Had a bad day you'd like to forget. Come tell us about it so we can remind you later. :razz:
Speaking of Alzheimers...
My son has trouble remembering anything. I used to keep track of all of his assignments, reports, general due dates. Anyway, I forgot one. He was upset with me! Can you believe that?! So, I said, "Look, you are 13 years old and you should be able to remember this for yourself. As I get older, I am forgetting more and more stuff everyday, to the point that I'm frightened about the things I'm not remembering. I may have early stages of Alzheimers..so my suggestion to you is to start remembering this crap, before I forget who you are." :biggrin:
Didn't help. LOL But I thought it was funny.
Hmmm, a pen and paper can sometimes be the best memory device. I wouldn't be a pretend doctor if it weren't for pens and papers.
I forgot what we were talking about? :wink:
I think it had something to do with golf...the Ryder Cup maybe.
Cups? Yeah, on the counter or up in the shelf, generally.. :confused:
Oh Cookie, you're so forgetful...Bra cups..we're talking about bra cups...
Put those cups in my bra? My god that would SO hurt when I ran into the door jam...what kind of nonsense are we doing here...and where the heck are my drugs? :confused:
Quote from: Cookie Parker on September 21, 2006, 01:01:58 PM
Put those cups in my bra? My god that would SO hurt when I ran into the door jam...what kind of nonsense are we doing here...and where the heck are my drugs? :confused:
You need to go to the Keith Richard's Wing for all your head's needs.
Quote from: Cookie Parker on September 21, 2006, 01:01:58 PM
Put those cups in my bra? My god that would SO hurt when I ran into the door jam...what kind of nonsense are we doing here...and where the heck are my drugs? :confused:
I just remembered............You crack me up! :jester:
All righty then....just turn my shoulders and point me in the general direction.... :yes: :no: :razz: :o :confused:
I'll have to consult my building layout. For some reason, once you get here, it's hard to find your way out.
Quote from: IYT IYT IYT on September 21, 2006, 01:14:16 PM
I'll have to consult my building layout. For some reason, once you get here, it's hard to find your way out.
All righty then, I'll just bounce off these walls...where can I put the cups?
Quote from: IYT IYT IYT on September 21, 2006, 01:14:16 PM
I'll have to consult my building layout. For some reason, once you get here, it's hard to find your way out.
But it's fun, no matter which hall you go down!
Quote from: Fatcats Mom on September 21, 2006, 01:17:18 PM
Quote from: IYT IYT IYT on September 21, 2006, 01:14:16 PM
I'll have to consult my building layout. For some reason, once you get here, it's hard to find your way out.
But it's fun, no matter which hall you go down!
LOL!!!! Especially since I can't remember what they look like the minute I go by them...it all seems new to me again and again!!!!
O...who are you? And did you see that wall? Great wall!!!
I actually had to walk thru an Alzheimer's unit for work a few months ago and an old lady came up to me and repeatedly told me she "did not take that money" and how "they came and took my things, but I didn't take that money." Obviously I had no clue what she was talking about. Then when we were measuring the outside, I see her looking at us thru a window. We walked around to the otherside of the wing and she kept following us and staring with empty but curious eyes. Kind of creepy...like the beginning to a Stephen King story.
Has anybody out there ever..... :confused:.............................................................. :confused:................................ :rant:...
................ :-\ you know............................. :-\.................. :'( never mind....
Quote from: IYT IYT IYT on September 21, 2006, 01:36:59 PM
I actually had to walk thru an Alzheimer's unit for work a few months ago and an old lady came up to me and repeatedly told me she "did not take that money" and how "they came and took my things, but I didn't take that money." Obviously I had no clue what she was talking about. Then when we were measuring the outside, I see her looking at us thru a window. We walked around to the otherside of the wing and she kept following us and staring with empty but curious eyes. Kind of creepy...like the beginning to a Stephen King story.
I don't mean to make light of it. It is a devastating disease. It hurts the family mostly although you're not sure what thoughts may exist with the patient.
But, sometimes I get in a mood....and, then...well, I didn't take the damn money either....and there I go...off into irreverence.....sorry!!!!! :yes: :no: :razz: :rolleyes: :confused:
I'm sure it's waiting for me in the future.
I'm really liking it here...........kinda feel at home..................I think?
Quote from: Fatcats Mom on September 21, 2006, 04:30:36 PM
I'm really liking it here...........kinda feel at home..................I think?
