This blog is going to change it's focus. I'm going to be posting my Memoir/Novel called, Lost and Found, in a serialized fashion. I call it a 'Memoir/Novel' because it is the true story of my youth, but I've changed all names, including my own. There is a Table of Contents in the left sidebar. Just click the links to read from the beginning or to read any part you may have missed. I have added a New Chapter Notice Form on the right. Just leave your first name and email address and I'll let you know directly when there's a new chapter. I'd also love to hear your comments.

Be well -- Be in Peace!

31st October 2005

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27th October 2005

A Cat Story

A Cat Story 

Here’s something to read that has absolutely nothing to do with business, or eBay or Health or much of anything else, for that matter!

This is just for fun.

Hopefully, this will be a pleasant change from my usual fare.

Are you a Friend of Felines?

I know there are so many people who love cats — (and I know, there are some who don’t, also!) — that I thought you would allow me to pass on this great story of a true experience that I read about some time ago.

Even if you don’t like cats, it’s a great story.

Enjoy – and have a great day!

Shanti,

Ron Rink

 

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Hilarious Story of Rudy the Cat

(Written by Jan VanSchuyver)

 This is the story of the night my ten-year-old cat, Rudy, got his head stuck in the garbage disposal. I knew at the time that the experience would be funny if the cat survived, so let me tell you right up front that he’s fine.

 Getting him out wasn’t easy, though, and the process included numerous home remedies, a plumber, two cops, an emergency overnight veterinary clinic, a case of mistaken identity, five hours of panic, and fifteen minutes of fame.

 First, some background.

 My husband, Rich, and I had just returned from a five-day spring-break vacation in the Cayman Islands, where I had been sick as a dog the whole time, trying to convince myself that if I had to feel lousy, it was better to do it in paradise.

 We had arrived home at 9 pm, a day and a half later than we had planned because of airline problems. I still had illness-related vertigo, and because of the flight delays, had not been able to prepare the class I was supposed to teach at 8:40 the next morning. I sat down at my desk to think about William Carlos Williams, and around ten o’clock I heard Rich hollering something undecipherable from the kitchen.

 As I raced out to see what was wrong, I saw Rich frantically rooting around under the kitchen sink and Rudy, or rather, Rudy’s headless body scrambling around in the sink, his

claws clicking in panic on the metal. Rich had just ground up the skin of some smoked salmon in the garbage disposal, and when he left the room, Rudy (whom we always did call a pinhead) had gone in after it.

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26th October 2005

Alzheimer’s Disease – Part Two

 

Hello again —

Today I’ll continue on with some of the other types of Alzheimer’s dementia. Then, in the next article, I’ll get into a discussion of what is know about the causes of Alzheimer’s and some of the history, as well. I’ll also keep interspersing my articles with other topics so that those of you that don’t want, or need, to know about this topic won’t get too bored.


Dementia With Lewy Bodies

A significant number of people diagnosed with dementia are found to have tiny spherical structures called Lewy bodies in the nerve cells of their brains.  It is thought these may contribute to the death of brain cells.

The symptoms of this form of dementia are often mild at the outset and can be extremely variable from day to day.  Common symptoms include :

Ø     Fluctuation in the condition

Ø     Visual hallucinations

Ø     Extreme sensitivity to classical anti-psychotic medications leading to marked symptoms of stiffness, tremor and restriction of movement

Dementia with Lewy bodies sometimes occurs with Alzheimer’s disease and Vascular dementia.

 


Pick’s Disease

Pick’s Disease causes progressive and irreversible decline in a person’s abilities over a number of years.  It is a rare disorder of the frontal part of the brain which can be very difficult to diagnose.  The disease usually appears between 40 and 65 years of age.

Disturbances of personality, behavior and language may come before, and initially be more severe than, memory defects.

 


Huntington’s Disease

Huntington’s Disease is an inherited degenerative brain disorder which affects the mind and body.

Huntington’s Disease affects approximately 7 in every 100,000 people in the western world.  The disease usually appears between 30 and 50 years of age.

Huntington’s Disease is characterized by intellectual decline and irregular, involuntary movement of the limbs or facial muscles.  Other symptoms include:

Ø     Personality change

Ø     Memory disturbance

Ø     Slurred speech

Ø     Impaired judgment

Ø     Psychiatric problems

There is no treatment available to stop the progression of this disease, but medication can control movement disorders and psychiatric symptoms.

Dementia occurs in the majority of Huntington’s Disease cases.

 


Alcohol Related Dementia: Korsakoff’s Syndrome

Too much alcohol, particularly if associated with a diet deficient in thiamine (Vitamin B1) can lead to irreversible brain damage.  This dementia is preventable.

If people don’t drink, or they drink at a safe level, then they cannot develop Alcohol Related Dementia.  The most vulnerable parts of the brain are those used for memory, and for planning, organizing and judgment, social skills and balance.  If drinking stops there may be some improvement. Taking thiamine appears to help prevent and improve the condition.

