Posted by in headache, Health, Uncategorized My husband had lung surgery on the 19th of September, and that’s when I noticed I was seeing double out of my right eye. My eyes had been blurry off and on for 2 days previous, but I contributed it to I needed a change in my glasses. My husband stayed in the hospital and…Read more »
Posted by in Health, Uncategorized As we age, skin loosens around the eyes. The tendon that attaches the levator muscle to the eyelid can stretch and allow the eyelid to fall and eventually cover the eye either partially or completely. It’s also not uncommon for someone to develop upper eyelid ptosis after cataract surgery. Ptosis is a medical term for…Read more »
Posted by in Health, Herbs, Uncategorized Did you know the Tulalip tribes gave 2 million dollars for research to the Stanford University for studies using pot for treatments? One study involves using THC and CBD to treat heroin and opioid addiction. In my opinion, it sounds like trading one addiction for another. The other study is aimed at Alzheimer’s. Really? It’s…Read more »
Posted by in Health, Just A Thought, Uncategorized April 7-13 is National Crime Victim’s Rights Week. It honors the past and creates hope for the future. My brother was a victim several years ago. He went to the Utility Co. in W. Seattle to pay our mother’s electric bill when someone assaulted him. The police found him unconscious. He had defensive wounds on…Read more »
Posted by in Health, Just A Thought Did you know the older you get, the nerve roots in your teeth diminish? I never knew this. For a month I suffered with pain in my lower jaw and was back and forth with appointments between the dentist and a root specialist. First my back tooth gave me issues and a root canal was…Read more »
As a nurse, I was shocked to learn diseases once epidemic in the Middle Ages are returning with a vengeance. LA recently experienced an outbreak of typhus fever, a disease spread by infected fleas on rats. It is also transmitted by body lice. The louse feeds on a human that is infected with the bacteria,…Read more »
Posted by in Health, Uncategorized My brother-in-law came over for Thanksgiving, wearing an eyepatch over one eye. At first, I thought he was playing a joke as he’s known for things like that. It turned out he developed nerve palsy unexpectedly. He said his doctor told him that it’s apparently normal to happen when you age. My husband shouted, “Where’s…Read more »
