoiding high calcium intakes? I had a friend in HI who had to 
take
-> -> calcium but got kidney stones--double whammy. We've upped our fresh
-> -> greens intake over the past couple of years; I understand that can
-> -> contribute to stones as well.
-> 
->  HN> Not particularly avoiding anything right
->  HN> now, have a Dr's appt on the 27th and
->  HN> will hopefully address the issue at that
->  HN> point.
-> 
-> I'm sure it will be. I see my new doctor again on the 24th. She did some
-> tinkering with my bp meds--get that under better control and then she
-> will work on the breathing & cholesterol issues. She's pretty sure I've
-> got non smoking COPD based on listening to my breathing & what
-> information I gave her last month.
->
I think my Dr will be pretty
pleased with how things have been
going for me...lost a few pounda
(not nearly enough though) and 
my A1C is lower than the last one
which was lower than the one before
that so I'm headed in the right direction.

-> ->  HN> Which was one of the primary reasons I wanted
-> ->  HN> to stay away from the ER and the hospital. Not
-> 
-> -> In this case, Dad had no choice but to go. It was for his own good & 
our
-> -> peace of mind.
-> 
->  HN> When you gotta you gotta....
-> 
-> Yes, when he didn't fight it, we knew he wasn't feeling good. Now that
-> he's doing better (back to normal diet), have to urge then again to drop
-> the big box store pharmacy for one with better service.
-> 
-> ->  HN> much you can DO for a kidney stone unless it's
-> 
-> -> Dad's first room mate was in there for kidney stones--had them 
"blasted"
-> -> into smithereens. The first night he was in, Mom treated us to
Sonny's
-> -> bbq for supper. Dad was on a liquid diet at that point; he had
planned
-> -> to go with us. He was moved up to soft foods, discharged to a bland
-> -> diet. Now he's back to anything he wants, within reason but to avoid
-> -> nuts, seeds and such like.
-> 
->  HN> If it's ever determined that I have
->  HN> the type that can be blasted I'll be
->  HN> right there in line to get it done!!
-> 
-> And we wouldn't be surprised.
->
ME EITHER!!
 
-> ->  HN> My wife's aunt seldom leaves her "complex" so seldom
-> ->  HN> needs the car for other than trips outside the
-> 
-> -> AFAIK, the park Steve's folks are in doesn't have that. A medi-
transport
-> -> is available thru one of the hospitals tho, and I guess they help
each
-> -> other out for shopping, etc as needed.
-> 
->  HN> From what I understand, the retirement
->  HN> community where Anne's Aunt lives has
->  HN> a shopping area with lots of other stores
->  HN> as well...bordering the community. One side
->  HN> is full of golf carts and the other side is
->  HN> open to "the public"...Grocery, Drugstore,
->  HN> starbux, and a couple of restaurants as well.
-> 
-> Nice--that's the kind of community I wouldn't mind living in. Those that
-> have just a place to live and you go out for everything aren't so good,
-> especially as you age. Getting out for groceries can be a real pain for
-> us at times; if we lived in one of those places and Steve couldn't
-> drive, we'd be hurting. Plus, getting out to eat every so often is a
-> nice change from the endless cycle of cooking, eating, clean up,
-> cooking, eating, clean up, etc. (G)
->
This one seems to be built just for
that type of person, lots of things
to do, a community center with potlucks
and activities, and lots of places that
you can get to by golfcart alone.
Sounds like fun to me!
 
-> -> -> triangle that some designers say is idea. It also had a gas stove;
->  HN> don't
-> -> -> have that here but wish we did. (sigh!)
-> 
-> ->  HN> Next place perhaps.
-> 
-> -> If I have my way but not if Steve wins out. He says it's a hazard to 
my
-> -> breathing.
-> 
->  HN> Well that IS something to consider isn't it!
-> 
-> Not really signifigant according to the pulmonionlogist I had in HI.
-> Today's gas stoves are cleaner burning, putting fewer emissions into the
-> air.
->
Get the pulmonologist to convince Steve of that!
-> 
-> ->  HN> some fogs of it's own...lots of rice grown
-> ->  HN> in that area so LOTS of water.
-> 
-> -> Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm, have to check out where Lundberg Rice farms are in
-> -> relation to Sacramento. We've enjoyed their rice since we were in HI,
-> -> especially some of the blends.
-> 
->  HN> Just checked on google earth, Lundberg
->  HN> farms is based in Richvale which is
->  HN> about 65-70 miles north of Sacramento.
->  HN> They could however be getting rice from
->  HN> any number of areas....LOTS of rice
->  HN> grown around there!!
-> 
-> They grow a lot of it themselves too. If you've never tried any, do so;
-> it is good rice.
->
I'll look for it!
 
Chat with you soon!
ha
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