tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.comments2012-08-13T08:07:58.218-07:00UNCG Gerontology Summer Reading ConversationsDr. Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229302109284087905noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.post-65070265766097560302012-08-13T08:07:58.218-07:002012-08-13T08:07:58.218-07:00Sandra,
So glad you liked this book. I appreciat...Sandra,<br /><br />So glad you liked this book. I appreciate that while this book may repeat some information that is known to us, it is in a new perspective that is not always shown in boring academic writings.Dr. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229302109284087905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.post-71347519099923087252012-08-13T08:05:46.893-07:002012-08-13T08:05:46.893-07:00I really like your comment about 'time' an...I really like your comment about 'time' and pointing out the value of 'time'. That is it....perhaps one of the 'learning moments' of this book beyond the social, economic, and political issues. It you are going to live forever, time has no value. You may lose productivity and the value to time. Days clicking away force a person to confront their own personal issues, values and beliefs...and how they will pass these on to future generations. Thanks for this thought.Dr. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229302109284087905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.post-41546665153622502332012-08-13T08:01:45.432-07:002012-08-13T08:01:45.432-07:00So would you seek the 'cure'?So would you seek the 'cure'?Dr. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229302109284087905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.post-35917351355845700312012-08-13T08:00:08.694-07:002012-08-13T08:00:08.694-07:00In a world where so many seek to stay young, few c...In a world where so many seek to stay young, few consider what the cost would be to continue to delay old age and all the social issues that come with it. I agree that the PM was the best of the three books.Dr. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229302109284087905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.post-59104872678718857272012-08-13T07:57:55.656-07:002012-08-13T07:57:55.656-07:00Good question about if you would get the cure for ...Good question about if you would get the cure for aging. How many of you might want to live forever? I know that I wouldn't. Dr. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229302109284087905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.post-17040397164828651702012-08-13T07:55:56.998-07:002012-08-13T07:55:56.998-07:00WOW, I would have gotten up and walked out! Perha...WOW, I would have gotten up and walked out! Perhaps some sensitivity training. Talk to me abou this group okay. Dr. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229302109284087905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.post-8595067062625751142012-08-13T07:54:30.987-07:002012-08-13T07:54:30.987-07:00I think it is a very scary time to be aging. VERY...I think it is a very scary time to be aging. VERY SCARY AS THE MEDIA AND OTHER PAINT OLDER ADULTS AS selfish and egotistical – we boomers are the first generation who will have paid more into social security than we get out. We’ve been paying for the current generations of older adults and for ourselves into the ‘lock box’. The government spent our savings and now talk about how the boomers will bankrupt social security. It isn’t the boomers, it is those who spent our savings. Dr. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229302109284087905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.post-77443934792885414932012-08-13T07:49:14.021-07:002012-08-13T07:49:14.021-07:00I heard Dr. W. Thomas once speak about his wife...I heard Dr. W. Thomas once speak about his wife's journay through ALZ. It was so touching. He said that his child had once made a wooden heart and when they moved to a smaller place it was one of the items they kept. He would find it in his pocket when he traveled. He would put it on his wife's vanity and then the next day he would find it somewhere that was his, his pocket, book etc. He felt this was her way of still being able to communicate her love to him. I hope this was true. Dr. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229302109284087905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.post-70495912263170595392012-08-13T07:45:42.244-07:002012-08-13T07:45:42.244-07:00Sometimes I think we worry about small mental hicc...Sometimes I think we worry about small mental hiccups that may have been happening our entire life. That is what I've found and the less I worry the less hiccups I have. So in a life that is undergoing so much change (as your's is) may be what is the causal factor - - stress, not cognative decline.Dr. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229302109284087905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.post-23964193889912289342012-08-13T07:43:07.377-07:002012-08-13T07:43:07.377-07:00Malinda,
You raise an interesting point: divorce ...Malinda,<br /><br />You raise an interesting point: divorce and ALZ. This is one my spouse and I have "discussed" rather heatedly when a friend of mine's husband suffered a TBI. He became childlike and in the end violent, plus abusive. She divorced him. I supported her. My husband said, "in sickness and in health". I said, "not in abuse". ALZ persons may become abusive. Where is the line drawn? Is ALZ different than this TBI person? Ideas folks....Dr. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229302109284087905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.post-64889067129321489562012-08-13T07:39:22.730-07:002012-08-13T07:39:22.730-07:00My father died at age 89. He was alert and attent...My father died at age 89. He was alert and attentive until the last few weeks of his life, could have still been my life line on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" until the last month of his life. He was his docs' first patient in his practice and became friends - over a 30 year friendship. His doc retired even but still would see Dad. He promised Dad that he could die at home and that he would make certain it was a good death. He even saw Dad a few months before Dad passed although Dad was now with a new doctor (one who in my opinion only cares about getting her medicare payment). When my father was at his end, my sister and mother called the ambulance that took him to the hospital. They didn't call Dad's friend and longtime doctor. In the hospital, his death process was not attended well by the staff. Oh how I wish my mother and sister had left him at home. They knew he was dying and his long time friend would have made his death a peaceful one. This is a different view of the 'end specialist' - after all the medical community makes these decisions all the time. Dr. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229302109284087905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.post-79777045822967421642012-08-01T20:09:24.027-07:002012-08-01T20:09:24.027-07:00Trish,
It seems as if they do not understand that...Trish,<br /><br />It seems as if they do not understand that some people who are not 45 -50 yet are able to and are retiring early. If he did not ask his age, he couldn't be sure. Unless, he "looked" elderly to him, which also can be deceiving. This panel can benefit of taking some up to date Gerontology classes to learn the new language,interests, behaviors, etc. of the elderly community. Malinda P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.post-70675596900214651802012-07-11T14:27:28.568-07:002012-07-11T14:27:28.568-07:00Rachel, why don't you post directly and not a...Rachel, why don't you post directly and not as a response to me. When you respond directly to me, it doesn't show unless someone clicks on comments. I am glad that you did this so I can post my comments to all about this.Dr. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229302109284087905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.post-23562079748999052842012-07-11T09:14:32.796-07:002012-07-11T09:14:32.796-07:00Two of three books read.
The minor value I foun...Two of three books read. <br /><br />The minor value I found in The PostMortal is that while we often wish that life and youthfulness here/now could last forever, if that were the case most of our social systems would break down to humanity's lowest common denominator. A straight-forward discussion of that potential would suit me more than 300 pages of someone trying to beat the anguishing odds for 60 years. :o)<br /><br />Still Alice was somehow soothing, portraying a rather quick, gentle and rationalized passage into early Alzheimer's Disease. I doubt it's often that gentle nor rational, but comforting that it might be for some. Interesting that the theatrical daughter turns out to be the best equipped to cope with the mother's progressive disease.<br /><br />On to the 3rd book! Thanks for lending these Dr. Wassel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04332481321219518043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.post-74829257027655839142012-07-11T07:16:33.519-07:002012-07-11T07:16:33.519-07:00I am done with all 3 - I liked The Postmortal a lo...I am done with all 3 - I liked The Postmortal a lot, and I read it in between patients at UPenn. Still Alice was alright, it didn't thrill me. The physician's book seemed like a lot of things that we already know about. I think it could have been good information for other people, but we are already aware of a lot of these ageist issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847416815765869746.post-13417293241153848342012-07-11T07:13:39.312-07:002012-07-11T07:13:39.312-07:00Hi Bryceton!Hi Bryceton!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com