Sorry...I've seen you in action...thinking you do not do...especially around that horseman...then thinking goes out the window....silliness is all I get...just doggone silliness....now turn here, it s a new hall...Oh, look at that wall...great wall!!!!
I'm sure I'm going to live to reqret asking this IYT, but exactly what is your avatar? Old eyes...and I see two things and one has a pumpkin on his head....what is it? Been driving me nuts.....like at first Ms Mojo's avatar looked like someone facing me at the top and turned around at the bottom....old eyes....you get a whole new world to see, I tell ya!!! :yes:
I was looking for coffee...can't remember how I got here....I did bring my own cup though.
Well if you fill it with coffee you're goinna really be hurting cuz you're supposed to put it over your booby for some reason...nothing in here looks familiar...oh, hey, look! A Wall!!!
BOOBY CUP, BOOBY CUP, I LOVE YOU.....YES, I DO!!
Quote from: IYT IYT IYT on September 21, 2006, 09:12:02 AM
Had a bad day you'd like to forget. Come tell us about it so we can remind you later. :razz:
:biggrin: You so funny! :yes:
Sorry folks, the coffee brewer's been misplaced. If anyone finds it, please return it to the kitchen...where ever that is.
Quote from: American_Woman on September 22, 2006, 09:38:09 AM
Quote from: IYT IYT IYT on September 21, 2006, 09:12:02 AM
Had a bad day you'd like to forget. Come tell us about it so we can remind you later. :razz:
:biggrin: You so funny! :yes:
Everyone's funny here. :yes:
Quote from: IYT IYT IYT on September 22, 2006, 09:38:46 AM
Sorry folks, the coffee brewer's been misplaced. If anyone finds it, please return it to the kitchen...where ever that is.
Damn...I broke a cup last night and thought I'd use it.....now what an I supposed to wear for a boob cup?
I've got a percolator....somebody build a fire. (& pass me one of those blue pills please...ya-know, the ones with the 'V' ;) )
Fires can be dangerous around here. The reason is eluding me at the moment. But the V's will bring us home and keep us warm, or whatever I was just talking about.
I've got an extra tea cup Cookie. But it may look funny with your soup mug on the other one. :eek: Or did we have soup for supper yesterday & tea at brunch? Anybody seen my teeth? :biggrin:
If my teeth were the only parts of me I couldn't see, I'd be happy. :-[
Quote from: lumbilly on September 22, 2006, 09:59:02 AM
I've got an extra tea cup Cookie. But it may look funny with your soup mug on the other one. :eek: Or did we have soup for supper yesterday & tea at brunch? Anybody seen my teeth? :biggrin:
Thanks, tea cup won't fix...but it would make a nice tassle!!!!
Hey, look at THAT wall!!!
Hey, look...your teeth are here, under the soup cup....YUCK!!!!
Look at what??? I can't find my glasses...
now, i DID wear glasses didn't I/???? :think:
QuoteMarijuana may help stave off Alzheimer?s
Active ingredient in pot may help preserve brain function
Reuters
Updated: 10:09 a.m. PT Oct 6, 2006
WASHINGTON - Good news for aging hippies: smoking pot may stave off Alzheimer?s disease.
New research shows that the active ingredient in marijuana may prevent the progression of the disease by preserving levels of an important neurotransmitter that allows the brain to function.
Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California found that marijuana?s active ingredient, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, can prevent the neurotransmitter acetylcholine from breaking down more effectively than commercially marketed drugs.
THC is also more effective at blocking clumps of protein that can inhibit memory and cognition in Alzheimer?s patients, the researchers reported in the journal Molecular Pharmaceutics.
The researchers said their discovery could lead to more effective drug treatment for Alzheimer?s, the leading cause of dementia among the elderly.
Those afflicted with Alzheimer?s suffer from memory loss, impaired decision-making, and diminished language and movement skills. The ultimate cause of the disease is unknown, though it is believed to be hereditary.
Marijuana is used to relieve glaucoma and can help reduce side effects from cancer and AIDS treatment.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15145917/wid/11915773?GT1=8618
From www.webmd.com
Feb. 23, 2005 -- New clues about Alzheimer's disease have emerged from a Spanish study of marijuana. The drug's active ingredients -- cannabinoids -- help prevent brain problems seen in Alzheimer's, say the scientists.
There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease, which progressively damages brain areas involved in memory, judgment, language, and behavior. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of mental decline, or dementia, in older adults.
The new study didn't test cannabinoids on people living with Alzheimer's disease. Instead, the researchers focused on human brain tissue samples and conducted cannabinoid experiments on rats.
