Dad

Dad fell this morning while trying to get to the bathroom. We were going to their house anyway to pick up my mom to go to the DMV.

When we got there, he was laying on the floor. So the four of us tried to move him to the stairs. He was like dead weight. Somehow we got him to the stairs but he couldn't get himself up. He was not acting like himself. After 45 minutes of trying, I called 911 and asked for paramedics.

Long story short, he's been admitted. They think it's an infection in his lungs since there were spots on his chest x-ray.

He's so out of it. Kept asking where he was.

I doubt he'll ever be coming back home, short of a miracle.

Is Your Love Style Passionate or Compassionate?

You Are 74% Passionate, 26% Compassionate

You are very passionate, especially when it comes to love. In fact, it's sometimes difficult for you to tell between love and lust. You jump in head first, and figure things out later... usually when it's all over!

Is Your Love Style Passionate or Compassionate?

Where's Insomnia Theatre?

I hate not being able to sleep!

Bored?

Dear Betsy,

Feeling bored? If so, that could mean that your brain is "hungry." Did you know that you can "feed" and keep your brain in shape, just like you can with your body? I've just been reading about what seems to be a growing movement to encourage people to do mental aerobics, or exercise for the brain.

Just like the body, your brain needs stimulation, or exercise, to keep its cells active and efficient. It's rather like the old saying, "use it or lose it." And it isn't only elderly people who may be concerned about such things as memory loss. According to Dr. Gary Small, the director of the Center on Ageing at the University of California, brain "ageing" can occur in people in their twenties or thirties. Evidently genetics plays a part in brain ageing, but only by about a third. The other two-thirds has to do with our environment and lifestyle choices.

The next time you're feeling bored or perhaps less than alert, why not try a little mental exercise to sharpen up those brain cells? I've started to collect some exercises, and here are just a few suggestions:

Try counting backwards from 100 to zero as fast as you can.
Pick a letter from the alphabet and name 20 words that start with it as quickly as you can.
Recite the names of all the teachers you've ever had.
Switch to the other hand to do tasks. For example, if you are right-handed, use your left hand, and vice versa.

And one of my favorites is – wiggle your toes! This is a good way to "wake up" your brain in the morning. While you're still in bed, slowly begin to move your toes, wiggling, scrunching and stretching them. Move them up and down, and then try just moving your big toes. This actually activates nerves that stimulate your brain. You can also do this if you've been sitting a while; it will help you become more alert.

So, Betsy, put your mind to it!

Until next week,

P.S. Betsy, we hope that you are enjoying your Biorhythm readings. Remember that you can check them daily to monitor your emotional, intellectual and physical rhythms. They can come in handy.