 


Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease – Mad Cow Disease

Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease is also known as Mad Cow Disease.

An extremely rare and fatal brain disorder caused by a prion, which is a protein particle.  The disease occurs in one in every million people per year.

The early symptoms of this disease include:

Ø     Failing memory

Ø     Changes in behavior

Ø     Lack of coordination

After which, the disease progresses rapidly, resulting in :

Ø     Pronounced mental deterioration

Ø     Involuntary movements appear

Ø     Person may become blind

Ø     Develop weakness in the arms or legs and finally lapse into a coma

This disease can jump species barriers, and can affect cows, humans, and other animals.

The Australian Red Cross (and other Red Cross organizations around the world) expressly forbid anyone who lived in the United Kingdom between the years of 1980 and 1998 to donate blood, because of the higher than average possibility that they consumed beef from slaughtered Mad Cows that entered the human food chain in the UK (in spite of promises and guarantees from numerous UK politicians).  It is feared that these people will go on to develop Mad Cow Disease later in life, and if they were allowed to donate blood, that the recipients of this blood could also develop the disease.

 


Mild Cognitive Impairment

The term Mild Cognitive Impairment, or MCI, is increasingly being used to describe a syndrome of memory impairment that does NOT significantly impact daily activities and is not accompanied by declines in overall cognitive function.

Researchers have found that between 6 and 25 percent of people with MCI progress on to Alzheimer’s, which has raised questions about whether MCI might represent some kind of "transitional stage" between normal aging and dementia.

Many experts currently believe that MCI, as well as age-related memory loss, may be an early form of Alzheimer’s, and progression to symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease may be only a matter of time.

However, in some people, the progression may be very slow, so the person may die of other causes before displaying the full spectrum of Alzheimer’s symptoms.

MCI is recognized as a clinical condition that requires ongoing assessment and possibly treatment to delay its progression.

Research into MCI is continuing.

 

Thanks for reading. We’ll be back with more in a couple of days.

Shanti

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25th October 2005

An eBay Must-Have

 

Hello again — I wasn’t really expecting to be posting another item this soon about my eBay business, but I wanted to get this one out to you as soon as possible.

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24th October 2005

Types of Dementia – Part One

 

Hello again — I hope your weekend was great! It is getting more and more like the end of fall here in Ohio, but I feel certain that we still have some good Indian Summer days ahead. I sure do hope so. I’m not quite ready for the snow to fall just yet.

Let’s continue our discussion of Alzheimer’s Disease with a look at the different types of dementia. I will cover just a few of them today, and continue this subject with subsequent articles.

If you have any questions, just leave a comment and I’ll do my best to answer them. Please remember, I’m just writing from my own research. I’m not an expert — just someone who has a desire to learn as much as possible about this disease.

Okay, here’s today’s offering …

 

Types of Dementia

There are many different forms of dementia and each has its own causes.  Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for between 50% and 70% of all dementias.

The effects of the different types of dementia are similar, but not identical, as each one tends to affect different parts of the brain.

Here are the most common forms of dementia :

Ø     AIDS related dementia

Ø     Alcohol related dementia

Ø     Alzheimer’s disease, has two forms :

o       Familial Alzheimer’s Disease (FAD), also known as Early Onset Alzheimer’s or Younger Onset Alzheimer’s.  See section 5.1.1.1 below.

o       Sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease, also known as Late Onset Alzheimer’s.  See section 5.1.1.2 below.

Ø     Dementia with Lewy bodies: Another common form of dementia, sharing many similarities with Alzheimer’s disease.

Ø     Down syndrome: Research has established a link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease.

Ø     Frontal lobe dementia, including Pick’s disease.

Ø     Vascular Dementia: The second most common cause of dementia, after Alzheimer’s disease.

Some of these other types are discussed further below.

 

Vascular Dementia

Vascular Dementia is the second most common cause of dementia, after Alzheimer’s disease.  Previously, this form of dementia was known as multiinfarct dementia.

Vascular Dementia is associated with problems in the circulation of blood to the brain causing a deterioration of mental abilities as a result of multiple strokes, or infarcts, in the brain.

A stroke refers to the death of a piece of brain tissue because the blood vessels which supply it are blocked or interrupted.

These strokes may cause damage to specific areas of the brain responsible for speech or language as well as producing generalized symptoms of dementia.

Therefore Vascular Dementia may produce similar symptoms to Alzheimer’s Disease.  A mixture of Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia is a common cause of dementia, and it can sometimes be difficult to separate the two.

 

Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system, characterized by:

Ø     Tremors

Ø     Stiffness in limbs and joints

Ø     Speech impediments

Ø     Difficulty in initiating physical movements

Late in the course of the disease, some people may develop dementia.  Drugs may improve the physical symptoms, but can have side effects which may include hallucinations, delusions, and a temporary worsening of confusion and abnormal movements.

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That’s it for today. I’ll pick this up again either tomorrow or the next day.

Have a great day and thanks for reading.

Shanti,

Ron Rink

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