The findings showed that "cannabinoids work both to prevent inflammation and to protect the brain," says researcher Maria de Ceballos in a news release. That "may set the stage for [cannabinoids'] use as a therapeutic approach for [Alzheimer's disease]."
A staff member at Madrid's Cajal Institute, de Ceballos conducted the study with colleagues from nearby Complutense University. Their results appear in the Feb. 23 edition of The Journal of Neuroscience.
The researchers studied human brain tissue samples, some of which were from deceased Alzheimer's patients and some from normal brain tissue.
The typical features seen in the brain tissue of Alzheimer's disease are called plaques. Plaques are protein clumps that are seen outside brain cells, and they have been shown to activate inflammation seen in brain tissue of Alzheimer's disease patients.
Besides the typical plaques seen with Alzheimer's disease, the brain tissues taken from Alzheimer's patients also had many fewer cannabinoid receptors.
Significant changes in the location, expression, and function of cannabinoid receptors may play a role in Alzheimer's disease, write the researchers.
That could mean that the patients had lost the capacity to experience cannabinoids' protective effects, says the news release.
Marijuana and Alzheimer's Mental Decline
The researchers also injected rats with a protein called beta-amyloid, which gave the rats an Alzheimer's-like brain condition.
Some of the same rats were also injected with a cannabinoid. For comparison, other rats got injections of an unrelated protein along with beta-amyloid.
After two months, the rats were tested for learning, memory, and mental functions. The researchers tried to train them to find a platform in a tank of water. The rats had two minutes to find the platform. If they failed, the researchers briefly put the rats on the platform. Four times a day for five days, the rats practiced.
By the fifth day, the rats that received the cannabinoid injections were able to find the platform on their own. Those that didn't get the cannabinoid injections didn't learn to find the platform.
Another interesting result also surfaced. The cannabinoids completely prevented activation of cells that trigger inflammation. These cells gather near plaque and are believed to be involved in the development of Alzheimer's disease.
"Our results indicate that cannabinoid receptors are important in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease and that cannabinoids succeed in preventing the neurodegenerative process occurring in the disease," write the researchers in the journal.
They plan to focus future studies on a cannabinoid receptor that's unrelated to marijuana's "high," says the news release.
Puff puff pass!!
Quote from: IYT IYT IYT on September 22, 2006, 10:02:10 AM
If my teeth were the only parts of me I couldn't see, I'd be happy. :-[
Wow......read that thing three times really fast..... :confused:
intersting article on the pot vs Alzheimer's disease ....
sounds like someone is looking for a good excuse for recreational drugs, huh?
I know that smnoking pot is also supposed to be good for glaucoma, as it supposedly reduces the pressure in the eyeball....
puff on, Daisy! LOL
Quote from: Red-Haired Girl on October 08, 2006, 08:27:34 PM
intersting article on the pot vs Alzheimer's disease ....
sounds like someone is looking for a good excuse for recreational drugs, huh?
I know that smnoking pot is also supposed to be good for glaucoma, as it supposedly reduces the pressure in the eyeball....
puff on, Daisy! LOL
LOL! Could marijuana be the fountain of youth?? LOL
If it wasn't, but you tried it anyway, would you care? LOL
Im ashamed to admit that I have! It didnt do a thing but make me sick...Im quite certain that, for me, it would not have any healthful benefits!
have always been a t-totaller myself... and don't think that i have missed anything.
Quote from: Red-Haired Girl on October 08, 2006, 08:27:34 PM
intersting article on the pot vs Alzheimer's disease ....
sounds like someone is looking for a good excuse for recreational drugs, huh?
I know that smnoking pot is also supposed to be good for glaucoma, as it supposedly reduces the pressure in the eyeball....
puff on, Daisy! LOL
Actually, it also creates appetites in cancer patients going through chemo which keeps their immune system up and running well or better than without it. When Clinton removed it from the medicinal list of what the government pays for and allowed the Drug companies to insert marinol at a much higher rate, there has shown to have been a drop in the appetites for these patients. The chemical is not doing the same job the plant was doing and many people become too sick to take their treatments so the disease progresses much quicker....it's not recreational....totally... :biggrin:
hmmmm... thanks Cookie.... we learn something new every day....
do you think that it will ever be reintroduced to the medical list of approved meds?
Quoteit also creates appetites in cancer patients going through chemo
It also creates appetites for all the lazy lay on the couch and watch the tube stoners out their. I think Dominos can attribute about 35% of sales to the existence of marijuana, not to mention Chinese food and practically every other food that is bad for you.
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