Life is longer not necessarily healthier!

Quote: Originally Posted by petros

When I'm completly spent, which will only be another 10-15 years ( I was recently diagnosed with MS) I'm going to get druink and pass out in a snowbank

Quote: Originally Posted by JLM

Average Canadian will spend a decade suffering from serious illness | Health | Life | National Post

We are living longer but for many what's the point? Physical health is just one part of the equation, overall I'd say generally speaking we are declining when it comes to mental health.......... We are quickly approaching the end of our financial ability to look after every one.

The results underline that the health-care system must not just “mop up” acute disease, then abandon the patient to chronic illness, said Prof. Bondy. Instead of simply saving the life of someone who has a heart attack, for instance, the system should also provide rehabilitation and other care afterward to ensure the patient lives the rest of his life in better shape, she said.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sal

Thus we also have a huge part in this because of lifestyle choice which comes down to diet and exercise which we fail to comply with even after diagnosis.

Quote: Originally Posted by SLM

I'm sorry to hear that, my mother has MS. It's not fun.

Quote: Originally Posted by petros

For years the doc thought it was frostbite that made my foot numb and neuropathy issues until the other foot went numb. Walking is a real bitch these days.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sal

Aging in general sucks.

Just throwing it in here because it's a thread about our health. I bought a NutriBullet yesterday. They have been unavailable since Christmas. Hopefully it will make it much easier to get my 10 servings of veggies/fruit a day.

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10 servings? Are you part horse?

Quote: Originally Posted by Sal

I've never been called a horse before. A bitch maybe but I think they are mostly carnivores. Oh wait, I've been called a cow... I think their four stomachs hold a lot of veggie material.

Quote: Originally Posted by petros

For years the doc thought it was frostbite that made my foot numb and neuropathy issues until the other foot went numb. Walking is a real bitch these days.

Quote: Originally Posted by petros

When I'm completly spent, which will only be another 10-15 years ( I was recently diagnosed with MS) I'm going to get drunk and pass out in a snowbank

Quote: Originally Posted by SLM

If you haven't done so yet, I would seriously, seriously recommend contacting the MS Society. There are a plethora of symptom mitigating treatments out there and the society is often more on top of them than the doctors and clinics are.

Just a suggestion.

Quote: Originally Posted by petros

Thanks, good idear I will be looking into it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Nuggler

New drugs and therapies for MS. Saw a doc on it other night. Not the crippling disease it once was..............so they say.

One of my uncles had MS. Died of old age. 90. The disease did slow down his mental acuity, but only in the last 2-3 years.

See all the specialists you can, Petros. They CAN help. Things have changed for the better.

I have wet AMD, and if there was no treatment for that, I'd be joining you in the snowbank real soon like.

Nice genes they pass on to us, eh.

Whut ken ya do.

Quote: Originally Posted by SLM

I genuinely feel they are probably one of the better associations dedicated to a specific illness/disease out there. They're not just about raising money for research like a lot of them seem to be, they can be quite helpful in some very real and practical ways.

Quote: Originally Posted by taxslave

As long as we are willing to finance the lifestyles of an excessive number of doctors this will continue. SOmehow our society has come to feel that we must live forever no matter the cost or quality.

Quote: Originally Posted by petros

10 servings? Are you part horse?

Quote: Originally Posted by karrie

High blood pressure is one of the chronic illnesses they're discussing.

So do yourself a favour and don't stress about statistical health. You'll give yourself high blood pressure.

Quote: Originally Posted by petros

Eat lots of carrots and get a job as a seeing eye bitch.

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I generally build a salad comprised of lettuce, tomato, cuke, green peppers, celery, green onions and mushrooms and have a big bowl of that and don't worry too much about the 10 servings. I think one piece of fruit a day is enough, it's got lots of sugar too.

High blood pressure is not an illness, only a symptom, I've had high blood pressure for years while being perfectly healthy. It can be easily controlled, GENERALLY.

Quote: Originally Posted by WLDB

From what Ive read seniors do have the highest suicide rate here. Clearly some people are not choosing quantity over quality. I imagine I'd go that route if my quality of life was gone and not coming back.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sal

just make sure you are not surrounded by good intentioned nutbags who will keep people (in their best interests) going forever because Life is Saaaaaaaacrid.