video, thanks, garden for fall

VIDEO
my wife she and i celebrated end alz on alzheimers action day
by doing a video filmed at university of texas southwestern
we wore our purple for the video

for the video we were interviewed as patient and spouse then
i was video taped having a provider do a mental status exam
on me asking me questions from a standard exam

the goal of this is to show it to medical students, residents, and
doctors to show them how to do a mental status exam on a
patient
surprisingly many physicians dont know how to do this test well
including this writer when he was in practice

patients at different levels of the disease process were used
from mild like me to more advanced alzheimers disease
i had only minimal difficulties doing the test
but some of the short term memory problems showed up

if i was in a doctors office being screened using the old tests
no abnormalities would show up but
this newer test called the moca test (like the coffee) picks up
some of the difficulties that i have

hopefully this video will help these new doctors to be, new doctors,
and doctors to learn how to administer these tests

catching this disease early is important to begin treatment
and to help patients manage their lives

THANKS
thanks to those who wore purple yesterday in support of
alzheimers action day and to those who
helped raise donations to the cause

thanks to the clinic where i worked as they all wore purple
and to my wife shes school where they did the same
any awareness and support is appreciated

GARDEN FOR FALL
ok its time if you live where i do to get your garden ready and
to start planting for the fall

left over in one bed are tomatoes, peppers, egg plants, arugula,
swiss chard, basil, christmas beans, malabar spinach, amaryth
and okra that i have summered over
they are now starting to take off again as the weather is cooling off

recently i cleaned off the bed that i will be using for my fall garden
i removed all the old plants and composted them
then i added 2-3 inches of compost and worked it into the soil
i also added some organic fertilizer and worked it into the soil
it was covered for a few weeks and allowed to ripen

two days ago i watered it well with a drip system i installed so the
soil would have plenty of moisture when i planted my fall crops
i covered the area well with pine straw mulch and newspapers
to retain the moisture

today i will travel to my favorite organic nursery to buy my fall
plantings especially the cole crops
its a few weeks early for the lettuce

i will be looking for broccoli, cabbage, brussell sprouts (one of
my relatives calls these poot balls), swiss chard, mustard and
usually will find some other plants they have they ive not used
before

these will be planted and watered well with a seaweed solution
that stimulates root growth
they will be mulched well to retain moisture
the bed will be covered with a hoop of pvc pipe covered with
a thin white row cover to shade them
later a thicker row cover will be used to protect them from the
cold weather this winter

i use liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks and add more organic fertilizer
usually monthly
i water based on how much rain we have
which is none lately

last year i got a infestation of white flies that destroyed these so
i will be keeping a closer eye on them and will attack them early
if they show up

this garden will provide food all winter long until the spring garden
begins

enjoy yours

the organicgreen doctor

tomato take two, end alz day, video

TOMATO TAKE TWO
ok will try this again
i use google to do this blog
for some reason it doesnt like this picture of this tomato
i agree it does look scary
this tomato may actually make it on a local garden show
my wife she and her students are making a project out of
monitoring it as it develops

the person who owned this tomato had her electricity go out
at her house (no she did not live in san diego)
the tomato was left in this hot environment and according
to gardening people consulted the tomato acted like a
hot house for the tomato seeds

here is attempt number two

dang thats an ugly tomato

END ALZ



todays the day
its end alz day
alzheimers action day
wear something purple
a dress, a shirt, necklace, earrings, shoes, pants
to symbolize your support against this awful disease

VIDEO
my wife she and i will be making a video today at ut southwestern
medical center with a staff neurologist today
we of course will have our purple shirts on to support the end alz
movement

the video will be used to teach medical students and residents how
to do mental status exams on patients being evaluated for dementia
think maybe practicing doctors should also consider watching this
video

wish i knew what i know now about alzheimers and its evaluation
when i was practicing medicine in the clinic
would sure have done a better job caring for patients and finding
them with problems earlier

go purple today

the organicgreen doctor

weird tomato, end alz, no rain, gamers, chocolate yum

WEIRD TOMATO
some one at my wifes shes work sat this mater aside and
later look what happened
it looks like a mutant tomato
wonder if it got nuked by something or
was it all that chemical crap thats put on tomatoes to get
them to grow and look like we want them to look
so they will sell

must not be an organic mater

wonder what would have happened if she had
eaten this thing
would it have grown and taken over her body
would tomatoes have grown out her ears

no
what happened was
the tomato was sat on a window sill and the tomato
acted like a green house for the tomato seeds
and they sprouted and are growing

my wife she and her students are monitoring its growth
with photos
well see what happens
just dont eat it though
dont want no mutant wife she on my hands

END ALZ


tomorrow is alzheimers action day
wear something purple tomorrow to support the battle against this
terrible disease
september is world alzheimers month

NO RAIN
to answer all the inquiries about did we get rain
no we did not
dang it
the drought continues
now cities are starting to fight for water from water sources
rain please

GAMERS
gamers do it better
seems gamers managed to unlock the structure of an important
protein thats involved with the aids virus
computers couldnt do the 3 d imaging so the gamers were used
and of course playing dungeon and dragons that did it
apparently its an important breakthrough
maybe all those video game playing those gamers do
were and are worth it huh

CHOCOLATE YUM
well now there is more proof chocolate is good for you
didnt need the evidence to make me want to eat more

apparently it was shown in a recent study to decrease the number
of cardiovascular events in those who ate chocolate vs those
who didnt
it already may help with alzheimers diseae

so more brownies and snickers in your diet

wear purple tomorrow
the organicgreen doctor