aint doing that again

AINT DOING THAT AGAIN

thats what i told my wife she
were done
never ever again

as we readied for our moving sale
we looked at the hundreds of things in the house
in the garage
on the driveway

we both looked at each other
how in the world did we collect all this stuff

now last time we moved here 15 years ago
we moved from austin to the country n
slowly over 3 months
since we sort of lived at both places for awhile

we didnt feel like we had as much junk
i guess cause my wife she put it all in our big room
in our barn
which i cleaned out 2 years ago
thank goodness
of about 4-5 truckloads of junk
some trashed some recycled some wrnt to charities

im not sure we would have made it if we hadnt done that
2 years ago

i researched moving sales
how to price stuff
i did get er done pricing to move the stuff
my wife she she hemmed and hawed coming up with prices
i mostly priced the stuff
i knew that unsold stuff would have to be moved
by that person i saw in the mirror each morning

yes
one lady was upset that i sold an antique piece of furniture
so cheap
i think if she would have wanted to buy it
well
she should have gotten here earlier
ok
so i did a special price for that person
even knowing after research what it was probably worth

our view was that some of this stuff we have enjoyed
having in our home looking at it every day
each piece has a story
we told it to folks if they wanted to hear it

if it gave folks pleasure owning the item
it was worth it to us

the only hiccup we had all day
well thats an understatement for sure
it almost ruined the whole weekend
our lives
our friends lives

a friend came to say bye
they also wanted something to buy of ours
as i was showing him the barn
he got stung by a yellowjacket
20 minutes later he had a severe anaphylactic reaction
to the sting
lucky for him there was a doctor and his former nurse there
as a doctor you are use to having everything you need
to treat an emergency right at your fingertips
well
at the country n
we had none of those things
we managed to get a ton of benadryl down him
before he crashed to the floor
we all thought he was gone
however
he had gotten enough benadryl in his system that it started working
to counteract the severe reaction
one that i have not seen often
even in the office or the emergency room
as
those folks who react like this never make to the er

within the hour of crashing
he was sitting up
alert

one lucky guy

the next day he felt fine
he was out working outside in the morning

i knew though
if he had been by himself
he wouldnt have been here today

a lesson to those of you who have a history of reactions
to bee or wasp or yellowjacket or other stings
make sure you have in your pocket on your person
what you need to counteract a reaction like this
please

after that
we were toast
we were done

as we sat in our hot tub later
with a margarita in our hand
no we had at least two apiece

we looked at our two full cars
our almost empty house
realized that we had selected those thinks we owned
that were important in our lives

after that todays event
we realize life is too short not to enjoy each day
realize that possessions
really are transient
and
dont mean a thing
when you get right down to it

thank you to our friend
for responding to the meds
we
our lives would not ever have been the same
two familys lives would have been ruined forever

it makes for a lot of soul searching
for sure

the organicgreen doctor

alzheimers news-its near you

ALZHEIMERS NEWS-ITS NEAR YOU

yesterday
i went to the alzheimers disease center at ut southwestern to get my
third infusion of the aducanumab drug from biogen
if it works or if it partially works
it will slow down the disease some

yesterday
i discussed with the center that i would be moving to santa barbara soon
they said i may have the option to switch to a site in california that is
participating in the study
eg like ucla

so
we are thinking about changing if its approved by biogen
if not
we plan to continue going to dallas each month to get the infusions
this study
for me
is too important not to do all i can to get this drug
it will be the only chance i have
to get something to help slow down the disease
since
when the drugs that are in the works now get here
my disease may be too far to take something to stop it

ie
now is my time
i have to maximize things

all this made me think of
those who have contacted me in the last month
via this blog or after my talks or in random encounters

the jest of what that say is
my family has alzheimers disease
i dont have any symptoms
i know i am going to get it one day
can i get in a study like yours

my answer is yes

for research folks are classified as
prodromal or prealzheimers-they have normal memory but have a positive
          scan called amyvid for the beta amyloid and positive spinal fluid
          levels of beta amyloid and tau
          this means they will probably develop alzheimers disease

mci or mild cognitive impariment due to alzheimers disease-they have
          mild memory loss and these biomarkers ie postive amyvid scans
          and positive spinal fluid levels of beta amyloid and tau proteins
       
alzheimers disease-they have more advanced memory loss and their
          biomarkers are positive

then
alzheimers disease is either mild moderate or severe
          or early mid or late

most of the new treatment studies are looking at
prodromal
mci or mid cognitive impairment
mild alzheimers

these are the three levels that may benefit the most since
there is not as much damage done yet in the brain
so the treatments may work to slow down or if we are lucky
to stop the disease

so those of you who have asked me
is there one of these studies i can get in to get treatment
even though i am not having symptoms

yes there is
you have to willing to know that you will probably get alzheimers

most of my readership lives in arkansas  texas  california

so if you live in these states
its in your family
you want to know if youre next
you want to be proactive and get pretreated
then
heres the links below for each state

there are 3 companies
there are others that are on the way

lilly  solanezumab-the study is called A4

genetech/hoffman-la roche  crenezumab-its the drug that was on
          60 minute and pbs recently

biogen  aducanumab-this is my drug    it will be doing studies soon on
          those with prodromal alzheimers disease

you can go to www.clinicaltrials.gov to search for these studies
or
click on the links below

in arkansas
look under arkansas near the bottom
there are three sites
jonesboro little rock and fayetteville

crenezumab study


in california
look under californa near the bottom of the page
there are multiple sites

crenezumab study

solanezumab study or A4


in texas
look under texas near the bottom of the page
there are multiple sites

crenezumab study

solanezumab study or A4   

if you are interested in being proactive
call the sites even though they may be listed as
not recruiting yet
sometimes they really are

good luck

our moving sale is happening tomorrow
rain or shine
everything is for sale
unless its a heirloom item that stays in the family
or
if the new homeowner has bought it
or
if we can stuff in our two cars

if you are a lover of chicken stuff or donald duck stuff
there is a lot to pick from

everything is priced to sell

here is the link to our rain or shine moving sale on saturday may 20th
country n moving sale

the organicgreen doctor

dear ms b-prepare for landing

DEAR MS B-PREPARE FOR LANDING

ms b
look out
this jet plane is going to land where you live
in a few weeks
it will have your gma and granddaddy on it
well
it will be in our his and her cars
you know
you rode in them when you were here for a week

heck
we still have those car seats in them
since
we dont want to take them out
since
we will never be able to get them back in if we do

you know
your dad was saved by one of them when he was about
your age
yes
his was much easier to get in and out

i even ran across the photo of that wreck recently
got real nauseated when i saw the car
knowing how lucky he was and gma was to be here today

without that seat
well
ms b
you wouldnt have existed

on to better things

so when we land in your town
our lives just got a little better
despite leaving a place we loved living at
but
we are going to a place where many of our loved ones
live
preparing for the future

youll understand all that one day
hopefully i can explain it to you one day

what i want you to do
and
what we both intend to do
is enjoy each day forward the best that we can

yes
youll help that a lot being around us

oh ms b
it looks like i may have my garden plot which is 200 square foot
in size
and
its attached to your new preschools garden
so
when you are outside playing just look back into the large gardens
and
hopefully you will see me in my floppy hat
working in my garden

now
i plan to design an edge of that garden plot
to be labeled
ms bs garden

you decide what to plant
under my guidance
and
you get to plant it

also your school
your class
will be able to work in your own classes garden

life cant get no better than that

then
ms b
remember that elementary school you went to
with gma
where all those kids were playing and you played with them
i might even help them with their garden

you wanna help

yes
fun and adventures are about to start for us
and
for you

we both look forward to them

here is the link to our rain or shine moving sale on saturday may 20th
country n moving sale

organicgreen doctor